Posted in New cars on Mar 14th, 2010
For years, Ford has had the police cruiser market locked down. Despite neglecting to update the old school, body-on-frame Crown Victoria for nearly two decades, there is no car more instantly recognizable as a police car.
According to Autoblog, 70 percent of police cars sold in the past five years were Crown Victorias. That [...]
Posted in Diesel, Luxury vehicles, New cars on Mar 10th, 2010
GMC, apparently trying to muddy its “Professional Grade” reputation and appeal more to the Ed Hardy and flat-bill crowd, has announced that the 2011 GMC Sierra 2500 will be available in the luxury Denali trim. The Denali HD will come with GMC’s new Duramax diesel, because you need 765 lb-ft of torque to haul Creatine [...]
Posted in New cars on Mar 7th, 2010
Saab has been saved from the scrapheap of the GM bankruptcy thanks to Spyker. That means the company can finally get back to doing what car companies need to do to make money and add new vehicles to its lineup. The first of Saab’s post-GM cars will be the new 9-3X, a lifted wagon [...]
Kia unveiled the new 2011 Sportage this week at the Geneva Auto Show. For 2011, Kia will add some much needed funk to the Sportage in the form of a more stylish exterior and sportier driving experience. According to Autoweek, the 2011 Sportage will be longer, lower and wider than the previous generation.
The [...]
Posted in Budget-friendly, New cars on Feb 16th, 2010
Chrysler has announced that the Fiat 500 will go on sale in the United States before the end of 2010, according to Motorauthority. The 2011 Fiat 500 will be the first Fiat car to hit the U.S. since the company bought a large stake in Chrysler. The 500’s success will likely determine how [...]
Posted in New cars, Sports cars on Feb 1st, 2010
Porsche has been teasing the world with the idea of a small, four-cylinder powered sports car similar to the 914 it built in the 1970s for a while now. The most recent news in the saga of the potential new Porsche 914 comes from an interview with Autocar in which VW CEO Martin Winterkorn [...]
Posted in Compact cars, Honda, Hybrids, New cars on Jan 12th, 2010
The 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid has been revealed at the Detroit Auto Show. With styling reminiscent of Honda’s famous sporty hatchback CRX and even more famous Insight hybrid, think of the CR-Z as Honda’s version of a retro model. According to Autoblog, the CR-Z will feature a mild hybrid system that will allow [...]
Posted in Automotive, New cars, Research, Used cars on Mar 4th, 2009
Since the majority of a car’s depreciation happens during the first couple years, a lot of car shoppers opt for a used model to save money. But now that new car sales have been so bad recently, dealers are forced to drop the price on new models and offer such huge incentives that the price [...]
Posted in New cars, Sports cars on Feb 1st, 2009
Porsche’s 911 GT3 is the pinnacle of naturally aspirated Porsche performance. The recipe is quite simple really. Take one 911, make it a boatload lighter, give it a racing engine, and your done. Okay, so it’s not that simple. A lot of research and development went into making this the perfect platform for sports car [...]
Posted in Luxury vehicles, New cars, Sports cars on Feb 1st, 2009
You’d think that the last that would go through the mind of someone that owns a Bentley would be fuel consumption. These vehicles have been gas-guzzling monsters since their very inception and I doubt fuel consumption was ever a design goal when putting together these cars. Bentley cars are all about excess…
Well it seems that [...]
