http://www.buzzcritic.com/ Latest buzz at BuzzCritic. Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:43 America/Los_Angeles http://www.buzzcritic.com/Cars/Audi A3 TDI/Audi_A3_TDI_Clubsport_Quattro_concept-65424.buzz Audi has released the first official images of its newest concept before the wraps are taken off at the Lake Wörther Tour in Austria later this month. Think of the Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro concept as a smaller, racier, more attainable version of the Audi R8 V12 TDI concept shown in Detroit, with power provided by the highest specific output diesel in the world. Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:44 America/Los_Angeles http://www.buzzcritic.com/Cars/FPV F6/FPV_F6-64259.buzz FPV's seemingly endless rollout of its new FG Falcon-based lineup has finally culminated in the actual launch of the cars (how novel), which we've already touched upon. To that end, we'll keep this brief and turn you loose on the multiple new photo galleries now available (check out the rest after the jump). The FPV range encompasses both Falcon sedan and Ute bodystyles, and power comes from either the turbocharged F6 inline-six or the 5.4L Boss 315 V8. The six delivers 415 horsepower and a tire-humbling 416 lb-ft of torque. Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:44 America/Los_Angeles http://www.buzzcritic.com/Cars/2012 Jaguar F-type/2012_Jaguar_F-type-61960.buzz For Jaguar fans, the one car that's been missing from the lineup for far too long is a direct replacement for the legendary E-Type. While Jaguar tried to compete on volume with Mercedes and BMW by producing cars like the S-Type and X-Type, concepts like the 2000 F-Type were left to whither on the vine Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:44 America/Los_Angeles http://www.buzzcritic.com/Cars/Corvette ZR1/Corvette_ZR1_production_set_at_2%2C000_units_worldwide-55733.buzz GM hasn't run its fuel economy test yet, but in a previous release from the General, it expects the ZR1 to be the most fuel-efficient 600-hp vehicle on the market. Juechter did say that the ZR1, "will be somewhat less [fuel-efficient] than a Z06," which is currently rated at 15/24 by the EPA, "and we expect a small gas-guzzler tax [on the ZR1]." Production will be limited to 2,000 units each year for worldwide consumption and pricing will be revealed sometime this month. Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:44 America/Los_Angeles http://www.buzzcritic.com/Cars/2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen/2009_Volkswagen_Jetta_Sportwagen-52548.buzz Like the last generation Jetta Wagon, the new Sportwagen is branded as a Jetta in North America because Jetta is Volkswagen's top-selling model here. The rest of the world, however, knows this estate-bodied Volkswagen as the Golf Variant. No matter, because the Golf/Rabbit and Jetta share all their important hardware and are, for all intents and purposes, the same car. Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:44 America/Los_Angeles http://www.buzzcritic.com/Cars/2010 Nissan Hybrid Altima/Nissan_to_get_more_electric_by_2010-49687.buzz game license their technology from the likes of these two. Nissan has remained relatively quiet in the competition though, sitting behind its Hypermini small electric vehicle and Hybrid Altima, the latter of which happens to be the result of one of those previously mentioned licensing deals. Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:44 America/Los_Angeles http://www.buzzcritic.com/Cars/2007 BMW 5-Series/Pontiac_Sedan_versus_the_BMW_5-Series%3A_An_Unlikely_Fight-47587.buzz Let us also remember that Car and Driver tested the BMW 550i back in 2007, and came up with a 5.2s 0-60 time. This is not even the current 2008 550i that has a revised sport suspension and much quicker reacting automatic gearbox, ... Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:44 America/Los_Angeles http://www.buzzcritic.com/Cars/2010 Toyota Prius/Next-gen_Toyota_Prius-46785.buzz We already know that Toyota has an eye to the future with the Prius, likely switching up the batteries and adding a plug-in option, but now we've got a little more news on what shape the next generation fuel-saver will take. According to Auto Observer, the new model (said to be showing up at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show) will sport a larger, 1.8 liter engine, a ten percent increase in fuel efficiency, and will undergo a fairly noticible redesign Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:44 America/Los_Angeles http://www.buzzcritic.com/Cars/BMW M3 Convertible/BMW_M3_Convertible-44878.buzz To signal the beginning of sales of the M3 convertible in the UK, BMW decided to release two-dozen more photos of its drop-top super coupe, and that's enough of a reason for us to include them in a gallery with its white counterpart. Everything remains the same, including the choice of either a six-speed manual or six-speed DCT gearbox, all without that pesky roof to keep you from enjoying the 420 hp, 4.0-liter V8 when you're sending it up into its 8.400-rpm redline. Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:44 America/Los_Angeles