Archive for May, 2009

First Test: 2009 Chevrolet Colorado V-8

These days, there aren’t many compact trucks for those with a lead foot. Yes, the Dodge Dakota is available with a V-8, but it’s a lot bigger than a true compact truck-it’s somewhere between a compact and a midsize. There are some high-performance dealer-installed or specialty options (such as adding a supercharger), but for […]

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Audi reportedly shoots down electric R8 rumor for Frankfurt

Rumors in the European press that Audi would bring an all-electric Audi R8 supercar (or an extended range EV that uses a diesel range extender) to the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show in September have been denied by an Audi spokesperson. The anonymous Audi representative told Edmund’s Inside Line that the stories in Auto Motor […]

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

B-Segment Surprise: 2011 Chevrolet Viva

General Motors said Friday morning, 10 days after President Obama announced new fuel mileage standards and three days before the automaker declares bankruptcy, that it will build a new small car in an idled U.S. plant.
Thursday afternoon, retiring GM Vice Chairman/Product Chief Bob Lutz showed the Automotive Press Association a chart with recently produced and […]

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

First Drive: 2010 Jaguar XFR, XKR and one of the best V8s on the market

About 20 minutes after heading south towards the Mediterranean, traffic on our four-lane roadway stops abruptly. The bus we have just passed pulls up on our right and an officer is standing in the middle of the roadway, waving the morass of motorists through – until we reach the head of the pack. He points […]

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Audi Q5 Custom Concept Revealed for Worthersee Tour 2009

The 28th Wörthersee Tour in Austria kicks off on May 20 and ends on the 23rd. The show is a gathering of auto enthusiasts, including those who love the Audi brand. For the latter a special Audi Q5 will be showcased on the Audi stand.
Clad in massive 21-inch wheels with a 7 twin-spoke design, the […]

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster Spied at Nurburgring

So, you’re an Aston Martin fan and you love the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage? But you would rather have it topless? Well, from the looks of these photos, that will soon be an option. Following the V12 Vantage first photos from a few weeks ago, spy photographers spotted the same V12 Vantage Roadster prototype […]

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Audi R8 LMS Successfully Passes Ultimate Endurance Test

Ingolstadt/N?rburg – The new GT3 sports car of AUDI AG successfully passed the ultimate endurance test: In the fastest 24-hour race the N?rburgring has ever seen, all four Audi R8 LMS cars that started to the race crossed the finish line. Christian Abt, Jean-Fran?ois Hemroulle, Pierre Kaffer and Lucas Luhr (Team ABT Sportsline) clinched an […]

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009