Deliveries of the new 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible start next month but you can build your dream version now, virtually. Once you load up all the options, which for simplicity are divided into four different sections--Packages, Powertrain, Exterior and Interior--the configurator will dish out the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. A...
Ferrari has reportedly applied for a new patent application that’s said to cover technology that monitors a driver’s mental and physical state in order to adjust a car’s stability and traction control systems in order to help avoid potential accidents resulting from a loss of control. The patent describes the installation of a...
Buy a new Dodge Viper and get a free .50 caliber Barrett sniper rifle as part of a deal being offered by Missouri car dealer Max Motors. Yes, you read that correctly. In a move mirroring the actions of Florida-based Nations Trucks, the Max Motors dealership will give you the sniper rifle but first you going to have to fork over close to $100,000...
Audi has used this week’s 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to preview its next-generation MMI technology, the German automaker’s innovative human-machine interface which integrates a special touchpad with handwriting recognition as an input system. The touchpad interface already features in the new 2011 Audi A8, where...
The Volt has its app, the Prius has one too. Now the Ford Focus Electric has joined the party with the MyFord Mobile app. Offering smartphone users the ability to monitor and control their vehicle remotely, the app also packs EV-specific features. Like what, you ask? Like "value charging," which allows Focus Electric owners to reduce the cost of...
Joining the recently revealed 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan in showrooms later this year will be a brand new C-Class Coupe, which has been revealed today thanks to a leak in the German media. The new car isn’t due to be unveiled until next week’s 2011 Detroit Auto Show, or possibly at March’s Geneva event, but these latest...
The Huayra, Dues Venti or whatever Pagani’s new supercar, currently going by its codename C9, will be called, has been captured today testing in and around the streets of Modena, Italy just outside Pagani’s factory. The video below shows a prototype for the car, giving us a real sense of its proportions and presence out on the road. We...
Just in time to kick off the new year, Mopar has unveiled a range of accessories for the latest editions to the Chrysler lineup in 2011. Making their debut next week at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the ‘Moparized’ lineup of vehicles will include everything from a Ram pickup truck to a pint-sized Fiat 500. In fact, there will be...
With a fresh but familiar face, an aggressive all-American profile, and more features for the dollar than ever, the 2011 Chrysler 300 presents a compelling argument for looking beyond Acura and Lexus for your next upscale sedan. Priced from just $27,995, you might even save some cash in the process. The standard 2011 300 offers a wide range of...
As the 2011 Detroit Auto Show approaches, the flurry of teaser sketches is picking up into a steady drift of information "leaks." This hour's latest? Another glimpse of the upcoming Kia KV7 crossover, a Flex-like creation on first glance that showcases a pair of conventional doors--along with a pair of gullwing rear doors. Kia hasn't released the...
When the 2011 Detroit Auto Show kicks off next week, Hyundai will be one of the brands drawing throngs to its press preview. In part, that's because it's planning the world debut of its unusual 2012 Veloster hatchback--with the promise of 40-mpg fuel economy and a unique four-door body that teams a hatchback and a single driver-side door to a pair...
Last month we brought you the first word on the return of Cadillac and the CTS-V to road racing with an SCCA World Challenge CTS-V Coupe, and today we have new images of the car in the metal. The debut outing for the new CTS-V Coupe racer will be the St. Petersburg, FL weekend of the 2011 World Challenge series, March 25-27. [Cadillac]
When the GMC Sierra All Terrain HD Concept was first previewed ahead of its debut at next week's Detroit Auto Show, all we got was a meager handful of photos and a 360-degree video. Today GM fixes that with this gallery exposing the truck in more detail, including the interior. As GMC's "concept only" exploration of the extremes of heavy-duty...
Alpha and beta testing might sound strange to a car guy, but it's common lingo in the computer and software industry to denote pre-production stages of progress. The alpha stage is the first rough draft of the final product, and that's what Tesla is previewing today through its vice president of vehicle engineering, Peter Rawlinson. These videos...
