New York Preview: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

The Chrysler Group is kicking off its presence at the 2007 New York Auto Show by unveiling the new 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee a little early. The new GC features a revised exterior that's difficult to detect at first glance. We'll hit the high points for you. First off, the front end features a grille that dips down a bit lower, and the bottom of the...

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Spy Shots: GM Daewoo Statesman "L4X"

GM Daewoo is involved with many of GM's other subsidiary brands like Chevrolet and Pontiac. We never expected Holden as one of them when we came across these shots of the next-generation Statesman. Well, not the next-generation, but we learned that South Korea received the previous Holden Statesman in GM Daewoo guise for two years. Since it phased...

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New York: 2008 Shelby GT500KR

This morning, Ford announced that the mighty King of the Road Shelby GT500KR will be making a return in the spring of 2008 -- just in time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original. Only 1,000 of these special Mustangs will be built, and they will definitely be the fastest ones yet! The team at SVT is tweaking the 5.4L supercharged V-8 with...

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New York Preview: 2008 Subaru Impreza

Motor Trend's May issue was filled with their own studio shots of the new Impreza WRX. They quickly leaked onto the net as soon as it reached the subscribers. Road&Track posted official, and certainly more appealing shots of the new Subie today.The poor scans that we had to live with for the past couple of days left us with a harsh impression of...

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Spy Shots: Next Suzuki Verona caught in California

GMDAT and Suzuki share alot of components and it seems that the partnership will continue on with these latest shots of what appears to be the Daewoo Tosca with Suzuki badges spotted in Southern California. Suzuki suffered poor sales from its rebadged product of the Daewoo Magnus mid-size sedan, which was introduced for the 2004 model year. Both the...

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New York: 2008 Nissan NISMO 350Z

In July you'll be able to purchase the fifth and most hardcore model in Nissan's 350Z lineup, the 2007 NISMO 350Z. While we don't know pricing yet, we can tell you what the NISMO Z features above and beyond a garden variety 350Z. The most obvious addition is the NISMO aerodynamics package that includes a new front fascia with a highly extroverted front...

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Mercedes CL65 AMG revealed in AutoRAI

The latest addition to the potent AMG range is the 2008 Mercedes Benz CL65 coupe, a car that bows in as the performance division’s new flagship model. Packing a 6.0L bi-turbo V12 motor as shared with the S65 and SL65 AMG models, the new CL65 is capable of reaching 100km/h from rest in a brief 4.4 seconds with the 200km/h mark passing in just 13.3 seconds....

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New York: 2008 Hummer H2

The HUMMER H2's position as the preferred piñata of alarmist environmentalists will be further solidified next week at the New York International Auto Show when GM's Jeep-hunting division pulls the wraps off the revised 2008 edition of the big SUV. From the outside, the changes are very subtle. The H2's grillework now incorporates larger openings for...

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New York: 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha

Hummerguy.net has kissed the 2008 HUMMER embargo good-bye, so here's the skinny on the '08 H3 Alpha.For 2008, HUMMER has addressed one of the sticking points many people have had with the smaller H3 model, namely, the lack of a V8 engine. While the 3.7L inline 5 has adequate power to shuttle the H3 around, the burble of a V8's exhaust note and the...

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New York Preview: Infiniti EX Concept

Does Infiniti really need a third SUV? It doesn't matter, because it's going to build one anyway. Making its world debut at the 2007 New York Auto Show is the Infiniti EX concept, a precursor to the five-passenger 2008 Infiniti EX which goes on sale later this year. Riding on a 112-inch wheelbase, the EX concept uses the same FM platform as Infiniti's...

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BRABUS does the new C-Class

Brabus never fails to deliver tuned Mercedes-Benz cars and trucks that pack a wallop underhood and looks to match. If the car wears Brabus badging, chances are it's going to walk the walk. This is the case with the just-announced Brabus C-Class tuning program. When equipped with the tuner's available 4.0L engine upgrade, the C packs 332 horsepower...

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GM Daewoo investing another $3.2 billion

GM Daewoo announced today that it will invest another $3.2 billion over the next few years in updated products and possibly expanding production capacity. Daewoo sales are projected to increase by about 20 percent this year, thanks to increased sales in Europe and North America with models like the Chevy Aveo and its many global variants. Outside of...

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New York: 2008 Buick LaCrosse CXS

Today was the legitimate end to the embargo on information about Buick's new 2008 LaCrosse. The LaCrosse has received a new nose inspired by the well received Velite convertible concept from the 2004 New York Auto Show. Along with the grille, the hood and fascia are all new, as well, though one can hardly see the difference to those components at first...

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