Marc Carter
2009 BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupe Takes Shape…Is This the Ultimate X5?
BMW's new X6 SAC (Sports Activity Coupe) has been caught several times during hot weather testing. The latest spy photos gave us a better glimpse at its distinctly slopping roofline, similar to the Mercedes CLS that gives it the "Coupe" label. CarMagazine has posted a few new photo renderings of what they believe BMW's newest 4x4 will look like...
GM Buys 50% Stake in Italian Diesel Engine Maker…More GM Diesels are Coming
GM, Honda and VW and many other automakers have been discussing the futures of diesels in the US a lot lately. Last week GM's Bob Lutz went on camera to discuss the future of GM diesels. He stated that the first diesels will be under the hoods of Cadillacs and Saturns. Well now the automaker has decided to expand...
Spy Photos of Hyundai's New Rear-Wheel-Drive Coupe…Hyundai Moves Up Market
Hyundai's upcoming rear-wheel-drive coupe has been caught testing in Korea. Hyundai has many new vehicles in the works including the new rear-wheel-drive Genesis sedan and this upcoming coupe. These two vehicles alone will move Hyundai into new segments that the automaker has never been in before. Although this is the second time we are seeing spy photos of the new...
Transformers Prequel Will be Included with the DVD Release
It is very obvious that there will be a Transformers 2 movie. The film has brought in over $222,000,000 in less than two weeks and add another $100,000,000 for the international box office. Before the sequel is released a prequel is planned for the Transformers DVD. Mark Ryan, the guy who did the voiceover for Bumblebee recently told an interviewer,...
Subaru Kills the Legacy Wagon and Outback Sedan for 2008
For the next model year Subaru has decided to simplify its lineup, which means the end of the line for the slow selling Legacy Wagon and Outback Sedan. Going forward there will only be Legacy sedans and Outback wagons. For the most part this new announcement makes sense. The Outback sedan never sold well and most of the large Subaru...
Ford Goes Soy With the 2008 Ford Mustang
Ford's Mustang isn't usually on the top of the list of most eco-friendly vehicles, but it may move a little higher in 2008. Ford is going to be the first automaker to use soy based foam in the 2008 Ford Mustang's seats. Ford and Lear Corporation teamed up to develop the soy based foam that replaces a portion of the...
2008 Scion xD Starts at $14,550…Is it Better than the Old xA or the new xB?
Scion has announced the pricing for the all-new 2008 Scion xD, which is going to replace the xA in Scion's lineup. The new model will start at $14,550 with a manual transmission and a $15,350 for one with an automatic (plus $620 for destination fees). The base price of the old xA was $13,400 which is $1,770 less than the...
Obama Buys a Hybrid… Is it Purely a Political Move?
Recently US Presidential candidate Barack Obama was criticized for lecturing automakers about their gas-guzzling vehicles. At the same time he owned a Hemi-powered Chrysler 300C, which to some people seemed a little hypocritical. Well now it seems that Obama has taken that criticism to heart because he traded in his Chrysler for a Ford Escape Hybrid. Apparently he bought the...
2008 Porsche GT2 Photos and Specs Leaked…It Has 530HP and it Reaches 0-60 in 3.6 Secs!
Spy photos of the upcoming Porsche GT2 have been surfacing for quite a while now. Well now we now know what the 2008 GT2 will look like and what kind of power it is going to have. Porsche's newest 911 variant is gaining so much interest because it is going to have the same 3.6L flat-six as the turbo, but...
GM Is Going to Release Diesel Cars in the US by 2010
GM has confirmed plans to release diesel engines in Cadillac and Saturn cars by 2010. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz discusses his take on diesel engines and their future in the US in his video blog. http://fastlane.gmblogs.com/ Bob Lutz suggests that the diesel engine is going to not to solve the new stiffer corporate average fuel economy standards, although they will help....
