Marc Carter
2008 MINI Convertible Unveiled?
Braman MINI Palm Beach placed this photo of the yet to be released new MINI convertible on their website in the "New Car Specials" section. What is interesting is the fact that MINI has yet to release info and specs on the upcoming convertible. The current MINI convertible is still based on the last generation MINI and not the...
The Redesigned 2009 Honda Jazz Gives Us a Glimpse of the New Honda Fit
Honda's Jazz/ Fit has been a great success for the company. The car known as the Fit in the U.S. had been on the market in the rest of the world before it made it here in spring 2006. Currently the car is one of the fastest selling cars in the Honda lineup and is hampered by the fact...
The 2008 Saturn Vue Costs $3,300 More than its Predecessor
Saturn has released the pricing of its all-new 2008 Saturn Vue. The new SUV will start $3,295 higher than the model it is replacing. That means that the new Vue will start at $21,395, which is right in the price range of its main competitors. The Honda CR-V starts at $21,195 and the Toyota RAV4 starts at $21,595. It is...
2008 Chrysler Aspen Two-Mode Hybrid Will be the Automaker's First Hybrid
Chrysler has announced that there will be a hybrid version of the Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango on the market in 2008. The SUVs will feature a Two-Mode hybrid system that was developed with GM and BMW, coupled with a 5.7L V8 HEMI engine with cylinder deactivation. Fuel economy is expected to rise by 25% and the automaker predicts that...
The 2009 BMW M3 Sedan will Have the Same Front End as the Coupe
Spy photographers have managed to capture two more pictures of the upcoming M3 Sedan during testing. This is the first M3 sedan, since the E36 sedan a decade ago. Stylistically the new BMW M3 Sedan will be differentiated from the regular sedan. The sedan will feature the same front end as the recently unveiled M3 coupe. The new M3 sedan...
2009 Chevy Camaro Exposed and Possibly Another Future Chevy?
GM has released a pic of GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner, Vice-Chairman Bob Lutz and Fritz Henderson standing in front of a production clay model of the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro. As you can tell the clay model that is being chiseled in the picture is very close to the concept version of the new Camaro. It is almost...
2008 Chevrolet Corvette Gets a New Engine and More Power
GM has officially unveiled the new 2008 Chevrolet Corvette C6, following an info leak earlier this week. The big news for the 08' year is that the car has received a new engine, a 6.2L V8 LS3 engine that puts out 36 more horsepower than the previous LS2 version. The base 2008 Corvette will have 430 horsepower and 424 lb.ft...
Should GM Kill off Hummer, Buick and Pontiac?
Now that GM is the Number Two automaker in the world, many analysts are discussing what the automaker needs to do in order to get back on top. Alex Taylor at Fortune wrote an article on what he suggests the automaker do to gain back their title. The main recommendation from Taylor is for the automaker to kill off their...
Things are Finally Looking up for Ford!
Ford has posted their Q1 2007 earnings. The net loss for Q1 was $282 million, which is a lot better than last year's loss of $1.4 billion for the same period. Cost-cutting and improved sales from their European and luxury brands helped to decrease the overall lose for the quarter. Currently Ford is in the middle of a turnaround plan...
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X…Almost Revealed
Mitsubishi has released the first images of a near-production Lancer Evolution X. The pictures are labeled as a "design study", but the car that we will see this fall at the Frankfurt Auto Show will look pretty close to this version. Mitsubishi displayed the Prototype X at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year that was meant to give a...
