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OnStar Introduces Chevrolet Volt Smartphone App
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OnStar has produced a new smartphone application providing Chevrolet Volt owners 24/7 connection to their cars. Compatible with Apple’s iPhone, RIM’s Blackberry Storm and Motorola’s Droid smartphones, the app provides real-time data connection and control over vehicle functions such as programming charge times. The OnStar Mobile Application retrieves information from the Volt such as battery…
Detroit Preview: BMW Concept ActiveE
***See AutoGuide’s LIVE 2010 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Here*** BMW will introduce a new electric concept model based on the 1 Series Coupe at the Detroit Auto Show. The BMW Concept ActiveE will follow the MINI E as the second stage of BMW’s electric vehicle development program. BMW has begun development of a trial fleet…
Report: Hyundai Officially Debuts 200-hp Direct-Injection Four-Cylinder for 2011 Sonata
Hyundai Motor America has confirmed the introduction of the company’s first direct-injection gasoline engine will debut in the 2011 Sonata. Called the 2.4 GDI Theta II, the engine will make 200-hp at 6300 rpm and 186 ft-lbs of torque at 4250 rpm in the SE model. Hyundai has also confirmed that despite the engine’s 11.3…
SEMA Preview: Suzuki Bringing Kizashi Quartet to Las Vegas
Suzuki is hoping to drum up interest in its new Kizashi mid-sized sedan with a quartet of customized versions that will be officially unveiled at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas next week. Suzuki has already released some info on three of the cars built by different tuner shops, while a fourth car, built by…
Report: Ford Focuses on Geely as Buyer for Volvo
Ford named Chinese automaker Geely Holding Co. as its preferred bidder for Volvo. “Ford believes Geely has the potential to be a responsible future owner of Volvo and to take the business forward while preserving its core values and the independence of the Swedish brand,” said Ford Chief Financial Officer Lewis Booth in a statement….
Breaking: Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec is Built for Tuners
Hyundai is introducing the R-Spec version of its Genesis Coupe 2.0T at the SEMA Show, Nov. 3-6 in Las Vegas. The tuner-friendly version of the Genesis Coupe 2.0T will be the first production R-Spec model to arrive in the U.S. Priced at $23,750, the R-Spec features the same core performance equipment as the 2.0T Track…
SEMA Preview: Saleen teases 2010 S281 Mustang
Saleen Performance Vehicles has released pictures of the 2010 S281 Mustang ahead of the car’s official unveiling at the SEMA show in Las Vegas. The three pictures, posted on Saleen’s Flickr and Facebook pages, provide a peek of the S281’s front and the rear, which a couple of Facebook commenters called an improvement on the…
Report: Honda CEO Calls Hyundai “Awesome”
Japanese auto manufacturers consider Korea’s Hyundai to be their biggest threat, according to a report by The Associated Press. As automakers around the world struggle to survive the weakened economy and up-and-coming Chinese companies seek to make a name for themselves, Hyundai has emerged as a major player. “Hyundai is awesome,” Honda Motor Co. chief…
Report: Viper Tuner Hennessey Planning 500hp Genesis Coupe for SEMA
How’s this for a school assignment: take a 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe, construct a twin-turbocharger system to make it pump out 500hp and present your work at SEMA. That’s the task facing students at John Hennessey’s Tuner School. Best known for his work with Dodge Vipers, Hennessey has assigned students at the State of Texas-accredited…
Frankfurt 2009: Lexus Officially Announces LS460 Sports Version
Lexus chose the Frankfurt Auto Show to debut a mid-cycle redesign for the LS range of luxury sedans with a very long list of upgrades. A new Sports Version was also announced. The new Sports Version is available as a rear-drive 460 model and gets 19-inch BBS wheels, six-piston Brembo brakes, sports seats and paddle…
Frankfurt 2009: BMW 5 Series GT Official World Premiere
While BMW had plenty of items on display at the Frankfurt Auto Show, just two were official new model premieres. The first was the X1 crossover and the second was the the 5 Series Gran Turismo (GT). BMW has shown a near-complete version of the car several times, but waited for Frankfurt to give full…
Frankfurt 2009: GranCabrio Completes Maserati’s Three-Pronged Attack
Maserati debuted its first ever four-seater convertible, the GranCabrio at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The GranCabrio joins the Quattroporte sedan and the GranTurismo coupe in Maserati’s product line-up, giving the company what it calls the three prongs of the Trident. The GranCabrio will be powered by the company’s top-level 4.7-liter V8, making 433hp. This seems…
