The two-door vehicle looks a bit like the old Izusu Vehicross, although there are also some similarities to the HED-6 (above) shown at the Geneva Auto Show. The gullwing doors are clearly for show, but we hear Hyundai does plan to produce a production version of the New York concept vehicle sometime next year.
Fast and Furious doesn't officially open until Friday, but if you want to get a sneak peek there are a few scenes floating around YouTube already. We've linked to several of them here, including this segment with Spanish voiceovers.
For a full summary of all the vehicles used in the movie, check out:
It used to be that Mercedes-Benz' AMG department could be counted on to produce the most American-style muscle cars of all the hot Euro sedans.
They were regularly out-handled by their direct competitors, but they usually upped the ante in the engine bay. AMG was a super power in the horsepower wars.
For the 2010 E-Class AMG, which will be unveiled at New York's auto show in April, the company has focused more on handling prowess than ever before and -- gasp! -- the car comes into the hotrod sedan market at a power deficit compared to the supercharged 556-hp Cadillac CTS-V. The new 2010 model uses the SL63's 6.2-liter 518 horsepower V8 along with its Speeshift seven-speed shiftable automatic.
In yesterday's press conference on the state of the domestic auto industry, President Obama gave Chrysler 30 days to finalize a deal with Fiat. With that in mind, Sergio Marchionne, Fiat's CEO, wasted no time and immediately flew to Detroit.
Chrysler released a statement late yesterday saying that it had "a framework agreement" in place with Fiat, so clearly there are still plenty of details left to iron out. With bankruptcy looming, we don't see how Chrysler will come out of the talks without a deal in place.
Matt Dillon plead guilty to a monster ticket he rang up back in December to avoid a charge of negligent operation. Authorities in Vermont clocked him going 106mph in a 65mph zone, enough to get him arrested and booked in the local jail.
Even more embarrassing than getting caught is the fact that he was driving a Chevrolet Impala rental car at the time.
In a move to reassure potential car buyers (and also to copy a successful program from Hyundai), Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation both announced today buyer protection plans. Let's have a look at how the three programs compare after the jump.
After numerous rumors and Photoshop renderings, the first official pics of the 2010 Subaru Legacy are now public. It's only mildly redesigned, but considerably bigger than before. It gets more powerful engines, increased refinement and possibly even a lower price.
After its recent freshening, the Porsche Boxster is headed toward a full redesign. Of course, in the Boxster's case that doesn't mean much as there's only so much you can do with its basic mid-engine, two-passenger layout.
This prototype was caught just outside the Nurburgring with a few extra body panels bolted on, but it's hard to tell what what's permanent and what's merely disguise. Expect to see this car in production form in roughly two years time.
There's an interesting story behind the 19-inch sport package wheels
on the 2009 Nissan 370Z
. Randy Rodriguez, the Nissan designer who penned the original sketches for the 370Z (and who showed up to our Z-car party
in his 240Z), owns an MV Agusta F4-750
, you see. He stores it behind his desk at Nissan Design America in San Diego.
"A digital modeler showed me the eBay auction for a stripped MV's frame, engine and suspension," says Rodriguez. "This was in the morning that I first saw the ad, and then I blasted to Sacramento in a truck and by late evening it was parked beside my desk at work.
"Within 3 months I had it mostly complete and running. I got parts for it from all over the world.
"In doing that, I got really familiar with the various parts of the bike, and the 19-inch wheels for the 370Z were inspired by the triple clamp on the MV (and the one on the Ducati 999). I morphed it into the spoke, which became part of the wheel."
The MV isn't just an office sculpture, either. "I totally ride it hard -- when it's safe to do so of course," Rodriguez says.
