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New York: Steve Saleen's SMS 570X ups the ante with 700 supercharged horses

Under the bright sunlight of the Javits Center's Crystal Palace atrium, Steve Saleen took the covers off of his latest creation, the SMS 570X. The Dodge Challenger-based muscle car registers a few rungs above the 570 that we first viewed at its Orange County unveiling in January. Where that car was fitted with a 5.7-liter V8, the 570X utilizes a 6.0-liter engine, reportedly good for 700 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque - plenty of gumption to roast those wide and flat 20-inch meats. The engine includes lots of forged bits (pistons, ... Read more →

New York: Definite Maybe - VW Up! could be headed Stateside Frank Filipponio

Here in New York, Volkswagen CEO Stefan Jacoby said the company might be shaking things "Up" again in the States. The on-again, off-again status of the Up! mini-car on these shores is apparently ...

New York: 2010 Subaru Outback has its muklucks on Chris Paukert

Yesterday, Subaru unveiled its new Legacy sedan, a vehicle that is pivotal not just in its own right, but because it also forms the basis for the softroader stiltswagon seen here. It only makes ...

New York: Muscled-up 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee will take the stairs, thank you Chris Paukert

First thing this morning at 12:01 am, we gave you a deep dive into the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and earlier we sneaked a few snapshots while the truck lazed about before its press conference. ...

New York: Chrysler gives a sneak peak at next 300 interior Chris Paukert

During the Jeep Grand Cherokee press conference this morning, Chrysler vice chairman Jim Press gave the assembled journalists a sneak peak at the interior of the forthcoming Chrysler 300. While ...

New York: Ferrari 599XX arrives Stateside 7 months ago on Autoblog

The first stop for a few of us Autobloggers who just arrived in Manhattan was at the local Ferrari and Maserati dealer where the 599XX racecar that was introduced in Geneva was making its North American debut. It looks just as mean and aggressive as it did at on the stand at the Geneva Motor ...

New York Preview: 2010 Land Rover Range Rover is awash in new power and tech 7 months ago on Autoblog

While Land Rover's sales have been flagging like almost every other automaker in this economy, it has been the company's venerable Range Rover SUV that has held down the fort, maintaining its share better than any other product in the British automaker's empire. This is a particularly ...

All Smiles: Updated 2010 Mazda CX-9 headed for New York 8 months ago on Autoblog

In addition to U.S. premieres for its new Mazdaspeed3 and reworked CX-7, Mazda will have a global debut in the form of a "heavily revised" CX-9 at next month's New York Auto Show. For 2010, the three-row crossover will receive a riff on the controversial "smiley face" front graphic that has ...

Rumormill: Another Mustang variant coming this show season? 10 months ago on Autoblog

Before this auto show season is over, we'll probably see another Ford Mustang variant unveiled. That's the juicy takeaway from a Detroit Auto Show conversation we had with Ford's vice-president of Powertrain Engineering, Barb Samardzich. In the course of discussing the 2010 GT500 and the new ...

New York 2008: The Mitsubishi i is A-OKei 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a high-res gallery of the turbocharged Mitsubishi i I'm the resident kei car obsessive here at Autoblog. That means I'm the guy who actually thinks, "That is awesome," when he reads the (Google translated) announcement of yet another Suzuki Wagon R variant. Hell, I did two posts on ...

New York 2008: 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe live reveal [w/VIDEO] 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res live shots of the 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe A self-effacing and impeccably dressed Bob Lutz took shots at the old Pontiac during the live reveal of the 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe. Busting on the arrowhead's former taste for cladding and Iron Dukes in the "excitement" ...

New York '08 Preview: Ford Transit Connect Taxi - Son of Crown Vic 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a hi-res photo gallery In the era of the greener taxicab, the extremely capable Ford Crown Victoria is now gauche. Ford knows this, and later this morning in the Jacob Javits Center, it will unveil a new taxi concept that's about as different from the Vic as you can get. The Ford ...

New York '08 Preview: 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP packs 402 HP... and a third pedal! 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for hi-res gallery of the Pontiac G8 GXP The Northeast is the Pontiac division's largest market, and the brand -- which has played the stepchild in recent years, banished to the outer limits of exhibition halls -- is finally getting its own coming out party in New York next week. The ...

2009 Honda Fit is a go for New York 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more high-res shots of the JDM Honda Fit The 2009 Honda Fit is ready to make its big American debut, so it's packing its bags and heading to New York in search of fame and fortune (read: customers). The new car, which made its world debut last October at the Tokyo Motor Show, gets a ...

New York Auto Show: It's donktacular! RIDES does up a taxi, skyscraper style 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/Don_t_deny_the_donk_a_lifted_NYC_Taxi_on_30_inch_rims/; Say that you're RIDES Magazine and you want to celebrate the 100th anniversary of taxi cab service in New York City - what to do? Simple - take a 1996 Crown Vic (arguably better looking than ...

F-150 FX2 Sport finally acknowledged by Ford 3 years ago on Autoblog

Our own Eric Bryant ran across the upcoming Ford F-150 FX2 in the lower level of the Jacob Javits Convention Center at the New York Auto Show and posted on it almost a month ago, and Ford has finally issued a press release stating that the truck exists and will be available this fall. As we ...

High school students check out a different MINI during spring break 3 years ago on Autoblog

Over three dozen high school students will compete at this year’s National Automotive Technology Competition. The competition is to be heldduring the New York International Auto Show, and will pit students (paired in teams) with the task of diagnosing and repairing MINI Coopers. ...

New York Auto Show: A bevy of beautiful Bentleys 3 years ago on Autoblog

To commemorate the release of its Continental GTS luxury drop-top, Bentley rolled out several examples of old and new hardware, putting them on display in the lobby of the Javits Convention Center. We grabbed some shots, and are happy to share them with you. Feel free to use the Comments ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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