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Detroit 2010: Ferrari to Display 599XX in Chrysler Booth to Celebrate Fiat-Chrysler Deal
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Ferrari will have no official presence at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, but it will showcase the ultra-rare 599XX model in Chrysler’s booth to help celebrate Fiat’s partnership with Chrysler. Only 20 599xx models will be made for special track-only use by a select few lucky…
Chrysler to Improve Fuel Economy by More than 25% in Five Years
Chrysler has just unveiled its strategy that will see a more than 25 percent improvement in fuel economy by 2014. The five-year plan will see significant use of Fiat technology and engines, with smaller engines, six-speed dual clutch transmissions, as well as the use of turbocharging and direct injection technology. Chrysler will also continue to…
Chrysler Launches PT Cruiser Couture Edition in an Affront to High Fashion
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Easily one of the the most unanimously despised vehicles by automotive journalists throughout the country, Chrysler recently decided to keep the PT Cruiser as a part of its lineup after axing it just a few months before. Now the automaker doesn’t even have the decency to…
2010 Chrysler 300 S: Black is the New Chrome
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** As a part of Chrysler’s new approach, the company is tweaking almost all of its models for 2010 and changing their trim designations. Easily one of the U.S. automaker’s most successful models in the past decade, the 300, gets only minor changes this year. For starters,…
Report: Dodge Nitro Heat, Detonator and Shock Models New for 2010
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** For 2010 Dodge has decided to shake up the Nitro lineup with three new model designations: Heat, Detonator and Shock. All models will come with a 4.0-liter V6 engine, 20-inch wheels, and a 368-watt eight speaker audio system, plus 9-inch subwoofer. That 4.0-liter V6 has also…
Detroit 2010: Three Special Edition Jeep Models to Bow at North American Auto Show
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** For a company that isn’t holding a press conference at the Detroit Auto Show, Chrysler sure has a lot of new products to display. Along with a display of Fiats and a rebadged Lancia, Chrysler’s Jeep brand will showcase three new special edition models: the Jeep…
Breaking: GM Hires Firm to Wind-Down Saab, While Continuing to Evaluate Proposals
The future of Saab just became a little more certain today. Or did it? General Motors has released in a statement that it has hired on AlixPartners to oversea the wind-down of its loss-making Saab unit. In other words, GM is planning to close the doors on the Swedish automaker, sending the company into liquidation…
Detroit 2010: Chevy Aveo RS Show Car Gets Power, Fuel-Economy and Lots of Style
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Ahead of it’s debut at the Detroit Auto Show next week, Chevrolet is giving us a good look at the Aveo RS Show Car, which foreshadows the production 2011 Aveo. And we have to say: Bravo GM! The sub-compact segment is heating up and while Ford…
Report: No Hybrid Sports Cars Says Porsche CEO
Porsche will not build hybrid versions of its sports cars says company CEO Michael Macht. Both the 911 and Boxster models are off-limits as far as the German sports car maker’s hybrid plans are concerned, although Porsche is pushing ahead with plans to launch a hybrid version of the Cayenne SUV. According to Macht, Porsche…
Report: GM Delays Board Meeting, Postpones Saab Decision as a New Bidder Emerges
General Motors has reportedly delayed a board meeting that was to decide the fate of its loss-making Saab unit today, as a new bidder has emerged onto the scene. GM had already postponed Saab’s fate by dropping a self-imposed December 31st deadline in favor of a January 7th one. Now it is giving Spyker, as…
Report: Nissan to Display Nine Modified Vehicles at Tokyo Auto Salon, Including 2010 NISMO GT-R
Nissan is preparing an onslaught of modified vehicles for the 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon, working with partners like Autech and NISMO. An included in the list of nine custom Nissan’s will be a NISMO-ized 2010 GT-R, featuring a new NISMO Data Logger Kit. This kit allows an owner to download data collected by the onboard…
Report: Subaru Impreza WRX STI R205 Launches in Japan
In the tradition of launching higher performance versions of its cars for the domestic Japanese market, Suabru has just announced its latest limited edition performance version of the Impreza WRX STI. Called the WRX STI R205, the R stands for “Road Sport” and positions this model as the top STI in Suby’s lineup. Under the…
