Posts Tagged ‘other vehicles’
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Meriva concept.The Opel Meriva concept's high belt-line and hatchback shape looks like it could double as a Pontiac Vibe of the future, but recent history tells us it could one day find its way into a Saturn dealership. Automotive News quotes unnamed GM......
Enter TCC’s Rumormill: GM’s RWD plans to include Buick and Cadillac
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
We're getting a bit tired of trying to keep up with what models GM plans to underpin with a rear-wheel-drive platform. Aside from the upcoming Camaro and the Pontiac G8, no other vehicles have received the divine anointment from the General's higher-ups due to impending CAFE regulations that will su......
Chicago 2008: 1968 Dodge GSS Hemi Dart
Monday, December 3rd, 2007
If you ever ask a 1960's Mopar fan who the king of high performance is, they'll instantly tell you "Mr. Norm!" Owner of Grand Spaulding Dodge in Chicago, Norm Kraus was known for fitting performance parts to all types of Mopars, and even started the development for factory cars like the 383 and 400......
Chrysler’s Project Genesis: Trim models, consolidate dealers
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Chrysler's previous consolidation strategy, dubbed "Project Alpha," was implemented in 2004 to trim and combine dealers. All told, Chrysler was able to cut its dealer network down from 4,000 to 3,600. Not nearly enough to get outlets on par with demand. So Chrysler's co-pres, Jim Press, announced to......
Dual-mode muscle car? GM may develop hybrid Camaro
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Buried at the end of an article from The Car Connection that discusses the future of General Motors' rear-wheel-drive expansion (or lack thereof) was an interesting canard. In an effort to lower the General's CAFE rating, GM has supposedly assembled a team to outfit the new Camaro with the automaker......
Chicago ‘08 Preview: GMC Denali XT: Four-door, flex-fuel, hybrid Ute!
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
click above for high-res gallery of the Denali XTAnother embargo bites the dust, but at least it made it this far. Keep reading for all the details on the GMC Denali XT Concept that will debut next week at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show.Ever since it became know that GM would be bringing the rear-wheel-......
Toyota Australia to unveil TRD HiLux in Brisbane
Saturday, November 10th, 2007
Click image for a gallery of the TRD HiLuxLast year in Melbourne, Toyota showed off a TRD Hilux concept truck. At the time, we commented that the supercharged show truck looked pretty production ready, and thet Aussies would likely see the "concept" part of the name dropped in the future. Well, the ......
Chinese man crashes Mercedes S350, vows to only drive Chinese-built cars
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Car accidents inspiring bouts of nationalism aren't all that new. However, this could be the shakiest case of it that we've heard of recently. Wang Zhan, the Chinese owner of a Mercedes S350, rear-ended a DongFeng van. In spite of the rather severe damage done to the car, the airbags didn't deploy, ......
Euro-only Toyota Auris gains sporty SR180 model
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
click above for high resolution gallery of the Toyota Auris SR180The bucket of parts that makes up the Toyota Corolla also gives life to several other vehicles worldwide. In the UK and other parts of the world, they get the Auris, a three- or five-door hatch-type-thing. While Toyotas in the United S......
GM raising prices 1.5% on average
Monday, October 8th, 2007
The cost of materials that go into making your car are getting more expensive, specifically steel and other commodities, and General Motors has decided to pass that extra cost onto the consumer by raising the price of its 2008 model line an average of 1.5%. Hey, at least they're being up front about......