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Porsche Engineer Dies Testing Next Gen 911 Prototype
Early this morning an unnamed Porsche engineer died after losing control of a prototype Porsche 911 on the A5 Autobahn in Germany. Porsche spokesman Dirk Erat told Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (or FAZ) that the 51-year-old engineer, “was one of the most experienced test drivers” and has been employed by Porsche for 25 years. The…
BMW Concept 5 Series Gran Turismo Images Leaked
Thanks to the folks over at www.5post.com, we have hour first look at the BMW 5 Series Concept. Called the Concept 5 Series Gran Turismo, little is known about the vehicle yet other than what it looks like – and we wouldn’t exactly say it is beautiful. This is, after all, most likely the last…
Motor Trend Publisher/Distributor Source Interlink Sues its Customers
As we’ve already brought you several stories about the ongoing shenanigans of Motor Trend’s publisher and distributor Source Interlink, so we feel compelled to carry through with the unfolding events. The latest news, as reported in the Down Jones SmartMoney wire service, is that Source has filed an antitrust suit against several publishers and competing…
Porsche Panamera Interior Photos + Pricing Revealed
Porsche continues to tease us with photos of its new Panamera grand-tourer, the latest of which are of the car’s stunning interior. The interior design of the sports sedan is made up of four separate spaces, with seating for four in individual “cockpit-like” seats. Porsche will even offer an optional four-zone climate control system so…
F430 Scuderia Spider & Audi R8 5.2: Some of the Nicest Metal from the 2009 Canadian International Auto Show
Whenever you go to an auto show, a fun game to play is figuring out which vehicle, of the hundreds on display, that you would take home if you could. While visiting the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, we narrowed down our choices to two stunning vehicles. Ferrari F430 Scuderia Spider 16M You have…
Lexus to Offer F-Sport Accessories for GS, IS C Convertible and IS AWD
After launching the F-Sport line of performance and aesthetic products for the IS250 and IS350 over a year ago, Lexus has now decided to make those upgrades available for a wider range of models, including the IS C convertible, the GS sedan and IS models equipped with AWD. Included in the F-Sport lineup is a…
Acura TSX V6 Debuts at Chicago Auto Show With 280hp
The Acura TSX has grown considerably over the years, so much so in fact that Acura has decided that for top level performance the car has outgrown its four-cylinder powerplant. So to add some beef to the already impressive sports-sedan, Acura has stuffed a 280hp 3.5-liter V6 engine under the hood for the 2010 model…
Nissan NV2500 Concept: The Future of Nissan’s Commercial Truck
It may look a little extreme, but the Nissan NV2500 Concept will see production in some form or another as Nissan has announced it will enter the commercial truck business in North America in 2010. Unveiled at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, the NV2500 is designed to be not only a way to…
SMART fortwo 10th Anniversary Edition: Win Your’s Today
On display at the 2009 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto was one of only 10 SMART fortwos that will be built to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the car. And this particular vehicle will be given away to one lucky person. But more on that soon. The SMART fortwo 10th Anniversary Edition is based…
Kia Forte: New Compact Sedan Unveiled in Chicago & Toronto
Unveiled simultaneously at the Chicago Auto Show and the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, Kia took the wraps of its new Forte compact sedan. The Forte will be offered in three trims with LX and EX models featuring a 2.0-liter four cylinder engine with 156hp and 144 ft-lbs of torque. An SX model will…
Hyundai Genesis Awarded AJAC Car of the Year
After taking top honors for the North American Car of the Year at the 2009 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, it’s no surprise that the Hyundai Genesis has also claimed to top prize from the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). The Genesis appears to be the right car for the times,…
Ford Unleashes 2010 Taurus SHO
The rumors were right. Ford used the opportunity provided by the Chicago Auto Show to unleash its 2010 Taurus SHO, with 365 hp, all-wheel drive and a paddle-shifted six-speed transmission. The SHO gets its power from Ford’s new Ecoboost twin-turbo, direct-injection 3.5-liter V6 engine, that delivers V8 power with V6 fuel economy. Total output is…
