Twenty-one hundred rpm. That's about the perfect engine speed at which to launch the new 2010 Ford Mustang GT -- at least one equipped with the optional $1495 Track Package, which includes a shorter 3.73 rear axle, a significantly racier…
No one expected it. At this year’s Auto Salon in Barcelona, SEAT managed to turn heads with their new Seat Ibiza Bocanegra. I mean with the production version of their Ibiza Bocanegra (”black mouth”). A concept that got the press…
The General Motors brand blazed the muscle car trail, but now that fast lane has come to an end Rick Holloway always wanted a muscle car. He dreamed of being behind the wheel of a car with a curved, sleek…
Volkswagen has launched the sixth generation Golf and, while managing director David Powels calls it “innovation by evolution”, the biggest question is whether ‘the people’s car’ has moved too far beyond the financial realm of ‘the people’. The svelte new…
1. Keep your tires inflated at the correct pressure. Under inflation causes tire wear and wastes fuel. 2. Do not carry unneeded weight in your vehicle. Excess weight puts a heavier load on the engine, causing greater fuel consumption.…
Fiat SpA, the Italian carmaker that’s seeking to take over General Motors Corp.’s Opel unit, may have an advantage over rival bidder Magna International Inc. by guaranteeing German jobs and the brand’s future. A week after GM started due-diligence talks…
Despite a threat from Fiat that it may walk away from a merger with Chrysler unless workers make more concessions, the head of the Canadian Auto Workers says the union won't stray from its previously established negotiation pattern. Ken Lewenza…
U.S. vehicle sales data released Friday delivered no signs of economic recovery despite widespread hope the beleaguered auto industry would begin to see relief in April. The annual selling rate remained stuck in the low- to-mid 9 million vehicles, likely…
When it comes to car buying, a good deal's a good deal - even if it's offered by newly bankrupt auto giant Chrysler. "It's still a great, classic American car," said Darnell Leacock, the proud new owner Thursday of a…
