If you don’t like the way the Camaro ZL1 looks, than there’s something wrong with you. Arriving in coupe form this spring, this car packs an all-mighty performance punch for just $54,995, provided you can actually get your hands on one. Continue Reading
Volkswagen has confirmed to Autoblog that the oil-burning 2013 Beetle TDI will make its public debut at theChicago Auto Show next month. Continue Reading
We never heard about buyers of other ex-General Motors brands – Pontiac, Saturn and Hummer – taking to their keyboards to research new rides when the lowered boom crushed them all. Even though they would have been warrantied and supported by a still-living GM. Continue Reading
For the last several years Ford has partnered with Barrett-Jackson to auction off some very special vehicles for charity. Past cars have included the first production examples of the Shelby GT500KR andShelby GT as well as special one-offs like last year’s Grabber Blue Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca, all of which have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Continue Reading
Good things come in small packages. Or smaller packages, anyway, as Audi has been discovering with its SUV range. What started with the mammoth Q7 has since grown – or shrank – to include the smaller Q5 and the even smaller Q3, which was just confirmed for the North American market. Keen to capitalize on a positive trend, Audi has been rumored to be considering adding a Q1 to its line-up, details of which are now emerging. Continue Reading
While some would have you believe that Americans are unique in their general preference for traditional betrunked sedans over hatchbacks, don’t let them sway you. There are plenty of markets in the world where trunklids are preferred to tailgates. But while sedans are typically viewed as larger than hatchbacks, the new Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire. Continue Reading
My first car was a used 1981 Ford Mustang. It was a complete piece of garbage, but it was the best I could do with $900 worth of hard-earned busboy tips. It only had one side mirror, the power steering fluid had to be filled every two weeks and there was a nail in the dashboard. I would have removed that last bit of nonstandard hardware, but whenever the Brown Bomber didn’t want to turn over, touching the nail for luck seemed to work. But compared to my friends’ cars, mine at least looked the fastest. Looks don’t win at the stoplight, though, and my rust-colored ‘Stang featured the double whammy of a 109-horsepower 2.8-liter V6 and an automatic transmission. Continue Reading
Think there are a lot of Mini variants already? Hold on to your hats, because BMW is showing no signs of slowing down any time soon. Next month the new Mini Roadster will hit American showrooms, and next year, a two-door crossover (presaged by the Paceman concept from Detroit last year but carrying theCountryman Coupe in production form) should be available as well. But that’s only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Continue Reading
Mercedes-Benz has set his heart on the strengthening of the U.S. sales of more than 20 percent, reports Automotive News that the mission could include plans for a wide range of hybrids. JoachimSchmidt, head of global sales of Mercedes-Benz, said a U.S.Special Class B of the plug-in hybrid with an engine power rangecan be used in the U.S. government shortly. Continue Reading
Jaguar may be in no rush to bring diesel variants to the United States for anything more than a cross-country demo run. But overseas the marque’s oil-burning selection keeps growing. The XF is already available in its home market with a 190-horsepower 2.2-liter diesel four, not to mention a 3.0-liter diesel V6 with 240 or 275 horsepower. But if those weren’t frugal enough, Jaguar has now introduced an even more cost-effective alternative. Continue Reading
