Posts Tagged ‘disc brakes’

Rumormill: Cadillac to get its own Volt?

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
With enormous V8 land-yachts and even bigger Escalades rolling down America's boulevards, Cadillac doesn't have the most environmentally friendly of images. But that's a perception that the premium GM division is working hard to combat. After unveiling the Escalade two-mode hybrid, reports have begu......

BMW bumps its prices for 2009

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
High commodities prices and the unflattering value gap between the Euro and U.S. Dollar are forcing a lot of European automakers to bump their prices here in the States. We told you a few weeks ago that BMW was planning on raising the sticker price on many of its products, and now we're starting to ......

European pricing for Corvette ZR1 doubles to over $214k

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Corvette ZR1 If you're an American buyer exasperated at trying to actually secure yourself a new Corvette ZR1 at its $105k sticker price without mark-up and dealer speculation, be glad you live on this side of the pond and not the other. Corvette sales in Euro......

Nissan boosts price on Murano, Sentra and bumps destination charges

Friday, July 11th, 2008
While most of the attention Nissan has been getting recently revolves around the GT-R sportscar, its bread-and-butter models, like the Sentra S and the new Murano, have gotten slight bumps in price. The compact sedan sees an increase from $16,930, which included a $660 destination charge to $17,030,......

The wait is over. First U.S. Nissan GT-R delivered at 12:01 AM

Monday, July 7th, 2008
After adoring the Skyline GT-R from afar for nearly two decades, Nissan has officially sold its game-changing super coupe on U.S. shores for the first time. In a late night ceremony at a Costa Mesa, California dealership, Daryl Alison took delivery of the very first GT-R sold Stateside – by the au......

South America gets its own Punto Turbo

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Click to view the Fiat Punto Turbo in our galleryThe European market is replete with sporty Fiats we can't get over here, but the latest doesn't even come from Italy. Fiat Automóveis is the automaker's Brazilian subsidiary, and builds its own vehicles domestically, including some exclusive homegro......

How much will that new Lamborghini actually cost you?

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Click to view the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 in hi-res Nobody buys a bare-bones Lamborghini unless they're planning on racing it or want to pretend they are. With the Superleggera discontinued and the new lightweight Gallardo yet to rear its head, most buyers of the new LP560-4 will be spec'ing ou......

Fiat still considering new brand for low-cost car

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
This Domain (9tea.net) Has Been Disabled For information on restoring your account please call customer service as soon as possible When/If you call our support help line, please have your site name ready. Fiat hasn't ruled out the possibility of launching a new low-cost brand, according t......

Beijing 2008: 1st Bugatti Veyron in China sells for $3.6m

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Click to view the Bugatti Veyron's unveiling in Beijing If you were looking for the new epitome of capitalism's slow-but-steady takeover of communism in China, we've got it for you right here. Bugatti brought its million-euro hyper-car this year to the Auto China show in Beijing, drawing hoards of s......

10,000 names submitted for Pontiac G8 Sport Truck

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Click to view the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck in high resolution 10,000. That's not a sticker price and it's not a production number. It's the number of submissions General Motors received for naming the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck. The contest opened up just a month ago, following Pontiac's unveiling of the ......