Mazda fans can get ready for a little more zoom-zoom. The brand has announced that the replacement for the popular MazdaSpeed 3 will appear at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show next month.
AutoWeek reports, “Details remain scarce, but the company has announced that the 2.3-liter direct-injection turbocharged four-cylinder will continue to power the range-topping model. No performance numbers were released. In the current Read more…
The Ford Ranger pickup will roll into the 2010 model year this summer equipped with the automaker’s stability-control system that includes a rollover sensor.
The rollover sensor measures the truck’s angle of tilt and engages the antilock braking system to help prevent a rollover. Ford uses the technology, which it calls AdvanceTrac with RSC, throughout its vehicle lineup.
The 2010 Ranger also gets new side-impact airbags Read more…
One of Cadillac’s most anticipated models is being delayed one year.
The 2010 CTS coupe had been scheduled to go into production this summer. Instead, the car will go into production during the summer of 2010.
“We made a few changes to the overall portfolio,” said Joanne Krell, a GM spokeswoman. “Obviously we are in a challenging economic time, and one of the changes is to move the coupe back a year. Instead of coming out Read more…
The next generation of Toyota’s popular Prius hybrid has made its first official appearance at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. After more than a year of rumors and spy photos, and a long series of press releases from Toyota offering hints about the car, we can bring you the official details.
The answer to the number one question Prius fans have been asking is: 50.
Ford has officially unveiled the high-performance Shelby GT500 Mustang, which is set to debut at the Detroit Auto Show this month. “The new GT500 is the result of the partnership between Ford’s Special Vehicle Team and Shelby Automobiles, owned by legendary race car driver Carroll Shelby,” reports the Detroit News. “Both worked together to enhance the car’s performance and looks.”
At next week’s Detroit Auto Show, Cadillac will unveil a radically redesigned 2010 SRX crossover. Most vehicles get a makeover with a redesign about once every five years, but rarely do they change as completely as Cadillac’s midsize SUV has. The new vehicle has more in common with the Lexus RX than with anything out of Cadillac’s own stable.
Autoblog explains, “There is almost nothing carried over to this version Read more…
Though the 2010 Equinox isn’t set to debut until next month’s Detroit auto show, Chevrolet released official photos of the SUV over the weekend. Initial impressions are positive.
According to Jalopnik, “The all-new 2010 Chevrolet Equinox builds on the previous model with more of what segment buyers are looking for across pretty much every aspect. Better interior, better styling, better engines, better transmissions Read more…
Remember the Taurus? It was a good car at the right time and it made Ford a bunch of money–until they turned it into a jelly bean and then started concentrating too much on trucks. Well, when the history of this current economic conundrum is written, the car that got Ford through it all may well be the 2010 Fusion (with help from the functionally identical Mercury Milan).
This humble sedan is all the more significant given that Ford started Read more…
There are few more lukewarm cars than the Volvo S60. The current model has been on the road for nine years, is underpowered next to competitors, and even falls short of the safety scores most buyers expect from Volvo. Through November of 2008, Volvo’s U.S. sales were slower than any other major automaker except HUMMER, and the tepid S60 isn’t going to cure that.
Mazda’s best-selling vehicle worldwide, the Mazda3, gets a major makeover for 2010–a new engine and transmissions, reshaped sheetmetal and a revised interior, and a few surprises.
Mazda revealed the second-generation subcompact sedan at the Los Angeles auto show. The five-door hatchback version should make its debut soon–maybe as early as this December’s Bologna, Italy, show. The sedan and hatchback go on sale in the United States in Read more…
