Recent Posts Tagged With '2009'

• Review 2009 Proton EXORA

  Posted on Monday December 21st, 2009 at 13:46 in technology, engine, performance, safety, vehicle, car review, driver, proton, 2009, passengers, mpv, motor expo

  Phranakorn Auto Sales Co., Ltd. Proton distributor in Thailand, imported the newest model ”Proton Exora” which is the outstanding MPV. Touch the spacious experience to carry 7 adult seats at 26th Thailand International Motor Expo 2009 in Decemb...

• Review - 2009 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

  Posted on Sunday March 22nd, 2009 at 11:51 in review, engine, alfa romeo, car review, maserati, 2009, luxury car, specs, supercharged, super car, 8c competizione, base price

  BY RAY HUTTON There have been endless predictions that the famous and once-revered Alfa Romeo marque would return to the U.S., having departed in 1995. And later this year, it is really going to happen—with just 84 cars from a limited production r...

• Review - 2009 Ferrari California

  Posted on Friday March 20th, 2009 at 12:55 in review, ferrari, California, car review, 2009, luxury car, supercar, super car, pininfarina, dual clutch, carbon ceramic, automated-manual transmission

  BY TONY SWAN Are you ready for a Ferrari to drive to the office, the mall, the beach, the slopes—anywhere, everywhere? That’s the concept behind this revival of a name from Ferrari’s storied past—a fast GT that supplies style, panache, plent...

• 2009 Smart Fortwo Brabus Edition

  Posted on Thursday March 19th, 2009 at 07:19 in vehicles, smart, brabus, car news, fortwo, mercedes benz, 2009, cabriolet, special edition, automated-manual transmission, three-cylinder engine

  BY JON YANCA They say opposites attract and the relationship between Smart and Brabus is further confirmation. Known for tuning Mercedes-Benz vehicles well into the 600-plus-horsepower range, Brabus announced at the L.A. auto show that it will offer...

• Car News 2009 Bentley Arnage Final Series

  Posted on Thursday November 6th, 2008 at 06:37 in news, Car, handcrafted, car news, bentley, sedan, 2009, luxury car, special edition, turbocharged, automaker, powertrain

  BY TOM LUDWICK Adieu Arnage: A special edition to celebrate the end of an era for the company’s four-door flagship. Bentley is readying a Final Series model of its Arnage flagship that it will show at the 2008 Paris auto show. In addition to being...

• Review 2009 Audi Q7 V12 TDI Diesel

  Posted on Tuesday November 4th, 2008 at 05:57 in review, technology, engine, Car, vehicles, audi, auto, power, interior, car review, suv, fuel

  BY JENS MEINERS This 500-hp monster is the strongest commitment to the diesel engine yet. Some folks are writing off the diesel. The future, they say, lies in electric vehicles, with hybrids as the transition technology. Diesel fuel is expensive, th...

• Car News 2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 GrandSport

  Posted on Thursday October 23rd, 2008 at 04:10 in Car, car news, bugatti, veyron, 2009, luxury car, coupe, roadster, super car, 16.4, grandsport

  BY JUERGEN ZOELLTER, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE DUSHANE, MATTHIAS KNOEDLER, AND THE MANUFACTURER The world’s fastest convertible: Only 150 will be made, at $2.2 million apiece. Despite the current economic nose dive, the hugely expensive Bugatti Vey...

• Road Test 2009 Infiniti G37 Sport Sedan

  Posted on Monday October 13th, 2008 at 06:35 in Cars, engine, Fuel Economy, price, infiniti, sedan, 2009, specs, road test, g37, dohc, road tests

  BY ERIK JOHNSON Redesigned for 2007, the second-generation Infiniti G35 sedan was good. Really good. Good enough to get all up in the faces of the competition and fall only to the benchmark BMW 3-series in its last comparison test. Good enough to ha...

• Review 2009 Hummer H3T

  Posted on Wednesday September 3rd, 2008 at 09:10 in review, price, vehicles, trucks, drive, car review, suv, off road, pickup, hummer, 2009, h3t

  BY STEVE SILER Nice, but could there be a worse time to launch a Hummer pickup? That’s right. In spite of skyrocketing oil prices having an inversely proportional effect on Hummer sales in the United States, the brand’s global sales are at an al...

• Review 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

  Posted on Sunday August 31st, 2008 at 05:49 in review, engine, Car, price, car review, gm, Chevrolet, corvette, 2009, aluminum, brembo, luxury car

  BY AARON ROBINSON, PHOTOGRAPHY BY RICHARD PRINCE A car nobody needs hits a track nobody knows for a ride nobody will forget. Just past the curve in which Bruce McLaren bought it, and right before the corner where Niki Lauda had his face burned off, ...

• Car News 2009 Honda Civic

  Posted on Thursday August 28th, 2008 at 07:35 in engine, Car, honda, car news, fuel, civic, gasoline, sedan, sporty, trim, 2009

  BY STEVE SILER Honda touches up its bestseller with revised styling and a couple of new trim levels. Honda knows how to time things. Just as fuel costs have prompted Americans to say “Whoa, Mamma Joe!” on their personal appetites for fuel (i.e. ...

• Review 2009 Maserati Quattroporte S

  Posted on Sunday July 27th, 2008 at 07:19 in Car, s, interior, car review, led, maserati, driver, 2009, luxury car, cockpit, alcantara, super car

  BY STEVE SILER Maserati takes us to Mozart’s hometown to play a 4.7-liter symphony. For most of the last 45 years, Maserati has been a presence, but hardly a dominant force in the market. In sports cars, for example, Ferrari and Porsche have overs...

• New 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

  Posted on Friday July 18th, 2008 at 06:57 in Mercedes, engine, Car, benz, drivers, car news, road, mercedes benz, 2009, amg, carbon fiber, super car

  BY JAKE HOLMES AMG’s latest release promises 661 horsepower and a top speed of nearly 200 mph. Mercedes has finally divulged the official details on the SL65 AMG Black Series, and it’s even more impressive than our spy reports indicated. AMG en...

• Review 2009 Chevrolet Traverse

  Posted on Monday June 30th, 2008 at 02:10 in Car, interior, car review, gm, suv, Chevrolet, malibu, led, chevy, crossover, 2009, navigation system

  BY STEVE SILER Chevrolet Traverse becomes the fourth and perhaps best card in GM’s game-winning hand in the crossover game. Saving the best for last may not have been GM’s intention when it finally introduced the fourth and final version of its ...