Archive for January, 2009

First “official” images of Aston Martin Rapide… or not

Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, Aston Martin, Rendered Speculation

Click above to see gallery of “official” Aston Martin Rapide renderings
Autocar has what it says are official renderings of the new Aston Martin Rapide. If Autocar has it right, however, the Rapide’s front and rear aspects are closest to the Vantage V8, not the DBS or […]

VIDEO: Bentley releases early footage of new biofuel supercar

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show, Green, Videos, Supercars, Bentley

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Bentley has released a teaser video of its upcoming new “extreme” biofuel supercar, which we expect will use a version of the British firm’s existing German-engineered twelve-cylinder engine adapted to run on ethanol. Although Bentley is trying hard to promote […]

Chicago Preview: Suzuki bringing three Equator concepts to Windy City. Again.

Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Concept Cars, Trucks/Pickups, Suzuki

Click above for a larger image of Suzuki and Truckin’ Magazine’s Equator concept
At last year’s Chicago Auto Show, Suzuki showed off three versions of its reworked Nissan Frontier pickup, the Equator. The three concepts were the RMZ-4, Quad and Quay, which represented trucks to haul a superbike, […]

Robots taking over: Ironhide, Twins and Megatron revealed

Filed under: Chevrolet, Lifestyle

Click above for image gallery of robots from Transformers: The Game
As we get closer to the June 26th release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, we can expect that more and more bits will leak out regarding the various plot lines and, more importantly for Autoblog, the robots and their alt-mode vehicles. […]

Porsche admits it’s not invincible, posts 14% sales decline

Filed under: Euro, Porsche, Earnings/Financials

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S
Porsche’s sales for the first six months of its fiscal year (August 1, 2008 through January 31, 2009) have decreased by 27.3% for a total of 34,000 units sold. The resulting financial effect is a 14.3% drop […]

VIDEO: Audi releases trailer for Super Bowl commercial, making of the “Chase”

Filed under: Audi

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While the Detroit 3 have all taken a pass on advertising during this year’s Super Bowl, Hyundai and Audi have stepped in to fill the hole left by the domestics. We still haven’t seen the Audi commercial in its final form, but the automaker has released […]

MetroKing, America’s first domestically-made taxi since Checker?

Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Commercial Trucks, Chevrolet, GM

Click on the image above for a gallery of MetroKing’s new taxi
Although the two events seemingly have nothing to do with each other, a new company called MetroKing has sprung up that hopes of manufacturing cabs in America just as former taxi maker Checker has filed for bankruptcy.
Starting […]

Spy Shots: Chery A6 Coupe spotted near Lotus Headquarters

Filed under: Spy Photos, China, Euro, Hatchbacks, Chery
Chery, the Chinese automaker with a sweet-sounding name, is serious about entering the European market as quickly as possible.
Proof of such can be seen in the A6 Coupe (we’re sure Audi’s lawyers are keeping tabs on this one too), which has recently been spotted testing near Lotus’ corporate […]

VIDEO: Short version of Audi Super Bowl commercial “Chase” leaked onto web

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Audi, Celebrities

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Being that the economy is in the crapper, we’re not expecting this year’s Super Bowl to feature the greatest commercials of all time. Perhaps that’s why we’re fixated on Audi’s advertisement titled “Chase” and starring Jason Statham, seeing as the German automaker is promoting […]

Gassed Up: Exxon Mobil posts record $45.2 billion profit in 2008

Filed under: Trends, Earnings/Financials

Another year, another record profit statement from Exxon Mobil, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company. The specific mind-numbingly large figure is $45.2 billion, which translates to $8.69 per share. While this figure handily beats the previous record of $40.6 billion that had been set by Exxon Mobil in 2007, these huge […]