April 06, 2012 Car News and Reviews Archive

30 Articles

Apr 6, 2012 Report

Taiwanese, French entities will co-develop electric-vehicle technology

Hey, some people thought peanut butter and chocolate was an odd combination until Reese's made millions with it.

Danny King

Watch SRT showcase the 2013 Viper with new series of videos

"Our mission for the gen-five Viper was to build the best Viper yet."

Jeremy Korzeniewski

Apr 6, 2012 Exclusive

Five Questions with Ralph Gilles about the 2013 SRT Viper

The 2013 SRT Viper stole the New York Auto Show this week with its 640-horsepower 8.4-liter V10 and the promise of even better tire-melting performance. It's the crown jewel in Chrysler's Street and Racing Technology brand headed by Ralph Gilles, President and CEO of

Scott Burgess

Apr 6, 2012 New York

1970 Porsche 917/LH makes rare trip from Porsche Museum to New York

There have been a number of iconic racing liveries over the course of history – JPS and Gulf spring immediately to mind – and every historic racing fan has his or her favorite. But few are as downright awesome as Martini. The Italian vermouth label has sponsored everything from Lancias to Fords, but many of its very awesomest have bee

Noah Joseph

Apr 6, 2012 New York

Mini Cooper Yachtsman Concept has us all fooled

We love Mini's sense of humor, and its April Fools' Day pranks this year were among our favorites. While we really, really wanted the Cowley camper to be real, Mini actually went ahead and built the Amphibious "Yachtsman" – and then brought it to the New York Auto Show, just as promised to in i

Jeff Sabatini

Apr 6, 2012 New York

Green car wrap-up from the Big Apple

There were only two marquee plug-in vehicles unveiled at the New York Auto Show this year, the Fisker Atlantic and the Infiniti LE (which stands for Luxury Electric, which the automaker

Sebastian Blanco

Apr 6, 2012 New York

1966 Chevrolet Impala SS 427 Convertible reminds us of days long gone

Chevrolet has over a hundred years of heritage from which it can call upon when the right marketing angle presents itself. Like, for instance, when it launches a brand-new Impala for the 2014 model year, as it has just done at the 2012 New York Auto Show. As such, the automaker has brought a mint 1966 Chevrol

Jeremy Korzeniewski

Apr 6, 2012 Video

Viper coming to Forza this summer, will include Autovista version [w/video]

Anyone with an Xbox 360 and Forza Motorsport 4 will be able to get their hands on a virtual version of the all-new 2013 SRT Viper. As revealed at its New York Auto Show debut, the hotly anticipated America

Chris Shunk

Apr 6, 2012

TRANSLOGIC's Guide To The New York Auto Show 2012

This year's New York Auto Show brought many new cars out of their secret design studios and into view, most for the very first time. The Viper returned and the Delorean Electric was priced, but below are the entries that caught our eyes most.

Kyle Thibaut

Apr 6, 2012 Official

Acura previews Tony Stark's NSX roadster from The Avengers

We have to admit to being fairly smitten with the promise of the low-slung Acura NSX concept that debuted at the Detroit Auto Show back in January. But for this moment – and for the next several moments – "promise" is all it is, because Acura says we shouldn't expect an NSX in showrooms until sometime around 2015. (Back in January, Acura advised that the production car is "expected to debut in the next three years.") Until the

Chris Paukert

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