April 5, 2013
- Barrett-Jackson auctioned off the first production 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible in Palm Beach this evening, with the open-top two-seater commanding a huge winning bid of $1,000,000 from Rick Hendrick, owner of NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports. While the Geneva Motor Show C7 prototype is pictured above (it also was shown at Barrett-Jackson), Hendrick won rights to the first retail production model (VIN undetermined at this time), allowing him to choose both color and options...
April 4, 2013
- Apparently this is a BMW X4, which is an X6-esque version of the not-yet-released 4-Series, which is the coupe version of the 3-Series. I have no idea what’s going on here. This segment is going to be big in the future, it’s an easy way for BMW to make money but I can’t even tell [...]
- The money will be dispersed among plants in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
- PickupTrucks.com has gotten its hands on a few more details concerning the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and the 2014 GMC Sierra. General Motors held a conference call on the two trucks, allowing Jeff Luke, executive chief engineer for both, to answer a few questions. Luke said truck buyers are largely concerned with power and fuel economy, and as such, GM will continue to explore new methods of providing both. That may translate into any number of drivetrain permutations, including light-duty...
April 3, 2013
- "We were going to do a front-wheel drive Cadillac compact off of Delta because it was going to be less expensive," Doug Parks, General Motors' vice president of global product programs, told the Automotive News during the Detroit Auto Show in January of this year. That sentence, referring to early ATS discussions more than five years ago - a period when the automaker, and the industry, was struggling - reveals that Cadillac's highly acclaimed rear-wheel drive compact sedan almost never happened...
April 1, 2013
- Within seven years, China will outstrip the United States to become the world's leading market for premium cars. It already beat the U.S. for top auto market in general in 2009. The Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation said last week that China would overtake the U.S. as the world's leading economy by 2016. No doubt about it, when it comes to being big: China is fast becoming the new biggest. Niche auto markets are no different. On the luxury end, China...
March 31, 2013
- Peter Robinson reports from the show floor, telling the story behind the attention grabbing Hyundai and Kia concept cars revealed in Korea Overshadowed by the simultaneous New York show, Seoul still threw up two significant new concepts from the all-powerful Hyundai and Kia group. Both point to new design directions. Hyundai’s striking Venace coupe represents a further move towards a premium sub-brand, while the Kia Cub looks set to join the Geneva show Kia Provo as a potential second line of...
March 28, 2013
- As always, the New York motor show played host to some spectacular debuts in 2013 The New York motor show delivered the sort of buzz befitting of the city that never sleeps. Here are our favourite show cars.1. Range Rover Sport What else could it be? Delivered by James Bond on the eve of the show, the car’s incongruous reputation for being a dynamic SUV that is bought by chiefly city-dwelling urbanites meant it was in its element in the Big Apple. But take time to read the full technical story...
- The most important developments from the New York motor show, which opened its doors this week Jaguar and Mercedes tried the hardest, but the New York motor show was about just one car, the Range Rover Sport.Sure, having James Bond behind the wheel helped generate the sort of global headlines to make marketing mean leap for joy, but that shouldnt be allowed to overshadow the triumph of the all-new Sport. Like it or loathe it, the off-roader that owners love to drive in sprawling...
March 27, 2013
- This is the Master Landing Page for the Cadillac CTS. From now on, as we further review this car, we will be updating this page with whatever fresh content we create. Future drive reviews, updated specifications, videos, and other relevant information will all be found right here, in one convenient spot.
- Although the first day of the 2013 New York Auto Show kicks off bright and early this morning, Buick got a jump on the competition by unveiling the 2014 Buick Regal lineup last night. While the Regal received many upgrades for the 2014 model year, most of our attention was focused on the sedan's drivetrain. When the new Regal hits dealers this fall, buyers opting for the new Regal Turbo will be welcomed by an additional 39 horsepower and 35 pound-feet of torque from the 2.0-liter turbo engine...
March 25, 2013
- A quick guess, based on the previous car's roof.Read more...
- New boss Karl-Thomas Neumann plans to revive Vauxhall with a refreshed brand image and an expanded product line-up Opel/Vauxhall’s new boss Karl-Thomas Neumann says improving the brand’s image is key to his strategy for turning around its fortunes.Prior to Neumann’s appointment, Opel embarked on a ten-year recovery plan called Drive 2022, which involves refinancing, restructuring, a targeted return to profitability by mid-decade and an ambitious roll-out of new cars and engines.On top of this,...
March 24, 2013
- Opel union leaders are seeking talks over the future of the General Motors unit's Bochum, Germany, car factory after workers rejected a deal that would have saved more than a third of the jobs at the location.
March 23, 2013
- Opel union leaders are seeking talks over the future of the General Motors unit's Bochum, Germany, car factory after workers rejected a deal that would have saved more than a third of the jobs at the location.