2011 Ford Mustang V-6 goes high-tech: new 305-Hp engine, six-SPEED transmission expected to Deliver 30 MPG highway • For 2011, Mustang makes sports coupe news with a new high-performance, all-aluminum Duratec® 3.7-liter DOHC Ti-VCT V-6 that delivers 305 horsepower and an expected best-in-class 30 mpg highway with six-speed automatic transmission – no other vehicle in […]
2011 Ford Mustang V6 gets 305 horses
Ford has revealed the 2011 Mustang with a new V6 offering 305bhp, styling tweaks, new ‘boxes and 36mpg. So what, you may say. 305 horses is hardly an earth-shattering amount of power for an American muscle car. And you’d be right. It’s not exactly unbridled power. But this is the entry-level Mustang; the one that’s all show […]
2011 Chevrolet Cruze US Press Release
The 2011 Cruze: Chevrolet Unveils U.S. Version Of The Popular, Fuel-Efficient Global Compact Sedan 2009-11-29 2011 Chevrolet Cruze at a Glance: o Popular global car refined for America o Expected segment-best fuel economy – up to 40 mpg highway – with new family of small-displacement engines, including Ecotec 1.4L I-4 turbo o Progressive design with […]
Chevrolet Cruze (2011) US reveal
The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze for the US market has been revealed ahead of its debut at the LA Motor Show this week. It’s the LA Auto Show this week, and one of the debuts is – somewhat bizarrely – the launch of the 2010 / 2011 Chevy Cruze. Is that an all new Chevy Cruze […]
Top Gear Balloon Caravan Crash tonight
In episode 3 of the latest Top Gear series James May crashes a hot air balloon / caravan, Clarkson drives a replica rally car and SIARPC is Chris Evans. It’s Sunday again, so just the usual reminder that our favourite Car Show – Top Gear – is on tonight with an all new episode. Tonight’s […]
Los Angeles Motor Show 2009 Preview
The LA Auto Show kicks off on 4th December. This is a quick preview of what cars will be on show. This coming week see the start of the Los Angeles Motor Show, the last major car show of the year and one which you would normally see dominated by high end exotica, such is […]
New Toyota MR-2 Hybrid planned?
Reports say that Toyota are working on a new MR-2 with a sport hybrid setup to take on the Honda CR-Z. The Toyota MR-2 was a much loved sports car in its day (despite the MR-2 bit sounding like ‘Sh*t’ if said in French) and lovers of the MR-2 have long bemoaned its passing. But […]
BMW F1 sold back to Sauber
BMW has pulled out of the deal with Qadbak to take control of its F1 Team and will instead sell it back to Peter Sauber. BMW is getting out fo Motorsport in a big way. Not only has it left F1 but it’s rumoured that they are also pulling out of WTCC after narrowly losing […]
Brabus B63 S – Mercedes E63 AMG Plus
Brabus has revealed the Mercedes E63 AMG based Brabus B63 S at the Essen 2009 Motor Show, offering an extra 30bhp and a top speed of 200mph. Brabus is one of the best known Mercedes car tuners, and produces a huge array of tuned versions of Mercedes AMG products. And at the Essen Motor Show […]
Hyundai pulls out of Japan
Hyundai is to stop selling cars in Japan after failing to make an impact on the market, despite success in the rest of the world. Hyundai has been a real phenomenon in the last few years. Despite – or maybe even because of – the worldwide slump in car sales they have pushed relentlessly forward and are now the […]