Archive for the ‘Car News’ Category

AutoblogGreen for 01.06.09

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green click to visit AutoblogGreen Ahh, the Internet. Source of many leaks and copious amounts of sales information. The tubes also bring us news of electric cars cruising for Obama while diesels do the Dakar Rally. Indeed, internet, what would we do all day without thee? ...

Isuzu to cease passenger vehicle sales in America at month’s end

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Filed under: SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, IsuzuIsuzu will cease selling passenger vehicles in America on January 31. In a news blurb that's about as abbreviated as the company's product lineup, Kelley Blue Book reports that the troubled Japanese automaker will stop selling its Ascender SUV and i-Series pickups at the end of ...

REPORT: Suzuki’s Kizashi program stillborn

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Click above for a high-res gallery of the (apparently D.O.A.) Suzuki Kizashi We're going to have to get used to feigning shock when new models are scrapped seemingly just weeks away from production. If the reports are true, Suzuki's long-awaited Kizashi sedan is to be the latest victim in this growing ...

Coming soon: Hamann tuning for the Bentley Continental GT and GT Speed

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Coupes, Sports/GTs, BentleyClick above for a gallery of the Hamann Bentley Continental GT No stranger to tuning supercars like the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti and Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, Hamann's most recent addition to its parts catalog is the Bentley Continental GT and and GT Speed. There's no word ...

AutoblogGreen for 01.05.09

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green click to visit AutoblogGreen Past, present and future. That's one way to look at the three vehicles in the above image. First, we have an all-electric 1982 Ford Escort Exp, followed by the new Audi R8 V10 with its all-LED lighting. Lastly, and there's a reason this is ...