Archive for the ‘Coupes’ Category

Knight Rider premiering online Sept. 17th, a week before broadcast

Saturday, September 6th, 2008
Hey kids, don't forget: the new, not-at-all-improved Knight Rider becomes a weekly series on Wednesday, September 24th. As was the case during the pilot that aired back in February, I'll be on my couch with my laptop, liveblogging the proceedings and adding much-needed "perspective" each week, right......

Sony picks GT Academy winners to race in Dubai 24 Hours

Saturday, September 6th, 2008
First art imitates life and now video games do the same, with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Nissan having joined forces to create the GT Academy. Over the course of eight months, the academy culled a group of wannabe racers from a field of entrants who posted the best lap times in GT5 Prolo......

First Hyundai Genesis Coupe commercial hits Korea, pricing revealed

Friday, September 5th, 2008
Click above to watch the videoToday is the day reservations become available for the Hyundai Genesis Coupe in Korea. To celebrate, Hyundai has released a new commercial which you can watch after the break. Those placing orders now should begin taking possession of their new two-door, rear-wheel dri......

Rent an R8 for $8,000 per day… not including the flight to Tokyo

Thursday, September 4th, 2008
The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong bought 13 Rolls-Royce Phantoms for shuttling guests around the city. The Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo has purchased just one car, and will leave the guest to drive himself. That car is an R8, finished in the hotel's trademark Brewster Green, with a gold Peninsula logo ou......

Spy Shots: More tormenting shots of 2010 Ford Mustang

Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Click above for more spy shots of the 2010 MustangIt's not a continuation of the piece-by-piece unveiling that started the other day, but a member over at Mustang Forums managed to take a wealth of pics showing a heavily-covered 2010 Mustang mule out and about on the streets. Considering Ford has pl......

Rumormill: BMW considering four-cylinder 3-series for U.S.

Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Four-cylinder BMWs are commonplace in Europe, but here in the States you can't buy anything Bavarian with less than six pistons. Inside Line is reporting that the German automaker may change that by adding the direct-injected 2.0L four-pot from Europe to the 3-Series. The 170-hp engine powers the 32......

SEMA Preview: HKS Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Click above to enlargeHyundai made a huge splash at the New York Auto Show this year with its Genesis Coupe, and it's looking for a repeat performance next month at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The Koreans are working with several aftermarket tuners to create special coupes for the tuner show and the......

Hyundai renews small car focus, city car considered for U.S.

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Hyundai swung with the Genesis and connected big time. But even though the Korean automaker wants to take its public perception upward, that doesn't mean it plans to keep releasing big, luxury sedans. For the six new and redesigned models that will appear by 2011, Hyundai America's product developme......

GM releases first official photo of 2010 Chevy Camaro SS

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2010 Chevy Camaro SSRegardless of the fact that over a dozen official looking images of the 2010 Chevy Camaro SS showed up on the web early last week, this single high-res image of the modern muscle car is notable for the fact that it is the first overall shot......

Rumormill: GM kills the Kappa II platform

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
The ruthless pruning continues, with GM Inside News reporting that the rear-wheel-drive Kappa II platform has gone to heaven before ever touching this mortal coil. Back in 2004, a vehicle line executive said "The Kappa architecture is a great platform for sporty, driver-oriented applications around ......