Posts Tagged ‘staples center’

Volkswagen unveils Concept Pickup, aka the Robust

Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the VW Concept PickupVolkswagen's entry into the "one-ton" truck fray has officially hit the Web before its proper unveiling at the 62nd IAA Commercial Vehicles Show, and although it's only called the "Concept Pickup" for now, this spartan work truck is what consu......

Chevy Camaro SS unveiled at Indy Bash 2008

Friday, September 19th, 2008
Click above for gallery of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SSThe crew from Camaro5 were on hand to capture the first live unveiling of the Chevrolet Camaro SS at Indy Bash 2008, and although we've seen the silver-hued coupe on numerous occasions, this is the first time we've gotten a glimpse inside.As you......

Woodward 2008: Details are everything

Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of details shots from Woodward Ave.Sometimes the whole is not greater than the sum of the parts. Sometimes the parts are cool enough to stand on their own. We took a lot of pics - a LOT - yesterday while walking up and down Woodward Ave., though most were of cars dri......

Woodward 2008: Not all replicas are created equal

Saturday, August 16th, 2008
As long as people have been willing to pay insane amounts of money for classic cars, there have been entrepreneurs and hobbyists creating reproductions of those cars. Unfortunately, the desire to reproduce a classic and the skill to do so in a faithful manner often do not go hand in hand. Such is th......

Cadillac says Escalade hybrid stickers easily removed by dealers

Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Cadillac recently provided some Detroit-area media an opportunity to drive the new Cadillac Escalade hybrid. From a driving perspective the Escalade is indistinguishable from the Tahoe and Yukon hybrids, which should come as no surprise since it is mechanically identical. That's not necessarily a ba......

Gilded Shame: gold-trimmed Camry spotted in Dubai

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Click above for gallery of the gold-trimmed Camry Taste: some have it, some don't. Case in point this Toyota Camry spotted in Dubai where the burgeoning middle class apparently wants to roll just like their oil-funded upper class but lack the money to secure a Rolls-Royce or Bentley. While we've rel......

Re-branding run amok: HUMMER into Bentley

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
You can click to see more of the Bentley-bodied HUMMER, but we wouldn't recommend it Bentley doesn't make an SUV. Though they've contemplated and toyed with the idea, the boys in Crewe ultimately decided against it. Sure, some of their sedans and coupes are roughly the size of trucks, with engines o......

Weekend Photo Fun: Adventures in re-branding

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Click image to enlarge and see the front view, tooIdentity crisis? Repressed brand allegiance? People who intentionally rebrand their rides have reasons all their own. Take this pickup I encounted on my drive home yesterday. Maybe the giant bowtie on the tailgate is trying to compensate for somethin......

Spy Shots: 2010 Mercedes E-Class

Monday, July 28th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the new E Class from Automotive Traveler.Our friend Rich Truesdell over at Automotive Traveler just sent us some pics of the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E Class that he shot in the desert. While there's still a bit of camo on it, you can clearly see a lot of the new sh......

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,......