Aaron Kelly’s Ford Fiesta – Click above for high-res image gallery of all Top 12 American Idol Contestant designs
In case you hadn’t noticed, Fox’s hit show American Idol is back in full swing, and this is the first week that the competition has been narrowed down to the top 12 finalists. As you might expect, [...]
Thonet shift knobs for Volvo C70 – Click above for high-res image gallery
We’ll be honest – when we heard that a European contemporary furniture designer would be creating something specifically for Volvo, our first thought was, well, IKEA. (Very funny, we know.) However, the folks at Thonet (based in Germany, not Sweden) have created special [...]
J.D. Power and Associates has just released its 2010 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS)… and Porsche, Lincoln and Buick have climbed on the podium (Buick, Jaguar and Lexus occupied the top spots in last year’s 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study). The German automaker demonstrated a significant jump in quality (up ten spots) with Ford’s brand hot on [...]
The troubles keep mounting for Toyota as the company announced that the number of Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles that have been recalled will be going up by two. No, not two million… just two. That means the company has now recalled 8,500,002 vehicles in the past several months. This most recent recall involves a [...]
1935 Skroback “roadable” aircraft – Click above for image gallery
Going across the block this weekend in Atlanta is a vehicle auction house Red Baron’s Antiques is describing as the oldest original flying car in existence. Built in 1934 or 1935 by designer Frank Skroback, this “roadable aircraft” is truly a sight to behold. Looking a [...]
2010 Aston Martin Rapide – Click above for high-res image gallery
The world’s best-looking four-door sedan beckoned us from Miami. Enticed, we boarded a jet and paid the 2010 Aston Martin Rapide a visit. Our task was to shuttle Aston Martin’s first four-sedan up the coast to Palm Beach – someone had to do it. Of [...]
Valentin Technologies IngoCar – Click above for high-res image gallery
Interested in a five-seat, four-door, sportwagen that “is brimming with innovation” and was designed in Elm Grove, WI? How about if the car were to get 170 miles per gallon? Yeah, that got our attention, too.
The car in question is the IngoCar from [...]
2011 Mitsubishi ASX/Outlander Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery
What’s popular in the Japanese home market isn’t always an indicator of worldwide success; check out their obsession with dogs, for instance. On the other hand, the reason Mitsubishi’s ASX has pulled down three-and-a-half times the automaker’s hoped-for monthly sales in its first four weeks [...]
Audi TT RS – Click above for high-res image gallery
When Audi launched the TT RS, we were initially told that the automaker had no plans to bring it to the States. And while rumors have cropped up that suggest otherwise, we still don’t have the official word from Audi about whether we’ll ever get the [...]
That’s no Camaro Convertible. It’s a horror show. – Click above for image gallery
Autoblog reader Joe Lopez spied what looked to be a Chevrolet Camaro Convertible prototype out on the street. Jazzed about his sighting, he trailed the car as it pulled into a local Detroit-area Target store. Camera in hand, he moved in for [...]
2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon – Click above for high-res image gallery
When we first told you about the new limited edition Corvette Z06 Carbon that Chevrolet plans to offer this fall, we had two measly photos to offer up from General Motors. In the run-up to this weekend’s 12 Hours of Sebring, GM has shown [...]
Suzuki Swift Sport “Rock am Ring” edition – Click above for high-res image gallery
When you think of the N??rburgring, and what cars come to mind? Porsche 911 GT3? BMW M5? Nissan GT-R? How about a Suzuki Swift?
Now the Swift – especially in Sport guise – is one of those hot little hatchbacks we wish was [...]
GM explains next-generation heads-up display tech – Click above to watch the video after the jump
Recently, we told you about the new heads-up display technology that General Motors is working on. The new concept, developed in the human/machine interface department of GM, is an enhanced vision system that builds upon conventional heads-up technology and displays [...]
Jerome “Jerry” York, the former CFO of Chrysler and General Motors, died today at a hospital in Pontiac, Michigan after succumbing to a brain aneurysm he suffered late Tuesday evening.
York enjoyed stints at the Big Three during the 1960s and later helped Chrysler pull its way out of its financial crisis and government bailout in [...]
Are you tired of hearing about Toyota recalls and safety concerns? If that’s the case, we must regrettably inform you that there’s an update to note on a previously reported issue, this one potentially affecting some 1.2 million Corolla and Matrix models from 2005, 2006 and 2007. This issue concerns a possible defect that may [...]
