Marc Carter
More Spy Photos of the 2009 Mercedes GLK SUV Caught on US Soil
Brenda Priddy and team have caught more photos of the upcoming 2009 Mercedes-Benz GLK SUV. The GLK will share many components with the new C-Class that comes out next month in the U.S. It will be powered by a 3.5L V6 and will use Mercedes 4Matic AWD as standard. The SUV will also have the 7G-Tronic TouchShift automatic transmission. The...
Spy Photos of the High-Performance BMW X5 M…This Version Could Have a V12 with 438HP
Spy photographers have caught what looks to be a higher performance version of BMW's X5 SUV. Currently the X5 only has two engine options, a 3.0L 6-cylinder with 272 hp and a 4.8L V8 with 355 hp. From these photos it is apparent that BMW is working on an even more powerful version that will liked be called an...
Toyota is Going to Start Testing Plug-In Hybrids
Toyota has just announced that they have developed a plug-in hybrid vehicle and that the automaker will become the first automaker to have it certified for use in Japan. The Toyota Plug-in HV combines a gasoline powered engine with an electric motor, just like the current Prius. The battery capacity has been increased which gives the vehicle a longer electric-motor-only...
More Spy Photos of the 2010 Porsche Panamera…We Get a Closer Look at the Rear End…Still Ugly?
Spy photographers have caught more photos of the upcoming 2010 Porsche Panamera sedan. Previous spy photos had a significant amount of camouflage on the rear end, now a prototype has been caught without the huge camouflage. These photos reveal that the rear spoiler on the Panamera will be a pop-up spoiler. The new Panamera will share many mechanicals with the...
Next-Generation 2008 Honda Fit Will be Wider and Longer than the Current Version
Rumors about the next-generation 2008 Honda Fit have been increasing in the last few weeks. Last week Honda announced that the next Honda Fit will debut in Japan this October. Now Winding Road has posted news about a scoop that they received regarding the styling and size of the new car. Although the Honda Fit has only been in the...
2008 Honda Civic Si Mugen Will Make it to the U.S. this October…Is it the Ultimate Civic?
The Honda Civic is one of the best selling small cars in the U.S. This year for the first time ever Honda applied the Si label to the sedan model (Previously the Si label was only applied to coupes and hatchbacks). This fall Honda is going to move the performance of the sedan up another notch. A higher-performance version...
2009 Lincoln MKS Spy Photos…It Looks Like the Twin-Turbo TwinForce V6 Won't Be Standard
Spy photos of Lincoln's upcoming MKS sedan have been circulating for months. Recently we got our first glimpse of the interior of the upcoming sedan. Now KGP spy photographers have caught some photos of a prototype with its engine exposed. Unfortunately from these photos it looks like the standard engine will be the 3.5L V6 that is in the...
2008 Dodge Caliber SRT-4 Official Specs Leaked…It WIll Only Have 280HP
A forum member on Caliberforums.com came across a 2008 model guide while visiting a local Dodge dealer in which he found the full specs for the 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT-4. Even though it was originally rumored that the SRT-4 version of the Caliber was going to have 300 horsepower, the final version will have to make due with 280HP. Official...
2010 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid Will Average 26.8mpg
Porsche and Volkswagen have teamed up to develop a new hybrid powertrain that will be available as an option in the next-generation Porsche Cayenne SUV and the upcoming Porsche Panamera four-door coupe. The new Cayenne Hybrid will be released in 2010 and will average 26.8mpg. The current non-hybrid Cayenne averages only 18.2mpg. The new SUV will also be smaller than...
GM Sold More Vehicles Than Toyota Last Quarter…Is GM Making a Comeback?
Toyota for the first time ever outsold GM worldwide in the first quarter of this year. So far this year Toyota is still outselling GM, but only by 46,000 units. In addition GM even outsold Toyota last quarter (April-June). Could GM win back its title of number 1 automaker this year? Last quarter GM sold 2.45 million vehicles worldwide, which...
