Thursday, 31 March 2011

Chevrolet to Unveil New 2012 Malibu on Facebook, at Shanghai Auto Show in April

Chevy has announced that it will unveil a show-car version of the next-gen Malibu simultaneously at the Shanghai auto show and on Facebook. Yes, really. The reveal will take place at 8:30 p.m. EDT on April 18th, meaning that in several U.S. time zones, Chevy’s big reveal is at the same time as “American Idol.” [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Opening Teen Driving School in the U.S.

What’s the product when you cross Mercedes-Benz and a full driver’s ed program? Besides a handful of brave Mercedes-Benz instructors riding shotgun with 15-year-0lds in Benzes, you get the Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy, Mercedes’ new driver’s ed school for teens. The school is no publicity stunt?Mercedes made it clear that the school will be a profit-earning [...]

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Domestic Bliss: A Graphic Representation of What?s Really ?Made in America? ? Feature

Contrary to popular belief, America still builds a lot of cars. Contrary to popular belief, America still builds cars?a lot of them. Nearly 8 million cars and trucks came out of ?U.S. plants last year. Step back and look at the entire North American continent, and production adds up to more than 12 million units. [...]

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2012 Ferrari FF ? First Drive Review

Ferrari builds a four-wheel-drive wagon?and it?s just as thrilling as anything else prancing out of Maranello. Running through hairpin corners in the Dolomite Mountains of the South Tyrol region of Italy, the Ferrari FF?s two-door wagon body style is the last thing on my mind, which is interesting because it?s probably the first thing anyone [...]

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Can't Be Real

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An Alternative It Is

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2012 Fisker Karma production begins

After three years of design, development and ceaseless high-profile promotion efforts, the first 2012 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrids have now begun moving down the production line.

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Trouble looming? Saab stops production for second straight day

Saab has been forced to halt production for a second straight day due to a payment dispute with suppliers.

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Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Are You Ready For: The Diesel Sportscar?

In the post-Veyron, post-Horsepower Wars world, “Responsible Performance” has been the catchphrase on the lips of every purveyor of performance cars. And with Audi and Nissan already set to brawl for EV sportscar niche that’s being abandoned by Tesla with the forthcoming end of production of its Roadster,� diesel power seems to be benefiting from [...]

Source: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/03/are-you-ready-for-the-diesel-sportscar/

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Spied: 2013 Cadillac XTS

Beneath that eclectic collection of camouflage resides an early prototype of the next flagship of the Cadillac fleet -- a vehicle GM's luxury division first presented as the XTS Platinum Concept at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show.

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Ford: V6s, not V8s, accounting for third of ?11 F-150 sales

Ford says that 35 percent of all 2011 F-150s have been sold with one of the automaker's two V6 engines.

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How a man saved his house by setting his car on fire [Video]

To raise the $15,000 needed to keep his home, Utah resident John Maxim pledged to burn his Ford Escort wagon if he got the money. He did, it burned, and now he has a criminal record. More »

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2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T Test Drive: 300-hp Turbo Gives Luxury Crossover an Edge

The 2010 SRX that arrived earlier this year is aimed squarely at the heart of the crossover market. A battle we staged between the two left us thirsty for more thrust out of the SRX. Does the new Audi-built 2.8T motor upgrade transform Cadillac's crossover?

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Saab 9-4X to stick with turbo six, not Cadillac?s 3.6

Saab says it will stay the course with GM's 2.8 and 3.0-liter V6s for the 9-4X instead of following Cadillac's decision to swap in a powerful 3.6.

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AT&T orders 101 CNG-powered Chevrolet Express vans

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AT&T has ordered up 101 Chevrolet Express Cargo 2500 vans outfitted from the factory with General Motors' compressed natural gas (CNG) system. GM claims that the van's natural gas-capable Vortec 6.0-liter V8 engine gets a gasoline-equivalent fuel economy of 11 miles per gallon in the city and 16 mpg out on the open highway. Fuel tank capacity (illustrated above) ranges from 15.8 to 23 gasoline-equivalent gallons.

Since the Chevy Express vans come from the factory with the CNG setup already in place, they are covered by GM's three-year, 36,000-mile limited warranty and five-year, 100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty. While the Express' comprehensive warranty is no doubt one of its strengths, the steep $14,590 price tag for the optional CNG system will be seen by some as a significant drawback. The natural gas-burning Chevy Express vans will link up with the rest of AT&T's enormous fleet of vehicles within the next couple of months.

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Porsche Boxster


The Porsche Boxster has been around for about 15 years and has only seen two generations and a facelift in 2008. Luckily for the guys over at Porsche, the mid-engined roadster is doing fine without the extra renovations. For 2011, the Boxster isn’t coming at us with extra packages or additional bells and whistles, but it is arriving in style with its usual sleek and unique exterior, and its good ol’ faithful 2.9L six cylinder Boxer engine.

The Porsche Boxster doesn’t really scream incredible speed with a power output of 255hp at 6,400rpm and 214 lb.-ft. of torque. It’s 0-60mph sprint of 5.6 seconds isn’t the best time for sports cars in this class and its 163mph isn’t the best either. What is cool about this engine setup is the seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) which can minimize these performance numbers and provide a more comfortable ride.

Pricing for the 2011 Porsche Boxster starts off at a reasonable $47,600 for the base model which comes with the standard six-speed transmission. Add the seven-speed PDK gearbox and that price jumps up to $51,020. And then there’s the addition of a few "extras" that could jet propel this price to a not-so-comfortable, underwear up the butt kind of feeling.

Hit the jump to get the good, the bad, and the oooh about the 2011 Porsche Boxster.

Porsche Boxster originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 29 March 2011 14:30 EST.

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