Posts Tagged ‘checkbook’
Click above to view video after the jumpNews coming out of Comic Con last week revealed that KITT would be able to transform into a pickup in the new Knight Rider series set to debut this fall on NBC. We thought perhaps the show and Ford, its biggest sponsor, would take the high road and have KITT'......
Mercury repositioned to complement Lincoln, new small car coming in 2010
Monday, July 28th, 2008
What's a Mercury? That's a question that's been on the lips of senior execs at FoMoCo for some time. Positioned between Ford and Lincoln, the badge-engineered brand has been lacking defined products for over a decade, but according to the Derrick Kuzak, Ford's global product chief, that's going to c......
Mercury repositioned to compliment Lincoln, new small car coming in 2010
Monday, July 28th, 2008
What's a Mercury? That's a question that's been on the lips of senior execs at FoMoCo for some time. Positioned between Ford and Lincoln, the badge-engineered brand has been lacking defined products for over a decade, but according to the Derrick Kuzak, Ford's global product chief, that's going to c......
Mercury dying: No updates planned past 2010
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
There's further proof that Ford's planetary division could soon wave goodbye, according to Automotive News. While we've already reported on the apparent lack of supplier deals for the ailing upmarket brand from Ford, some further dissection reveals just how close Mercury may be to the brink of extin......
Spyshots: Triumph’s new big twin
Saturday, December 8th, 2007
Triumph has been bolstering their line-up of motorcycles at a steady pace over the last few years, drawing on their classic designs with machines such as the Scrambler while also offering cutting-edge bikes that compete with the best from the rest of the world, like the 675. There is a rather large ......
Geneva ‘08 Preview: Lamborghini Gallardo LP550 to debut with new face, more power
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
The current Gallardo (above) will get a new look in GenevaInside Line reports that Lamborghini will unveil an updated Gallardo at Geneva, and that, like its big, bad MFer of a brother, the Murcielago LP640, the "baby" Lambo will get an addition to its proper name. The Gallardo LP550, as it's expect......
SEMA 2007: Get your checkbook ready! You can buy the Ugliest. Mustang. Ever.
Monday, August 27th, 2007
UPDATE: Video of the Ugliest Mustang is available after the jump
We found that Autoblog readers have a passionate disdain for what we declared the "Ugliest. Mustang. Ever." Some of our favorite comments:"God kills a kitten every time somebody ruins a perfectly fine automobile like this.""Nah, this i......
BMW 1-Series to start below $30k
Monday, July 9th, 2007
A new entry-level car from a premium European brand will be washing up on our shores when the BMW 1-Series arrives carrying a price tag slightly under $30,000. Much the same way as Volvo's looking to its bobbed-tail C30 to recruit younger buyers into the fold while offering an appropriately flavored......
GM to pay dealers $250 extra for every car sold through month’s end
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
In a bid to slow a loss of sales and market share, GM is reportedly giving dealers $250 cash awards for every vehicle sold through the end of the month. According to an internal memo reported by Bloomberg News today, GM has seen more than a 9 percent drop in domestic sales this year. The $250 is goo......
Grand Theft Auto, Malaysian style: 1 Porsche stolen by 1 thief… twice
Thursday, May 17th, 2007
The guy who pulled off this 2-part heist is probably now teaching cucumbers a thing or two about being cool, and instructing killer bees in the value of persistence. The unnamed -- and uncaught -- thief walked into a Porsche dealership in Malaysia nattily dressed and holding a checkbook. He asked i......