By: Jake Lingeman on 9/29/2011 A 36-gallon fuel tank leads the changes on the 2012 Ford F-150 pickup, which makes for a range of 756 bladder-busting miles without filling up. The FX trim gets a new appearance package, and the availability of a locking rear axle is expanded. The engine lineup is unchanged from.. read more →
By: Julie Alvin on 9/27/2011 General Motors’ OnStar service on Tuesday said it has dropped plans to keep collecting data from OnStar-equipped vehicles after owners have canceled the service. The move comes in the wake of complaints about the data-collection plan from consumers and at least two members of Congress. OnStar had told.. read more →
By: Luca Ciferri, Automotive News Europe on 9/27/2011 Ferrari has set the price of the 458 Spider at $257,000, with U.S. sales to start in January, In Europe, the sports car will cost 226,800 euros, or $309,000 at current exchange rate. Sales begin in October. When compared with the 458 Italia coupe, the.. read more →
By: Jake Lingeman on 9/12/2011 Kia revealed the GT, its first rear-drive sedan, at the Frankfurt motor show on Monday. We brought you a sneak peak of the concept back in August. The GT is powered by a 390-hp turbocharged V6 engine and, in another first for the company, an eight-speed automatic transmission. Work on.. read more →
By: Michelle Koueiter on 9/12/2011 Honda is recalling 310,773 copies of the Pilot SUV to fix a problem that could make the driver’s or passenger’s seatbelts unreliable in a crash. Honda says a manufacturing error with the belts could mean that stitching on some of the models is incomplete where the lap section is connected.. read more →
By: Mac Morrison on 9/09/2011 The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will not be anywhere near as rare as its 1969 namesake when it arrives during the first quarter of next year, but the most powerful production Camaro to date should deliver performance easily worthy of its model designation. Camaro engineers on Thursday offered media members.. read more →