The next-generation of Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class flagship limo -including the high-performance AMG models- which is due to go on sale in Europe in 2012 and in North America the following year, could be offered exclusively with hybrid powertrains if the company’s bosses get their way.
According to a report from Autonews citing inside sources, the…
New reports suggest we may have our first look at the next-generation Volkswagen Passat come September, as the German automaker may launch its revised midsize sedan at the 2010 Paris motor show.Although the car will be the next generation in the Passat line, don’t expect it to be completely revamped from head to toe. Reports indicate Volkswagen is putting the Passat under the knife in a similar manner to Golf’s refresh for 2010 — the basic architecture of the car will remain untouched, but it will rec…
Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury division, has been busy in recent months, rolling out the all-new M sedan at the Los Angeles auto show last December, and the QX56 full-size SUV at the New York auto show this week.
Chrysler Group will begin building the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee–the first salvo in an effort to restore a product-starved lineup–on May 3, CEO Sergio Marchionne said Tuesday.
We’ve been hearing about Hyundai’s Tata Nano since last year and today we have more details along with photo renderings of the compact car. According to Hyundai’s Advanced Technology Center head, Cho Won-suk, the car will arrive on the market by next year.
Hyundai’s Indian sources say that the car will be powered by a 800cc engine and will be a direct competitor to the Tata Nano and the Suzuki Alto.
According to the Business Standard, the car is currently under development in Korea a…
General Motors recently reaffirmed its commitment to repaying the loans it took from the U.S. and Canadian governments by June of this year and said that it is ready to make a second loan payment next week.GM’s second loan payment to the U.S. and Canadian governments will be to the tune of $1 billion and $192 million, respectively. GM’s loan from the U.S. Treasury used to help the company through bankruptcy was worth $6.7 billion initially, but the company paid down $1 billion of it in December of la…
Future Mercedes models are likely to borrow heavily from the F800 Style concept.
Mercedes-Benz design chief Gorden Wagener is starting to reshape the future look of the Stuttgart carmaker. As such, some of the firm’s show cars of the recent past, such as the 2005 Bionic Car or the 2007 F700, primarily must be interpreted as design exercises. But with Wagener taking the helm in mid-2008, the direction of Mercedes styling has been whittled down to some precisely defined, common themes.
Indeed, the late…
NASA’s Opportunity Rover, now in its seventh year of roaming the Martian surface, just got a little smarter. Like parents giving their growing child a little more autonomy, engineers updated Opportunity with artificial intelligence software this past winter that allows the rover to make its own decisions about where to stop and which rocks to analyze during its travels. Now the first images of Opportunity picking and choosing where to investigate have been released.
Researchers at NASA hope the upgrade …