Posts Tagged ‘cheapskate’

Paris Preview: Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback and Ralliart revealed early

Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback RalliartMitsubishi told us way back in June that it would debut the five-door Lancer Sportback and Sportback Ralliart at the Paris Motor Show in October. They were close, as images of the two models have surfaced on the web today ju......

First Drive: 2009 Suzuki Equator

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Suzuki EquatorSuzuki has chosen a rather dubious time to enter the pickup truck market with the 2009 Equator. As you are surely aware, trucks and SUV sales are way down from their apogee a few years back, and small cars like the ones that have historicall......

Spawn of Volt: More details on more variants

Friday, September 19th, 2008
Click above for live high-res gallery of the 2011 Chevy VoltGM is not going to let the Volt or its E-Flex powertrain get lonely. The first Volt -- the one due in late 2010 -- hasn't been finished yet, yet is so popular that GM is publicly theorizing about how far it can spread the technology through......

VW Rabbit TDI confirmed for next fall, no diesel Tiguan

Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Click on the image above for our high-res gallery of the Golf VIVolkswagen officials gave Autoblog some insight into their new model roll-out plans when we met with them earlier this week at the media drive for the new 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI. First into showrooms will be the 3.0-liter Touareg TD......

VIDEO: Brooke Shields pretending VW Routan is NOT a Dodge Caravan

Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Click above to watch video after the jumpIn what could very possibly be the worst auto-related commercial we have ever seen, Volkswagen has somehow convinced Brooke Shields (really Brooke, are things this bad?) to shill its new, at least to VW showrooms, Caravan Routan minivan. Apparently, what the ......

Paris Preview: Subaru debuts boxer diesel Forester and Impreza

Friday, September 5th, 2008
Click above for gallery of Subaru's newest diesel-powered modelsSubaru debuted its new 2.0L diesel boxer engine earlier this year in the Legacy and Outback, and soon it will also be offered in the Forester and Impreza, though only in Europe. These two latest models to feature the unique horizontally......

Pontiac most likely for second Volt

Friday, August 29th, 2008
Click above for gallery of production pics of Chevy VoltWhen the Chevy Volt goes on sale in late 2010, it may be joined shortly thereafter by other GM-branded series hybrids using the eFlex architecture. But after the General's bread-and-butter bow-tie division, which brands make the most sense to g......

TVS Apache RTR 180cc the Menace

Monday, August 11th, 2008
As we eariler reported, TVS will soon come up with a 180cc version of flagship product apache RTR. Codenamed as the menace, the new apache RTR 180cc would come with few cosmetic upgrades. But what’s more exciting will be the new powerful 180cc engine.TVS has earlier said that it would introduce th......

CNBC’s “Saving GM” gets thumbs up from Lutz

Friday, August 8th, 2008
There has been a lot said about GM in the wake of tough market conditions and the Detroit Automaker's $15.5B Q2 loss. As you can imagine, a lot of the talk isn't upbeat. GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz seems to think much of the discussion surrounding the General is nothing more than speculation and uninf......

Toyota to launch new Corolla altis in India in September

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Finally your wait for the new corolla will be soon over. Toyota has been delaying the new generation Corolla in India for sometime and invited rant reviews from Indian customers. The tenth generation Corolla made its international debut in October 2006. However the story will be soon over, Toyota wi......