Frankfurt 2009: Mazda MX-5 Superlight Revealed
Mazda unveiled its MX-5 Superlight concept roadster at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Though pictures were leaked ahead of the show, seeing the Superlight version of the MX-5 in person was still impressive. Created by Mazda’s European design team to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first MX-5, the Superlight version weights 2,194 lbs (995 kg),…
Frankfurt 2009: Ferrari Unveils 458 Italia
Ferrari introduced the 458 Italia, the F430 replacement, at the Frankfurt Auto Show today. Appearing on the company’s stand were two models, one in a traditional Rosso Corsa and the other in Giallo Modena Tristrato (pictured above). Using an aluminum chassis and plenty of other light weight metals and materials the 458 Italia weighs an…
Frankfurt Preview: BMW 320d Efficient Dynamics gets 57.4 mpg
BMW is unveiling a high-mileage Efficient Dynamics Edition 320d sedan at the Frankfurt Auto Show with a claimed fuel mileage of 57.36 mpg with CO2 emissions rating of 109 g/km. Helping the 320d reach such figures are the fitted wheels and a lowered body, reducing the drag coefficient to 0.26. Parasitic losses are reduced by…
Report: Honda Boss Says Acura Doesn’t Need a Conventional Rear-Drive, V8 Sedan
Acura will not introduce a rear-drive, V8-powered luxury sedan as the automaker doesn’t need one. At least that’s what Honda president Takanobu Ito thnks. Ito told Automotive News that, “I don’t think we need a classic front-engine, rear-drive car.” Instead Ito believes Honda should chart its own course for Acura, which includes more fuel-efficient models,…
2010 Corvette ZR1 Gets New Traction Control System, Launch Control
The Corvette ZR1 is already one of the best road-going machines ever made, but that hasn’t stopped the Chevy engineers from adding a few updates for the 2010 model. The main upgrade is a new traction control system that uses what Chevy calls Performance Traction Management (PTM). Essentially this works like a typical traction control…
Motor Trend Publisher Source Interlink Bankrupt
Source Interlink, the distribution company and publisher of magazines such as Motor Trend, Automobile and Hot Rod has filed for bankruptcy. The publishing side of Source is focused almost entirely on the automotive sector with 70 magazines dedicated to covering the automotive and motorcycle industries. With the suffering auto industry (March sales down 37…
Hyundai Equus Headed to the U.S.?
As though there was any doubt that the Hyundai Equus luxury sedan was headed to the U.S. market, Hyundai has all but made it official, bringing the high-luxury sedan to the New York Auto Show. Hyundai doesn’t hold its press conference until tomorrow, but we can tell you a few detail now. For starters the…
General Motors Launches “GM Total Protection” Incentive Package
In a bid to help pump-up auto sales in the month of April, General Motors has just announced a new list of incentives. Called “GM total Protection” the package includes some added GM bonuses as well as a few new items aimed at protecting the buyer. Two two major incentives are what GM calls Payment…
Lamborghini Estoque Gets Put on Hold
Lamborghini will not be building a four-door exotic – at least not any time soon. Maurizio Reggiani, the head of R&D for the Italian exotic car manufacturer told U.K. publication AutoCar that the Estoque project would be shelved. The controversial sedan was unveiled by Lamborghini at least year’s Paris Auto Show and was scheduled to…
Brits Jump on Bailout Bandwagon
After experiencing a December sales slump of almost 50 percent compared to the same month a year before, the British government has announced that it will provide £2.3 billion (or $3.25 billion) for automakers in the UK. The funds are intended to assist viable companies that are suffering because of the current global economic crisis….
Aston Martin to Take On Audi at 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans
While every other automaker in the world seems to be pulling out of motorsports Aston Martin is getting more involved (and in a big way) announcing that it will take on none other than Audi in the LMP1 Class at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans. The cars will be based on the 2008…
Kia Soul: The Soul of a Lotus?
According to a report in the UK’s CAR magazine, Kia has entered into a partnership with Lotus that will see the British light-weight sportscar maker develop the suspension for all future Kia models – starting with the Soul. The only problem is, this special suspension setup with be specifically for the UK – or so…
