Marc Carter
Lexus is Working on a New Dedicated Hybrid Model for 2009
Lexus has announced plans for a dedicated hybrid model for the UK and Japanese markets. The hybrid will be Lexus' most affordable hybrid and will be priced between the IS and RX 400h SUV. According to Steve Settle, head of Lexus UK "Hybrid is the brand-defining technology for Lexus." Hybrids account for more than 70 percent of the brand's sales...
BMW Releases Official Specs on the New BMW 135i Coupe…306HP and 0-62 MPH in 5.3 Seconds!
Most of the day today we were all gawking at the recent spy photos of the new BMW 135i Coupe that revealed the exterior sans camouflage. Click Here Well BMW UK went ahead and released the full specs of the UK version of the car. The big news is that they released the full specs on the 3.0L inline...
2009 BMW 135i Coupe Spy Photos…The Entire Car Has Been Exposed
A few days before it is rumored that BMW is finally going to reveal it, the new BMW 135i Coupe has been caught naked. The big news is that we can finally see the 135i badge, which confirms that BMW is indeed going to wedge the twin-turbo inline six from the 335i in this car. Unfortunately the 135i Coupe is...
2009 Ford Flex Spy Photos…Who Can Tell the Changes From the Concept Version?
Brenda Priddy and Crew have caught the new 2009 Ford Flex driving on public roads. The concept was unveiled earlier this year at the New York Auto Show. From the looks of the production version it will be very hard to tell the difference between the concept and production versions. The new Flex should go on sale early next year...
2008 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport Spy Photos…Does the Two-Tone Effect Work Here?
The upcoming Outback version of the all-new Subaru Impreza has been spotted. The new 08' WRX and standard Impreza have already been revealed this past April. The new Outback version shown here is mainly differentiated by the two-tone body colors. There aren't any other details on this version of the Impreza. Does the two-tone body treatment do anything for the...
2008 Honda Accord Spy Photos…The Car is Finally Fully Undisguised!
Finally we have the first photos of the upcoming 2008 Honda Accord sans camouflage. Jalopnik has posted several photos of the new sedan and coupe thanks to Brenda Priddy & Co. As you can tell the sedan is very conservative with very BMW-esque styling. The coupe looks almost identical to the concept version that was revealed earlier this year, although...
2008 MINI Clubman Takes it All off For a Commercial
The new MINI Clubman will be revealed at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show this September, but spies have caught the new car without any disguise during the filming of an upcoming commercial. These undisguised photos finally give us a full look at the additional passenger side door and the ambulance style rear doors. Click the link below to see more of...
2008 Nissan Skyline GT-R Spy Photos…A Thinly Disguised Version Shows up in the UK
We've already seen spy photos of the upcoming 2008 Nissan Skyline GT-R in Mexico, but this weekend an almost naked version of the car showed up at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK. The car is going to debut at the Tokyo Auto Show in September. The GT-R will start at about $57,000, the V-Spec will go for...
2008 Audi RS4 Cabriolet Pricing Announced
Audi has announced the pricing for the RS4 Cabriolet that the US will finally get this fall. If you can part with $81,900 plus destination and gas-guzzling fees, you better run to your Audi dealer, since only 300 will make the trip over. The RS4 has a 4.2L FSI V8 that puts out 420 horsepower and 317 lb.-ft. of...
Dodge Caliber SRT-4 Is Coming this Fall…Will 280 HP Make Us Forget About the Ugly Styling?
This September Chrysler is finally going to release the SRT version of the Dodge Caliber. The Caliber SRT-4 will feature a turbocharged version of Chrysler's 2.4L world engine. It will put out 280hp and 260 lb.-ft. of torque. The car will put the power to the ground via the front wheels and will feature a six-speed manual transmission. Dodge is...
