The pressures of modern aerodynamic design and vehicle layout have led to something of a convergence of appearance among many high-end performance cars. Chevrolet's Corvette and Ferrari's front-engine GTs like the 550 Maranello and 599 GTB Fiorano, or even the new California, have been compared as...
Alfa Romeo's Duetto Spider may have shot to fame in the 1967 film The Graduate, but even this Hollywood endorsement couldn't stop the car from being axed in 1993. Now, Alfa... October 29, 2008 by Ralph Hanson 1
General Motors has traditionally designed many of its compact and mid-size cars at its Opel operations in Russelsheim, Germany. Now, however, the company may be looking to... October 13, 2008 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 5
Fuel economy requirements and their corollary emissions laws are becoming the central focus of modern car development as governments around the world set higher standards... October 13, 2008 by Jeremy Weber 1
The downturn in vehicle sales around the world is affecting nearly every carmaker in some way or another, but not equally in each market. Volkswagen, for example, has been on... October 7, 2008 by Nelson Ireson
The floor dropped out of the market for SUVs and pickups this year, and Americans were supposedly replacing them with small cars. But what's small in America isn't what's... September 19, 2008 by Nelson Ireson 3