Breaking: Scion iQ Hybrid Coming in 2011
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** The pieces of puzzle are starting to come together and it looks like Toyota is planning on launching a hybrid version of the iQ mini-car in North America, branded as a Scion. According to a report by InsideLine, the a concept version of this car is…
Rumor Mill: Baby Mercedes SLS Could Get SSK Badge
Reports continue to trickle out out an upcoming baby-SLS model from Mercedes-Benz’ high-performance AMG division, with the latest claiming the Porsche 911-rival could be called the SSK. The SSK would be build on a shortened version of the SLS’s all-aluminum structure to keep weight to a minimum. The car will also do without the 6.2-liter…
Detroit Preview: Buick Regal GS Show Car Unveiled With 255-hp, 295 ft-lbs of Torque
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Just ahead of the Detroit Auto Show, Buick has decided to give us the goods on a pre-production (or concept) high-performance version of the new Regal. Called the Regal GS Show Car, it’s goal is to see if there really is a market for such a…
Detroit Preview: GMC Granite Teased as Urban Utility Concept
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** GMC has just released a teaser image of what it is calling the Urban Utility Concept. Set to be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show next week, word has already slipped out that this new model will see production under the name: GMC Granite. According to…
Report: Patent Filing Reveals Lotus Planning 7-Speed Dual-Clutch Transmission
A filing by Lotus at the U.K. Patent Office has revealed that the British sports car maker is working on a dual-clutch transmission. The quick-shifting unit is reportedly a lighter unit than anything on the market and is a simpler design although you’d never guess it from the details of the patent filing, shown above…
Detroit Preview: Production Honda CR-Z Headed to Detroit
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Honda has yet to officially announce that its CR-Z Hybrid sports car will make its world premiere at the Detroit Auto Show in just a few weeks time, but that’s just a formality now. We had already assumed as much with Honda announcing it would hold…
Leaked: Lamborghini LP570-4 SuperVeloce Unveiled
Ahead of any official announcement from Lamborghini, news and photos of the upcoming LP570-4 model have leaked into the net. Courtesy Romanian auto site Automarket, we have these two images of the ultra-raw LP570-4 SV. There are no hard details, but conveniently, Lamborghini’s naming pretty much tells us all we need to know. The 570…
Detroit Preview: 2011 BMW 3-Series Gets Updates, Plus More Powerful 335is Model
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** Details of the mid-cycle refreshed 2011 BMW 3 Series have leaked online with rumors that the car will make its world debut at the Detroit Auto Show next week. Along with typical updates, a new trim level is expected to be added, the 335is. This new…
Report: New Ford Focus to Get EcoBoost 1.2-liter
The upcoming 2011 Ford Focus will get a tiny 1.2-liter EcoBoost engine, but not until several years into its production and probably not in North America. According to a report by Motor Trend, two new EcoBoost engines are planned by Ford, with the other being a 0.9-liter 3-cylinder engine which will make its way into…
Report: Lexus Reigns Supreme as Luxury Sales Leader for 10th Straight Year
Despite reports earlier in the year that Lexus might be overtaken by BMW in the race to sell the most luxury cars in the United States last year, Toyota’s luxury arm surged ahead in the second half of 2009 to maintain its title. With sales of 215,975 units in 2009, Lexus handily beat the 196,502…
Report: New Scion Model Headed for New York Auto Show
With its product offerings growing stale, Toyota’s youth-oriented Scion brand will introduce an all-new model at the New York Auto Show this spring. With Detroit’s auto show just around the corner, the New York show in late March/early April seems distant, especially with the Geneva Show seperating the two, but the debut is all part…
Detroit Preview: Chevy Teases 2011 Aveo RS
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** ***UPDATE*** Official images and specs on the Chevy Aveo RS Show Car can be seen here ***UPDATE*** It’s certainly not much to go on, but this single teaser image at least gives us a general idea of the shape of the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo, and so…
