During a dealer event in Las Vegas last week, Chrysler “officially” revealed the 2009 Challenger to it’s dealers - and made the decision to ban all cameras from the event. Unfortunately for Chrysler ( and fortunately for us ), someone was able to sneak in a camera phone and snap some shots. [...]
Infiniti’s FX35 and FX45 are on there way out, to be replaced by this - the EX35. The EX does look a little bit softer - it’s a bit more CUV and a bit less bizarro-hatchback. The specs look to be very familiar though
290 HP 3.5 liter VQ V6
5 speed automatic transmission
Really this vehicle [...]
The 2008 Altima Coupe has been a tremendous hit across the country - hampered only by the extremely limited availability. In some areas, inbound units are pre-sold weeks in advance - not typical for any Nissan. The next step, naturally, is to offer a convertible. And that, my friends, is what we see here - [...]
Mazda released a sneak peak at their upcoming redesigned 2009 Mazda6 - a car that the automotive world is waiting for with open arms. When the Mazda6 first debuted, it was a real head turner - both in style and performance. Now that the competition has redesigned their own models, the current Mazda6 is a bit stale and [...]
The 2008 Ford Falcon Orion is the car that could save Ford. That is, if Ford was smart enough to release it in the United States, instead of as an Australian market only car. People would actually go to Ford dealerships because they want to buy this car, rather than settling for it because [...]
There have been rumors floating around the last couple days about a possible successor to the McLaren F1 - perhaps the most famous supercar ever. Built way back in 1994, the F1 still stands as one of the fastest production cars ever. If that isn’t a testament to an incredible car, then I don’t know [...]
The specs have been leaked, and they’re ridiculous. The upcoming Audi RS6 supersedan will be sporting an absolutely ridiculous 571 horsepower. That power will come from a twin turbocharged 5.0 liter V10, according to some handy-dandy deciphering of the vehicle chassis codes. Apparently the engine will also make 1000 NM of torque, though I [...]
According to the wacky Hollywood Extra, GM is going to step up and produce the Buick Velite ( concept pictured to the left ). Though I’m decidedly not a fan of badge engineering ( the Velite would be built on the same platform as the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice ), I can’t help but [...]
The Poor Man’s Roll’s Royce Phantom is approved for production (unofficially). The Chrysler Imperial, which for all intents and purposes, is a blatant Phantom rip-off, got the green line from some drunk executive at Chrysler. Not only is the Imperial a clone, it’s a clone of a hideous car, which makes it pretty dang [...]
Word on the street ( and by street, I mean Interweb ) is that there will be no Accord Hybrid based on the new bodystyle. Instead, Honda is going to release a first - a mainstream diesel powered sedan. Yes, I know that VW has had diesels for years, but they’re not exactly mainstream in [...]
Chevy is going back to the bad place - their unstoppable badge engineering fetish. The 2007 GMC Acadia is a perfectly nice vehicle. It is large, spacious, stylish, and has better road manners than it’s truck based Yukon cousin. And of course Saturn has it’s own version in the Outlook, and Buick has the [...]
The Toyota FT-HS concept that drew a lot of praise has the green light from Toyota to go into production. With any luck, Toyota will change the name to something less, well, awful, than FT-HS. Something like, say, Supra. Just a name off the top of my head, you know.
The FT-HS [...]
Jeep has had the Grand Cherokee in it’s lineup for a decade and a half now, and it’s been pretty much the same vehicle. It was great offroad SUV, but just awful on-road. The road has traditionally been harsh, and there is so much body roll that turns aren’t really possible over 5 [...]
The 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid is an updated version of Toyota’s first hybrid SUV, due in September 2007. The preliminary specs include a powerful 270 HP gas engine / electric motor combo, and EPA ratings of 31 MPG city / 27 MPG highway. For some reason, Toyota only allows the Hybrid Highlander [...]
Years ago, the Nissan Maxima was true to it’s slogan - a Four door sports car. It had a soul in a world of soulless family sedans. It had power and handling that it’s peers could only dream of.
Nowadays, the Altima has really taken over as the sporty sedan in the bunch. [...]
What you’re looking at is the Kabura concept, and potentially a brand new Mazda RX-7 - something enthusiasts have been clamoring for for quite some time. Let’s face it - the RX-8 isn’t flawless, and isn’t exactly a powerhouse of a car.
What can we expect from a new RX-7? Well specs are [...]
