Archive for 'Car Business' Category
smart USA Launches Cross-Country Road Show
10 May 2007Although the rest of the world has been driving the smart car for years, the US has not been an official market, even though a small number are on the roads here. Starting in 2008, all of that changes as the Mercedes manufactured smart will go on sale in the States and to introduce the [...]
Chrysler Planning Hemi Hybrids
1 May 2007Chrysler is about to make its first foray into hybrid vehicles with the introduction next year of the 2008 Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen SUVs. Unlike some hybrid vehicles, however, these will not have a little 4 cylinder engine or even a V6, instead, these will be equipped with the 5.7-liter Hemi V-8.
Overall fuel efficiency [...]
Lincoln to Sell Cars on Amazon.com
17 November 2006Is this a sign of the future? Starting Monday, the Lincoln MKZ sedan, MKX crossover and new Navigator will be available on Amazon.com from their own pages where you can start the purchase process with a click of the mouse:
Doing so will connect them to a Lincoln page where they can select options and price [...]
Supercharged Super Corvette Spy Photos
5 October 2006[photo removed at photographer's request]
It looks like the Super Corvette is on track to make it on to the streets. Spy photos of the supervette showed up on Autoweek’s website, taken by Chris Doane for Brenda Priddy & Company. The photos show an extra scoop on the hood and the photographer reported a whine emanating [...]
Ariel Atom for Sale
18 September 2006One of the hottest vehicles to appear in the U.S. recently is the Ariel Atom, a minimalist, tube framed rocket with Honda power and huge performance. The first one imported into the U.S. is for sale and if you’re looking for one of the highest grin factor cars you can drive on the street, you [...]
Audi Plans Diesel TT
11 July 2006Audi is going to cash in on the diesel winning race cars by adding a diesel to the TT lineup. Because the TT’s engine bay is too narrow for the V6, it looks like they’ll use a 4 cylinder diesel from VW which is currently available in 140hp and 170hp versions, expect the Audi engine [...]