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REPORT: GM to show Chevy Orlando-based GMC Granite and hi-po Buick Regal in Detroit

It seems as though it's just about impossible to keep an embargo in place these days. A Canadian outlet just spilled the beans on a couple of GM reveals set for Detroit next month. They say they were invited to a sneak preview Wednesday evening and although they couldn't take pics, they felt free to tell us about the whole array of models. Some have been loosely-guarded secrets, but a couple are unknowns, so we'll quote CanadianDriver on those until we get confirmation from GM. Apparently, The General will have a slew of new model ... Read more →

REPORT: Swedish government to meet with GM officials - could Saab still be saved? Frank Filipponio

Less than a day after General Motors officially announced Saab's euthanization, it looks like the storied Swedish brand might still have the faintest whisper of a pulse. Motor Trend is reporting ...

Rumormill: Aluminum and carbon fiber, KERS-equipped BMW M5 cometh? Jeremy Korzeniewski

What does the future have in store for BMW's high-performance M division? For starters, lots and lots of power, along with a smattering of light weight and plenty of cutting-edge technology. This ...

Autoweek spills more beans on the 2011 Ford Mustang's 5.0-liter V8 Jeremy Korzeniewski

AutoWeek has decided to let the cat get just a little bit further out of the bag this morning following last night's first bit of embargo breakage regarding the 2011 Ford Mustang GT and its ...

First Drive: 2011 Toyota Sienna tries to make the minivan cool Frank Filipponio

The Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan minivans revolutionized family transportation when they were introduced back in 1983. Nevermind that Volkswagon had been selling people-friendly vans for ...

Heart of Darkness: Aston Martin introduces limited-edition Carbon Black DBS and Vantage 2 days ago on Autoblog

As if your average, run-of-the-mill Aston Martin wasn't special enough, the folks that regularly rifle around in 007's garage have now put together a pair of limited editions of their DBS and V12 Vantage sports coupes. As you might guess by the Carbon Black name, the special versions have ...

Collectible Concept: 1995 Ford GT90 concept going up for auction 2 days ago on Autoblog

If Ford first introduced the GT90 Concept at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show next month, we would probably consider it one of the coolest cars on the show floor. Incredibly, Ford unveiled the GT90 nearly 15 years ago. Even by today's standards it is a supercar of supercars. The quad-turbocharged ...

Confirmed: 2011 Ford Mustang GT to offer 412-horsepower 5.0-liter V8 3 days ago on Autoblog

Thanks to a loose-lipped Facebookian that couldn't help sharing insider information and a quick follow-up post from Inside Line, we can now confirm the return of the iconic 5.0-liter Mustang GT for 2011. Even better news is the fact that the Mustang GT's new mill will crank out an impressive 412 ...

REPORT: Climax Sports Racer alive, priced to compete with Ariel Atom 3 days ago on Autoblog

Says Climax Cars of its Sports Racer, "We wanted to produce a radically different type of car that would be dramatically desirable as well as being an out-and-out enthusiast's car." Done and done. Consider us smitten. We love the classically British Jaguar-esque shape and will gladly park one in ...

REPORT: Subaru spokesman concerned that RWD Toyobaru could dilute brand identity 3 days ago on Autoblog

It should come as no surprised that Subaru -- a brand that's made its name in the States for offering rugged, all-wheel drive vehicles -- is a little wary about bringing its own version of the RWD Toyobaru to the U.S. Speaking with Wards Auto, Subaru spokesperson Michael McHale said, "We're ...

Jay Leno to cram SLS AMG's V8 into 1969 Mercedes 6.3 3 days ago on Autoblog

Ask us to pick our favorite Mercedes-Benz products of all time and towards the top of that list sits this: The 1968-1972 300SEL 6.3. Introduced at the 1968 Geneva Motor Show, the original 6.3 was the product of one rogue Mercedes engineer who took the 109-series Type 300 SEL sedan and shoved the ...

VIDEO: Lamborghini's Valentino Balboni drifting a Lamborghini Valentino Balboni 3 days ago on Autoblog

Fate is a funny thing. It was our destiny to get a ride with Valentino Balboni in a Lamborghini LP550-2 Valentino Balboni during rush hour traffic in Los Angeles. Lucky? Absolutely, though we may have crested 50 mph once... maybe. Would we have preferred to have been in the passenger seat of ...

