The most exclusive automobiles of Volkswagen Individual GmbH can be recognized by its own logo starting in the fourth quarter of 2006: the “i” for the product brand “Individual”.
We’ve all seen them by now, the “Dr. Z” commercials featuring the friendly bespectacled DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche and his trademark handlebar mustache espousing the merger benefits between Daimler-Benz and Chrysler, and how the infusion of German technology has taken Chrysler from the distant third of the Big 3 to a carmarker featuring some of the hottest products on the road.
Aug 16
If you happen to find yourself in Cardiff Wales on September 2nd you can attend a first in the automotive world: the first gay motor show. It’s being sponsored by a website that has the most creative URL I have heard in months: topgayer.com, I hope Clarkson approves.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Audi of America, Inc. today announced pricing for their new 2007 A4 and S4 Cabriolet models. The turbocharged four-cylinder A4 2.0 T Cabriolet starts at $39,100 for FrontTrak models and $41,200 for quattro models. The V6 equipped A4 3.2 Cabriolet starts at $46,950, and the S4 Cabriolet is priced at $55,700 for manual transmission cars and $56,900 for Tiptronic equipped cars. Destination is $720 and is not included in the base price. The 2007 Cabriolets will arrive at showrooms in early September.
As a dyed-in-the-wool enthusiast, I find superficial excess repulsive in whatever form it takes. Yes, I think heavy-duty trucks and SUVs are a garish display of vehicular excess unless they’re towing, hauling, or otherwise justifying their gluttonous existence. But it wasn’t until the second-generation Toyota Prius became the darling of the Hollywood left and the Brie & Merlot quasi-literati crowd that similar feelings of disdain for this posterchild of parsimony began to well up inside me.
The Optima has earned a “Good” rating – the highest possible – from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for its remarkable safety performance with top marks in the frontal and rear impact tests.
Isuzu Motors America, Inc., announced that it will add two new models to its award-winning line of pickup trucks.
The i-370 4×2 Extended Cab and the i-370 4×2 Crew Cab will join the already announced i-290 4×2 Extended Cab and the i-370 4×4 Crew Cab to double the size of the 2007 Isuzu Pickup lineup.
The Big Two (Chrysler, as part of Mercedes-Benz, is considered a German automaker) have been viewing the Chinese entry into the U.S. marketplace with apprehension and dreaded expectation. General Motors and Ford, this time, have not forgotten their lessons at literally laughing at Asian automakers. Stated GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz at this year’s Detroit Auto Show, “Remember, the first Toyotas were laughable. The first Hyundais that we saw were laughable.”
Well, Detroit may breathe a little easier at the moment.
The 2007 Acura RDX, which delivers a new level of performance, handling and luxury to the sport utility market, makes its debut today at Acura retailers nationwide.
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