Future Product Speculation

Ford U.S. & European Performance Lines To Merge

5. March 2010

So FoMoCo says they’re going to be merging their American and European performance lines. Yes, to me, this sounds like a very good thing. Does that mean that we’ll be able to buy the Ford Focus RS here in the good ol’ U.S. of A.? I hope so. England’s Automobile magazine recently had the opportunity to [...]

Ferrari To Show 599 Hybrid At Geneva, Production Model Planned

28. January 2010

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This has been rumored for quite a while, but it looks like the rumors are going to turn out to be true: Ferrari, makers of the finest high performance cars in the world will be showing a hybrid version of their 599 at the upcoming Geneva show. And that’s not all, the word is that [...]

Volkswagen of America Is Into A Diesel Future

26. January 2010

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I’ve got no problem with diesels. A lot of Americans don’t get them at all, but to me, they’ve always seemed like a viable option. Just ask anyone who’s gotten their ass stomped by Audi (or most recently Peugeot) at Le Mans over the past few runnings. Yeah, those cars are diesels. So the news that [...]

BMW M3 To Get Competition Pack?

24. January 2010

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BMW has been putting an emphasis on new performance lately, in addition to efforts to expand the lineup by going down market. In the past few years, the X5 and X6 M has been added, and rumor has it that a M performance model for the 1-Series is in the works as well. BMW recently announced [...]

Scratch That: Infiniti G25 Coming, But With No Turbo

16. January 2010

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Scratch That: Infiniti G25 Coming, But With No Turbo

On Wednesday, CarThrottle covered news about the Infiniti G sedan getting a new, smaller displacement engine to better compete on the low-end. Edmunds Inside Line reported the information, but some of the details have changed since the original. Unfortunately, that “detail” is the turbocharger. 250 horsepower was the number to be expected according to the previous [...]

Jaguar To Produce Sportscar, Cancel XJ Coupe?

13. January 2010

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Jaguar To Produce Sportscar, Cancel XJ Coupe?

2009 was a pretty good year to Jaguar, with the XK and XF selling well and the new flagship XJ introduced, set to go on sale this year. Forward momentum must be sustained though, so what is next? A sports car – the rumored Jaguar sportscar we have been hearing about for years. A sportscar for [...]

Audi Q5 Hybrid For 2011

29. December 2009

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Audi’s Q5 SUV looks like it will finally be getting its long rumored/hoped for hybrid treatment, and it should be hitting the roads and dealer showrooms by 2011. Of course, since the Q5 shares its platform with its corporate siblings the Volkswagen Touareg and the Porsche Cayenne, this could have some interesting implications there as [...]

MR2 Coming Back as a Hybrid?

29. November 2009

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Toyota has set its sights on producing some exciting new vehicles that will help it to connect with enthusiasts. Vehicles from Toyota have been criticized as appliances that don’t provide much in the way of excitement. For Lexus, the LF-A was introduced after a long development process, and the FT-86 Concept is destined for production at [...]

New Audi R10 In The Works?

24. November 2009

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Audi has gotten a lot of attention lately for its exotic-lite mid-engined R8, and rightfully so. Along with new mainstream models like the A4 and Q5, it has helped vault Audi to a new level – in fact, Audi had its best-ever sales year in 2008. It was sort of surprising that the R8 was allowed [...]

Regal Getting Manual Transmission

19. November 2009

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The new Buick Regal has definitely succeeded in getting Buick back in the news. Enthusiasts are excited about the possibility of potential performance GNX models, a sportwagon and a manual transmission. It seems as if you can check the last one off of your list. Jalopnik reports that Buick’s chief engineer, Jim Frederico, told assembled journalists [...]