Posts Tagged ‘everyday use’

Top Gear reviews ZR1, hard to get past Corvette looks

Monday, September 15th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Corvette ZR1Let's not beat around any shrubbery with this: Top Gear magazine has reviewed the Corvette ZR1, and the quotes you need to know are, "The dynamics are better than an Aston DBS...," and "...[M]ake no mistake. What we have here is one of the tru......

Pics & Details Aplenty: Renault Twingo RS

Monday, August 25th, 2008
Click above for hi-res gallery of the Twingo Renault Sport After its initial unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show this past March, Renault has finally released full details – including pricing, equipment, and a whole $h!tload of new photos – of the new Twingo Renault Sport. Following the great lin......

Tesla Roadster to appear on Top Gear?

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson has had nothing but bad luck when it comes to testing electric cars. Maybe the problem is that he's never gotten his hands on the right one. Reports are coming in from across the pond that the popular television series has recently procured a Tesla Roadster for Mr. Clarkso......

Koenigsegg developing 700bhp four-door

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
click above image for high-res gallery of the Koenigsegg CCXWe've seen stretched out exotics before, but Koenigsegg is reportedly planning on producing a model with four doors right from the factory. Carbon-fiber saloons from the Swedish automaker have been undergoing testing for the past two years,......

Detroit automakers take hit in U of M satisfaction study

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
After years of incremental improvement in customer satisfaction, a study from the University of Michigan shows that overall, Detroit automakers have declined versus their Japanese and German rivals. The study, which polls customers with six-month-old to three-year-old vehicles, shows that U.S. autom......

Chrysler expanding Detroit plant for car-based Grand Cherokee

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Click above for big gallery of the current Jeep Grand CherokeeJeep has a long and illustrious history with the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee, and that lineage will continue on, albeit with some modifications to remain relevant to the times. Unlike many of its closest rivals that used a body-on-frame ......

Jaguar XF-R spotted at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Click on the above image for our high-res photo gallery of the XF-R Less than two months after Jaguar XF-R spy shots (followed by a second set) emerged, our man on the ground at the Goodwood Festival of Speed spotted the real thing doing double-time in front of the crowd. He was quick enough to snap......

Hyundai outsells Honda

Friday, July 4th, 2008
World’s fifth largest automaker–HyundaiHyundai-Kia has become the world’s fifth biggest carmaker following huge growth over the past decade.The Hyundai Kia Automotive Group was formed through the merging of South Korea’s largest car company, Hyundai Motor Company, and the nation’s second l......

Is Nissan lying about GT-R horsepower? Pretty much.

Monday, June 30th, 2008
Click above to view our massive gallery of the 2009 Nissan GT-R.Back in the late sixties, automakers sometimes purposely under-reported the true horsepower that their solid-lifter, over-cammed and over-carburetor'd monster V8 engines actually delivered. More recently, some manufacturers have overest......

2009 Dodge Ram up to 20% more fuel efficient than before

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Dodge RamDodge announced today that its redesigned 2009 Ram 1500 will be 20% more fuel efficient than the 2008 model it replaces. The new Ram's reduced appetite for fossil fuels can largely be attributed to the truck's new, more aerodynamic styling and a ......