Marc Carter
Volkswagen CC Gold Coast Edition Revealed at Pebble Beach
VW is going to release the all-new CC later this year. Now the automaker has unveiled the CC Gold Coast Edition at Pebble Beach. The CC Gold Coast Edition features Pepe Pepper exterior paint (a mixture of gold, brown and silver) and a “Latte Macchiato” and “Cornsilk” leather interior. The special edition model also features a rear spoiler and 19-inch...
First Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Auctioned off for $2.9 million
Bugatti officially unveiled the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport a few days ago at Pebble Beach and today the first car was auctioned off by the Gooding & Company for $2.9 million. Bidding on the roadster started at $1.7 million and ended at $2.9 million, but due to the auction premium of 10 percent the final amount that the lucky buyer...
GM Cancels the "Gm Style" Event to Cut Costs
One of the more exciting things, besides the cars of course at the annual NAIAS Auto Show in Detroit is GM’s Style event. This year the exciting pre-auto show party featured some of GM's exciting model's on stage with artists such as Mary J. Blige and Maroon 5...there were of course lots of hot models as well. One of the...
2009 Honda Civic Sedan and Hybrid Officially Unveiled
Honda has officially unveiled the refreshed 2009 Honda Civic Sedan and Civic Hybrid. The refreshed Civic gets a new grille, lower front fascia, revised headlights and taillights, alloy wheels and the addition of Bluetooth and a USB audio interface on some models. There are also two new versions of the Civic sedan, the DX Value Package that adds A/C and an...
2008 Honda Element Recalled to Fix Suspension
Honda and the NHTSA hava issued a small recall of some 2008 Honda Elements. All 2008 Honda Element owners are being asked to visit their nearby Honda dealer as soon as possible to have technicians inspect their vehicle. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration the front bushing bracket of the left trailing arm of the rear suspension may...
2009 Acura TL Officially Unveiled…Here's All The Details
Acura has officially unveiled the 2009 Acura TL including all the details on the new sedan. The 2009 TL is going to be available in two different versions, the TL and TL SH-AWD. The TL is powered by a 280 horsepower 3.5L V6 mated to a Sequential SportShift 5-speed automatic transmission that puts the power to the ground via the...
2010 Cadillac CTS Coupe to be Unveiled this November in LA
GM surprised everyone with the unveiling of the Cadillac CT coupe earlier this year. Now that the new CTS Sport Wagon has been unveiled we can look forward to November when the production CTS Coupe is set to make its debut. The production CTS Coupe is expected to keep most of the styling details of the concept version when it...
Ford's New EcoBoost Engines Will Add About $700
Next year Ford is going to debut its first line of EcoBoost engines and Ford is expecting them to add about $700 to each car. Ford's first EcoBoost engine is going to be a 3.5L V6 with over 340 horsepower and 340 lb.ft. of torque. According to Ford the EcoBoost V6, which features twin turbochargers and direct injection gets 20...
2009 VW Jetta TDI is Now in Showrooms
VW has officially announced that the 2009 VW Jetta TDI sedan and SportWagen are now available at your local VW dealer. According to the EPA, the 2009 Jetta TDI gets 29 mpg city and 40 mpg on the highway, but third-party certifier, AMCI, tested the TDI and claims that it gets 38/44 mpg. Either way it saves something over the...
GM Announces Employee Pricing for Everyone
GM has announced the return of employee pricing for its 2008 models and the 2009 Pontiac Vibe. The new sales promotion will include employee pricing on up to 90 percent of GM's 2008 vehicles. The program is expected to start Wednesday and go through Labor Day. “We are going to have an employee-discount-for-everyone program,” GM spokesman John McDonald confirmed to...
