Posts Tagged ‘concept sketches’
The original Fox body Mustang SVO was an odd-looking chap with an impressive 205 hp turbo four cylinder and more amenities than the standard pony car. While the light little 'Stang had a decent following, it was expensive and somewhat unreliable in comparison to the cheaper V8 model. The demise of t......
Only 5-10% of customers choose Chrysler’s $2.99 gas guarantee
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
It looks like car shoppers have been smart enough to see past Chrysler's cheap gas guarantee. Despite Chrysler's extension of the offer for an extra month, a very small percentage of actual consumers have actually chosen the gas guarantee over the old fashioned cash back options. As we've reported i......
Nissan 3rd Japanese automaker to shift truck production to cars
Monday, June 9th, 2008
Following the lead of Japan's other two big-time automakers, Toyota and Honda, Nissan has just announced that it too will be cutting truck production to focus on cars. At its Canton, Mississippi plant, Nissan will cut in half the number of shifts for workers assembling Titan pickup trucks and Armada......
Incentive Roundup: Chrysler adds more cash to free gas, Ford mum on Employee Pricing
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Times are tough in Detroit these days as each of the Big 3 saw drastic drops in sales for the month of May. It's not surprising, then, to see that Chrysler, Dodge and Ford have increased incentives in an effort to get those cars off its dealer's lots. For instance, prospective buyers for the Hemi-po......
Hurricane season may bring $6-a-gallon gas
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Don't like the weather? Just wait, it'll change. Don't like gas prices? Just wait, they'll change, too. But if the weather brings a hurricane, some experts say gas prices could hit as high as $6 a gallon.NOAA has predicted as many as nine named storms this season, with five of those possibly reachin......
Geneva Preview: Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback sketches surface
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Click the image above for a high-res gallery.Our new friend Dan sent us a few sketches of what's supposedly the Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback, a near production-ready version of the Sportback Concept that debut back in 2005. Although we're not sure if these are official images out of Mitsu-HQ, they're......
GALLERY: GM’s future interior designs
Sunday, June 24th, 2007
Interior design is one area where GM is lagging behind its European and Japanese rivals, but there's hope just beyond the horizon. Fully aware of its shortcomings, GM has put a new, more focused emphasis on improving the style and quality of its vehicles' interiors and a handful of official computer......
Maserati GranTurismo: a clearer picture
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
Click on above image for wallpaper-sized images of the gorgeous GranTurismo
This writer fell in love in Switzerland this past March. It happened at the launch of the new Maserati GranTurismo. The thing is, I wasn't sure if my newfound affection was for the car or for the sassy model standing in fron......
Even more pics of the BMW Concept CS
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
UPDATE: Check out live shots of the BMW Concept CS here.
click above image to view our BMW Concept CS gallery and click here for live shotsLove it or hate it (and based on your comments, lovers seem to have a slight edge), the new BMW CS Concept has drawn a lot of attention. So when additional phot......
Vervolf: the mysterious Russian limo
Thursday, October 26th, 2006
UPDATE: Concept sketches added after jump, which actually don't look half bad. A Mini, a Chrysler 300 and a Ferrari 612 once spent a crazy night partying in Moscow, and nine months later, this was the result: a hideously ugly, yet strangely intriguing luxury limousine.We don't know much about it, bu......