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2011 Dodge Durango Teasers Revealed
Dodge launched a teaser site for their 2011 Durango SUV, and a series of pictures that show some styling elements of the car. Autoguide brought you a leaked camera phone picture of the Durango earlier this summer, and these are the first shots from Dodge, and they essentially confirm the styling cues seen in the…
Zagato Perana Z-One Makes U.S. Debut at Concorso Italiano
After a warm reception in Europe, Zagato has announced it will sell its Chevy Corvette-based Perana Z-One in the U.S., with the official news and the car’s North American premier taking place at Concorso Italiano. The car will be imported through Superformance out of California, with pricing sure to be significantly higher than the Vette…
The Quail Celebrates 45 Years of the Shelby Mustang [Gallery]
Amidst the classic Ferraris and the typical antique pre-war models on display at “The Quail Motorsports Gathering,” this year’s event featured a wide selection of American muscle, all thanks to Carroll Shelby. The Quail has increasingly become a popular spot for high-end automakers to display their wares in the week-long run-up to the Pebble Beach…
Chrysler Inviting Dealers To Submit Proposals For Stand-Alone FIAT Showrooms
Kilometer magazine is reporting that Chrysler management has sent invites to 600 dealers to come to Detroit and attend a presentation on Chrysler’s plans for FIAT in the next few years. Dubbed the “Fiat Experience”, the presentation will take place on August 30th and dealers will have until September 22nd to submit their plans. Dealers won’t…
2012 Mustang Boss 302 Unveiled
Ford’s 2012 Boss 302 Mustang is destined to excited enthusiasts everywhere, but the car has been a poorly kept secret for fans of Grand-Am racing, who have watched Ford unveil a Boss 302R race car and slowly develop it into the 2012 Boss 302 road-going variant. With a re-worked 5.0L V8 making 440 horsepower and…
2013 Cadillac SRX, GM Crossovers, Chevrolet Impala To Get 3.0L Twin Turbo V6
Cadillac‘s SRX crossover will get a 3.0L twin-turbo V6 to replace the current 3.0L naturally aspirated V6 and the 2.8L twin-turbo V6 currently offered in the vehicle. The new V6, codenamed LF3, is also set to appear in the redesigned GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Impala and Cadillac XTS. Also planned is a two-mode plug-in…
Consumers Reports Announces Best Car For Fatties
It’s always painful to drag out the tired “fat Americans” canard that so many smug Europeans like to bust out everytime your criticize their 35 hour workweek, but the truth is, many Americans are on the larger side. Consumers Reports makes an excellent point; larger people often buy larger vehicles like trucks and SUVs, which…
Hurst Performance Release Limited Edition Turbocharged Chevrolet Camaro
Hurst Performance is well established for their limited edition muscle cars and their newest entry to their collection is this turbocharged Chevrolet Camaro V6. Perhaps it’s a sign of the times when even domestic vehicles are going the turbocharger route for forced induction rather than a supercharger, but it is worth noting that Hurst’s Chevy…
GM Posts $1.3 Billion Profit, IPO Filing To Come Shortly
General Motors is expected to file for an Initial Public Offering tomorrow as the company recorded a $1.3 billion profit. GM is hoping to use the positive momentum of two consecutive quarters of profit to help move its IPO filing along. Currently, the United States government owns 61 percent of GM. Taxpayers would have to…
Cadillac Looking To Add Flagship Sedan To Compete With S-Class
Cadillac‘s current flagships, the DTS and STS sedans are overpriced and underwhelming in today’s marketplace. The proposed XTS concept is a sharp looking vehicle but is apparently not premium enough to compete with the big dogs, like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 750i and Audi A8. Soon-to-be-departed GM CEO Ed Whitacre apparently ordered Cadillac to get…
Buick Looking To Expand Model Lineup To 6-7 Vehicles
General Motors is looking to expand the Buick lineup to between 6 or 7 vehicles from its current 4. Buick is looking to add product as it attempts to lure buyers away from import luxury brands and attract a much younger audience as it shed its image as a car for retirees. Among the products…
BREAKING: GM CEO Ed Whitacre To Step Down September 1st
General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre will step down as CEO on September 1st, with GM board member Dan Akerson replacing him. Whitacre will remain with GM as chairman until 2011, at which point Akerson will assume that role as well. “My goal in coming to General Motors was to help restore profitability, build a strong market position,…
Mid-Engine Corvette, Dual-Clutch Transmission Not in GM’s Plans; Hybrid a Possibility
General Motors is not planning to change the Chevy Corvette to a mid-engine layout in future generations, despite numerous reports indicating it would. GM’s VP of global engineering, Karl-Friedrich Stracke, recently commented that the much-rumored switch had no basis in truth. In addition, GM spokesman Dan Flores reiterated Stracke’s comments stating that, “The rumors and…
2011 Harley Davidson F-150 Gets New 6.2L Engine
On the outside, the H-D sports unique 22-inch Euroflange wheels, a special grille, grahics and emblems, plus a choice of Tuxedo Black or Ingot Silver exterior paint colors.
