Quick Review: Raptor – Born in Baja is Rocky for pickup trucks

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REPORT: China to block HUMMER sale to Tengzhong

Filed under: SUVs , China , Government/Legal , HUMMER , Earnings/Financials 2008 Hummer H2 – Click above for high-res gallery General Motors’ pending deal to offload its unwanted HUMMER brand may have hit a major snag. Although no official word has come from the Ministry of Commerce or the National Development and Reform Commission, state-run radio organizations are reporting that the Chinese government will indeed block the sale of HUMMER from GM to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co.

Spy Shots: New Honda V4 motorcycle caught testing

Filed under: Spy Photos , Honda , Motorcycles 2010 Honda VFR1200 leaked photos – Click above for high-res image gallery Late last year at the Intermot show in Germany, Honda pulled the covers off a radical concept motorcycle it promised would soon enter production powered by a powerful new V4 engine. The new bike’s introduction is obviously close at hand as a new series of spy photos clearly shows the bike testing on the street

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Better action, worse storyline

Filed under: GM , Lifestyle Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Click above for image gallery We played with Transformers as kids and have a considerable appetite for anything automotive, making the second installment of the Transformers film franchise a must watch in an otherwise uninspiring summer blockbuster season. While we didn’t dare hope for a compelling story line, we were pretty sure Director Michael Bay wouldn’t let us down with regards to special effects

Artist creates full scale F1 car from recycled styrofoam

Filed under: Etc. , Lifestyle We have no idea why Michael A. Salter wanted to create a race car out of polystyrene packing waste, and we guess it doesn’t matter — he did, and this is the result

Sneak Peek: Forza Motorsport 3

Filed under: Audi , Toys , Lifestyle Forza Motorsport 3 – Click above for new high-res image gallery Autoblog visited the official unveiling of Forza Motorsport 3, Microsoft’s latest racing title for the XBox, at the E3 expo. With graphics playing on numerous flat screens that, to borrow the phrase, moved the game on, and with the backing of an Audi partnership and a gleaming red R8 V10 on a plinth among the crowd, everyone involved was bullish enough on FM3 to make an actual bull think “Better watch out for those guys…” In fact, said Dan Greenwalt, the lead developer at Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios, said “We already made the best racing game the last time, with Forza Motorsport 2.” Forza Motorsport 3, he said, signaled that “We were out to make the best game.” Follow the jump for the story. Gallery: Sneak Peek: Forza Motorsport 3 Continue reading Sneak Peek: Forza Motorsport 3 Sneak Peek: Forza Motorsport 3 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:57:00 EST.

Hummer reportedly purchased by Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer

Filed under: SUVs , Trucks/Pickups , China , Government/Legal , GM , HUMMER , Earnings/Financials According to sources at The New York Times , General Motors’ Hummer division has been sold to a machinery company in western China. That company, Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company Ltd., presently doesn’t build automobiles, it is known for making construction and maintenance equipment, but more recently it has segued into heavy-duty trucks.

Kia Soul’ster headed for production

Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertibles , Trucks/Pickups , Crossovers/CUVs , Kia , Rumormill Kia Soul’ster – Click above for a high-res image gallery One of the reasons automakers build concept vehicles is to gauge the public’s reaction to a new design.

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