Lotus Omnivore engine Phase 1 testing
The idea of burning multiple types of fuel in a car isn’t new–GM and other carmakers have had flex-fuel vehicles on the road for years now. But doing so efficiently is a whole other challenge. Last December, we brought you word that Lotus had figured out how to make its [...]
2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon
Building and structuring a full line of vehicles is tough enough, but then you’ve got to make sure they don’t step on each other in terms of price. This month Cadillac fixed a conflict between its SRX crossover and the new 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon by chopping the wagon’s price [...]
We’ve seen leaked spec documents and even early-release photos courtesy of BMW USA, but today we get the full monty on the 2011 BMW 335is. With a more powerful version of the familiar N54 twin-turbo inline-six, an aggressive look and even better handling, the new 335is finds a place in the lineup between the standard [...]
2011 Chevrolet Volt pre-production prototype, January 2010
Audi USA president Johan De Nysschen gained infamy late last year for remarking that the plug-in electric hybrid 2011 Chevrolet Volt is a “car for idiots.” Vindication of his hatred of electricity–Audi’s own all-electric e-tron sports car concept notwithstanding–came last week in the form of an electrical fire above [...]
2011 Volkswagen Golf R
R32. That three-character alphanumeric code is capable of kick-starting a whole subculture of hot hatch fans into overdrive. And for good reason–the Volkswagen Golf R32 was one of the most complete packages on the market, with power, handling, features and style for a still-affordable price. The R32’s successor, the 2011 Volkswagen Golf [...]
2012 Porsche Boxster spy shots
Porsche is in the midst of developing its next-generation Boxster sports car, which has been seen undergoing testing in prototype form on a number of occasions in recent months. The new car is expected to go on sale late next year as a 2012 model and according to a new report [...]
Dodge Challenger Performance Appearance Package
Just in time to kick off the new year, Mopar has unveiled a new look for the Dodge Challenger with its Performance Appearance Package. In great muscle-car tradition, the appearance-only effects make the car look faster without adding any actual speed.
Not that the Challenger is in any way lacking in R/T [...]
2009 Saab 9-3
It looks like Saab won’t be relegated to the same scrap heap as Pontiac and Saturn, at least not yet, as Dutch supercar maker Spyker tries one more time this week to acquire the Swedish automaker from General Motors.
Spyker gives its final shot with a final bid due before Thursday, January 7. The [...]
2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe
Mercedes-Benz is currently working on a new C-Class Coupe model to replace the ungainly CLC and provide genuine competition for BMW’s 1-Series and 3-Series range of Coupes, and to do so the automaker is planning to offer a range of advanced powertrains.
Despite coming in towards the end of the current C-Class model’s [...]
Screencap from the Game Of Suck highlight
So Ken Block and Travis Pastrana are responsible for some of the most interesting and anticipated Internet videos of 2009 in the form of the Gymkhana 2 video and Pastrana’s upcoming New Year’s Eve jump into the Long Beach harbor. But these two videos bring something new to the [...]
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