Quick Facts from Infinite Garage about the Reuters article. -Reuters says that it costs GM $89,000 to build each Volt -Reuters then says later in the article that it actually only costs 20-32k to make each Volt. The $89,000 figure includes all research and development costs of the Volt -Reuters incorrectly says the Volt plant …
Category Archive: New Car and Industry News
Sep 11
2013 Viper starting under 100k…..barely
Just the other day we told you that the Dodge brand was going to focus on “affordable performance.” I’m not sure a $100,000 dollar car is exactly affordable but I’m a bit surprised at the sub $100,000 dollar Viper. I fully expected the new Viper to be in ZR1 territory which is more like $115,000. …
Sep 10
The return of the Barracuda
A while back we floated the rumor that Dodge was working on a Barracuda to add to it’s lineup. We thought thay the Barracuda may replace the Challenger and be a smaller lighter car more in line with the Mustang, but Dodge doesn’t really do small and light these days so that seemed unlikely. More …
Sep 07
Ford Launches the Mustang in Europe
Ford has made good on their promise to take the Mustang global, and why wouldn’t they? The new Mustang is a great car and loads of fun for the money so it is sure to be a hit over seas, especially since it already has a cult following there. After the jump is the official …
Sep 06
Infiniti to Drop V8s from their lineup
As we reported last week there is a fear the V8 engine will go by the way side with the new CAFE regulations. While I still stand by my statement that it is not true it seems Infiniti is ready to dump it’s V8s. According to Infiniti it will no longer produce V8s and instead …