Archive for September 24th, 2008

Filed under: Concept Cars, Motorsports, Sports/GTs, Maserati
Click above to view more of the Maserati GranTurismo MC Corse Concept in our high-resolution image gallery
Maserati is a company with a deep-rooted racing heritage, and it isn’t about to let that fall by the wayside. With that in mind, the Trident marque has released details of its latest… »

Filed under: Concept Cars, Etc., Euro, Hatchbacks, Volkswagen

Click above for gallery of Volkswagen Golf GT MkVI
Since the GTI got its groove back with the MkV, fans of the original couple generations rejoiced. We’re on the edge of our collective seats waiting for the official release of the MkVI version, and some images have found their… »

Like the 2009 VW Golf VI, the 2009 VW Golf GTI is a lot like the old car, just a little bit better. Power comes courtesy of the same EA888 2.0-litre turbo used in the Edition 30 MK V, making 207 HP and 206 Lb-Ft. Looks-wise VW wanted to make the new GTI looks lower… »

Filed under: Toyota, AutoblogGreen Exclusive
Bill Reinert, national manager advanced technology vehicles for Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., is a bit of a showman. As we heard in the morning sessions of Toyota’s Sustainable Mobility Seminar, the world’s got a lot of problems to deal with right now.The afternoon sessions were dedicated to Toyota representatives explaining… »

Filed under: Etc.

Welcome, my friends! Tonight we gather to watch the train wreck that is NBC’s Knight Rider, now a weekly series in the wake of the catastrophically bad telemovie that aired back in February. If you’ve blotted the memory of that debacle out of your brain, feel free to check out the original liveblog… »

Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Coupes, Aston Martin

Click above for a gallery of the Hamann Aston Martin V8 Vantage
We were totally buying Hamann’s line about “form follows function,” right up until the point we saw the roof scoop on the tuner’s Aston Martin V8 Vantage package. That aside, the kit from Hamann is one of the… »

Filed under: Etc.

Welcome, my friends! Tonight we gather to watch the train wreck that is NBC’s Knight Rider, now a weekly series in the wake of the catastrophically bad telemovie that aired back in February. If you’ve blotted the memory of that debacle out of your brain, feel free to check out the original liveblog… »

Filed under: Safety, GM

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Needless to say, stealing cars is big business. If your vehicle becomes a target for thieves, there’s a good chance it will be stripped of its parts and scrapped within days or even hours of being stolen. There are plenty of security options to locate… »

Filed under: Etc., Chevrolet, GM, Honda, Toyota

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2011 Chevy Volt
Bloggers love environmentally friendly cars. Or so it seems, according to research performed by J.D. Power and Associates. The most commonly referenced brands in blog posts over the last six months are Toyota, Honda and General Motors. This shouldn’t come… »

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, SUVs, Wagons/Estates, Geneva Motor Show, Aston Martin, Rendered Speculation

When we recently posted on Aston Martin dragging Lagonda out of its crypt, one of the assertions was that “they’ve reportedly ruled out the possibility of a sport-ute.” That might have been nothing more than a semantic turn, as Car & Driver is… »