By: Michelle Koueiter on 9/01/2011 Boasting a slight makeover, the 2012 Honda Pilot is ready for showroom floors with a sleeker exterior, an upgraded interior and slightly better fuel efficiency, according to Honda. The Pilot’s restyled front end swaps 2011’s six-sided grille insert for a horizontal three-bar, chrome-style fascia and new headlights. All trim levels […]
By: Bradford Wernle, Automotive News on 9/01/2011 Chrysler Group says its new eight-speed automatic transmission will be the first offered on domestically produced automobiles and will boost fuel economy and cut emissions of the company’s two full-sized, rear-drive sedans. The transmission initially will be available on 2012 Chrysler 300s and Dodge Chargers powered by […]
“This launch is very important for our company,” proclaimed Akio Toyoda as he walked into the heart of the Georgetown, Ky., assembly plant that just started to build the new 2012 Toyota Camry. “The car has become a symbol of Toyota’s success and an opportunity to show the world again what Toyota is all about,” […]
Everyone wants to drive a slick car, and it’s going to be hard to find one more slippery — meaning aerodynamic — than the new 2013 Malibu. It’s achieving a drag coefficient comparable to a Corvette and nearly as efficient as the Volt electric car, Chevrolet says. As a result, the new Malibu Eco […]
Bentley plans to borrow from the platform underpinning the Cayenne SUV. (Credit: Porsche) PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.–Bentley Motors is looking to add a four-seat sports car and a crossover vehicle to its lineup, using borrowed platforms from Volkswagen Group siblings Porsche and Audi, its top executive said. In an interview here, Bentley CEO Wolfgang Duerheimer said […]
DETROIT — Cadillac is expecting the go-ahead to build a new flagship based on the same platform as the Ciel concept car. General Motors is expected to give the go-ahead to Cadillac’s flagship Omega project before year-end, according to senior sources, the maker’s top management encouraged by the overwhelmingly positive reaction of the luxury division’s new […]
By: Jamie Lareau, Automotive News on 8/29/2011 Ford Motor Co.’s future-product focus is on improved fuel economy by making its vehicles smaller and engines lighter without sacrificing performance, safety or luxury. It also wants to push the Ford brand more upscale to capture customers orphaned by the shutdown of the Mercury brand, and to […]
The classic-car market is dividing between the best models, whose prices are racing to records, and others that are faltering on the sales’ start line, dealers say. Auction totals are beating forecasts and some sellers made bigger returns from their Ferraris this month than from volatile financial markets. Still, investors are aware that an average […]