FAB Design makes the Ugliest. Panamera. Ever. 4 days ago on Autoblog

It took us a while, but we have finally realized what's going on: tuning companies are overstocked with Butt Ugly. They didn't ration their supply properly, now they've got unused cases of Butt Ugly lying around, stinking up the place. That's why we've been assaulted with all these steaming ...

Hennessey Performance Venom GT rendered, nearly uncovered 4 days ago on Autoblog

After providing us an exclusive glimpse inside the Hennessey Performance workshop, the Texas-based tuner has let more details slip on the development of the Venom GT -- a Lotus Elise-based supercar packing Corvette ZR1 firepower. Before the production version debuts at the Geneva Motor Show ...

VIDEO: Twin-turbo Viper-powered LMC Super Cuda shatters 200 mph against Ferrari Enzo 4 days ago on Autoblog

Legendary Motorcar Company built a Super 'Cuda for SEMA – no, not with a modern Dodge Challenger, with an actual Barricuda – and then decided to find out what it could do. The car is stuffed with engine and rubber: A twin-turbo Viper V10 with at least 1,000 horsepower, along with ...

Ship Shape: Mercedes-Benz AMG and Cigarette Racing to launch SLS-inspired boat 4 days ago on Autoblog

There have been a lot of non-auto vehicles that have graced the pages of Autoblog. We regularly cover bikes, and occasionally other modes of transportation as well. We even cover the occasional boat, especially if it has ties to the automotive industry. We've seen amphibious cars, catamarans, ...

Followup: Mystery Dodge Journey SRT R/T might be the real deal 4 days ago on Autoblog

We first informed you yesterday about an interesting looking Dodge Journey SRT R/T prototype that AB reader Nick Leonard stumbled upon in Saginaw, MI. With its manufacturer lincense plates, unique wheels, quad exhaust tips, road-hugging stance and a well-integrated new front fascia, we figured ...

First Drive: 2010 Lexus LS460 Sport Package is F-ing with perfection 4 days ago on Autoblog

When Lexus introduced the IS F, enthusiasts were suitably skeptical about the automaker's attempt to go head-to-head with the Germans. After all, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have specialized in creating autobahn-burning, Nordschleife-honed handlers for decades. And then we drove it. To ...

Techart Porsche Cayenne Turbo closes in on 200 mph at Nardo 4 days ago on Autoblog

There's something magical about 200 mph. The double century has become a benchmark for modern supercars, although it takes just as much courage as pavement to do the deed. As we found out at World Class Driving earlier this year, sometimes that isn't even enough. Techart, the well-known German ...

Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster 5 days ago on Autoblog

We've been all but assured that a convertible version of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG was on the way, and now we've got photographic proof of the de-gullwinged drop-top weathering the wintery climes before its reveal in 2010. Although Mercedes officials haven't divulged much about the SLS ...

Bugatti honors Dubai with three special editions Veyrons 5 days ago on Autoblog

As with any other business, in the automotive sphere, it's mission critical to recognize on which side your bread is buttered – particularly in lean times like these. Bugatti may be losing money on each Veyron it builds, but that doesn't mean that company strategists don't know how to earn ...

Mercedes-Benz SLS goes from zero to gold in seconds for Dubai show 5 days ago on Autoblog

Over the past several years, we've seen no end of photos of high-end cars with bright chrome and gold finishes coming out of the Middle East and Russia. Until now, none of those have come that way from an automaker's paint shop. However, you just knew that couldn't last, and alas, Mercedes-Benz ...

REPORT: Mercedes-Benz begins road-testing electric SLS supercar 6 days ago on Autoblog

The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is nothing if not an exciting car to drive, and the German automaker is reportedly hard at work making sure that the upcoming electric version of the supercar generates the same kind of reaction from its occupants. In an interview with Autocar, AMG head Volker Mornhinweg ...

VIDEO: EVO does 0-100 mph in Porsche's new 911 Turbo... with a Coke and a smile 6 days ago on Autoblog

When the Porsche 997 Turbo first came out and it was discovered that you could get from 0-60 mph in 3.4 seconds in the Tiptronic automatic transmission (which was quicker than the manual gearbox), that was incredible enough. In the updated 997 Turbo with PDK, however, you can apparently get to ...