Honda is world famous for most of their cars getting exceptional gas mileage. Just like huge and imposing is the Hummer thing, fuel economy is Honda’s thing. That being said, the upcoming Acura NSX is going to be powerful, fast, and gulp fuel at an astonishing rate. Well, not if Honda has their way.
See, [...]
We don’t yet know what it will look like, but the General has officially confirmed the 2010 Hummer H4 - the smallest Hummer to date. Considering that Hummer sells about 3 times as many H3’s as it does H2’s, the sky is pretty much the limit for sales of the new baby Hummer.
When the Hummer [...]
I’m not exactly sure where the Liberty fits into Jeep’s new lineup. After all, there isn’t really much space between the Compass and Patriot, is there? There’s also the Dodge Nitro in the same family, which shares a platform with the new Liberty.
For some reason, Jeep is convinced that there is room, and [...]
The Hummer H3, the smallest, greenest Hummer on the road, is going to get a little less green for 2008. I guess it felt less manly than it’s big brother H2, who spews out ridiculous amounts of carbon monoxide and gets 8 miles per gallon, going downhill with a 40 mph tailwind.
To help [...]
No hard stats yet, nor word of the WRX or STI versions. But the Hollywood Extra has some more pictures of the new 2008 Subaru Impreza for you to take a look at.
I was going to just let you see the shot without being judgmental, but that just isn’t in my nature. [...]
The Hollywood Extra has some great pics of the Opel GTC Concept up - and it’s a slick looking car to say the least.
It looks like it has some Nissan GTR influence, but it actually ends up looking better than the GTR does - go figure.
Hey, since Saturn is pulling lots of GM Europe [...]
First you saw the 2008 Honda Accord Coupe, and it was met with mixed reviews. Now, we have the 2008 Accord Sedan - though it’s just a drawing for now. Unfortunately, it looks like the ugly front end is staying put on the sedan as well. There’s no rear view yet, so I don’t [...]
What’s that eh? Dodge’s comeback American muscle car will really be built in Detroit right? Well, no. Our friendly French-ish Eskimo neighbors to the north will actually be building this resurrected icon of American muscle.
Yes, I know that Canada is still in America… if you mean North America. But the [...]
Boy, the small, affordable roadster market sure is getting crowded. Just a couple years ago, it consisted of the Mazda Miata. Now we have the Miata ( renamed the MX-5 ), Pontiac Solstice, and Saturn Sky. Dodge wants in on the game too, and their entry is still a concept - meet the Dodge [...]
Saturn is progressing quickly into becoming GM’s ‘Europe in America’ brand. Considering the utter blandness that is most of Saturn’s models, I say great! As part of this movement, we have the upcoming 2008 Saturn Astra, available in both a 2 and 4 door hatchback. Power will come from a 140 horse, 1.8 liter 4 [...]
Rounding out today’s new Nissan updates is the 2008 Nissan Titan. The Titan has been known for many things, but subtlety is not one of them. It’s big, chrome-covered, and big. Did I mention big? The updates for 2008 are minor. The front grille is toned down some, in the spirit of the new [...]
Nissan is updating their popular Pathfinder mid-size SUV for 2008 as well - and in a pretty big way. No full redesign or new platform here, but then again it’s not needed. The last full Pathfinder update was in 2005, so it hasn’t been very long. This time around, there are minor styling changes [...]
Nissan is finally making an update to it’s full-size SUV - the Armada. This won’t be a complete redesign unfortunately, but rather a fairly thorough freshening. From these pictures, we can tell that the front end is getting toned down a little bit, with much smaller ‘fangs’ than the current edition. The lower fascia is [...]
Every vehicle that ever wore the fabled Corvette badge has been a V8 powered, front engine, rear wheel drive car ( Save for the very first Corvette, powered by the Blue Flame Inline 6. ) That’s what a Corvette is, and Chevy would be foolish to stray from the path. According to the AutoExtremist, there’s [...]
I can’t post it here, but you can see the artist’s rendition over at World Car Fans. So what’s the big deal? Well, lots actually. The 2008 Prius will look very similar to the current Prius, but with a more futuristic - type design, if that makes any sense. The front [...]
The Infiniti QX56 is a thinly disguised Nissan Armada. For about a $10,000 premium over an Armada, you get navigation and woodgrain. And, of course, the Infiniti badges. Because of this, and the fact that most premium SUV buyers aren’t complete idiots, the QX56 has been disappointing to say the least.
