Oldsmobile F85 Buick 215 V8 Dip Stick on 2040-parts.com

Acura updates the RL sedan, sets price for the ZDX wagon

Acura, Honda's luxury division, has made some slight changes to its flagship RL sedan for the 2011 model year. It has also set prices for the 2011 ZDX wagon. Both models are powered by a 3.7-liter V6 engine, rated at 300 hp and 271 lb-ft of torque.

Toyota at Geneva: Toyota RAV4 2010/2011

Toyota has revealed a mildly facelifted 2010 RAV4 at Geneva A couple of weeks ago we reported that Toyota had told us the RAV4 for 2010 was going to get something of a nip and tuck. Nothing much mind you, just a slight shaping of the ageing jowls and possibly some refinements to the interior trim. Also on the cards was a bit of eco-work to make the RAV4 a bit more friendly to fluffy bunnies.

Jenson Button in McLaren P1 (2013) supercar fly-by

McLaren’s P1 supercar trundled out for its first official drive-by today, when F1 driver Jenson Button drove it into McLaren’s Woking citadel before unveiling his 2013 race car. The stunt confirmed that the P1 can manoeuvre on electric power alone, unlike Button’s MP4-28: the race car’s hybrid KERS system is used to deliver a short power boost to supplement the V8. McLaren predicts the P1’s electric-only mode is a capability its forthcoming Ferrari rival (codenamed F150) won’t be able to match.