Filed under: Car Buying, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM, HUMMER, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn.Wow, there are some great deals to be had at the moment from General Motors. Not the least of which is on the Corvette, specifically the Z06 model, which we've had nothing but good things to say about, even at its $72K asking price.
Land Rover has won two prestigious accolades in the Auto Express New Car Honours awards, beating tough competition to win Best Compact SUV and Best Premium SUV.The Land Rover Freelander 2 fought off the likes of the VW Tiguan, Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 and Ford Kuga in what is one of the most hotly contested sectors to win Best Compact SUV [...]Not only is the Freelander 2 as capable on the road as it is off it, the upmarket 4x4 is as refined as some of the best limousines.
Billy-Joe: "Hi. My name is Billy-Joe and I've just returned home after going to my local picture house to see The Dark Knight, starring Batman and his Batmobile. Which I like very much, and often draw pictures of anywhere I can get away with it.
THE NEW Arai Tour X3 and replicas of the Tour X3, as used by Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor in the BBC TV series Long Way Down, are now in UK Arai dealerships.The new Tour X3 has a re-designed peak with reinforced ridges and a new enlarged visor/peak holder pressure plate. Both of these new innovations give the helmet better stability at speed.
Mitsubishi is to show its updated Pajero Sport - aka Challenger, or Montero Sport - at the Moscow Motor Show next week.It's a little larger and wider, with a higher roof and extended wheelbase; engines on offer are a 162bhp 3.2 diesel, with a 2.5 diesel and 3.5-litre petrol V6 following.The Pajero Sport won't come to the UK or Western Europe, however; it's an old-school body-on-frame 4x4 based on the Shogun Sport discontinued here in 2005, and it will be sold only in Russia, the Middle East, South-East Asia, Latin America and Australasia.
NEW DELHI: Two-wheeler maker Hero Electric is planning to introduce an electric passenger car in the India by 2013, besides introducing battery driven three-wheeler.The company has also firmed up plans to expand its product portfolio in e-bikes by launching two more products in the high-speed category during the current financial year and also venturing into solar energy [...]Hero Electric is looking to acquire companies abroad to gain technology for the electric four-wheeler.
Bob Nardelli, Chryslerâ s chairman and chief executive, has an engagement in Japan next month that will help determine whether the Detroit carmaker sinks or swims.Accompanied by his two top lieutenants, Jim Press and Tom LaSorda, Mr Nardelli will visit Nissanâ s design studios to sign off on a new small car that the Japanese carmaker will build and that Chrysler will sell [...]GM is closing four SUV and truck plants and has put its Hummer division up for sale.6
The Audi A3 Cabriolet has been named Car of The Year by women's car-buying website evecars.com.Women influence over 80% of car purchases in the UK and these awards focus on what women really look for in a car, to help them make the perfect choice, whatever their lifestyle.Alex Jenner-Fust, editor of evecars.com said: 'The Audi A3 won over [...]
Is it a boat? Is it a plane? No, itâ s a superyacht-inspired Range Rover!Seven of the worldâ s top yacht stylists came up with the creation as part of a unique design competition set up by megayacht broker Edmiston in conjunction with Range Rover.They were tasked with restyling the luxury 4x4 on a limitless budget, taking cues from their day job..
General Motors Corp. hasn't yet sought offers or discussed the sale of the Hummer SUV line with potential buyers, the brand's general manager told dealers."GM did receive expressions of interest from various entities," Martin Walsh said in a video sent to U.S
Interest expressed in line, but automaker tells dealers reports of talks are 'just speculation.'General Motors Corp. hasn't yet sought offers or discussed the sale of the Hummer sport-utility line with potential buyers, the brand's general manager told dealers.
Korean carmaker stakes $500M on premium bid with Genesis, but also fills gaps at low end of lineup.With the launch of its new Genesis luxury sedan, Hyundai Motor Co. has bet a small fortune that it can win over premium car customers in the United States.
This SUV isn't especially quick, though its upscale interior will pamper passengers.Like any successful automobile manufacturer, Hyundai is moving upscale.Currently blessed with some of the best sales numbers in the industry, the company recently introduced the luxurious Genesis sedan and, according to some marketing studies, now ranks above established luxury car makers such as Porsche and Lexus in terms [...]
I doubt you've ever heard of the Nissan Qashqai (pronounced cash-key) and the Renault Koleos and it's even less likely you've seen either one. You might know the Nissan Rogue, though.Here's the genius of the Renault-Nissan alliance: all three crossover wagons share a single global car platform and were engineered to meet government rules and consumer tastes around [...]
Buffed up cute-ute remains a contender, even with old mechanicals.When Mazda and Ford decided to substantially redo their compact, car-based sports-utes Tribute and Escape for 2008, they stuck with a more traditional SUV look and the same mechanical package rather than take them further down the crossover trail and further up the price and size spiral.The 2008 models [...]
Bob Nardelli, Chryslerâ s chairman and chief executive, has an engagement in Japan next month that will help determine whether the Detroit carmaker sinks or swims.Accompanied by his two top lieutenants, Jim Press and Tom LaSorda, Mr Nardelli will visit Nissanâ s design studios to sign off on a new small car that the Japanese carmaker will build and that Chrysler will sell [...]GM is closing four SUV and truck plants and has put its Hummer division up for sale.6
Bob Nardelli, Chrysler's chairman and chief executive, has an engagement in Japan next month that will help determine whether the Detroit carmaker sinks or swims.Accompanied by his two top lieutenants, Jim Press and Tom LaSorda, Mr Nardelli will visit Nissan's design studios to sign off on a new small car that the Japanese carmaker will build and that Chrysler will sell [...]GM is closing four SUV and truck plants and has put its Hummer division up for sale.6
As George Michael returns to Britain this weekend on what is rumoured to be his farewell tour, we look back on his most revealing pronouncements.In 1981, 18-year-old George Michael formed Wham! with his best friend Andrew Ridgeley. Over the next five years they had a string of number one singles, undertook the first tour of China by a Western pop [...]
Bob Nardelli, Chryslerâ s chairman and chief executive, has an engagement in Japan next month that will help determine whether the Detroit carmaker sinks or swims.Accompanied by his two top lieutenants, Jim Press and Tom LaSorda, Mr Nardelli will visit Nissanâ s design studios to sign off on a new small car that the Japanese carmaker will build and that Chrysler will sell [...]GM is closing four SUV and truck plants and has put its Hummer division up for sale.6
FORT BRAGG, Calif., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The scenic roads of Mendocino County, from giant redwoods to ruggedly beautiful coastline, are a motorcycle rider's paradise and the seaside town of Fort Bragg, California the ultimate destination. One avid rider said its roads "defy the senses ..
