2013 Nissan GT-R Priced from $97,820; We Chart Godzilla’s Price, Power, and Performance Over the Years

2013 Nissan GT-R Priced...

The GT-R, Nissan’s twin-turbocharged hellion, has received upgrades each and every model year since it went on sale for 2009—and 2013 will be no different . Its price has been upgraded along with it: The 2013 GT-R will start at $97,820 for the Premium “base” model or $107,320...
Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid Prototype Drive: A Highway Hybrid?

Honda Accord Plug-In Hy...

While in Japan for the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show , we visited Honda’s Twin Ring Motegi racing facility to see some of the company’s future products. Among them was a plug-in hybrid system, a prototype of which was installed in a current-generation Accord. While the car we drove is just a...
Peugeot Abandons Endurance Racing: Why It Happened and What It Means for Prototype Racing

Peugeot Abandons Endura...

Considering that French automaker Peugeot hasn’t sold cars in the U.S. for 20 years—and has no immediate plans to return—you’d think the company’s decision to end its participation in big-time endurance sports-car racing, effective immediately, wouldn’t have much impact on...
Chevy dealer shows ingenious way of pulling down showroom

Chevy dealer shows inge...

Filed under: Humour A couple of pick-ups aren’t the first thing that comes to mind as a tool to demolish an old showroom. However, when it is a Chevrolet dealer using its own Silverado pick-ups, it is a perfect excuse for tyre smoke and promotion. John Watson Chevrolet in Utah, was...
2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Tested! The Most Powerful Camaro Ever Packs More Than Just Engine

2013 Chevrolet Camaro Z...

Midway down the main straight at Inde Motor­sports Ranch outside ­Tucson, Arizona, the shift lights on the head-up display flash. At 106 mph, we grab fourth gear, and another wave of ferocious acceleration propels the car forward. We graze 130 mph before hitting the brakes and...
2013 Chevrolet Corvette: 427 Convertible with Z06 Engine, 60th Anniversary Package

2013 Chevrolet Corvette...

Chevy has confirmed that the 2014 model year will bring an all-new, seventh-generation Corvette. Until then, though, the bow-tie brand has put together a special Vette with a big-ass engine, as well as a paint-and-tape package to celebrate the nameplate’s 60th birthday. Keep...
GM to Replace 2.4-liter Fours with 2.5-liters Across the Range

GM to Replace 2.4-liter...

General Motors will upgrade one of its workhorse four-cylinder engines. The news comes straight from GM’s North American president Mark Reuss at this year’s Detroit auto show . The 2.4-liter four—which currently does duty in the Chevy Equinox, Buick’s Verano and...
2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Gets Big Power Upgrades, Face Lift

2013 Hyundai Genesis Co...

Given that Hyundai’s 2013 Veloster Turbo coupe-hatch will pack 201 horses, it makes perfect sense that the rear-drive Genesis coupe would get more muscle of its own. The intra-lineup pecking order must remain undisturbed, after all. Keep Reading: 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe –...
Chevrolet Code 130R and Tru 140S: Two Sporty Concepts For, You Know, Kids

Chevrolet Code 130R and...

Chevrolet’s Detroit auto show display will include two style-heavy concepts aimed at the youth (i.e., under 30) market. According to U.S. Census data— which Chevrolet cites with dollar signs in its eyes—that includes some 80 million consumers in America alone. “Young customers...

GM Confirms Mystery Det...

So the “mystery” concept car we broke the news on earlier this morning — the one we’ll be seeing from General Motors at next week’s Detroit Auto Show — will definitely be sportin’ a bowtie. More » View original here: GM Confirms...

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