Volkswagen has made no secret of its desire to be the world’s number one automaker, gobbling up smaller brands in its wake as it attempts to inorganically grow to rival the likes of General Motors and Toyota. The German auto giant is still finishing up its takeover of Porsche but already its chairman, Ferdinand Piech, […]
There’s been a lot of chatter about the MINI Roadster (also known as the MINI Speedster) which is set to debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show in just a couple of weeks. That’s not surprising: everyone likes a roadster, and the sporty renderings popping up on the web have sparked the interest of journalists and […]
There’s been growing concern in the green car community about EVs and their reliance on lithium batteries — specifically that there’s not enough lithium on Planet Earth to go around. Thankfully, analysts over at Gerson Lehrman Groups have put those fears to rest (for now). According to their data, even if EVs were manufactured at […]
In a one-two punch to the diversity of Canadian showrooms, both Saturn and Saab have announced that they’re pulling out of the Great White North. The Penske Automotive Group, which is purchasing the Saturn brand from General Motors, has already notified Canada’s 46 Saturn dealers that it won’t be selling the brand in Canada after […]
A satnav study released last week reached some interesting conclusions: U.S. drivers who use GPS systems with traffic-enabled navigation save the equivalent of four days on the roadways each year. Moreover, as a result of driving smarter and shorter, those folks reduce their CO2 output by 21%. Brits don’t fare quite as well: traffic-enabled ..
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When we asked Ford executive vice president Mark Fields about diesels last week, he said mildly, “You’ll see diesels used in our truck line, especially the larger models.”Lo and behold, Ford has released details on its latest, 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 diesel. It’s the first one Ford has designed in-house after a deal with International […]
The 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show is now only a couple of weeks away, and Mini in particular is ramping up to do the show in style. On Wednesday, the company revealed its new Coupe concept, and soon after that a sketch of a second Roadster concept that’s expected to join the Coupe in Frankfurt surfaced […]
Editors at TheCarConnection.com drove the 2010 Audi R8 to bring you this hands-on road test of its styling, performance, comfort, safety and features. TheCarConnection’s experts also compared the new R8 to other exotic cars, to bring you the best shopping advice and information possible. The companion R8 review condenses opinions from other […]
It’s a diesel, a hybrid, a plug-in, a three-cylinder–and a tour de force, perhaps?BMW’s Vision EfficientDynamics concept has been the subject of rumor and innuendo for weeks, but now the German car company is setting the stage for its 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show display with new details of its concept–but no full photos or video […]
2010 LEXUS IS C STYLING | [6 out of 10] Car and Driver: “It looks to the untrained eyes like a sedan that has met a hacksaw” Motor Trend: “You’ll recognize the C as a member of the IS family, yet every body panel save the hood is […]
