All right, I have a thing about short cars. I haven’t spoken to a therapist about it yet. Perhaps its just a reaction against the obesity crisis in modern cars and trucks. But where did they all go? There were once so many of them. Well, I’m going to collect all of them: Have the  Read More →

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Filed under: Spy Photos , Sedan , Mercury , Luxury Mercedes-Benz C-Class spy shots – Click above for high-res image gallery Our spy photographers have just snapped these shots of the next Mercedes-Benz C-Class undergoing winter testing, and these latest shots give us the clearest look yet at the entry-level luxury sedan’s updated front and rear. The baby Benz should make its official debut later this year, and these photos clearly... 

Goodbye, V-10! Audi’s next S8 gets a turbocharged eight. Audi claims it builds the sportiest cars in the premium segment, but another carmaker headquartered just 50 miles south, BMW, begs to differ. The battle is raging—and we couldn’t be happier. Early next year, Audi will launch its sportiest A8 , the S8, as its latest volley. From what we know so far, it has the potential to become our favorite luxury car. Powered by a twin-turbocharged,... 

Monday's incident with the runaway Toyota Prius reminded us that not everyone knows  Read More →

Japan creates its own Mercedes Sprinter, and it’ll be built in America. There’s nothing terribly creative about the name of Nissan’s new commercial van—NV stands for Nissan Van—but the Japanese Sprinter-fighter is a fresh take on the commercial carryall box. Nissan will launch the van in three strengths with a choice of a V-6 or V-8 engine. Keep Reading: 2011 Nissan NV1500 / NV2500 HD / NV3500 HD – Car News Related posts: Nissan... 

The Ford Motor Company has at last made Lincoln into something considerably more than the nicest car you can rent at the airport.  Meanwhile, Lexus is being tarred with the same brush that tars all Toyota products.  In Toyota’s case it is not the straightforward fact of unintended acceleration plaguing legions of Toyota and Lexus drivers. It is the backing and filling, confessing and unconfessing that most plagues Toyota’s reputation... 

Filed under: Government/Legal , Chrysler , Dodge Remember a couple weeks back when we told you about Chrysler’s improbable legal battle against little Lake Mary High School in Florida? Chrysler’s legal team put the smack down on the school for using the Ram logo as its school insignia, and the law jockeys in Auburn Hills, MI were giving the school until June 15 to remove all instances of the logo at a considerable cost to the school... 

New research out of Kuwait , using a new method of calculating the crude oil production potential of 47 of the world’s largest oil producing countries, has found that peak oil — the period in time when oil production reaches a maximum and then begins to decline — will come much sooner than expected… 2014 to be exact. (more…)  Read More →

We, like just about everyone else in the automotive world, were blown away when Porsche took the wraps off the 918 Spyder hybrid supercar . The wizards in Stuttgart built the plug-in hybrid on the QT and kept it super-secret until rolling it out in Geneva, where it almost literally stopped the show. Now it seems Porsche is actually going to build it. According to England’s Autocar magazine, the Porsche …  Read More →

Hummer is another one of General Motor’s zombie brands that will likely soon cease to exist (if no last minute buyer steps up). The builder of gas-guzzling SUV’s was thought to have been saved when Chinese construction company Sichuan Tengzhong, but the Chinese government squashed the deal. GM was preparing to wind down the brand, even as it entertained two other potential buyers. But Hummer still has a little bit of life left... 

Posted on 03.10.2010 19:00 by Simona Filed under: Lexus | sedan | Lexus GS | luxury cars | $40K-$50K | Cars | Car Reviews | Lexus The Lexus GS luxury sedan enters the 2010 model year, in three version – GS 350 RWD, GS 350 AWD and GS 460 RWD. Next to all the latest technologies, the GS is also offered with new exterior colors: Deep Sea Mica replaces Black Sapphire Pearl and Satin Cashmere Metallic replaces Golden Almond Metallic. In addition,... 

GM’s recent reinstatement of 661 culled dealers has put pressure back on Chrysler to come to arrangement with the dealers it shed during last year’s bankruptcy and bailout. Rep. Chris VanHollen, the sixth ranking Democrat in the House or Representatives, tells Automotive News [sub] that with GM buckling to dealer pressure, the time has come  Read More →

After its surprise introduction at the Geneva Auto Show last week one thing is clear: the Porsche 918 Spyder supercar has struck a resounding nerve in the automotive community. You see, true car nuts, no matter how green they aspire to be, are always drawn to fast, sexy cars. And if there’s one thing the world of car nuts felt like it might be losing in this profound shift to green transportation, it was sexy speed. (more…)  Read More →

Posted on 03.10.2010 17:00 by Simona Filed under: Mercedes | coupe | Mercedes E-Class | sports cars | car tuning | Cars | Car News The German tuner Kicherer has revealed the E50 Coupe tuning kit based on the Mercedes E500 coupe. Thanks to an software update and a sports exhaust system, the V8 engine’s power has been increased by 42 hp and 20 NM. And while in the standard model the top speed has been limited to 155 mph, in the tuner version...