Posts Tagged ‘remorse’
Kia's will have at least two new tricks at the Paris Motor Show, one of them being the Kia Soul. The other will be a Kia cee'd gas-electric hybrid. Already available in coupe, 5-door hatch, and sportwagon variants, a hybrid addition based on the five-door would be a perfect addition to the line. So ......
Lutz addresses complaints about Chevy Volt styling
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Click above for live high-res gallery of the 2011 Chevy VoltGeneral Motors car czar Bob Lutz hopped online yesterday after the official unveiling of the 2011 Chevy Volt to address criticism of the car's design that began to surface after images of the series hybrid were leaked online last week. Most......
Hyundai renews small car focus, city car considered for U.S.
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Hyundai swung with the Genesis and connected big time. But even though the Korean automaker wants to take its public perception upward, that doesn't mean it plans to keep releasing big, luxury sedans. For the six new and redesigned models that will appear by 2011, Hyundai America's product developme......
BMW X1, 7 Series hybrid headed to Paris; Z4 to debut in LA
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Inside Line has the skinny on BMW's new product unveils for the upcoming show season. Paris and L.A. are the headliners, with the City of Light chosen as the backdrop for the official public debuts of the all-new 7 series (including an ActiveHybrid variant) and facelifted 3 Series. While those cars ......
Rendered Speculation: Next Euro Civic will look like Scirocco?
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Keeping track of who's cribbing whose automotive designs is about to get even more difficult once Honda brings its new Euro Civic to market. If this rendering from Auto Express is to be believed, the new hatch is a certifiable stunner. That is due in large part to the fact it looks almost exactly li......
Woodward 2008: General Motors Booth Tour Athens Coney Island
Saturday, August 16th, 2008
For the past several years General Motors has been using the Athens Coney Island Restaurant on Woodward Ave as a base of operations for the Dream Cruise. The parking lot this year is again filled with classic, wannabe classic, and future classic GM machinery, much of it brought out from the GM Herit......
Honda’s Prius-killing hybrid gets a date: April 2009
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of Honda Hybrid spy shotsHybrids are hot and Honda is anxious to get in on the action that Toyota's been unable to fully quench with its Prius hybrid sedan. We expect to see the production version of Honda's new hybrid, which will apparently not be called the Insight......
REPORT: Cadillac places DTS/STS replacement on hold
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Click on the image above for our high-res 2008 Cadillac STS gallery
It may be the end of the Big Cadillac. Not only has General Motors put plans for a DTS/STS replacement on the back burner, but apparently the flame is close to being extinguished as consumers are demanding smaller and more fuel effi......
Used Prius prices higher than new model’s
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
If vehicles could be sainted, stained-glass artists all over the U.S. would be busy figuring out the best colors for the Toyota Prius to shine in. Brand new examples of the motorized mollusk that everyone can't wait to buy spend just five days on dealer lots. Last year's model lasts just fifteen day......
Lotus Esprit replacement delayed to 2011, hybrid on option
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Lotus' limited resources were apparently tapped out by the fast-tracking of the new Evora, so the Esprit replacement has been delayed until 2011. According to Autocar, the new Esprit will be based off the same chassis as the Evora, but it will be widened and stretched to fit a longitudinal engine mo......