BMW Revives M1 Procar for 2008 German Grand Prix
2008 seems to be the year of the BMW M1. Not only have we witnessed an amazing concept hinting at the revival of the mid-engine sports coupe, but BMW’s also planning to revive the M1 Procar series at this weekend’s German Grand Prix.
Introduced in 1979, the Procar [...]
2009 Kia Borrego
Let’s clear the air: we get that the sudden drop in large SUV sales casts the launch of the 2009 Kia Borrego in a questionable light. But when work began on the body-on-frame utility nearly four years back, truck sales in North America totaled 75,806 units and were predicted to increase each year [...]
Tesla Looks to California for Electric Sedan Production
With their headquarters and heritage already established in Silicon Valley, executives from electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors today told California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘they’d be back’ to build future products in-state.
The announcement comes after speculation regarding the location of Tesla’s next assembly facility. While the company’s current product, [...]
Birth of an LS9
GM’s Performance Build Center is tucked away in an industrial park in Wixom, Michigan. Opened in 2005, this building has since been the birthplace of every Corvette Z06’s LS7 V-8, as well as the supercharged LC3 Northstars that power Cadillac’s STS-V and XLR-V. Impressive powerplants to be sure, but they’re old news [...]
2010 Chevrolet Volt Prototype Spied
Chevrolet’s Volt plug-in hybrid won’t be arriving in showrooms for at least another two years, but a careful eye may spot one of the many development mules testing its hybrid powertrain on public roads.
Our spies did just that, snapping some pictures of the Malibu-bodied test vehicle as GM engineers took it [...]
