June 18, 2013
- Seventh-generation Corvette set to go on sale in the UK for £61,495 Pricing for the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will start at £61,495 in the UK, some £1,500 less than its predecessor, the C6 coupé.While this price is still nearly double the US list price of $51,995, UK cars will be equipped with the Z51 performance pack, which includes an aero package, upgraded suspension and an electronically controlled limited-slip differential. Larger wheels (19-inch front, 20-inch rear) and brakes (...
June 16, 2013
June 13, 2013
- If you're like millions of Canadians, your ride is more than a transportation-related appliance. More likely than not, it's an important part of many activities-- from home renovations to camping to pet ownership to sports. While at the wheel, today's driver demands to stay connected to their media—whether that media consists of music, entertainment, information or news. Further, the way drivers access their media on the go is changing-- and simply tuning into a terrestrial radio...
June 12, 2013
- Sports saloon set to be benchmarked against BMW's supercar-quick M3 Cadillac is benchmarking its upcoming ATS-V sports saloon against the BMW M3, as these spy pictures reveal.The future range-topping performance version of the BMW 3-series-size ATS is set to be revealed at the Detroit motor show next January.The ATS-V was spotted last week in back-to-back tests with an M3 on the roads near General Motors’ Detroit headquarters.GM has long spoken of making the ATS a match for Europe’s best....
June 11, 2013
- Looking at the fullsize pickup landscape, automakers are bringing more and more luxury to the mix. Ford has its King Ranch, GMC has the Denali and now Chevrolet is adding a High Country model, but it sounds like Ram might be looking to make a step up from its already posh Laramie Longhorn trim (shown above). Speaking with new Ram boss Reid Bigland, Automobile is reporting that Chrysler could be looking to reach even higher to add even more premium accoutrements to its truck line. It's hard to...
June 10, 2013
- Phil Harding, managing director of Holden Special Vehicles, says the Australian power wars are effectively over. GoAuto has quoted Harding as saying that it's simply becoming too expensive to continue to pursue ever more engine performance thanks in part due to extensive certification, homologation, development and testing requirements. Whereas HSV was once able to extract an extra 67 horsepower from an engine with a given investment, the same outlay today will see a bump of less than 7 hp,...
- If it wasn't so important for the future of electric cars, it could almost get tiresome: Just how do you improve batteries for longer life, quicker charging and a greater range? It's a question being investigated by great minds all around the world, and has turned up some surprising and exciting results over the last few years. Inspired by Popular...
June 6, 2013
- General Motors will continue to seek ways to return capital to shareholders, possibly through future share buybacks or a dividend, GM CEO Dan Akerson said Thursday.
- General Motors will continue to seek ways to return capital to shareholders, possibly through future share buybacks or a dividend, GM CEO Dan Akerson said Thursday.
- General Motors CEO Dan Akerson said today that the automaker would continue to seek ways to return capital to shareholders, possibly through future share buybacks or a dividend.
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