Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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Suzuki delays US Swift until at least 2011, getting advice from VW

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:29 PM PDT

Those of you waiting for the new Suzuki Swift to get Stateside will have to wait a little bit longer. After the Kizashi didn't exactly make the splash that Suzuki had hoped for, and with Suzuki sales in America crumbling, it appears that the Japanese automaker and 20% stakeholder Volkswagen AG will sit down to form a new battle plan. Part of...


From Concept to Reality: Chevrolet Orlando MPV

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:31 PM PDT

The upcoming Orlando minivan, which shares its platform with the Cruze, is another one of Chevrolet's upcoming attempts to rectify its sub-par image as a brand. How has the MPV developed since it debuted as an attractive concept two years ago to woo European car buyers? Well, it still seats seven and will get both gasoline and diesel four-cylinder...


Infiniti's LA Auto Show Lineup to include M Hybrid, IPL G Coupe and G25 Sedan

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:23 PM PDT

The 2010 edition of the Los Angeles motor show is still three months away, but since Infiniti doesn't have something that we haven't seen or heard of before, the Japanese automaker decided to end the suspense early by revealing its plans today. Making its North American premiere at the LA Show, will be the new 2012 M Hybrid sedan, which is set...


Chrysler Group officials talk Fiat with 400 potential dealers

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 01:58 PM PDT

The Chrysler Group today hosted a special event in Detroit for around 400 of its car dealers from targeted markets across the country to tell them what it will take to become a Fiat dealer in the United States. Fiat, which controls 20 percent of Chrysler, plans to unveil the U.S.-spec version of its 500 mini at the Los Angeles auto show in...


Dealership Guard takes $111,000 Corvette ZR1 for a spin, posts video on Youtube...

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:34 PM PDT

We finally found someone that makes Lloyd and Harry [that would be the dynamic duo from Dumb & Dumber] look like Mensa candidates. Meet the now unemployed, but as-of-yet unnamed, security guard at the Dallas Auto Auction in Dallas, Texas. This bright young man not only gave in to his urges upon seeing a brand new $111,000 Corvette ZR1 in the...


Mazda Shinari Sports Sedan Concept: 44 High-Res Photos

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:05 AM PDT

While we're waiting for Mazda to release some official information on its new Shinari sports sedan concept that we first told you about earlier today, here's a comprehensive gallery with more than 40 photos, renderings and preliminary design sketches of the car. We still don't know for sure if the Shinari is heading to next month's Paris Motor...


2012 BMW 1-Series 5-door Scooped, Shows its Insides for the first time

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 09:23 AM PDT

Following last week's teaser preview of the current generation 1 M Coupe and more relevantly, spy shots of the next 1-Series hatchback in three-door form, today we bring you pictures of the new five-door variant and for the first time, scoop images of the baby BMW's cabin that give us a flavour of the interior styling. Our new spy photos reveal a...


Roush releases GT500-killer supercharger package for 5.0-liter Mustang GT

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:34 AM PDT

Roush has released its ROUSHcharger kit for the new 5.0-liter Mustang after its debut at the Woodward Dream Cruise, force-feeding performance nuts with enough induction to pump the Mustang GT's output from 412 horsepower and 390 lb-ft of torque to a monstrous, semi-warrantied 550HP and "more than 470 lb-ft" of torque. What was once strictly Ford...


Mazda Shows Shinari Four-Door Sports Coupe Concept

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:31 AM PDT

[Update: More pictures here] Mazda today took the wraps off a new concept model called the Shinari during a special press event near Milan in Italy. The Shinari is a four-door coupe style sports sedan collaboratively designed by Mazda's styling studios in the United States, Germany and Japan. According to the Japanese firm, the sport sedan's...


Citroën's high riding DS4 unveiled ahead of Paris Motor Show [31 photos]

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:34 AM PDT

Say bonjour to Citroën's latest creation and the second member of its DS lineup of special models after the DS3, the all-new DS4 that was revealed online today ahead of its public premiere at next month's Paris Motor Show. Based off the freshly revealed C4 hatchback (Citroën's rival to the VW Golf), the DS4 is the production version of the...


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