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0REPORT: New Honda president says we don't need V8s, rear-wheel drive 1248114540
2009 Acura TL - Click above for high-res image galleryHonda Motor Co.'s new president, Takanubo Ito, has said in no uncertain terms that V8 power and rear-wheel drive motivation aren't in the automaker's future.Ito, who took the reigns from Takeo Fukui last month, said during his first press ... -
Rumormill: Kia Amanti making switch to Genesis RWD platform? 1247250480
From its divisive baroque styling to its status as the court jester of the rental car circuit, the Kia Amanti has so far lived a less than charmed life. The Amanti's tough luck story could change in a big hurry, however, if a new story from Motor Trend is true. MT is reporting that the Amanti is ...
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Second That Emotion: Toyobaru re-confirmed for Tokyo Motor Show? 1247061600
As recently as February, the Toyota/Subaru sports car was declared dead, a week later it was back on, a few weeks after that there were rumblings that it would be at this year's Tokyo Motor Show. Japan's Best Car magazine is apparently reporting that the little car will definitely be revealed in ...
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Leaked: Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 1246282380
2010 Lamborghini LP550-2 - Click above for hi-res photo galleryOh baby. The cat would appear to be out of the bag for the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2, as what certainly look to be official photos of the newest bull have hit the web. Details are sketchy, but Lamborghini's naming scheme keeps no ... -
REPORT: RWD Commodore platform could underpin Caddies, G8 GT could make a comeback 1241191740
Pontiac G8 ST - Click above for a high-res image galleryWith Pontiac's death official, Holden stands to lose around $1 billion annually with the demise of the Pontiac G8. However, Holden doesn't plan to go quiet into night. The Aussie automaker has drawn up plans to offer the rear-wheel drive ... -
REMINDER: Hyundai Genesis Coupe press intro live streaming webcast at 11am EDT 1237989540
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe - Click above for high-res galleryIn just a little bit, Hyundai will be allowing fans and gawkers the rare opportunity to participate in the official press introduction of its new 2010 Genesis Coupe. When new models come to market, automakers typically invite members of ... -
Dead Again: Toyota/Subaru RWD cars reportedly put on indefinite hold 1235672880
Like a schizophrenic love affair, the on-again, off-again Subaru/Toyota rear-wheel drive coupe is apparently off again. That morsel of sobering news comes via Detroit Free Press columnist Mark Phelan, who says that both automakers now admit that the project has been put on hold. The inexpensive 2+2 ...
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2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe to start at $22,000 1234371660
***UPDATE - Live photo gallery of the production Genesis Coupe added***
Click to view a high-resolution gallery of the 2010 Hyundai Genesis CoupeWe've known rough performance numbers on the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe for some time now: 0-60 in under six seconds, up to 30 mpg with the 2.0T, and so ... -
No Surprise: Ford halts RWD programs 1231784820
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Ford Interceptor conceptEbb and flow. That's the way the petroleum market works, and if history holds true – and it normally does – then fuel prices are set to go up... again... and then some. So it's no surprise that Ford, GM and Chrysler ... -
Undead: Will Acura show NSX in Detroit even after killing it off? 1230733740
Just two weeks after we learned that Honda had suspended plans to introduce a new V10 NSX sports car in 2010 comes word that we may see the car anyway. Sort of. The production program is still dead, but it is being reported that the previously scheduled "concept" will appear at Detroit's North ...

