TTAC News Round-up: Winterkorn Appears on BI Top 15 List, Oil Near 11-Year...
Where do you end up if you’re the former CEO of a company guilty of cheating diesel emissions tests, the fallout of which wipes out billions of dollars of value from said company? Business Insider’s...
View ArticleFaraday Future FFZERO1 Concept Revealed
Faraday Future revealed its FFZERO1 Concept in Las Vegas on Monday night. It is a striking artifact that continues to keep the company’s product plans mysterious. This “car of concepts,” as Head of...
View ArticleJeep Rolls Out 75th Anniversary Editions; Yes, Patriot, Compass Too
If you didn’t know it was Jeep’s 75th anniversary this year, it’s your fault for not paying attention. Pretty much all of the automaker’s SUVs are rolling billboards for its “Since 1941” branding, and...
View ArticleTTAC News Round-up: Elio’s Already on Thin Ice; Magna and Getrag Seal Their...
Regulators may rain on Elio’s parade even before they got started. That, Volvo takes a serious stab at full-size luxury conventional wisdom, the big get bigger and Ford’s hybrids only go so far … after...
View ArticleElio Motors: NHTSA Proposal to Regulate Three-wheelers as Cars ‘Would Not Apply’
My late father told me that few people are as passionate as converts who’ve become disaffected. Some of the most vocal critics of the Elio Motors startup are former supporters, people who put down...
View ArticleRUMOR: Buick Resurrecting Grand National in Detroit?
If you were looking for at least one wild-ass auto show rumor to see you through the weekend, look no further: Bloomberg (via AutoGuide) is reporting that Buick may show “a sporty coupe concept” this...
View ArticleNAIAS 2016: Buick Avista Concept – This Is It!
Buick, eager to shed its geriatric image, has at least pulled out a few stops preceding the 2016 North American International Auto Show. It’s no Grand National, but it is a sporty coupe. Avista is its...
View ArticleNAIAS 2016: 2017 Ford Fusion Is the New Domestic Mid-size (Ass) Hauler, Fo’ SHO
Answering the question no one seemed to ask, Ford decided that its revised Fusion needed a boosted six next year and a wide menu of trims and powertrains to kill ‘em with quantity. When it goes on sale...
View ArticleNAIAS: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor is The Bulldozer for Your Sandcastle
Ford unveiled Monday its 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor SuperCrew complete with four doors, a 3.5-liter turbocharged V-6 and 10-speed transmission because more numbers always wins, all the time — except for...
View ArticleNAIAS 2016: 2017 Infiniti Q60 – The G37 is Finally Dead
After keeping the G37 Coupe on life support past its sell-by date, the Q60 two-door sport coupe is finally getting a complete overhaul for 2017. Just one question: How many hundreds of horsepower do...
View ArticleCheap Car Wars Canada: 2016 Chevrolet Spark Gets $9,995 CAD Price Tag, and...
Chevrolet might be trying to sell its newest Spark in the United States for $12,660 ($13,535 with freight), but the automaker is bringing its game to other low-priced subcompacts in Canada with a...
View ArticleMid-Engine Corvette Closer Than Ever
It is no secret that GM has flirted with mid-engine Corvettes for decades. Until now, the company has lacked the motivation, consensus, and/or resources to move to a mid-engine layout. However, this is...
View ArticleTTAC News Round-up: Let’s Talk Carbon Emissions, Volkswagen’s Bigger...
FCA has to clean up its act in a hurry, or pay a lot more to sell cars in the future. That, Europe wants Volkswagen to treat its owners the same as American owners, General Motors’ lawyers get down and...
View ArticleWhat’s Going On with Volkswagen’s Golf GTI?
Dealers are shaving thousands off of Volkswagen’s Golf GTI — up to $5,000 at some dealers — and the hatchback is relatively easy to find at rental car counters across the country. So, is everything...
View ArticleAlright, Who Asked For a Backseat In The Ford Mustang GT350R?
Ford will sell a backseat kit for its Ford Mustang GT350R because it’s the family car you’ve been asking for, the automaker announced Thursday. Ford will sell the backseat it removed back to you for...
View ArticleTTAC News Round-up: Don’t Leave Europe Out of the Party, Bizarre End To GM...
Volkswagen to European diesel owners: “Why you mad?” That, the mailman can’t deliver on the first lawsuit against GM, Caddies built in China and 51.3 million cars were recalled in 2015 … after the...
View ArticleSheriff Resurrects 20-year-old LT1-powered Chevrolet Caprice
An Illinois sheriff knows a barn find when he sees one. According to the Northwest Herald, McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Stadler spotted an old parade Chevrolet Caprice with 4,000 miles...
View ArticleLos Angeles to NYC in 38 Hours, On A Six-Cylinder Beemer
It was a pain in the ass — literally. “I spent two years training my ass,” Carl Reese tells me via phone, shortly after his announcement of YACCR (Yet Another Cross Country Record). “I was serious...
View ArticleDeLorean is Coming Back – Not from The Future, But from Texas
For the “Back To The Future” fan keen on winning the parking lot at the next confab, DeLorean announced this week that it’ll make “new” cars again in Texas. Thanks to a change in the small volume...
View Article2,016,932 Land Rover Defenders Have Been Built So Far, And Then This Last One
The last Land Rover Defender rolled off the line Friday at the Solihull, UK facility, according to the automaker. The wildly uncomfortable, loud and grandfather to all Land Rovers will live on, albeit...
View ArticleWhat Does $1.2 Million Buy You?
Vast amounts of witless cash arrived at Scottsdale this week. To wit: the first serial production Acura NSX — or, at least, the right to order it — sold for $1.2 million at Barrett-Jackson on Friday....
View ArticleAudi Wants To Say Something, And Will Spend $10M To Do It
Football fans are finalizing their Super Bowl 50 party plans, which will undoubtedly include copious amounts of heart-clogging edibles and liquids that might be confused for beer. At the same time,...
View ArticleSunday Cinema: Snow Dancing in a Porsche 911 SC RS
The year was 1984. Rally was all the rage. Danger was mainstream. And carcinogens weren’t exclusively advertised by the rumble of tailpipes. Also in 1984, Porsche was developing a legend, but it was...
View ArticleThis is Not a Second-Generation Honda Crosstour
But it sure does look like one. Honda Europe announced Wednesday that the Civic Hatchback Prototype will debut at the Geneva Auto Show on March 1. The hatch — which is likely a production car with...
View ArticleElio Motors Stock Soars in Over-The-Counter Trading
(Caveat: I know nothing at all about stocks, bonds or other financial instruments.) After automotive startup Elio Motors raised approximately $17 million dollars in a Reg-A+ stock offering the company...
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