Jun 20th, 2008 | Coupes, Plants/Manufacturing, Sedans/Saloons, Show, auto, detroit, ford, mustang | No Comments
Wednesday, Autoweek and a large amount of online publications put up the assertion the current when Ford debuts its ready Mustang sedan and wagon variants in Detroit, the the bases might be established off of developing or grown Aussie-sourced platforms. According to Drive.com.au, these types of assumptions are false.
Autoweek obtained it a rate to identify Ford’s Australian arm ought to be tapped to step up a foreign platform to put up up all the valuable ingredients to underpin the concepts, citing an inside source at FoMoCo in such a December 18th issue. According to Ford Australia spokeswoman, Sinead McAlary, she assumed the present the lessened beneath manufacturer hasn’t “been asked” to design any portion of the new Mustang. Adding this Ford has no intentions of re&wshyp;selling the Mustang in Australia.
As for the mythical Mustang-based Lincoln four-door which is normal at the NAIAS, she substantiated too it ought to utilize the recent Mustang’s platform and not the foundations of anything and everything in Ford Australia’s stable.
[Sources: Autoweek, Drive.com.au and Autocar]
Jun 20th, 2008 | Coupes, japan, nissan | No Comments
Call it the Silvia or the 240SX or the 200SX (read up on the distinct names of the 200SX and at which properties got purchased in the nation here), but Nissan’s now demised budget rear-wheel push platform has continued sorely missed in its homeland of Japan, in our own North America and elsewhere every where in the world. Word has it, however, too Nissan is planning to a new rear-wheel press coupe too should take up the 200SX basis of rear-wheel push fun for the huddled masses. The Foria Concept (shown above) such a debuted at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show is the front running candidate to become a new 200SX, getting ready to the desired reaction it garnered at so year’s show. Don’t count out the Urge, however, that was unveiled at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show. AutoCar ratings overly Nissan is a good deal open to instigating a mid-engine car to slot under the 350Z. Whatever initiative becomes pinned low for production, we just now pray Nissan keeps on it rear-wheel push and starts it just about $20k - $22k. That turns out to be the hot spot at which a Ford Mustang V6, Pontiac Solstice and Mazda Miata are able to all be on the same shopping input for a RWD sports car.
[Source: AutoCar]
Jun 20th, 2008 | Coupes, Etc, Porsche | No Comments
The site at which Hemmings dug up the photos you see right here is in Russian, but as David Traver Adolphus argues in his submit on the topic, we all speak the “international slang of crazy” — a lexicon the creators of the current Porsche 924 are without a doubt especially fluent in.
Looking for all the universe as a rolling interior according to a 1970s conversion van, the general car is gone over in how looks like it’s to be orange chenille. The outside is button-tufted, presumably for extra-classiness, additonally the interior becomes a a good amount of traditional, silky look. Nothing can retreat the fabric’s touch; that much the shifter and steering wheel get the treatment.
Gloriously freakin’ ridiculous. The damned happening looks like it’s still more and more comfortable to sit on as opposed to in.
[Source: J4U.ru via Hemmings Auto Blogs]
Jun 6th, 2008 | Coupes, Etc, Sports/GTs, japan | No Comments
By using less metal-plated parts and artificial leather for 25% of the interior, the oddest Japanese automaker of them all has slashed 2.6 million yen from the car’s starting price, which now begins at ¥9,345,000 ($87,287 USD). That’s a big drop in the Orochi’s cost of entry, which should mean you’ll soon be seeing it on every street in Tokyo. Any day now…
[Source: japancorp.net]
Jun 6th, 2008 | Chicago Auto Show, Convertibles, Coupes, Mitsubishi | No Comments
of torque for a grand total of 265 and 262, respectively. We actually dig the new grille and think it works well with the already established body style of the Eclipse, and more power is more power (i.e. a good thing). But it’s tough to overlook the fundamental flaws of the Eclipse, which include being a heavy front-wheel-drive coupe that shares a lineage with a certain much-missed all-wheel-drive, turbo-four pocket rocket.
[Source: Mitsubishi]
Jun 6th, 2008 | Coupes, I.C.E., Maintenance, Marketing/Advertising, Mazda, Recalls/TSBs, Sports/GTs | No Comments
Mazda even goes so far as to offer reimbursement to those who’ve spent money on engine repairs before 100,000 miles. This seems like a nice measure made in good faith on Mazda’s part. After all, most educated owners of the rotary-powered cars knew what they were getting when these purchases were made, and the engine was already covered under the same basic warranty that comes standard with all Mazda vehicles. Nice work, Mazda.
[Source: RX8Club.com]
Jun 6th, 2008 | Convertibles, Coupes, lotus, uk | No Comments
Lotus is limiting production of the special edition Elise SC to 25 units and will only make the £35,995 coupe available in the UK and Ireland.
[Source: Lotus]
Jun 6th, 2008 | Coupes, Sports/GTs, Supercars, Tuners, bentley | No Comments
The flower bed on the hood was reportedly painted by Japanese artist Nakamura Tetsui, but that doesn’t make it any more palatable. There seems to be some method to the Tetsu GTR’s madness, as the front turn signals appear inspired by the Porsche 911 and the rear has an unmistakable Audi R8 flavor.
[Source: Carscoop]
Jun 4th, 2008 | Auction Action, Chrysler, Coupes, dodge | No Comments
The essentially principally creation 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 has presently continued assembled and shipped to an AZ dealership, but it is not for sale. The above all Challenger was won at auction by none !no! as opposed to Barrett-Jackson CEO Craig Jackson, and the world-famous auctioneer can decide on up his prized $400,000 pony car at Ed Moses Dodge in Scottsdale, AZ whenever he’s ready. Dodge Challenger SRT8 numero uno is fully loaded, brown in a gray stripe low the center, and the plastic condoms experience yet to be removed based on what i read in the steering wheel and driver’s seat.
Jackson was not the one and only high-profile celebrity to snap up an the beginning of Challenger SRT8, either. As you looked through on Autoblog earlier, Jay Leno earned Challenger #0002 such week, and the comedian/car nut has at this moment parked his new toy at The Tonight Show headquarters in Burbank, CA. Check our gallery short of for pics of the Challenger One in its temporary house and click the Source link short of for more.
[Source: LX Forums]
Jun 4th, 2008 | Coupes, Hatchbacks, Rendered Speculation, subaru | No Comments
Subaru and Toyota’s rear-wheel-drive lovechild is on its way, and AutoExpress has tapped Larson to render the new coupe to supply us an notion of how we will be saving up for appear 2010.
As earlier reported, both versions should be sporting separate sheet metal to differentiate the two coupes according to one another. We’d suspect too the Toyota version is able to be fitted in a traditional trunk, additonally the Subaru version would get a hatch similar to the present discovered on the WRX/STI. The image above takes all the affirmatory cues for the recent Impreza, in essence the aggressive roofline and hunkered stance, and ratchets it up a notch through a new front bumper, swept coming back headlamps and bulging fender flares.
[Source: AutoExpress]
As we are currently aware, both the Toyota version (which supposedly will not attain it to U.S. shores) and the Subaru variant would be powered by a naturally aspirated 2.0-liter boxer, sending something like 180 hp to the rear wheels. AutoExpress says overly a 300-hp version equipped provided the turbocharged 2.5-liter flat-four is additionally destined for production, along amongst an all-wheel-drive version larger number of at a low level the road. For persons of us the current own been heard dreaming of an STI-powered GC8 coupe, right now will spare us the serious headache and detriment when it goes on turn over in 2012.
