Top 10 Green Cars 2009

No modern motor show is complete without its green stars. At Geneva, they were out in force — and looking more viable than ever. The motor industry may be under pressure, but this isn’t stopping car makers from ensuring its future will be sustainable as well as planet-friendly, too. Here are our picks for the best of the bunch. Opel Vauxhall Ampera We now know what the car that’s going ...

BMW to debut production hybrid 7 in Frankfurt?

BMW to debut production hybrid 7 in Frankfurt?

With BMW investing heavily in its Efficient Dynamics program, the next stage could be unveiled at its home-turf Frankfurt show this coming September. Reports out of France suggest that this is where the Bavarian automaker will unveil its 750Hi, a hybrid version of its latest 7-Series flagship sedan. Previewed by the 7-Series ActiveHybrid concept in Paris last fall, Munich's assault on the recently revealed S400 Hybrid from arch-rival Mercedes-Benz ...

Detroit Auto Show Girls

Detroit Auto Show Girls
Round up, almost all auto show has plenty beautiful girls stand next to all the new car models. Some are even more interesting than the car models themselves, below we have some pictures showing beautiful girls next to the car we’ve been talking about at the Detroit Auto Show which was held on January 2009. Don’t get yourself wrong to see bikini girls as this was not a SEMA auto ...

2009 BMW Z4 sDrive30i - First Drive Review

2009 BMW Z4 sDrive30i - First Drive Review

You don’t have to twist our arms very far to get us to write about roadsters, particularly those of German descent. This explains why we have composed three separate drive stories on the slick new 2009 BMW Z4 since March. All of that coverage, however, focused on the flagship Z4 sDrive35i, whose 300-hp, twin-turbocharged six-cylinder makes it the most powerful Z4 not to wear an M badge. However, ...

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG - Car News

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG - Car News

What it is: A replacement for the rare and slow-selling Mercedes SLR McLaren supercar. The relationship with McLaren has ended, which makes the new car, code-named 197, purely a Mercedes AMG effort. Why it’s important: It’s a 563-hp supercar from AMG that will go 0 to 60 in less than 3.8 seconds and hit a governed top speed of 196 mph. Plus, it has gullwing doors like the 1950s ...

2009 Ford Focus RS - First Drive Review

2009 Ford Focus RS - First Drive Review

The Ford Focus RS is the world’s best hot hatchback. A sweeping statement, to be sure, but if you look at Car and Driver’s favorites among these sporty but practical small cars—the Mazdaspeed 3 and the Volkswagen GTI—the latest and greatest Focus beats them in all respects. Except one: You can’t buy it here. Yet. Forbidden Fruit This car, developed in Germany by Ford Team RS (for Rallye Sport), is ...

2010 Aston Martin DBS Volante - Auto Shows

2010 Aston Martin DBS Volante - Auto Shows

Aston Martin will use the Geneva auto show to introduce the world to its latest creation, the DBS Volante. By popping the top on the most super of its current cars (the $1.75 million One-77 will soon serve as the range-topper) Aston has reduced its structural rigidity and added more than 250 pounds to the package, while also carving out room for two more “passengers” and keeping claimed ...

2009 Mitsubishi Raider review

The Japanese brand has released the details and images of the 2009 Mitsubishi Raider. The 2009 Mitsubishi Raider is powered by a V6 3.7-liter SOHC engine that outputs 210 hp and 235 lb.-ft. of torque and has a 1,790-lb. carrying capacity. The company says the 2009 Mitsubishi Raider has a fuel economy on the highway of 20 mpg. The gearbox choice offered by the pick-up truck are a 6-speed manual ...