Suzuki Kizashi Starts Under $19K, Tops Out At $27K

The Suzuki Kizashi is competitive with the other mid-size sedans in terms of performance, but no one is going to buy one unless it's competitive on price. At $18,999 for a well-equipped base model it could be a Sonata-killer. More »

2010 Toyota Prius Pricing Tops Out At $32,520

Yesterday we told you the base 2010 Toyota Prius would cost $21,000. Now, full pricing details have been released; you can spend up to $32,520 on the most fuel-efficient car in America. More »

BMW North America Releases 2009 Model Lineup Prices

BMW has just revealed the MSRP for the entire 2009 North American model lineup (except the new 7-series), along with new option package details and pricing. At the low end, a new 128i Coupe comes in at the comparatively bargain-basement price of $29,200; on the high side, a new M6 Convertible will set you back a healthy $107,500. As far as options, it looks like a heated steering wheel is going to become part of most cold weather packages, and Active Steering will no longer be available on 128i or 328i/xi models. Finally, if you want a double-clutch gearbox on your M3, you'll need to pony up an extra $200 in addition to the base manual transmission option cost of $2,700. Bangle butt still included on many sedans and coupes at no additional charge. Full 2009 BMW model pricing below the jump. More »

2009 Mazda6 Pricing To Start At $19,220, V6 At $24,800

As we suspected, Mazda North America will be pricing the base 2009 Mazda6 under $20,000: $19,220 for the four-cylinder model, to be exact. Need more power? Pick up a V6 model starting at $24,800. Those prices include destination charges, which you can probably waive if you want to take a vacation to Flat Rock, Michigan. PS: You don't. Full press release after the jump. More »

SwiftFuel Is Just Like Fuel, Except Probably Full Of Crap

Today brought us news of a purported new solution to high gas prices: SwiftFuel. Currently intended as a replacement for leaded 100-octane aviation fuel, SwiftFuel claims to be ethanol-based, but somehow free from ethanol's negatives such as its lower energy density, incompatibility with gasoline, and propensity to destroy rubber components. How do we know all this? The company's MySpace page told us so. But since we realize social networking sites sometimes contain minor misrepresentations, we decided to dig deeper. What we've discovered, and more importantly, what we still don't know, after the jump. More »

Challenger Pricing Announced, Hemi Under $30k Before Dealer Markup

Chrysler's finally telling us just how much it's going to cost to cruise Woodward in their latest retro muscle coupe. Or at least what they suggest the retail price should be; no telling what dealers will decide the buying public ought to fork over for the privilege of piloting a Challenger. The 2009 version of a Slant-Six/A904 will run you $21,995, a loaded SRT8 sits right at $40k, and the R/T slots right between at $29,995. Full release after the jump. More »

2009 Jetta SportWagen Pricing, Specs Announced

While we've been waiting for an official announcement of prices and specs for the 2009 Jetta SportWagen, someone noticed that the prices are actually now up on the VeeDub website. Works for us. The base price, sans destination, is $18,999 for the S mode with the 2.5-Liter I5 and a five-speed manual (which we reviewed). That's a reasonable price for a fairly refined, fun wagon without too many obnoxious features. Add $2K to that price if you want a 6-speed tiptronic tranny. Drop another $1,350 and you can upgrade to the SE model, which includes a much better sound system and faux leather seating. If you want the 2.0T I4, and trust us you do, it's going to cost you a little more. More »

Nissan Announces Yearly Price Increases, Trying to Scrape Another $80 For A Versa

It's this time of year, after the Christmas rush, when automakers try to quietly drop price increases into the news cycle without anyone noticing. Even better, do it on a Friday and it won't go into the news until Saturday when no one reads the news. But we're ever vigilant and have seen through the bull shit to let you know that Nissan will be raising prices from between $80 for a Versa/Sentra to $170 for a 350Z Roadster. But in 2008 coffee will cost $200 a cup and a shoe shine a cool $1,000 &mdash so you can see the value. Press release below the jump. More »

2008 Infiniti EX35 Pricing Announced

You can find yourself the proud owner of a 2008 Infiniti EX35 next month for just over $30,000. The standard EX comes in at $31,300 for the RWD with the 297 horsepower VQ, with a bump to $34,850 for the "Journey" package, which includes a power moonroof, leather-appointed surfaces, front and rear sonar and torpedos. If you insist on AWD, you'll have to shell out $32,700 for the basic privilege and $36,250 for the "Journey." You can easily clear $40K with the addition of technology such as the Around View Monitor, Navigation, Luxe Styling and wood touches. Full press release below the jump. More »

BMW 1-Series & Mini Clubman Prices Announced

The guys over at Kicking Tires have the scoop on pricing today, with announcements for both the BMW 1-Series and Mini Clubman. BMW's Mini Clubman is going to start out just under the $20K mark at $19,950 for the stock version (before all the real charges) and $23,450 for the turbocharged Clubman S. That's a premium of $1,900 over the regular-sized version. More »

New 2008 Pontiac G8 Pricing Starts At $27,595, V8 G8 GT To Start At $29,995

Pontiac just revealed pricing today for the new rear-wheel-drive G8 sedan — built off of the same Holden platform as the upcoming Chevy Camaro. The G8 will start at $27,595 for the base model sedan and for the V8-engined G8 GT, the starting price will touch just shy of $30K at $29,995. Well, at least that means the up-powered G8 will sell for around the same price as the similarly equipped Hemi-powered Charger muscle sedan. Full release after the jump. More »

2008 Mini Cooper convertible pricing leaks out into the public. The standard convertible will come in at $22,600, and the new S-edition will tally in at $26,050 (including destination). [Motoring File]

Maserati GranTurismo Priced At $95K?

