Marc Carter
All-New 2008 Honda Fit/ Jazz Officially Released
Honda has officially announced the all-new 2008 Honda Fit that goes on sale in Japan on October 26th. The new Fit is powered by two engines, a 1.3L i-VTEC engine that produces 98 horsepower and a 1.5L i-VTEC engine that produces 118 horsepower. The 1.3L engine achieves 56mpg and the 1.5L gets 46mpg. The new Fit also comes in five...
Will Rising Fuel Costs Boost BMW 1-Series Sales?
BMW seems to think so. BMW is hoping that the rising fuel prices in the US will lead to more sales of its upcoming 1-Series coupe and convertible that will be on sale early next year. BMW’s Falko Radomski said “We believe there is a change happening in this market. Increasing fuel prices mean that customers are becoming more interested...
Audi A1 Metroproject Concept Revealed…Audi Goes After the MINI Cooper
Audi has released photos of its new A1 concept that will be on display at the Tokyo Auto Show. The A1 is Audi's answer to the popular MINI Cooper, but with a more masculine design. The car is powered by a 1.4L TFSI engine that puts out 150 horsepower and is mated to an S-tronic dual-clutch transmission. There is also...
Volkswagen Decides to Lower its Prices to Compete with Toyota
According to the Wall Street Journal, VW is going to lower its prices to become more competitive with Toyota. VW CEO, Martin Winterkorn has announced that Europe's largest automaker is going to reduce the price gap between its vehicles and Toyota's vehicles. Certain costly items that consumers do not want will also be eliminated from the vehicles. Winterkorn stated, "We have...
Toyota's Reliability Plummets While Ford Moves up in the Ranks
According to Consumer Reports, Toyota's predicted reliability has slipped from the previous number one spot, while Ford has moved up. The new report by CR is a shock to many Toyota faithfuls as their beloved brand has slipped in reliability. The Toyota Camry V6, Tundra V8 4WD and Lexus GS AWD have all been bumped from the "recommended" list due...
Transformers DVD is Here!
What should be on your list of priorities for today? The 2-disc Transformers DVD is now in stores and it should be on your to-do list. The Transformers DVD and HD-DVD are now hitting the shelves, but do some research before you go to your favorite store to pick it up as certain stores such as Target and Walmart are...
Chrysler Could Announce the Death of Five Models this Month
Things are definitely changing over at Chrysler since the new owners moved in. Now there are rumors that Chrysler is going to announce the death of five of its slower selling models. Managers are still considering which models to kill off, but analysts are predicting the Chrysler Pacifica, Dodge Dakota, Jeep Commander and Compass. The ugly Chrysler Sebring and Dodge...
Another Acura NSX Concept Could Make an Appearance in Tokyo
The Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept didn't exactly receive the best reviews, so Honda decided to go back to the drawing board. Honda has already announced that the official launch of Acura in Japan has been pushed back two years and the expected launch of the next NSX has been pushed back to 2011. Well now it is being...
More Photos of the All-New Nissan GT-R Unveiled Thanks to Inside Line
Well today has been a fun day. This morning Motor Authority posted a scanned photo of the next issue of Motor Trend which has the all-new GT-R on the cover. Motor Trend is now requesting that those photos be taken down (see my previous post). AutoWeek also decided to post photos of the car, which you will have to...
2008 Nissan GT-R Unveiled on the Cover of Motor Trend
SORRY GUYS! Motor Trend decided that we can't show you the cover of the new issue even though some of you already have the hard copy. Inside Line released some more photos of the car so read the more recent post. Although we are still only in October, some Motor Trend subscribers have already started to receive the December issue...
