Posts Tagged ‘6 years’
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Ford FiestaNot wanting to take second place to anyone, especially Toyota, Ford is vowing that its new line of Euro small cars, including the new Fiesta and next-gen Focus, will launch in the U.S. with the best quality in the industry. That's the official ......
KTM bringing faster, harder X-Bow to Geneva in 2009
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the KTM X-Bow.As previously reported, KTM plans to expand its offerings beyond the X-Bow, with the introduction of a duo of new city cars and a lightweight off-roader. But KTM isn't content with leaving the X-Bow alone. When the Geneva Motor Show rolls around ne......
Next BMW M5 will nix V10 in favor of twin-turbo V8
Monday, July 7th, 2008
BMW may begin straying from its long held tradition of equipping its M models with rev-happy, naturally aspirated engines. According to a source speaking with Automotive News, the twin-turbocharged 4.8-liter V8 currently equipped on the new X6, will be fitted on future Ms, including the new M5, due ......
Nissan bringing tuned R35 GT-R to Tokachi 24-hour race
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Nissan's motorsports arm, NISMO, will bring a race-prepared GT-R to the Tokachi 24-hour race on July 20th and 21st equipped with NISMO tuning parts that will be available to consumers later this summer. The car is being prepped by both NISMO and MOTUL, the Japanese French specialty oil manufacturer,......
Cadillac CTS wagon coming in 2009, production Provoq in 2010
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Cadillac CTS Wagon.Cadillac's product onslaught will continue with another iteration of the CTS that takes aim at the Kraut-wagons from Mercedes and BMW. The CTS wagon will debut in 2009 and will be sold worldwide, and it's expected that the CTS coupe will d......
DOA: Droptop CTS Coupe
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
We're all fidgety waiting for the arrival of the Cadillac CTS coupe, but GM has already axed a potentially popular variant of the two door entry-Caddy. Despite indications that GM's turnaround plan is making headway, resources still need to be allocated carefully, so we're guessing that an alfresco ......
Overheard in AIM: Neff brings the perspective
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Nunez's ride this week...We Autobloggers chat on AIM all the time. Imagine a text-only version of the podcast, only 100 times more scatterbrained (who knew this was even possible?), and you'll get the general idea . So anyway, here's an exchange between The Neff and myself from earlier this afterno......
Honda Ridgeline Reader Write-in
Sunday, May 29th, 2005
Here it is, our very first reader commentary. Don't worry you didn't miss an announcement anywhere. We saw a comment from Stew Stryker and e-mailed him to see if he'd be interested in talking about his recently purchased Honda Ridgeline. You see, Honda hasn't gotten one into the press fleet yet, so ......
Ghosn may run Renault too
Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
Renault shareholders vote on April 29 to see if Carlos Ghosn gets elected into a management role for the company while he is still running Nissan. Renault is hoping Ghosn magic will rub off after his complete turn around of Nissan in 6 years. Critics say that Renault isn't in need of a co......