Just One Man’s Opinion
23
Oct
Land Rover’s go-anywhere SUV, the Defender, will FINALLY be replaced in 2013. The nearly indestructible Defender first went into production in 1948. But the current model hasn’t received a major change to its bodywork since 1983! Why the change? Why now? The Defender is facing tougher global emissions standard and pedestrian-friendly front ends. Land Rover [...]
22
Oct
Keeping up with the Automotive Family Tree, VW AG just took 49.9% stake in Porsche AG, the first step in a full merger with Porsche Automobil Holding SE by 2011.
Source:autonews.com
21
Oct
After a long wait, the 2011 Lexus LFA supercar has finally been released. For those that haven’t been keeping up with the game, Lexus wants to “…machine engineered to achieve a single goal – to deliver a supreme driving experience”, according to Chief Engineer Haruhiko Tanahashi. So what you get is a rear-wheel-drive, mid-front mounted [...]
5
Oct
The new Automotive Family Tree is updated. Version 3.1 is up and running.
Automotive Family Tree
2
Oct
The Automotive Family Tree is being changed before I had a time to change it. So it saddens me to say that Penske Automotive Group is NOT going to buying Saturn. Penske couldn’t find anyone to help out with building new products beyond what GM has planned. This is too bad, because I like the [...]