The Aston Martin sport car is the symbol of wealth, power and style. No matter what you look like or how intelligent you are if you are behind the wheel of an Aston Martin you are James Bond. The superior style and ultra high performance of these magnificent vehicles has captivated car enthusiasts around the world for over nine decades. Recently, the British manufacturer further embellished two of their top performers. The DBS and the V12 Vantage are now available with a Special Edition Black Carbon package. Continue Reading »
The Ford Fiesta has not been available in American since 1976. This ultra-practical and somewhat boring little vehicle was underappreciated here and therefore discontinued. Ford did find success with the Fiesta in Europe where new models have been rolling off of the assembly line for over 3 decades. Given the large span of time, continuous improvements and some radically innovative technology, Ford is willing to try their luck with the Fiesta here again in 2010. Continue Reading »
Ford returns to the top of the Automotive World with the Ford Fusion. Voted Motor Trend’s Car of the Year; Ford has reclaimed title after an 8 year hiatus. Ford decided to take a page out of the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry handbook; which have been the best selling cars in the mid-sized segment for the last few years. The Fusion’s main reason for winning the Motor Trend COTY is the flexibility. While the Fusion has been around since 2006, it was not until this year that Ford totally redesigned the car top to bottom, and without any bailout money from the government. The Ford Fusion scored incredibly well on six different categories such as: function, engineering, efficiency, design, safety, and value. Continue Reading »
Going on sale in December of 2009, will be the Special Edition Nissan Rogue Krom. The Krom is a special version of the Rogue S compact SUV. The main focus of the Rogue Krom is to stand out from the crowd with a visually stunning appearance. Nissan is looking to take a page from the Scion xB book by creating a vehicle that expresses the feeling of the driver in an outward expression. Continue Reading »
The 2009 SEMA show was packed with cool custom cars and accessories. This is to be expected from the most anticipated car event of the year. But there was a big surprise in the sea of automobiles and booths that was the SEMA show. Lingenfelter Performance Engineering or (LPE) has been tuning muscle cars, namely GM vehicles, for years. It is no surprise that they have taken a new 2010 Camaro and converted it to what would be a new Pontiac Trans-Am is Pontiac were to make said car. Continue Reading »
The all new and redesigned GMC Terrain is the little brother to the Yukon. GMC is targeting the mid-sized SUV market with the Terrain and at the same time they are trying to get a piece of the pie that Honda and Toyota have long since ruled! The bold exterior of the Terrain is all GMC styling and the Crossover SUV is chalked full of cool features and technology. And of course GMC is sticking to the fuel economy wars offering a 4-cylinder engine that will net you 30 MPG on the highway. All in all the Terrain offers just about everything you would want in a mid-sized SUV. Continue Reading »
What if you could drive every day without stopping at the gas station? There’s a new electric car coming out soon: the Nissan Leaf. It’s not gas powered and it’s not a hybrid. It runs strictly on electricity. This means it has ZERO emissions. Sounds good, doesn’t it? Continue Reading »
The Cadillac SRX of Old was big, ugly, and got terrible gas mileage. Well Cadillac has learned from the success of the CTS and totally redesigned the SRX with the consumer in mind. Gone are the oversized dimensions. Thrown to the curb is the big gas guzzling V-8 engine. Audios to the exterior styling. And in its place is a smaller, more nimble, and much better looking crossover SUV! The new 2010 Cadillac SRX is a real head-turner. Continue Reading »
The horsepower wars in the truck sector have been raging off and on over the past few years. We have seen 2 generations of the Ford F-150 Lighting which put down a mere 380-hp thanks to a supercharger. There was the GM Syclone which was a small pick-up that had 280-hp of turbocharged fury. And what I thought would be the pinnacle of trucks; the Dodge Ram SRT-10 which had the drive train from the Viper including the huge V-10 engine that roasted tires with 500 all-motor horsepower. Well Toyota has one-upped Dodge with the release of the TRD Tundra. Continue Reading »
Nissan Motor Company is coming out with a new electric vehicle. The electric concept, Nuvu, was introduced in Paris last year but Nissan has yet to release a concept that is closer to the production version of their new EV. Nissan reportedly stated that they wanted a bold design for the Nuvu that looks nothing like a hybrid. Continue Reading »