Cadillac has announced pricing information for the 2011 CTS coupes.
Priced from $38,990 ($40,890 for AWD), the CTS coupe is powered by a 3.6-liter V6 engine with 304 hp (227 kW / 308 PS) and 273 lb-ft (370 Nm) of torque. It comes nicely equipped with a six-speed automatic (a six-speed manual is optional), 18-inch alloy wheels, rear park assist, a Bose audio system, remote starting, and power seats.
German tuner TechArt has unveiled its program for the new Porsche Cayenne.
TechArt calls it an individualization program, with the aim being to outfit the Cayenne exactly as its owner wants it, and there are certainly many combinations to be had here.
First off are the 5-spoke, light alloy, Formula-line wheels that come in 20, 21, 22 or 23-inch iterations. A series of color options are available to match the wheels with other optical touches on the SUV. Those visual touches include TechArt’s colored window frame and pillar trims as well as wiper covers.
Also on the outside, TechArt offers dual oval-tube stainless steel sport tailpipes emblazoned with the TechArt logo.
Ford’s vice president of design, J Mays, has released details about the company’s new styling direction.
Previewed by the Start concept, which recently debuted at the Beijing Motor Show, the design language will attempt to give cars a “warmth and charm” consumers can “bond with.” As Mays explains, in an interview with the Detroit Free Press, “People purchase products because they are prepared to spend part of their life with it. It is an emotional relationship.”
While Ford’s European designs have been attractive, American products have fared much worse. As Mays bluntly stated, “Five years ago, we were a commodity.” This has started to change, thanks to the introduction of the 2010 Taurus and 2011 Fiesta, but more work needs to be done.
Ever since Opel lifted the covers off the stylish GTC Concept back in 2007, there have been rumors flying throughout the internet and the media about a production version of the study that would essentially replace the Vectra-based Calibra of the 1990s.
And while many (yours truly included) may support that an Astra-based sports coupe sounds like a more reasonable and lucrative proposal for Opel, Car Magazine has returned with an update on the Calibra II / GTC Concept story.
The report claims that the four-seater coupe is still under consideration but if it gets the final okay, it could go on sale as early as 2013, which sounds plausible given that the car would be more or less a two-door version of the Opel Insignia (sold in the U.S. as the 2011 Buick Regal).
The Chrysler LLC group has rolled out fresh pictures and a new video with some B-Roll footage of its all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee a couple of weeks ahead of the SUV’s U.S. market launch in early June.
The 2011 Grand Cherokee will be offered with a choice of two engines including the Chrysler Group’s all-new 290HP 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engine that delivers up to 23 mpg, and a 5.7-liter HEMI V8 with 360-horsepower and 390 lb.-ft. of torque.
In its latest press release, the company revealed prices for the entry-level 4×2 Laredo model that starts from $30,995, while the 4×4 version of the Laredo will start at $32,995. The new Grand Cherokee is built at the Chrysler group’s Jefferson North Assembly Plant (JNAP) in Detroit.
