Opel GTC

The documents also reveal the Vauxhall Calibra will use the Insignia platform.
The Holden Calibra was last on sale in Australia in 1997, and was sold in the UK as the Vauxhall Calibra and the Opel Calibra in other parts of Europe. This new information might not trickle down to a possible Holden Calibra resurrection, but there is a chance the model could enter our market as an Opel (earlier in the year Opel announced it would be opening up shop Down Under, completely separate to Holden).

Reports say the new Calibra will be based on the GTC Concept coupe that was unveiled at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. The car will use the same Epsilon II platform as the Insignia, offering a sportier two-door coupe layout. With thanks to a shortened wheelbase and an all-wheel drive system, the Calibra is likely to offer superior performance over the Insignia.
Possible powertrains for the new model include the 240kW, 2.8-litre turbocharged V6 petrol engine (as seen in Insignia VXR), although, this engine is likely to be reserved for the top-spec models. Smaller, more fuel-efficient turbocharged engines are set to power the entry-level range.

Chevrolet Classic Six

As an exercise in getting in touch with his roots, Welburn has worked up a list of the top 10 Chevrolet designs of all time.The list is populated with all the probable starters from Chevy's century-long past. From the 1912 Classic Six, the first car to carry the Chevrolet name, to the 1936 Suburban and the 2011 Camaro, Welburn gives his impression of the importance of each design.
Welburn has been surrounded by cars his entire life, from his youth in his father's body shop in Philadelphia to taking the helm at Chevrolet's design department in 2003. Welburn has worked for General Motors since he graduated from Howard University in the early 1970s, so he his connection with Chevrolet designs, ahem, runs deep.

Chrysler 300 Full Test

the 2011 Chrysler 300 while traversing the 405 freeway through West Los Angeles should hardly surprise us. Two-year-olds, after all, have a knack for being impervious to more than just road noise.

Still, having driven this section of freeway in many vehicles, we're well aware that there's more going on here than just a little road noise. The number-one lane — situated only inches from the concrete center divider — was never designed to be a lane at all.

Here, in what was once the median, remain drainage grates, square-edge intrusions and rises sharp enough to rival the Baja 1000's famous Ojos Negros section of road — all on a first-world freeway. It is hardly safe. It is a ride engineer's worst nightmare. It is...our Sunday afternoon commute.

The Proof
But it's more than just the 2-year-old's sleepy indifference that is significant in this scenario. Cruising down this median-turned-fast lane at 75 mph, the 300's chassis remains settled over all but the biggest hits. It's stable, tame, locked on the lane and virtually impenetrable to road and wind noise.

As GM readies its IPO pitch

According to The Wall Street Journal, members of the U.S. Treasury are worried about General Motors' upcoming IPO. They aren't concerned for the automaker's stock price, or how even how many investors may decide to buy into the company – they're concerned about what country the money is coming from.

The Journal suggests that government officials are considering whether to limit or select which non-U.S. investors would be invited to be so-called "cornerstone" investors in GM's IPO. Cornerstone investors are sought out to purchase and hold sizable stakes in a given company at a set share price. Said price is often lower than what the general investing public can secure, the theory being that the cornerstone investors' presence (and the stability it implies) serves to drive confidence in the company. The fear is that there could be considerable political fallout if, say, some of those cornerstone investors turned out to be from nations like China. Either way, GM will need to firm up its investment plan fairly quickly if it is to allow enough time to court the 'right' cornerstone buyers.

As GM readies its IPO pitch, another key element in the company's talking points will be its long-term stability – including a chief executive officer who plans to stick around a while. New GM CEO Dan Akerson has reportedly told the board that he'll stay at the helm for two to five years - or perhaps even longer. The manner in which his compensation agreement is structured will likely include incentives timed to take effect over a period of years as a way to show investors that he's serious about making a longer-term commitment to the automaker's recovery