Thursday, July 30th, 2009
The 2010 “grand Bentley” that will replace the Arnage has been spotted by spy photographers over at our partner site, MotorAuthority.com.The new sedan is scheduled for a world debut at the 2009 Pebble Beach Concours next month, but several preview photos have been revealed–along with some pictures taken from deep within a Bentley ..
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Honda’s natural-gas-powered Civic GX is only offered to the general car-buying public in two states–California and New York. But today the automaker announced a third state where it’s available: Utah.Why Utah? According to Honda, the Great Salt Lake state leads the nation in per capita natural gas refueling infrastructure and has the lowest ..
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Toyota’s subcompact Yaris will allegedly serve as the basis for a new hybrid model, set to launch sometime in 2011. The car (name TBA) will feature new styling and a new hybrid system that’s apparently less expensive than those found in Toyota’s other hybrid vehicles, which should have a nice effect on pricing: the car […]
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
More speculation about the successor to the Bugatti Veyron has hit the web — this time in the form of a rendering of the Bugatti Royale (also called the Bordeaux). Obviously, no one will know if this is an accurate representation until it’s revealed to a select group of individuals at the Frankfurt Motor Show […]
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Toyota’s iQ is a popular guy these days. A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned that the iQ will serve as the base for Aston Martin’s first foray into the citycar segment. (In fact, Aston Martin likes the iQ so much they’re not touching anything under the hood.) And now comes word that after many […]
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Do you know this man? Apparently his name is Cristian de la Fuente, and he’s on Dancing with the Stars — a show that we’ve never been able to watch because we’re always reading press releases and going on test drives and other stuff on your behalf. (You’re welcome.) Anyway, Cristian and other heavy-hitting Hollywood […]
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Former president Bush devoted chunks of money to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, launching research projects across the country. Unfortunately, the Obama administration (specifically Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu) would rather focus on electric vehicles, since EV technology is literally ready to roll. Budgets being what they are, Chu cut ..
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Lots of carmakers are offering “Cash for Clunkers”-related deals–including Chrysler, which is simply giving buyers $4,500 back for any of its cars, regardless of tradein, and Hyundai, which even jumped the gun on the feds.Now, makers of new clean diesel models are jumping on the clunker caravan as well. If you’re going to trade in […]
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
More signs that the world of today is very different from the one our parents and grandparents knew: according to stat-hounds AutoPacific, 15% of car buyers would consider purchasing a Chinese-brand vehicle, and 11% would mull the possibility of purchasing one from India. Those statistics may not sound very impressive until you consider that […]
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
We’ve known for a while that the Chevrolet Aveo would be replaced by the 2011 Chevrolet Viva, which will be sold in Asia, Europe, and North and South America, courtesy of GM’s new global product development process.Now the first official renderings have landed from GM, and if the production car looks anything like the sketches, […]
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