2007 Riviera Concept General Motors’ Buick brand has kept their behind-the-scenes development of new models pretty much out of sight as they attempt to reinvent themselves. In a recent report from GM Inside News , it has been stated that GM just trademarked the Riviera name yet again. The last time that name rung a bell was during the 2007 Shanghai Auto Show where Buick showcased a Riviera concept featuring gullwing doors and futuristic styling. The baby boomer generation remembers the Buick Riviera with a small following among new generation enthusiasts. Despite that, the Riviera name will resonate with many possibly reigniting that lust some had for Buick that really made a styling statement

View post:
Riviera Name Trademarked Again by Buick: Report

The problem with being a Jack-of-all-trades, the cliche tells us, is that you end up being a master of none. Take the Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG for example: it needs to provide a ride soft enough to coddle buyers of an advanced age, while delivering a ride entertaining enough to attract younger buyers. It needs to function as a roadster with the top retracted, but needs to work equally well as a coupe with the top up in bad weather. Building a grand touring sports hardtop roadster is a tall order on its own, but attempting to build the best example in the world makes the task that much harder. Harris calls the new SL63 AMG a “far, far better car than the one it replaces.” It’s 275 pounds lighter than the previous model and blessed with a stiffer structure, which means fewer squeaks and rattles over uneven pavement.

Original post:
Chris Harris Drives The Bipolar Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG: Video

The VW Hover Car concept. (Credit: Volkswagen) When you think of a basic, affordable vehicle that everyone can buy, a hover car doesn’t immediately come to mind. But that’s what emerged from the People’s Car Project launched by Volkswagen in China last year. Volkswagen, which translates to “people’s car” in English, challenged China residents to submit their ideas of what the car of the future should look like. The company sifted through more than 119,000 ideas submitted to the project Web site and compiled three concepts, including the Hover Car

Read More:
Is this Hover Car the next people’s car?

The Tesla Model S, equipped with an 85 kilowatt-hour battery pack, fell short of 300 miles in EPA testing. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Tesla announced a goal of 300 miles for the range of its Model S electric sedan early in its development. As the company came closer to production, it said that only the top trim Model S, with an 85 kilowatt-hour battery pack, would achieve the 300 mile figure. Less expensive versions of the car, with 60 and 40 kilowatt-hour batteries, would hit 230 miles and 160 miles, respectively. Today, in a somewhat technical and involved blog post from Tesla founder Elon Musk and CTO JB Straubel, the company revealed that the 85 kilowatt-hour Model S only achieved a range of 265 miles

Read more here:
EPA rates range of 300 mile Tesla Model S at 265 miles

2012 Honda Civic Hybrid (Credit: Honda) Regardless of the actual mileage Heather Peters achieves with her 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid, the automaker did not misstate its fuel economy estimates, ruled a California judge today. Based on that decision, Honda won its appeal to overturn a $9,867 award granted to Peters in small claims court. 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid (photos) 1-2 of 20 Scroll Left Scroll Right … [Read more]

See the original post:
The Honda hybrid lawsuit saga ends