Snip-Snip: GM slashing $800M from marketing budget (yes, even Transformers)

Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Trends, Marketing/Advertising, GM, Earnings/Financials

Click above for high-res gallery of the Transformers cars from GM

When you’re forced into a life-and-death situation like General Motors, a lot of tough calls have to be made – yet some are more obvious than others. In this case, The General has made it clear that [...]

Nissan confirms GT-R headed for FIA GT racing in 2009, 2010

Filed under: Motorsports, Sports/GTs, Japan, Supercars, Nissan

Click above for a high-res gallery of the FIA-GT1-spec Nissan GT-R
Nissan has announced its Global Motorsports Activities for 2009 and it looks like we’ll be seeing the GT-R campaign in the FIA-GT1 category earlier than expected.
Initial reports claimed that Nissan would begin offering LeMans-spec racers to privateer teams for [...]

Leaked Lamborghini presentation yields more Murciélago LP650-4 Roadster details

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show, Supercars, Lamborghini

Click above for gallery of the Lamborghini LP650-4 Roadster presentation
As we reported last week, Lamborghini has a new Murci

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Camaro nabs another pace car job – this time Indy 500

Filed under: Motorsports, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Chevrolet

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Chevy Camaro Indy Pace Car
The Chevrolet Camaro and the Indy 500 have a long and storied relationship. Chevy’s seminal pony car made its first trip round the Brickyard as a pace car way back in 1967 – it’s first year on the [...]

In the Autoblog Garage: 2009 Infiniti M35

Filed under: In the Autoblog Garage, Sedans/Saloons, Infiniti

Click above for high-res image gallery of the 2009 Infiniti M35
The traditional definition of a Q-ship is a vessel that appears harmless, yet harbors deadly weaponry. Infiniti’s M-series fits that description rather well. Around since 2006, the M35 isn’t new to the scene, but for 2009, the M [...]