Volkswagen GTI reminds us why we like hot hatches so much
on Oct 12, 2009 in Wolkswagen 1983 GTI 1983 Volkswagen GTI 1983Gti 1983VolkswagenGti 2010 Volkswagen GTI 2010 Volkswagen GTI MkVi 2010VolkswagenGti 2010VolkswagenGtiMkvi featured first drive FirstDrive golf GTI GTI MkI GTI MkVI GtiMki GtiMkvi MkI GTI MkiGti MkVI MkVi GTI MkviGti volkswagen Volkswagen GTI VolkswagenGti VW 2010 Volkswagen GTI – Click above for high-res gallery Performance Icon. That two-word phrase is bandied about so often there’s hardly any meaning left in its 15 letters. After all, if a Porsche 911 is rightly referred to as a performanc...

Shelby tops Iacocca at Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas
on Oct 12, 2009 in Mustang barrett jackson auction barrett-jackson Barrett-Jackson 2009 Barrett-jackson2009 BarrettJacksonAuction ford mustang FordMustang iacocca Iacocca 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang Iacocca Edition Ford Mustang Iacocca Mustang Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang Iacocca45thAnniversaryEditionFordMustang IacoccaEditionFordMustang IacoccaMustang IacoccaSilver45thAnniversaryEditionFordMustang Lee Iacocca Lee Iacocca Ford Mustang LeeIacocca LeeIacoccaFordMustang 2009 1/2 Iacocca 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang - Click above for high-res image gallery It looks like the top-shelf, one-off 550-hp engine upgrade for that new Iacocca Mustang is worth about $362,000, at least to one buyer. The fifth of just...

What Conflict? Mercedes awards SLS AMG body panel construction to Magna
on Oct 12, 2009 in mercedes benz gelandewagen magna Magna Steyr MagnaSteyr mercedes sls Mercedes SLS AMG mercedes sls amg gullwing mercedes sls gullwing mercedes-benz sls mercedes-benz sls amg Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG electric mercedes-benz sls roadster Mercedes-benzSls Mercedes-benzSlsAmg Mercedes-benzSlsAmgElectric Mercedes-benzSlsRoadster MercedesSls MercedesSlsAmg MercedesSlsAmgGullwing MercedesSlsGullwing sls amg sls amg gullwing SlsAmg SlsAmgGullwing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG – Click above for high-res image gallery Magna International pulled a bold move when it declared its intention to buy Opel from General Motors, bridging the gap between component supplier and contract manufacturer on the...

Rumored Sonata-based coupe is a fiction, says Hyundai
on Oct 12, 2009 in Hyundai 2010 KDM Hyundai Sonata – Click above for high-res image gallery Talk (and at least one Photoshopped image) of a possible two-door based on Hyundai’s Sonata had Autoblog HQ abuzz – for a while, anyway. We never actually believed it...

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione proves beauty is only skin deep
on Oct 12, 2009 in Alfa Romeo 8c competizione 8cCompetizione Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione alfa romeo mito AlfaRomeo AlfaRomeo8cCompetizione AlfaRomeoMito featured Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione – Click above for high-res image gallery Imagine you’re a male (Autoblog surveys say most of you are, so this shouldn’t be hard). You’ve been invited to the Playboy Mansion for their annual Hallowee...

CA “cool car” regs to kill Jeep Wrangler, interfere with phones, garage openers, ankle bracelets?
on Oct 12, 2009 in Jeep 2009 jeep wrangler 2009JeepWrangler California air research board california air resou... California Air Resources Board CaliforniaAirResearchBoard CaliforniaAirResou... CaliforniaAirResourcesBoard CARB cool car cool cars CoolCar CoolCars Garmin Jeep Wrangler JeepWrangler metal oxide MetalOxide regulations Window tint WindowTint 2009 Jeep Wrangler – Click above for high-res image gallery New "Cool Cars" regulations adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) could put an end to the Jeep Wrangler soft-top sales in the Golden State thanks to standards s...

Chevrolet to take larger role at GM, account for 70% of total volume
on Oct 12, 2009 in Chevrolet brent dewar BrentDewar chevrolet cruze chevrolet volt ChevroletCruze ChevroletVolt chevy cruze general motors GeneralMotors gm market share MarketShare opel volt Forget about more cowbell, for GM it’s all about more Chevy — at least, that’s the situation for Chevrolet’s new VP Brent Dewar. So far this year the Bowtie has posted more than 60% of GM’s North American volume, but Dew...

First Drive: 2010 Shelby Super Snake as good as a Ford Mustang gets
on Sep 10, 2009 in Mustang 2010 shelby super snake 2010ShelbySuperSnake featured first drive FirstDrive Ford ford mustang FordMustang shelby shelby super snake ShelbySuperSnake super snake SuperSnake 2010 Shelby Super Snake – Click above for high-res image gallery In just under ten months, this blogger has gone from not having been inside a Mustang in 13 years (and a used one at that), to driving, in this order, a 2010 Mustang GT, a Mustan...

Audi R8 Spyder gets an early unveiling
on Sep 10, 2009 in Audi 2010 audi r8 spider 2010 audi r8 spyder 2010AudiR8Spider 2010AudiR8Spyder 2011 audi r8 spider 2011 audi r8 spyder 2011AudiR8Spider 2011AudiR8Spyder audi r8 spyder AudiR8Spyder frankfurt frankfurt 2009 frankfurt motor show frankfurt2009 FrankfurtMotorShow r8 spider spyder Audi R8 Spyder – Click above for high-res image gallery With all the leaks leading up to the Frankfurt Motor Show, we knew this one would pop sooner rather than later. And here it is: the Audi R8 Spyder. No more spy shots or speculation. The d...

Lexus reveals LF-Ch concept in full ahead of Frankfurt
on Sep 10, 2009 in Autos frankfurt frankfurt 2009 frankfurt motor show frankfurt2009 FrankfurtMotorShow lexus lf-ch lexus lf-ch hybrid LexusLf-ch LexusLf-chHybrid Lexus LF-Ch Concept – Click above for a high-res image gallery European consumers enjoy a segment those of us in the States have never warmed up to: premium compact cars. But in recent years, one luxury marque has been noticeably absent from t...