Deliveries of the new 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible start next month but you can build your dream version now, virtually. Once you load up all the options, which for simplicity are divided into four different sections--Packages, Powertrain, Exterior and Interior--the configurator will dish out the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. A...
Ferrari has reportedly applied for a new patent application that’s said to cover technology that monitors a driver’s mental and physical state in order to adjust a car’s stability and traction control systems in order to help avoid potential accidents resulting from a loss of control. The patent describes the installation of a...
Buy a new Dodge Viper and get a free .50 caliber Barrett sniper rifle as part of a deal being offered by Missouri car dealer Max Motors. Yes, you read that correctly. In a move mirroring the actions of Florida-based Nations Trucks, the Max Motors dealership will give you the sniper rifle but first you going to have to fork over close to $100,000...
Audi has used this week’s 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to preview its next-generation MMI technology, the German automaker’s innovative human-machine interface which integrates a special touchpad with handwriting recognition as an input system. The touchpad interface already features in the new 2011 Audi A8, where...
The Volt has its app, the Prius has one too. Now the Ford Focus Electric has joined the party with the MyFord Mobile app. Offering smartphone users the ability to monitor and control their vehicle remotely, the app also packs EV-specific features. Like what, you ask? Like "value charging," which allows Focus Electric owners to reduce the cost of...
Joining the recently revealed 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan in showrooms later this year will be a brand new C-Class Coupe, which has been revealed today thanks to a leak in the German media. The new car isn’t due to be unveiled until next week’s 2011 Detroit Auto Show, or possibly at March’s Geneva event, but these latest...
The Huayra, Dues Venti or whatever Pagani’s new supercar, currently going by its codename C9, will be called, has been captured today testing in and around the streets of Modena, Italy just outside Pagani’s factory. The video below shows a prototype for the car, giving us a real sense of its proportions and presence out on the road. We...
Just in time to kick off the new year, Mopar has unveiled a range of accessories for the latest editions to the Chrysler lineup in 2011. Making their debut next week at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the ‘Moparized’ lineup of vehicles will include everything from a Ram pickup truck to a pint-sized Fiat 500. In fact, there will be...
With a fresh but familiar face, an aggressive all-American profile, and more features for the dollar than ever, the 2011 Chrysler 300 presents a compelling argument for looking beyond Acura and Lexus for your next upscale sedan. Priced from just $27,995, you might even save some cash in the process. The standard 2011 300 offers a wide range of...
As the 2011 Detroit Auto Show approaches, the flurry of teaser sketches is picking up into a steady drift of information "leaks." This hour's latest? Another glimpse of the upcoming Kia KV7 crossover, a Flex-like creation on first glance that showcases a pair of conventional doors--along with a pair of gullwing rear doors. Kia hasn't released the...
When the 2011 Detroit Auto Show kicks off next week, Hyundai will be one of the brands drawing throngs to its press preview. In part, that's because it's planning the world debut of its unusual 2012 Veloster hatchback--with the promise of 40-mpg fuel economy and a unique four-door body that teams a hatchback and a single driver-side door to a pair...
Last month we brought you the first word on the return of Cadillac and the CTS-V to road racing with an SCCA World Challenge CTS-V Coupe, and today we have new images of the car in the metal. The debut outing for the new CTS-V Coupe racer will be the St. Petersburg, FL weekend of the 2011 World Challenge series, March 25-27. [Cadillac]
When the GMC Sierra All Terrain HD Concept was first previewed ahead of its debut at next week's Detroit Auto Show, all we got was a meager handful of photos and a 360-degree video. Today GM fixes that with this gallery exposing the truck in more detail, including the interior. As GMC's "concept only" exploration of the extremes of heavy-duty...
Alpha and beta testing might sound strange to a car guy, but it's common lingo in the computer and software industry to denote pre-production stages of progress. The alpha stage is the first rough draft of the final product, and that's what Tesla is previewing today through its vice president of vehicle engineering, Peter Rawlinson. These videos...
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