BMW’s North American Diesel Parade Continues On, With Fewer Cylinders
The 335d may not have done so well in the United States, but BMW seems undeterred, and is set to launch yet another oil-burning 3er shortly. Rumors of another diesel 3-Series began in the bowels of...
View ArticleNo, Jeep Is Not Shifting Production From Toledo To China
Poor reporting by unscrupulous bloggers is nothing new – there’s even a book about it. We try and stay above the fray and simply write accurately the first time around. But a story regarding Jeep and...
View ArticleWoops…ILX 2.0 Sticking Around
Looks like we were wrong in reporting the demise of the Acura ILX’s 2.0L engine option. Despite reports from Automotive News which claimed that the 2.0L ILX was on its way out of the lineup, Acura PR...
View ArticleBMW: We’re Not Working With Tesla On Anything
Were you hoping BMW and Tesla would join forces for the future of electrification? Not so fast. According to Wirtschafts Woche, a BMW representative stated the company will not be buying shares in the...
View ArticleApple Rumored At Work On Titan EV Project
Not about to let Google or Tesla tackle the automotive space without competition, Apple is rumored to be entering the game with its own EV project. Autoblog reports the project, dubbed Project Titan,...
View ArticleJuechter: No Mid-Engine Corvette Exists
Aside from IMSA’s Daytona Prototype class, dreams of a mid-engine Corvette will remain as such according to the icon’s chief engineer. AutoGuide reports Tadge Juechter said as much when interviewed...
View ArticlePorsche May Bring Smaller, Electric Panamera-ish Car to Frankfurt
Porsche may roll out a Tesla-fighting, BMW 5-Series-sized sedan concept at this year’s Frankfurt auto show, L’Automobile Magazine is reporting (via Car and Driver). The smaller sedan would be about a...
View ArticleFormula E as an Olympic Sport? Probably Not
Topped only by FIFA, the two next-least trustworthy international sports associations have joined forces today to speculate that we could see Formula E cars race through Tokyo streets for the glory of...
View ArticleRumors of FCA Seeking Asian Partner Reignite — This Time With Hyundai
Snubbed by both the Germans and the Chinese, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is continuing its journey to find the automaker that will sweep it off its feet and say, “Let’s build a factory together.”...
View ArticleThe Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Won’t Return; No Word on a Satan Edition
It’s always risky naming a car or ship after a denizen of the dark underworld. You could run afoul of Christian groups, as Chrysler did in the early 1970s with its original Dodge Demon (later renamed...
View ArticleAll-wheel-drive Mazda 6 Prospects Looking Very Iffy
Back in January, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration listed crash test ratings for the 2018 Mazda 6 in two distinctive flavors: the front-wheel model and the… all-wheel-drive variant?...
View Article2020 Cadillac Escalade Rumored to Receive Three Engine Options
If you like the Cadillac Escalade, you had also better be fond of General Motors’ 6.2-liter V8. Because that’s the only engine currently available for it. However, that may not be the case when the...
View ArticleBMW M2 CS Rumored to Arrive in 2020
With BMW’s M2 Competition coming aboard to succeed the well-respected M2, shaving a quarter of a second off its 0-to-60 time in the process, we figured the brand would put the model on the back burner...
View ArticleRumor Mill: Is Ford Really Planning a Mustang-based Four-door?
Oh boy — what to make of this one? A poster at Mustang6g.com forum claims two sources who attended this month’s Ford dealer meetup in Las Vegas say the Blue Oval has something interesting up its...
View ArticleThe Old Switcheroo: BMW M3 May Preserve Manual Transmission After 2020
BMW previously confirmed that the 3 Series would abandon the manual transmission for the U.S. market, leaving many enthusiasts livid. Then there was talk that the M3 might abandon rear-wheel drive...
View ArticlePorsche Exec: 911-based Crossover ‘Could Be a Good Idea’
Porsche is in an interesting position. While it remains an enthusiast brand par excellence, adding SUVs and sedans has left the automaker with one foot in the upper-crust portion of a more mainstream...
View ArticleRumors and Omissions: Chrysler’s Product Future Remains Hazy, but Might Not...
The once-mighty Chrysler brand is not a purveyor of niche sports cars, so its two-vehicle lineup continues to draw attention to itself. To call its lineup sparse would be an understatement. Still,...
View ArticleGenesis Motors Keeps Talking Performance
Earlier this month, we reported on industry rumblings that suggested Genesis is keen on building a hotter G70. While the brand has issued no official announcement on upcoming products, such a model...
View ArticleLive or Die: What’s the Real Deal With the Toyobaru Twins?
January was peppered with claims that the Subaru BRZ And Toyota 86 aren’t long for this world. Rumors, which began spreading last year, stated the models weren’t selling well enough for either brand to...
View ArticleFCA’s Manley Open to Alliances, but Won’t Relinquish Grasp on Maserati
Ford and Volkswagen cosied up last year, cementing their relationship in an automotive alliance announced earlier this year, but could the same thing happen with Fiat Chrysler and France’s resurgent...
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