Scion tC Release Series 5.0 Gets TRD Theme
Unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show, the 2009 Scion tC Release Series 5.0 is all “murdered-out” thanks to some sleek black paint and matte-black 18-inch wheels. Those rims do, however, have a little color and feature a red trim around the outside. This special edition tC (of which only 2,000 will be built) has a…
MINI John Cooper Works Convertible: Another Geneva Preview
After debuting the 2009 MINI Convertible recently, we knew it would only be time before the John Cooper Works edition came out.. and here it is. With a turbocharged and direct-injection 1.6-liter four-cylinder, the MINI John Cooper Works Convertible makes 208 hp from 1850 to 5600 rpm and 192 ft-lbs of torque. A brief “overboost”…
Chevy Spark Breaks Cover Ahead of Geneva Auto Show
General Motors has just released info and pics of its new micro-car, the Chevrolet Spark, which will be officially unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show in March. There is no word on what engine will power the vehicle when it comes stateside but it is possible the Spark could be powered by the larger…
General Motors to Cut 14 Percent of Workforce in 2009
In a bid to secure its $13.4 billion in loans from the U.S. government, General Motors is putting forth a rigid restructuring plan that will see 14 percent of it’s global workforce eliminated in 2009. The cuts will occur to salaried workers, reducing the total number of those employees from 73,000 to 63,000. In the…
Hyundai Tucson Concept Coming to Geneva Auto Show: the IX-35
Its code name is the HED-6, but this concept car, set to be unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show in March will be the successor to the Hyundai Tucson. When it does make it to production, this entry-level SUV will be called the IX-35…. at least it will be called that in Europe. Hyundai…
Ferrari 599 HGTE to be Unveiled at Geneva Auto Show
According to a report on Driver’s Republic, Ferrari will unveil a special HGTE version of it’s 599 GTB flagship at the Geneva Auto Show in March. Ferrari has produced HGT versions of both the 575 and 612 in the past. The “E” will apparently stand for Evoluzione. The 599 HGTE will feature a more aggressive…
Nissan Layoffs to Top 20,000 Over the Next Year
With the original forecast being a $1.76 billion profit, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has just announced that the company will actually see a loss for the past fiscal year – to the tune of $2.91 billion. Ghosn cited Nissan’s problems as being three-fold: the current credit crisis, the worldwide recession and the strengthening yen. To…
Bob Lutz to Retire at End of ’09
Bob Lutz with the Cadillac ConverJ at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman of Global Product Development at General Motors, is stepping down from his current position at the company and will retire at the end of 2009. According to a press release posted on the company’s website, Lutz, one of the…
Jeremy Clarkson Calls British Prime Minister a “one-eyed Scottish idiot” and Apologizes.. Really?
Caption: Clarkson, known for his big mouth, driving the Ariel Atom In an uncharacteristically-Clarkson-esque move, Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson apologized after calling British Prime Minister Gordon Brown a, “one-eyed Scottish idiot.” Apparently the remarks, made while Clarkson was at a press conference about Top Gear Live show in Sydney, Australia, created quite a stir…
Saleen’s New Owner A Candidate to Buy Viper?
MJ Acquisitions, which recently purchased most of Saleen Inc., has made it clear that purchasing Viper from Dodge/Chrysler is of interest to the company. Automotive News reports that MJ Acquisitions co-owner Mike Shields states that, “We’ve considered a purchase of Viper.” Shields and his bothers own several auto-industry related subsidiaries including Cyltec, LLC, Power-Tec Engineering,…
Honda Insight Hybrid Could Cost LESS than $20,000
According to a report in Automotive News, Honda Executive Vice President Koichi Kondo is looking to sell the new Insight hybrid compact-car for under $20,000 in the United States – undercutting Toyota’s Prius by $2,000. At the launch for the car in Japan, Kondo stated that while the company is reviewing its goals and forecasts…
AvtoVAZ, Russia’s Largest Car Maker Stops Production
Caption: Lada Priora According to an Associate Press report in The Detroit News, OAO AvtoVAZ, the maker of Lada vehicles, has shut down its production facilities. Company spokesperson Natalya Sidoruk told AP that the company made the move because of a parts shortage. The reason for the shortage is of some concern. Apparently suppliers are…
