Rick Wagoner, chairman and CEO of GM corporation made it public: we must close 14 factories world wide. It is crisis, and the crisis is deep. All the manufacturers are hit, with only one or two exceptions.

I can finally congratulate GM and staff, they finally do something. And I hope they do not [...]

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Hybrids/Alternative , Sedans/Saloons Click above for high-res gallery of the 2010 Fisker Karma It’s been a scant 12 months since Henrik Fisker debuted the curvaceous Karma concept that bears his name, and today the former PAG design star returned to Detroit with a very similar looking production model and a business plan. It’s been a busy year for the upstart luxury manufacturer, and in that time, a development center has been built and staffed in nearby Pontiac, Michigan, and the Karma has received an all-new interior (”with eco-friendly materials and absolutely no black plastic buttons”) that includes a new haptic touch-control system for the driver. The aluminum spaceframe four-door is a plug-in hybrid vehicle that Fisker says will reach 60 miles-per-hour in 5.8 seconds and be able to cruise comfortably at 125 miles-per-hour. Power gets to the 22-inch wheels via a pair of 201 horsepower electric motors backed by a lithium-ion battery pack. A generator is affixed to a 260-horsepower version of General Motors’ 2.0-liter Ecotec engine to provide extended-range capability. Fisker says his company expects to sign 40 dealers up by year’s end, and notes that he already has 22 on-board. Furthermore, Fisker says he expects production to ramp up to 15,000 units per year, and 1,300 units have already be pre-sold to early adopters. The asking price for the Karma is a reasonable-sounding $87,900, a number that has us wondering how Fisker and Co. intends to make money considering the modest volume projections and cost-intensive R&D. Check out the high-res gallery below, and the video and press release after the jump. Gallery: Detroit 2009: 2010 Fisker Karma Gallery: Production Fisker Karma Continue reading Detroit 2009: Production Fisker Karma debuts for 2010 [w/VIDEO] Detroit 2009: Production Fisker Karma debuts for 2010 [w/VIDEO] originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Detroit Auto Show , Fisker Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma S We came, we saw, we Karma’d. The Fisker Karma S concept convertible was unveiled this afternoon (after being very veiled earlier) and we like what we see. The new hardtop convertible shares the mustachioed front and four seats with its now-standard brother. More importantly, the same plug-in hybrid Q-Drive powertrain moves both cars, and will go for 50 miles on li-ion battery power. Longer drives can be handled with the help of the 2.0-liter Ecotec direct injection gas engine. Karma claims the cars get 100 miles-per-gallon. As for the production version of the Karma we saw earlier, Fisker Automotive CEO Henrik Fisker announced that 1,300 have been pre-ordered; not bad for a car priced at $87,900 (only $80,400 after US government tax credits). Fisker Automotive hopes to sell 15,000 Karmas a year through its new dealer network. There are 20+ dealers already signed up, and about double that should be on board when the Karma becomes available at the end of the year. We have an interview scheduled with Henrik Fisker later today and there’s a B-Roll video after the jump. So, did the Karma S ” blow your top “? Gallery: Detroit 2009: Fisker Karma S Continue reading Detroit 2009: Fisker Karma S hardtop convertible unleashed Detroit 2009: Fisker Karma S hardtop convertible unleashed originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Detroit Auto Show , Fisker Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma S We came, we saw, we Karma’d. The Fisker Karma S concept convertible was unveiled this afternoon (after being very veiled earlier) and we like what we see. The new hardtop convertible shares the mustachioed front and four seats with its now-standard brother. More importantly, the same plug-in hybrid Q-Drive powertrain moves both cars, and will go for 50 miles on li-ion battery power. Longer drives can be handled with the help of the 2.0-liter Ecotec direct injection gas engine. Karma claims the cars get 100 miles-per-gallon. As for the production version of the Karma we saw earlier, Fisker Automotive CEO Henrik Fisker announced that 1,300 have been pre-ordered; not bad for a car priced at $87,900 (only $80,400 after US government tax credits). Fisker Automotive hopes to sell 15,000 Karmas a year through its new dealer network. There are 20+ dealers already signed up, and about double that should be on board when the Karma becomes available at the end of the year. We have an interview scheduled with Henrik Fisker later today and there’s a B-Roll video after the jump. So, did the Karma S ” blow your top “? Gallery: Detroit 2009: Fisker Karma S Continue reading Detroit 2009: Fisker Karma S hardtop convertible unleashed Detroit 2009: Fisker Karma S hardtop convertible unleashed originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

What is hotter: bikes or cars? I think that bikes are the perfect choice, and I am able to give some photos supporting my assertions!
In Auckland, New Zealand took place a bike race, but a special hot one! I will show you why bellow, watch carefully!

I use to take part to autoshows or motorshows all over the world, as I like cars.
But even more than cars, I like the hostesses from these expositions. They are simply wonderful, and amazing. What I found top in the field bottoms and boobs to the last Geneva Motorshow I would like to share with [...]

Nice cars are very atractive for sexy girls. I mean, a luxury car is a necesary weapon, as you all know.
Also, promoting nice cars is very atractive for prominents. I found some examples, and I am sure that you will recognize the cars, and also the boobs ( I think Pamela’s Anderson boobs are more [...]

I like sometimes in summer to drive without shoes. It is a very nice sensation. I like also to walk without shoes, it is normal, healthy and natural.
It is also normal, healthy and natural bathing and beaching with no swimming suits. There are special places for that, but there are also places and countries where [...]

Even a Testarossa pales in front of sexy legs or crunchy bottoms or nice boobs. There is no motor show untill autumn, but a plenty of other things mentioned before. Which do you like most?

I don’t entend influencing your opinions, but the photo nr 3 is my absolute favourite. Or these pictures are [...]