Archive for July, 2010

2011 Chevrolet Volt requires… premium gas?

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

As we’re sure you’ve noticed by now, General Motors has been making lots of waves over the past few days with the pricing announcement (finally!) of its 2011 Chevrolet Volt. And, as you’re surely aware, GM’s plug-in hybrid is capable of traveling at least 40 miles per charge without using a single drop of gasoline. But what happens [...]

BREAKING: Porsche approves 918 Spyder for production

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

As expected, the Porsche supervisory board has approved the development of the 918 Spyder concept into a series production model. The 918 debuted as a concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show with a plug-in hybrid powertrain claimed to provide 78 miles per gallon. The concept used a 500-horsepower V8 along with a pair of electric motors with 109 [...]

Review: 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart takes aim at the competition

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

There has always been a glaringly obvious gap in Mitsubishi’s current Lancer lineup. On the bottom is the… Lancer, a biggish-for-its-class economy car that no one particularly likes – at least that’s what the sales charts would indicate. It’s slow, filled with cheap plastics and dull. It hasn’t even proven to be all that reliable by Japanese [...]

Report: Toyota to kill Sequoia, Tundra redesigned in 2014

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

At it’s peak in 2002, Toyota was selling over 70,000 Sequoias. Last year, that number dropped to below 20,000 units. So it comes as little surprise that ToMoCo will be nixing its Tundra-based SUV at the end of the current model’s lifecycle. A source speaking with PickupTrucks.com confirmed that the Sequoia won’t live on, partially due to [...]

2011 Chevrolet Volt priced at $41,000* or $350/month for three-year lease

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

General Motors’ recently hired vice-president for sales and marketing Joel Ewanick took the stage at the Plug-In 2010 conference in San Jose, CA today and finally revealed that the 2011 Chevrolet Volt will have a base price of $41,000 (including a $720 destination charge) before federal and state tax incentives. While GM hasn’t gone as aggressive [...]