Here’s [...]
Maybe it’s just my imagination, but this picture of the Ford Interceptor concept looks different than those that have been floating around for awhile. I’m loving the front end, lots of chrome but not too much there. The hood is just sick looking, I love it. Fender decorations are neato, the [...]
I’ve been waiting for the actual concept car of the 2008 Accord Coupe since seeing the drawing awhile back. The good thing is that Honda kept the rear end of the car very similar to the drawing - and it looks absolutely fantastic. The quad exhaust will probably turn into dual exhaust [...]
I’ll admit it, I hate the Camaro coupe concept. I think the grille is horrible, and the roofline is unspeakably bad. I really and truly hate the car, and that’s a fact.
The Camaro Convertible concept that you’re looking at here is a bit of a different beast. Yes, the big ugly [...]
Just stop for a moment and let that sink in. 600 HP. Not long ago at all, 500 HP was simply remarkable - now we’re going to see the world’s first 600 HP car under $100k. So where did Dodge find those extra 90 ponies? Well, they had to get [...]
Meet Lincoln’s newest concept - the Lincoln MKR. Alright, the name sucks, we admit it. The whole MK thing that Lincoln is having a love affair with, sucks. I hope they get over it in a hurry, so they can put some real names on their cars. Back to the [...]
Meet Toyota’s latest concept - the FT-HS. Not exactly the most alluring name, but we’ll set that aside for the moment. The side profile of this concept is just striking - and somewhat reminiscent of a Lotus Elise - not a bad thing at all. It’s definitely a daring design, and [...]
Look at that - 2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V. Probably one of the worst names for a car, ever. Way too long, way too many letters thrown together… Nissan needs to work on this pronto. Anyway.
It’s no secret that an SE-R and SE-R Spec V version of the new Sentra [...]
Again - Ford is doing something spectacular. The Fusion is already a pretty spiffy little family sedan, and this makes it rock even more. Meet the first picture of a Ford Fusion Hybrid prototype. How do we know it’s a hybrid? Well, one of the photographers caught sight of a [...]
The General is making progress on the hybrid front, they’re just doing it slowly. the 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid comes as one of the biggest announcements in the hybrid world. This will be the first full-size SUV hybrid application, and it will be interesting to see the real world results. Since [...]
Nissan is thinking hard about bringing back a low-cost RWD car ala a 200SX. Pictured here is the Nissan Foria concept - first shown in 2005. While I’m not a fan of the styling ( it looks confused ) , I love the idea. The concept has one pretty cool feature [...]
You just may be looking at the all-new 2008 Acura NSX. This time around, it’ll be an Acura on both sides of the pond - the Acura brand is set to debut in Japan in 2008 as well. The specs are, well, unreal. Acura’s old halo car was revolutionary in some [...]
Is this the new 2008 Honda Accord coupe? I sure hope so. I own a 2007 Accord coupe, and love it. It’s not -the- most stylish car on the road by any means, but it’s nice looking, comfortable, handles well, rides smooth, and gets great gas mileage. If I could [...]
Love it or hate it, the Bugatti Veyron caused a commotion and got a lot of people’s attention. Folks who had forgotton the Bugatti name were suddenly talking about Bugatti. A 1001 HP, quad turbo W16 motor will do that to people, you know.
Lots of people have though that Bugatti would call it [...]
We’ve shown you spy shots, and we’ve confirmed the rumors. Now, Nissan officially announced the coming of an Altima Coupe. Nissan is planning to release the Altima coupe in the summer of 2007 as a 2008 model year car.
Nissan had two choices with the new Altima - they could’ve been lazy and [...]
The 2007 Sebring coupe is an ugly, ugly car. The front end is pretty much ok, but the back makes me want to tear my eyes out with a spoon. I mean it’s really, really bad. My 7 year old son could have done a much better job designing the back [...]
Remember the 2007 Altima Coupe spy shots? Today I received confirmation from a source at Nissan - this vehicle will be produced. It seems Nissan finally has seen the light, and realized that some customers want a 2 door, but have children so can’t purchase the 350Z. No longer do customers who [...]
After skipping the 2007 model year, Porsche reveals the 2008 Cayenne to the world, with some notable changes. There are some cosmetic differences, including new headlights to conform to new European standards. Owners of the 2008 Cayenne will also benefit from 15% better fuel mileage vs the 2006 model - not a [...]
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