Marc Carter
2008 Chevrolet Corvette Gets a New Engine and More Power
GM has officially unveiled the new 2008 Chevrolet Corvette C6, following an info leak earlier this week. The big news for the 08' year is that the car has received a new engine, a 6.2L V8 LS3 engine that puts out 36 more horsepower than the previous LS2 version. The base 2008 Corvette will have 430 horsepower and 424 lb.ft...
Should GM Kill off Hummer, Buick and Pontiac?
Now that GM is the Number Two automaker in the world, many analysts are discussing what the automaker needs to do in order to get back on top. Alex Taylor at Fortune wrote an article on what he suggests the automaker do to gain back their title. The main recommendation from Taylor is for the automaker to kill off their...
Things are Finally Looking up for Ford!
Ford has posted their Q1 2007 earnings. The net loss for Q1 was $282 million, which is a lot better than last year's loss of $1.4 billion for the same period. Cost-cutting and improved sales from their European and luxury brands helped to decrease the overall lose for the quarter. Currently Ford is in the middle of a turnaround plan...
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X…Almost Revealed
Mitsubishi has released the first images of a near-production Lancer Evolution X. The pictures are labeled as a "design study", but the car that we will see this fall at the Frankfurt Auto Show will look pretty close to this version. Mitsubishi displayed the Prototype X at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year that was meant to give a...
When is Small too Small? Are the New Microcars Too Micro for U.S. Tastes?
Gas prices are expected to reach $4 a gallon in some parts of the U.S. this summer. Because of the ever increasing gas prices, automakers are expecting consumers to continue to flock to smaller more fuel efficient cars, such as the Mini or Honda Fit. Next year the Smart ForTwo will make it to these shores and GM has...
2008 Mitsubishi EVO X vs 2009 Subaru WRX STi Who Will Steal the Crown?
Road & Track has put together as many details that they could on the new 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STi and the Mitsubishi EVO X. They also posted pics of what they expect the cars to look like when they are released early next year. The 2009 Subaru WRX STi is expected to be unveiled later this year and will...
Honda Profits Fall Even Though Sales Have Increased
Honda Motor Co. is forecasting a 3% drop in profit this year, even though the company expects their global car sales to increase 7.7 percent to a record 3.395 million vehicles. The company cites an expected rise in the yen, and a global shift to lower-margin small cars as a few of the reasons for the decline in profits. Honda...
Audi is Planning on Launching a Smaller Sibling to the Audi R8..the Audi R4!
There are rumors circulating that Audi is working on a smaller mid-engined sports car to compete with other cars such as the Porsche Boxster. The mid-engined car could use a more powerful version of the company's 2.0L turbo and a turbocharged 2.5L in-line five, which would be in an RS model. The car will be built on an all-new platform,...
Audi is Planning on Milking the A5 Line with a New Convertible and Sportback
Audi is not content with their current line up. They are set to double their model count by 2015. “We have 22 vehicles in the lineup already and the other 18 in our heads,” said Michael Dick, Audi’s Product Development Chief. Audi already has the new Q5 SUV, the A7 four-door coupe and the A1 compact car in the...
Fiat May Re-Enter the U.S. by 2010 with the New Fiat 500
Fiat's recently revealed 500 has been a great success for the company and they expect to be sold out of the new small car until 2008. Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne recently stated that the car could make it to the U.S. by 2010. The new Fiat 500 is based on the Panda platform that is shared with the 2008 Ford...
