Posts Tagged ‘Big Three’

Moscow 2008: Audi RS6 sedan in the sheetmetal

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Audi RS6 sedan.All right. Now we're torn. RS6 Avant or RS6 sedan? Both are packing the same twin-turbocharged, direct-injected 5.0-liter V10 putting out 580 hp and 479 lb.-ft. of torque. Both send power to all four wheels through a six-speed tiptronic tranny......

BMW F 650 GS gets reintroduction to the U.S.

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Click above for more high-res images of the 2009 BMW F 650 GSBMW Motorrad has had a 650cc off-road-ready adventure bike in its line since 2000, but the new one for model year '09 is vastly different than its predecessor. The bike is completely new and highlighted by a new parallel-twin engine that n......

Woodward 2008: Flexing the American muscle

Saturday, August 16th, 2008
Click above for more high-res images of muscle cars on WoodwardIt's with fond memories that we look back on the age of the muscle car, their big-inch V8 engines belching power and burning tires long before it was politically incorrect to do so. Starting with humble mid-size coupe origins, the Pontia......

Officially Official: Pontiac G8 ST it is

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Click above for hi-res gallery of the 2010 Pontiac G8 STWe often go poking around General Motors' media resources, so imagine our surprise when we were searching for something totally unrelated and found fresh images of Pontiac's iteration of the Holden Ute. Still warm like just-baked cookies, the i......

BMW 335d will be released in November as 2009 model

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Click above for more high-res images of the 2009 BMW 3 SeriesRest easy, torque-lovers, BMW will be releasing the diesel version of its uber-popular 3 Series sedan in the United States later this year, exactly on schedule. Because it's so late in the year, the Bavarian automaker will be labeling it a......

Officially Official: VW drops details on Golf VI

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the VW Golf VIFollowing the internet's unofficial, unscheduled and probably unwanted (at least by Volkswagen) reveal of the sixth-generation Golf this week, VW has thrown its cards on the table and revealed its hand. Along with high-res images, VW has revealed tha......

Officially Official: Ford debuts all-new Ka

Friday, August 1st, 2008
Click above to view high-res gallery of the 2009 Ford KaSure, you've these pics before (though not in high-res), but Ford has now officially revealed its all-new Ka that will be the automaker's big debut at the 2008 Paris Motor Show in October this year. Unfortunately, they neglected to release any ......

IED students imagine a pod-shaped BMW in 2015

Monday, July 28th, 2008
Click above image for more IED concepts in high-res While we certainly don't expect BMW to make such drastic design changes to its lineup within this decade, third-year students at the Turin-based IED (istituto Europeo di Design) were asked to interpret what the German automaker's automobiles would ......

SSC (allegedly) to produce the world’s fastest electric supercar

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Click above for a gallery of high-res images of the SSC Ultimate Aero TT.Green performance cars are the new darlings of today's small crop of boutique auto builders. From the Tesla Roadster to the Fisker Karma, and now, the new Ultimate Aero EV. The easiest way for the little guys to attract big at......

UK to get updated RX-8 starting in late August

Monday, July 14th, 2008
Click above for more high-res images of the 2009 RX-8Buyers in the U.K. are about to get their first crack at the revised 2009 Mazda RX-8, as the quad-door sportscar officially goes on sale in late August. All RX-8's destined for the U.K. will get the full body-kit that's optional in other markets. ......