Midcycle face-lifts rarely excite us here at Automobile Magazine, but in the case of the iconic Porsche 911, we're finding it difficult to suppress our enthusiasm. But there's no reason to be shy ...Two-wheel-drive versions of the 2009 Carrera will
Talented racing driver Tony Stewart holds valuable bragging rights for the next year, after leading all thirty laps of the fourth annual Prelude to the Dream, held on June 4, 2008, at Ohio's Eldora Speedway, which Stewart also happens to
Just in time for summer, Cadillac has announced a mid-cycle update to the XLR, its Corvette-based hardtop convertible.Changes are mostly cosmetic and include new front and rear fascias, unique upper and lower grilles, and vertical side vents. The interior receives
Infiniti's cranked up the content levels for the new 2009 FX sport-utility - and accordingly, it's cranked up the pricing. A base rear-drive 2009 FX35 stickers at $40,950 - nearly $2900 more than the outgoing model.Prices for the other models
The 2009 MKS is Lincoln's new flagship, a car that Ford hopes will help put its luxury division back on the map after years of losing ground to Cadillac and both Asian and European luxury brands. It effectively slots between
Product cycles, they can be long and they can be short. Some cars we hope will never die while others trip and fall right at the starting gate. The following is a list of cars that have been around for
When it comes to cities that need taxis - hybrid taxis, at that - Dubai isn't the first locale that springs to mind. However, the city in the United Arab Emirates is placing brightly-colored Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrids and Malibu Hybrids
Here are the stories from the June 2008 issue of Automobile Magazine. Some stories do not appear online until after the magazine has gone on sale at the newsstand. Go pick up the latest issue to read the entire magazine.Read
What's that you say, you own stock in oil companies and want to use as much gas as possible? Well, have we got some guzzlers for you; and since the summer is about to begin, how about looking at a
You've never heard of the company Inrix, and neither had I until today, when I spoke with its CEO, Bryan Mistele, about the firm's role in providing traffic information for automotive navigation systems.According to Mistele, Bill Gates and Paul Allen's
Automakers have many ways to power their factories, but Ford's plant in Oakville, Ontario - soon to be building the 2009 Ford Flex - has an innovative fuel source: paint fumes.The factory uses what Ford calls a "Fumes-to-Fuel" system, which
Here it is at last, the $2500 car that Ratan Tata proposed several years ago, perhaps the most significant new car since the Ford Model T was introduced 100 years ago. As with the Ford, the design and engineering is
With its recent announcement that it'll scale back full-size truck production, Ford seems intent to manage supplies of its F-series pickups in a waning market. But what happens to the trucks that already lie on dealer lots? Through June 30th,