Corvette Racing Series, Episode 8: Cascade Engineering
Racing is the genesis of much of the technology we have on today’s street cars, whether its traction control of paddle-shift gearboxes. Episode 8 of the Corvette Racing Series delves into this phenomenon, which program members call “Cascade Engineering”. The program shows how data gleaned through the race program filters down to the street cars….
2011 Ford F-150 Gets Ecoboost V6 And New Engine Lineup, 6-Speed Automatic
Ford‘s F-150 pickup will officially get the long awaited 3.5L Ecoboost V6, as well as two new V8s and a 3.7L V6. The 3.7L V6 and 5.0L V8 are similar to the units used in the Ford Mustang but have been revised to better suit the needs of a pickup truck, with re-enforced internals and…
Buick Verano Compact Coming in 2012, Encore Compact Crossover to Follow
In 2012 Buick will expand its lineup further down-market, introducing the Verano compact below the Regal. Riding on the same architecture as the Chinese Buick Excelle (and Chevy Cruze), several engines are possible. For starters it could be offered with the Cruze’s 1.4-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder, but a more likely candidate is the 181-hp turbocharged 1.6-liter…
No Chevy Cruze SS Model Planned? Not so Fast
With the launch of the new Chevy Cruze, rumors have already started popping up about a possible SS model. And why not; the Cobalt got an SS model and while the initial offering wasn’t overly special, the final turbocharged version was so impressive it could hand it to an EVO on a racetrack. But according…
PETA Not Monkeying Around When it Comes to Dodge Ad
Dodge may have gone bananas with a recent television commercial, and it’s got PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) a-peeling to the automotive company’s better sense to pull the ad. But will Dodge swing into action? (Ok, we are done with the monkey jokes – we just couldn’t help ourselves). The ad in…
Boss 302 Mustang to Debut Later This Week; Details Leaked
When the new 5.0L 2011 Mustang GT first debuted, Ford also revealed a Boss 302R track car. A street version of the Boss was presumed but Ford refused to confirm the rumors. Now it appears they don’t have to thanks to some loose-lipped announcers on SPEED TV who revealed that a Boss 302 would debut…
Buick Lets You Use Twitter to Book a Test Drive
You’re too busy to get to the dealership to test drive a car – so what’s a savvy social networker to do? Just tweet, and Buick will bring the car to you, pretty much wherever you are. Available in Chicago, you’ll be able to book a test drive using Twitter. The “Tweet to Drive” campaign…
Buick Planning Flagship Luxury Sedan to Rival Lexus LS: The Return of the Park Avenue?
While all the news from Buick as of late has been in regards to new smaller models and a move d0wn-market, the GM luxury brand is also planning a new flagship model. Targeted at the Lexus LS, the team at GMInsideNews has confirmed from sources inside GM that an early design for the new model…
GM’s Mid-Engined Corvette Plans Confirmed by Saab Engineer
It appears as though rumors that the Corvette will go mid-engined may in fact be true. In a recent interview with a trade magazine one of Saab’s top engineers broke the news, revealing that his team had developed a dual-clutch transmission for a, “mid-engined version of the Corvette.” There’s no word on how many gears…
SEMA 2010 Preview: aLL STaR Performance Chevrolet Camaro
Design-house Gurnade has just teased us with another of its 2010 SEMA projects. This time it’s a Chevrolet Camaro built by Gene Marcel on behalf of aLL STaR Performance. This won’t be Gene’s first stab at building a SEMA project, having done successful ones in the past including a Volvo S40 that we saw ourselves…
