User: Whelan

Whelan
Whelan


Articles Commented On | Articles Boosted | Articles Submitted

Articles Commented On

BMW's Newest Baby SUV The X2 Breaks Cover - Is BMW On The Right Track?

Agent009 submitted on 9/5/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:08:03 AM

BMW knows how to court controversy – and this this top-secret X2 is likely to offend purists as much as a long-wheelbase, limo-spec M3. The X2 revealed today in our artist's impression is BMW's riposte to Land Rover's achingly hip LRX coming in 2012: a smaller, funkier 4x4 meets coupe. Read More

[4] user comments | Category: Spy Shots


6
Spy It

Upcoming Beetle Design Will Inject More Testostorone

Agent009 submitted on 9/4/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:52:17 PM

Prepare to fall in love with the Bug again! Auto Express has learned that Volkswagen is planning an all-new Beetle. . Read More

[21] user comments | Category: Spy Shots | 2 Photos


23
Spy It

Is Imitation The Sincerest Form Of Flattery? Honda Releases Their Own Prius Look Alike!

Agent009 submitted on 9/4/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:04:48 AM

Honda will reveal a concept version of its new small hybrid vehicle, to be named Insight, at the 2008 Paris International Auto Show, October 2, the company announced today. The new Insight Concept shares styling cues with the Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle and will provide an early look at the highly-anticipated five-passenger hybrid vehicle. Read More

[25] user comments | Category: Spy Shots | 2 Photos


31
Spy It

Early look at America-bound Ford C-Max

rybo submitted on 9/3/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:27:10 PM

The current Ford C-Max was first launched in Europe back in 2003 and was treated with a mild facelift last year as part of its mid-cycle upgrade. New prototypes of the C-Max spotted in Germany suggest that Ford is already conducting public road-tests of the next-generation model due sometime in 2010. Read More

[11] user comments | Category: Spy Shots


9
Spy It

BMW 135i Outpoints Its Competitors to Become Consumer Reports' Top-Rated Sporty Car

kthor submitted on 9/3/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:58:56 AM

YONKERS, N. Y. Read More

[31] user comments | Category: Reviews


16
Spy It

2009 Lexus IS Facelift Spurts Out On The Net

Agent009 submitted on 9/3/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:02:21 AM

The current-generation Lexus IS sedan first went on sale in 2005 and in keeping with the carmaker’s practice of refreshing its models every three to four years the popular sedan is due for a facelift anytime now. While Lexus has remained silent about the matter, new images of the updated range have started to appear on several of the carmaker’s websites. Read More

[109] user comments | Category: New Cars | 31 Photos


47
Spy It

Honda's Prius rival to be revealed on Thursday

rybo submitted on 9/2/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:12:13 PM

Despite being first to the hybrid market with the launch of the Insight back in 1999, Honda has since seen most hybrid-buyers head for the Prius – a vehicle that has emblazoned Toyota with an image of being the manufacturer of the most fuel efficient and ecologically-friendly vehicles. Honda is now hoping to claw back much of the hybrid car market by launching a number of petrol-electric vehicles over the next couple of years. Read More

[8] user comments | Category: New Cars


10
Spy It

Who Is Going To Be The First to Fall And How Soon?

Agent009 submitted on 9/2/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:18:34 PM

It is astounding how weak the three Detroit carmakers are in the traditional passenger-car business. The media commonly states that the three US manufacturers now hold less than half the total market--only 43% in July. Read More

[36] user comments | Category: Misc News


28
Spy It

Toyota Kicks Off Leasing for Its New Fuel-Cell Hybrid

turbox submitted on 9/2/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:55:46 PM

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that on September 1 it will begin leasing its new fuel cell hybrid vehicle model, the "TOYOTA FCHV-adv*", to Japan's Ministry of the Environment. The lease term for Toyota's FCHV-adv is for 30 months and costs ¥840,000 per month, the equivalent of $7,713, the automaker noted. Read More

[8] user comments | Category: Misc News


9
Spy It

GM Wants Halt Of Crash Testing - Hints That Corvette May Be On The Chopping Block

Agent009 submitted on 9/2/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:49:28 PM

The US should suspend crash-testing requirements in order to allow auto makers to speed more fuel-efficient models to the market, says Bob Lutz, General Motors Corp. ’s vice chairman and product-development chief. Read More

[18] user comments | Category: Misc News


14
Spy It

RECALL FRIDAY: GM Recalls 857,000 SUV For Faulty Wiper Systems

Agent009 submitted on 8/29/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:54:02 AM

General Motors Corp. is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short-circuit problem, according to federal safety regulators. Read More

[16] user comments | Category: Misc News


12
Spy It

Production Chevy Volt caught out in the open

rybo submitted on 8/29/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:07:06 AM

The production Chevrolet Volt is still a few weeks away from its first official reveal but images of the car have surfaced thanks to filming on the set of the Transformers 2 movie, which it is set to appear in. The ‘Volt’ name can clearly be seen at the rear of the car as well as on the side-mirror, while the rest of the images reveal a number of different angles for the upcoming plug-in hybrid. Read More

[16] user comments | Category: Misc News


21
Spy It

Spy Shots: Porshce Panamera with its rear door open

omarrana submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:36:19 PM

New spy pics of the Porsche Panamera have hit the web showing the upcoming four-door Porsche sedan with an open rear door. Why we still can’t get ourselves to like the Panamera is beyond our understanding but from these pics at least we can appreciate the car’s storage capacity. Read More

[36] user comments | Category: Spy Shots


35
Spy It

Better Fill Up Now - Gas Prices Back On The Rise

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:50:59 PM

Crude oil and natural gas rose as Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc and ConocoPhillips evacuated drilling rigs before the arrival of Gustav, forecast to become the worst Gulf of Mexico hurricane since Katrina. Shell will pull 870 rig workers in the next two days, on top of 400 already moved. Read More

[16] user comments | Category: Spy Shots


17
Spy It

Vw unveils Caddy Topos Sail Design Concept

carlover99 submitted on 8/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:31:04 PM

Among the display of leisure vehicles and campers on the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles stand at Europe’s largest recreational vehicle show that starts in Düsseldorf, Germany this weekend will be an interesting Caddy Topos Sail design concept which takes its nautical theme to the extreme of having a wooden boat deck on its roof. . Read More

[8] user comments | Category: New Cars


5
Spy It

Next Page