Hyundai in trouble with the Chinese…
October 21, 2008
As Reuters states, Hyundai is in trouble in China. The manufacturer’s products are banned for import from the South Korean plants. There is an antitrust case against the Korean Carmaker that it supports the Company based showrooms more than the independent dealers. Read more
China becomes the biggest Volkswagen customer
September 3, 2008
There is no doubt that China is becoming the most potential market for cars with its economy booming and the highest population of all nations that is 1.4 billion. VW, the German powerhouse of automobiles was one of the pioneering companies to do business in the land of the great wall. Now it has plans of selling one million Read more
Nürburgring approved: Corvette ZR1 sets the Ring On Fire
July 10, 2008
So what are the ultimate testing grounds for a Sports car? Nurburgring, a place where cars are put to test and faster lap times result in applause. The Corvette ZR1, GM’s trump card against the world of supercars recently paid a visit to “The Ring”.The results were astounding 7:26.4, a little less than the soon to be launched competitor Nissan GTR with 7:29. Engineers at GM assured us that the car is not tuned and everything is factory spec.
But the big question is the price; reportedly some dealers across America will give into the greed and might put the retail price above $300K for this American supercar. The Maximum Suggested Retail Price by GM is around $105K.
The ZR-1 has other amazing numbers like 0-60 in 3.4 Seconds, quarter mile in 11.3. As per the GM pricing the car is a bargain on the $161 for every Horsepower and that’s what dealers are trying to play with…
