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BREAKING NEWS: Honda Kills The NSX For Financial Reasons Is The Lexus LF-A Next?

Agent009 submitted on 12/17/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:06:52 AM

Honda has cancelled the new NSX as part of a radical restructuring of its car making business.The V10-engined supercar, which was a direct challenge to Ferrari and Porsche, would have been the most powerful production car that the company had ever pr...

71 user comments | Category: Misc News

56 Votes

New Nissan 370 Beats 135 In Comparo. USELESS Comparison?

Agent001 submitted on 12/15/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:35:11 AM

Our friend Chris over at Edmunds just did a comparo of the new 370z against the 135i and picked the Nissan as the winner over the BMW.Here is his final analysis::"Thinking of the Z-car as a sports car is one thing, but we can honestly say that t...

122 user comments | Category: Report Cards

69 Votes

More Proof Lexus LF-A On The Way

david999 submitted on 12/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:11:33 AM

On December 1, 2008, U.S. Trademark Application No. 77623634 also for LFA was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. ...

35 user comments | Category: Spy News

27 Votes

New Saab 9-4X to share Caddy platform

inspirion7 submitted on 12/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:03:05 AM

This production model of Saab's new 2010 9-4X CUV looks very much like the Saab BioPower concept that debuted at the Detroit auto show in January. This Saab is expected to start production in late 2009, although it might now be delayed by several mon...

12 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

11 Votes

Saturn fans create online petition to tell GM to keep the brand

omarrana submitted on 12/11/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:04:08 AM

While GM hasn’t officially made the announcement, GM’s CEO Rick Wagoner noted that the brand is under review at last week’s congressional hearings. He said the GM will not allocate any money on future Saturn products and said that the brand has perfo...

18 user comments | Category: Misc News

17 Votes

Acura V8 won't Arrive Until 2015: Report

david999 submitted on 11/29/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:05:51 PM

According to the source, the new engine won’t be ready for the next-generation RL, due around 2010 or 2011, but will most likely appear in the generation after that, sometime around 2015. Acura has major plans for its future lineup, with a range of R...

14 user comments | Category: Spy News

13 Votes

Top 10 Most Popular Sport Utility Picks

AutoContent submitted on 11/28/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:14:07 PM

The times have certainly changed for the sport utility market. While SUVs enjoyed tremendous sales success in recent years, the rising price of gasoline coupled with a weakened economy has driven down SUV sales more recently. As a result, dealers are...

22 user comments | Category: Reviews

14 Votes

GM considering sale of Pontiac, Saab, and Saturn. Is it a good idea?

BMWM submitted on 11/27/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:38:46 PM

According to a report by Bloomberg, GM is considering dropping Pontiac, Saab and Saturn as a way to cut costs and to increase the chance of the Detroit Big 3 getting $25 billion in federal loans. Bloomberg cited anonymous sources that said GM is cons...

31 user comments | Category: Rumors

22 Votes

2009 Ford Focus RS priced at €39,000

tryme submitted on 11/27/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:13:21 AM

In spite of the fact that there are still a few months from the market opening of the all-fresh Ford Focus RS that made its world debut last July at the London Motor Show, Ford’s Austrian arm has made available lots of fresh and significant details f...

3 user comments | Category: New Cars

4 Votes

Sport Sedan Shootout: Two Wannabes, One Winner

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 11/26/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:20:02 PM

So you've got about $40 grand to play with, and...wait a minute. Actually, these days you probably don't. For that matter, neither do I or my cohorts in this comparative venture, Automotive Editor John DiPietro and Associate Editor Mark Takahashi. No...

25 user comments | Category: Reviews

20 Votes

Lexus Says If Approved, LF-A May Never See More Than 500 Units Ever

Agent009 submitted on 11/26/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:56:16 AM

Almost two years after the concept version's unveiling in Detroit, Toyota is still not saying when or if the LF-A will make it to production. Sources believe, however, that the production LF-A is now signed off, and this long awaited 480-horsepower, ...

23 user comments | Category: New Cars

18 Votes

Saab 9-3X spied with no camouflage

inspirion7 submitted on 11/26/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:43:41 AM

Trollhattansaab.net's inside informant "Djup Strupe" (Swedish for "Deep Throat") has sent a round of undisguised shots of the upcoming 9-3X to the web. The lifted 9-3 is aimed at SUV defectors and works in the same vein as the Audi allroad and Volvo ...

7 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

8 Votes

IIHS Ranks Lexus As An "Also Ran" In 2009 Top Safety Picks

Agent009 submitted on 11/25/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:51:02 AM

Seventy-two vehicles earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2009. This is more than double the number of 2008 recipients and more than 3 times the number of 2007 winners. Top Safety Pick recognizes vehicles that d...

27 user comments | Category: Misc News

14 Votes

2010 Mazda3 5-Door Hatchback

turbox submitted on 11/25/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:54:31 AM

Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premiere of the all-new Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan) 5-door hatchback at the Bologna Motor Show on December 3, 2008. The second generation Mazda3 5-door hatchback follows on the heels of the 4...

12 user comments | Category: New Cars

11 Votes

2010 Nissan GT-R to reach 60 mph in 3.9 seconds without launch control

tryme submitted on 11/24/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:51:34 PM

The Nissan GT-R is just too fast, which has led to some fights on the web concerning warranties that have been canceled due to the utilization of the integrated Launch Control. In contrast to an earlier report that Nissan means to remove Launch Contr...

24 user comments | Category: New Cars

14 Votes

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