Marc Carter
Honda Civic Outsells the Camry, F-150 and Corolla in May
Gas prices are so insane right now and car buyers are finally realizing they can't afford to drive those huge gas guzzlers anymore. The F-150 has been the best selling vehicle in the US for decades, but its reign at the top is soon over. Last month it moved down to the number five spot behind the Honda Civic,...
GM is Going to Close Four Truck Plants and Maybe Kill or Sell HUMMER
GM's CEO is set to announce the closer of 4 of GM's truck plants in North America. The plants in Janesville, Wisconsin, Oshawa Ontario, Moraine, Ohio, and Toluca, Mexico, which are already running reduced production schedules are set to close by 2010. The models produced at these plants will either be discontinued or produced at GM's other existing plants. The...
2010 Ford Mustang is Going to Look Smaller
With gas prices the way the are, small is quickly becoming the new black. Everything is downsizing. Driving a large car is so "un-cool" now. Ford knows this and is going to make its next-generation 2010 Mustang look smaller. Ford's North American design director, Peter Horbury, recently told the Automotive News that "We have a car which I think is...
2009 Lincoln MKS Has Already Sold 8,600 Units and its Not Even on Sale Yet
The 2009 Lincoln MKS was officially unveiled earlier this year and isn't going on sale until later this month, but that hasn't stopped Lincoln from selling 8,600 of the new sedans. Mike Stanford has already sold over 60 units at his his Varsity Lincoln Mercury dealership in Novi. "It's going to be an awesome product for us," Stanford said. "We...
All-New 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class has Already Found Over 300,000 Buyers
Mercedes-Benz released an all-new C-Class for the 2008 model year and the automaker has already sold over 300,000 of the cars worldwide. Since March 31, 2007 Mercedes has sold 290,000 C-Class sedans and 25,000 C-Class wagons that was introduced in December of last year. In the US the C-Class comes in four versions the C300, C300 Sport, C350 Sport and...
All-New Honda Freed Seats Eight and is Shorter than a Civic
Honda has unveiled the all-new Freed minivan that is about the same size of a Civic, but manages to seat eight passengers. The Freed which went on sale in Japan today is powered by a 118 horsepower 1.5L 4-cylinder engine and has optional all-wheel-drive. A 5-speed manual or CVT is available. The JDM Freed mini-minivan comes in three versions and...
Ford Confirms Fiesta Hatchback for the US in 2010
Ford unveiled the all-new Fiesta hatchback earlier this year. At the time Ford confirmed that a version of the Fiesta would indeed reach our shores, but it was expected to only be a sedan version of the small car. Now Ford has confirmed that the US is also going to get a hatchback to go along with the sedan...
Audi R8 is Now Available with Full LED Headlights
The awesome and beautiful Audi R8 is now available for the first time with full LED headlights, in addition to the current daytime running lights that feature 24 LED's per lamp. The full LED headlight is a very expensive option (€3,590 or $5,585) that adds LEDs for the turn signals, the low-beam and the high-beam headlights. LEDs do look better...
More Pics of the 2009 Ferrari California…This Time With its Top Up
Ferrari officially unveiled the 2009 Ferrari California earlier this month, but at the time only a few photos were released. Today Ferrari released more photos and details about the California. The Ferrari California is powered by a 460 horsepower 4.3L V8 that is mated to a 7-speed dual clutch transmission. The top also lowers or raises in a mere 14...
All-New 2009 Dodge Ram is Going to be Up to 20 Percent More Fuel Efficient
Dodge unveiled the all-new 2009 Dodge Ram pickup at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year. Now according to Chrysler executives the all-new Ram could see a 20 percent improvement in fuel efficiency over the out going model. The 5.7L Hemi V8 is both more powerful and efficient. It features 380 horsepower, 404 lb-ft. of torque and has become five...