Kepler Motors Motion supercar to debut at Dubai Motor Show 6 days ago on Autoblog

It's hard not to be skeptical when a company that no one has ever heard of announces a brand-new supercar. A few have managed to last more than a few years, like Koenigsegg and Pagani, but most seem to disappear just as quickly as they appear. Russ Wicks, founder and CEO of Kepler Motors, is ...

9ff reveals even more bonkers GT9-R - is this the world's fastest production car? 6 days ago on Autoblog

Bonkers is a relative term, when you think about it. Case in point: the 9ff GT9. With 973 horsepower and a 409 km/h top speed – that's 254 mph, friends – this was already one bonkers supercar. And then 9ff comes along with the GT9-R, an even faster version with – wait for it ...

Porsche cranks out 10,000th Panamera after just three months on sale 6 days ago on Autoblog

The Porsche Panamera has only been on sale in other parts of the world for three months now, but the automaker has already cranked out the 10,000th production example. The Panamera is built on the same production line as the Cayenne SUV at Porsche's Liepzig plant in northeastern Germany. So ...

MEC Design takes another (eyeball) stab at the SLS AMG 7 days ago on Autoblog

Germans are generally so conservative that we sometimes wonder if their aftermarket scene exists only to provide for the anomalies that every society needs. Not many of you fell for MEC Design's first attempt at visually tuning the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, and we would have thought it was ...

Detroit Preview: BMW to unveil faster Z4 sDrive35is, almost an M 8 days ago on Autoblog

When BMW launched the new Z4 early this year, they made it clear that, unlike the last Z4 and the Z3 before it, there were no plans to create an M version this time around. Of course, forgoing the M nomenclature doesn't mean that BMW won't create a faster Z4 than what's currently in showrooms. ...

G-Power takes the BMW X6 M, X5 M to 600 hp and beyond 8 days ago on Autoblog

We all know what the biggest problem with the BMW X6 M is, right? Not nearly enough power. Sure, 555 hp from a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 is 5 hp more potent than a Porsche Cayenne Turbo, making the X6 M the most powerful production SUV on earth. Still, 600 hp is the new black, so a stock X6 M just ...

At 211 mph, the Brabus GLK V12 can't outrun ugly 9 days ago on Autoblog

It ain't pretty, but it's fast. Actually, with a claimed 211 mph top speed, the Brabus Bi-Turbo V12 GLK is the fastest SUV in the world. Which is kinda like being the winner in a Twinkie-eating competition: It's an epic feat of embarrassing proportions. To pull it off, the Brabus crew stuck ...

REPORT: Honda finds loophole, new NSX to run in SuperGT 9 days ago on Autoblog

We knew it was coming and now we've got details. According to the latest reports out of Japan, the Honda NSX will live on, but mere mortals will never get a shot behind the wheel. As previously reported, Honda has been actively petitioning the Japanese Automobile Federation (JAF) -- the ...

Tesla employees going on 2,700 mile road trip from LA to Detroit 9 days ago on Autoblog

After delivering some 900 Tesla Roadsters, over a dozen employees are taking one on a road trip. Tesla will be back at the Detroit Auto Show next month and this time they're driving there. On Thursday, December 17, 16 Tesla employees will depart from Los Angeles and head across the Southeast ...

REPORT: Kia considering production Kee to compete with Toyobaru coupe 9 days ago on Autoblog

In an interview with the blokes from Autocar, Kia head designer Peter Schreyer had plenty of interesting things to say about the possibility of a new rear-wheel drive sportscar from the Korean automaker based on the KEE concept from the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. If it ever sees the light of ...

Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta revealed, second from Special Projects program 9 days ago on Autoblog

We all remember the hoopla a few years ago when kajillionaire James Glickenhaus revealed he had been working with Ferrari on an updated version of the famous P3/4 race car from the sixties. What resulted was the Ferrari P4/5 one-off. Glickenhaus was $4 million lighter, but that seems like money ...

VIDEO: Ferrari California + Audi R8 + hot girls + bear suits = best rental car video ever 9 days ago on Autoblog

When we saw Henry Rollins speak a few ten years ago, he told a story about a fan who wrote to him with a peculiar problem. Seems the guy is a paramedic and one night they come upon a car crash where a beautiful naked woman is lying on the ground unconscious. They spring into action, get her in ...

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Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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