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What Discontinued Car Model Would You RESURRECT Next If It Was Yor Decision?

Agent001 submitted on 4/13/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:11:47 AM

Thunderbird, Camaro, Mustang, MINI, Charger, Challenger, Beetle...just a few models that have been re-invented and brought back to market in recent years.Some have turned out better than others and sales have varied significantly.In car companies lab...

83 user comments | Category: Spy News

70 Votes

SOUND OFF: Are You You Being Branded By The Car You Drive?

Agent009 submitted on 9/17/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:22:07 PM

We see the advertising where the luxury car owner enjoy the day yachting across the bay, then runs from the deck of the boat to the car off to an art auction. This advertising alone paints a pretty picture, but the picture they paint is pretty ...

116 user comments | Category: Misc News

62 Votes

2009 Cadillac CTS-V Review And Photo Gallery: Can Cadillac FINALLY Truly Play In The German's Playground??

Agent001 submitted on 9/16/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:56:50 AM

It seems that the American car companies have been chasing the Germans and the Asians for forever and a day.Product after product that is supposedly as good as or better than the competition but when you peel back the onion and really look close, you...

63 user comments | Category: Report Cards

30 Votes

CHEAP Leases Are Going The Way Of The Dinosaur-What's A Luxury Brand Moocher To Do?

Agent001 submitted on 8/24/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:42:04 PM

It sure has been one HELL of a luxury car leasers party over the last few years.Cruising through your neighborhood in say a BMW 7-Series, that you can only afford because the lease is subvented to under a grand, when it REALLY should cost $2-2500 a m...

59 user comments | Category: Spy News

37 Votes

Lexus and Acura Are Looking To Shake Up the Super Car Establishment - Should Ferrari and Lamborghini Be Worried?

Agent00J submitted on 8/2/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:02:04 AM

Almost every week a new set of spy photographs emerge showing either the upcoming Lexus LF-A or the Acura NSX in some stage of testing or development. We have watched as both cars have been videotaped under various conditions, and rumors contin...

75 user comments | Category: Misc News

60 Votes

Will You Be Buying "Up" Or Simply Buying "Smaller" On Your Next Car?

Agent009 submitted on 7/31/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:23:19 AM

And, per usual, Detroit's automakers are bearing the brunt of the auto industry's most recent dead end.Anyone who leases a vehicle, and particularly a Chrysler LLC truck or SUV, is likely already aware of the issue. The Auburn Hills automaker will st...

43 user comments | Category: Misc News

32 Votes

Are Jaguar and Land Rover living slow death after Tata purchase?

rhp1462 submitted on 7/31/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:11:52 AM

Recently Tata Motors of India purchase legendary car marquees like land rover and jaguar. Tata motors have a lot to gain from this deal as they will have tomorrow’s technology today buy just buying these brands and introduce their technology to Indi...

18 user comments | Category: Polls

18 Votes

GM: Cadillac CTS could get 4-cylinder turbo today, but are you ready?

omarrana submitted on 7/30/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:20:46 AM

GM’s ready to introduce a number of compact economy-cars in its lineup but says that customers are still going to have to indicate whether or not they’re serious about downsizing powerplant expectations. According to Thomas G. Stephens, GM’s executiv...

46 user comments | Category: New Cars

22 Votes

With Leasing On The Way Out - How Are The Luxury Brands Going To Be Affected?

Agent009 submitted on 7/30/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:46:27 AM

Automotive leasing, which once accounted for nearly a third of the market, will become more expensive, difficult, and rare as banks and automakers scale back on the practice.Chase Auto Finance, among the leading lease lenders not owned by an automake...

30 user comments | Category: Misc News

22 Votes

Class VS. Crass: Chevy's Corvette ZR1 Challenges Porsche's 911 Turbo - But Which Would YOU Choose?

Agent00J submitted on 7/26/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:46:49 AM

Crass vs. Class For fans of the Corvette, news this week of the start of production of the new ZR1 Corvette brought smiles to their faces. This brute produces 620 HP and is rumored to hit 200 MPH while keeping its two passengers comfortable in ...

47 user comments | Category: New Cars

40 Votes

Rolling Sculpture: The 10 Sexiest Wheels

Agent00J submitted on 7/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:55:59 PM

A short history of the wheel, that annular enabler of travel, commerce, and posturing:3500 B.C.: First documented use of wheels on chariots2000 B.C.: Spoked wheels used on Andronovan chariots1000 B.C.: Celtic chariots feature iron rims1887 A.D.: Dunl...

17 user comments | Category: Misc News

20 Votes

Acura's New Design Language - Falling From an Ugly Tree and Hitting Every Branch on the Way Down!

Agent00J submitted on 7/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:28:59 AM

I wrote an article a couple months ago regarding the new TSX and the "beak" that existed almost as an afterthought to the entire vehicle. This past week we saw the first "official" photos of the forthcoming TL. I have ...

76 user comments | Category: New Cars

63 Votes

Top Gear USA's Tanner Foust Gives An Indepth Interview

Agent009 submitted on 7/1/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:42:59 AM

Some things you may already know about Tanner Foust: He’s a successful professional racer. He’s the 2007 US Formula Drift champion and currently leading the 2008 championship. Foust contests the US Rally America championship and won the 2...

9 user comments | Category: Misc News

8 Votes

2012 BMW 3 Series Renderings

BMWBlog submitted on 6/25/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:26:54 AM

The next generation 2012 BMW 3 Series is still a few years out, but this does not stop the curiosity of the true bimmer fans. Our friend Giom decided to show us some renderings of what the next generation BMW 3 Series might look like. If you reme...

50 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

45 Votes

Is Your Weekend Car On The Way Out?

Agent009 submitted on 6/9/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:35:30 PM

Sales of most coupes and convertibles are in the ditch, alongside big pickups and SUVs, as customers decide they can do without their "weekend car." Driving has always been about more than transportation. It's been about freedom. It's been ...

19 user comments | Category: Misc News

16 Votes

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