Bentley has unveiled the 2011 Mulsanne, the company’s all-new flagship grand tourer, at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance in Monterey, California. The car is not a replacement for Arnage. While Arnage ends production this year the Mulsanne will be positioned “at the pinnacle of the ultra-luxury segment.” Continue reading »
Conceived by an industrial artist, brought to life by some of the world’s leading automotive engineers and designers, and proven on some of the most demanding race tracks in America, the all-new 2010 Devon GTX stands ready to stake claim as the next great American supercar. Continue reading »
Infiniti offered an advanced look at the all-new 2011 Infiniti M luxury sedan at the 59th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. This is the third generation of Infiniti’s M sedan, which straddles the line between midsize and fullsize. Continue reading »
Porsche Automobil Holding SE and Qatar Holding LLC have signed an agreement signaling the beginning of Porsche’s sellout to the Arabs. In the afternoon, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche SE, Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, welcomed the high-ranking delegation from Qatar led by Prime Minister of the Emirate, Sheikh Hamad ibn Jassim ibn Jabir Al-Thani, to the historical Porsche Villa located on Killesberg Hill outside of Stuttgart. There, the two men signed two contractual agreements. Continue reading »
Audi has announced the U.S. manufacturer’s suggested retail prices for the highly anticipated 2010 Audi S4 sedan and A5 / S5 Cabriolet models. The S models arrive at U.S. dealers in late August, while the A5 Cabriolet will be available in the Fall of 2009. Continue reading »
Car buyers wanting to use the cash-for-clunkers program but can’t find the vehicles they want due to stock shortages will be able to reserve models under a change in the program, as announced by the Obama administration today. Continue reading »
Hyundai has announced a price reduction for the 2010 base model by $1,800. The 2009 Elantra Touring, a compact five-door hatchback, in showrooms with a base price of $18,520 previously, including the $720 shipping charge, will be replaced by the 2010 model with a lower $16,715 sticker this fall. Continue reading »
The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have crash-tested the new Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight, and both have earned the group’s coveted “Top Safety Pick” award. That means each of the vehicles managed to score the agency’s highest rating of good in front, side, and rear tests and are equipped with electronic stability control, standard on the Prius and optional on the Insight. Continue reading »
With less than a year on the global market, the eye-catching Kia Soul already has won numerous accolades, including a ‘5-Star Crash Safety Rating’ from Euro-NCAP and ‘Best New MPV’ from Which? Driver’s 2009 consumer survey in the UK. Kia Motors’ affordable halo car now adds a 2009 ‘Top Safety Pick’ from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to its list of accomplishments, selected as one of only 10 small vehicles to earn the organization’s top honor for earning “Good” ratings – the highest achievable – in frontal, side and rear impact crash safety tests. Continue reading »
BMW has debuted the production hybrid version of the BMW 7-Series. To be shown at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show in September, the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid 7, as well as the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6, will go on sale in early 2010. Continue reading »