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The vehicle you see above is a 1950 Saab 92. A little car that would forever define Saab’s quirkiness and inspire so many Saab followers to this day. Now that Saab is finally free and clear of the huge implosion that GM underwent last year, they are undertaking the task of coming up with new models to sell. Given that their current platforms are basically GM’s, that they are no longer under GM’s wing, and that they don’t have too much in the way of cash and resources, coming up with all new platforms is a bit difficult. Regardless, Saab CEO Victor Muller’s heart is set on building a modern day version of the 92. [click to continue...]

Granting the wish of so many industry analysts and armchair CEOs everywhere, Ford has finally pulled the plug on its long ago forgotten Mercury brand. The decision comes a relatively short while after dumping Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Volvo all to foreign buyers, all part of Mulally’s grand plan to save the heart of the empire, Ford. Having peaked in 1978 with well over half a million units sold, Mercury today accounts for a reported 0.8% of Ford’s overall sales..definitely a drop in the bucket…and will build it’s last car at some point in the 4th quarter of this year. [click to continue...]

Jeep is just weeks away from releasing an all new Grand Cherokee, its most important product, and they are appropriately starting to crank up the marketing machine with some action and beauty shots of America’s answer to the BMW X5. Its a critical product for the post-bankruptcy Chrysler Group and it looks to be pretty competitive. The exterior is upscale, muscular, and sculpted. The interior looks the part, materials and finish appear significantly upgraded. Check out the piping (’a la Land Rover) on the seats on what seems to be the Overland trim package. [click to continue...]

Land Rover started the luxury SUV thing with the Range Rover, added the smaller Range Rover Sport a few years ago, and is now preparing an even smaller 3-door version, code-named LRX. Spy shots of the production model are now starting to appear and fortunately they’ve stuck very closely to the initial concept car shown back in 2008, which itself was a very edgy and contemporary design. [click to continue...]

Just as Ford planned all along, its all new sporty little Fiesta has been officially rated by the EPA as a 40 mile per gallon car, on the highway at least. In the city it should average about 27MPG. Very impressive indeed. To get those numbers you will have to acquire one with Ford’s new six-speed dual clutch gearbox, called PowerShift. If you get a Fiesta with the base manual gearbox you’ll have to settle for 28/37 mpg city and highway respectively. Again, not bad at all, should make for a great everyday commuter car. [click to continue...]

How times change. Perceptions of Ford today, although relatively positive, are tainted by a stagnant auto market, a stock price that is a fraction of what it was just a few years ago, and having literally mortgaged everything it owns to have enough cash on hand to attempt yet another turn-around plan. Its easy to forget how quickly things can change and take a downturn, but that’s exactly what happened. [click to continue...]

What started as a pretty decent little car in the 1990s, began to undergo sales declines due to neglect from its maker, and culminated in the knife in the heart disappointment that was the most recent Focus, Ford is making everything right again with next generation model of its Civic\Cruze\Corolla killer. Before the whole recession that forever changed the automotive landscape, Ford was having some trouble of its own and made the call to throw together one more refresh for its ancient US version Focus instead of ramping up production of an all new Focus in Europe that was getting rave reviews. As promised, Ford is now showing a new Focus that is both easy on the eyes, and on its bottom line. [click to continue...]

Hyundai has a completely redesigned Tucson crossover for 2010 and the upwardly mobile auto maker has set a starting price of $18,995. The Tucson will be launched with a 2.4-liter four cylinder that channels its power through your choice of 6-speed automatic or manual transmission, a smaller 2.0-liter four will come later in the year. [click to continue...]

The Abarth 695 “Tributo Ferrari” makes its world debut at Frankfurt. This new performance version of the Abarth 500 confirms the link between Abarth and Ferrari based on shared values that include a passion for performance, a racing soul, attention to detail and Italian style. [click to continue...]