According to the folks at eGMCarTech, the new Maserati GranTurismo's being priced for the US market at about $95K. While we've yet to see anything official from the Italian automaker on it, if the report's correct it drops the 2+2 long-distance touring coup right in the middle of the price range of the fabbricante automobilistico. If you don't remember what the Pininfarina-designed Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano look-alike looks like, we've re-included our live reveal shots from Geneva below. – Ray Wert More »

Value-Added? Wolfsburg Edition Passat Hits Showrooms, Takes A Bite Out Of Pricing

You know your "special edition" isn't really all that special when you're calling it that just because it gives the consumer a better price on up-sized options to create a higher-priced "base model" of your current vehicle. Exhibit A would be the "Wolfsburg Edition" of anything in the line-up of the automaker representing Deutschland. The newest uber-special wolf-like edition is the Passat, and the up-priced "value model"

"...features a 2.0L, 200-horsepower turbo-charged engine with a standard six-speed automatic Tiptronic transmission...and...unique "Wolfsburg Edition" badging on the driver and passenger front quarter panels. The Wolfsburg Edition Passat also features 17-inch alloy wheels, a four-spoke leather wrapped multi-function steering wheel, leather wrapped gearshift knob and boot, 12-way full power adjustable driver seat, six-disc in-dash CD changer with MP3 capability, heated front seats, power sunroof, fog lights, heated windshield washer nozzles and Sirius satellite radio."

All that for the value-added price of $26,990. Now if you were to just price out a standard Passat with those features, you'd come up with a price a couple grand higher than that which you'd receive on the Wolfburg, but hey, keeping things standard lowers the price in a mass production firm like V-Dub, don't it? Full press release below the jump. – Ray Wert More »

Chrysler Group Prices 2008 Sebring Drop-Top Beginning At $25,470

Rabbi Dave over at the site all about, well, Cars, got the scoop on the sticker for the 2008 Chrysler Sebring drop-top. We'll go ahead and set aside his editorializing on a lack of understanding of the popularity of a drop-top with room in the back seat for the kids, golf clubs or a combination of the two for under $30,000. And instead, we'll just give you the new figures on the new sunniness from the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid after the jump, with the photo gallery below to remind you of the obvious styling similarities with the new hardtop version, including that styling language on the hood taken directly from a George Foreman grill. – Ray Wert More »

One Hybrid Priced Below Them All: Saturn Aura Green Line Lowest-Priced Hybrid At $22,695

Kudos to GM for not only finally bringing a sedan to the market to compete with the Camry — the Aura won NorAm Car of the Year — but then for bringing a hybrid model to the market. Oh and probably some more green-love today for pricing it below any other hybrid you can buy today. They've just announced pricing on the mean-grean four-door machine, and it's got an out-the door MSRP of $22,695. On top of the steal-of-a-price, the IRS has just certified the Aura Green Line, with its 28 mpg city and 35 mpg highway fuel economy rating, for the $1,300 hybrid tax credit. As far as availability, the Aura Green Line's now beginning to arrive at Saturn dealerships — and yes, that's a Saturn. Gallery below of PR shots of the Aura Green Line — now with big 800 and 1280 sizes! (Remember folks, now that we've got our own picture-pump, size really does matter!) Full press release below the jump. – Ray Wert More »

San Antonio Stroll: Toyota Tundra Priced

Toyota announced the base price of its new full-size Tundra pickup won't be the cheapest among its domestic competitors, but won't will be the priciest [Sorry for the confusion — ed.]. The company says the 2007 Tundra pickup will sport an MSRP of $22,290, with an additional $645 destination charge. That no-frills Tundra is a rear-drive, regular cab model powered by a 4.0-liter V6, all over a five-speed automatic. Four-wheel-drive models will start at $27,125 for a regular cab with the corporate 4.7-liter V8, on up to $42,495 for the swank LTD CrewMax with 5.7-liter V8 hooked to a six-speed automatic. Click through for base-model competitive MSRPs. – Mike Spinelli More »

Pricing! Buick Enclave Breaks Out Of The Woods, Starts At $32,790

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Costly! Dodge Avenger Pricing Hits Ahead Of Schedule

The blog at Cars.com obsessed with breaking toes on hard black rubber and chrome had pricing info on the latest mid-size sedan from the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid dropped into it's lap. And although pricing info on the SE trim level of the Dodge Avenger was announced at the Detroit Auto Show — pricing on the other trim levels wasn't really cared about yet available. Luckily for those interested in not-so-budget-priced mid-size sedans, Cars.com appears to have snagged all the info from the maws of the half-teutonic beast. And we've snagged it from them — along with a pretty little gallery to remind you of what the not-Sebring looked like at its Detroit Auto Show reveal last week. Pricing's below the jump. – Ray Wert More »

Hooray For Intra-Brand Badge Engineering! Jeep Patriot Gets A Starting Price Of $14,985

Because you know we know you've been waiting with baited breath — we wanted to be first to tell you the starting price of the all-new 2007 Jeep Patriot is a lower-than-low $14,985. This allows the Patriot to drop in at a level lower than any other Jeep-branded product. That's right, lower than the Wrangler, lower than the Liberty — hell, that's even lower than it's intra-brand sister, the Jeep Compass. Hooray for the cost efficiencies of badge-engineering, right? In case you've forgotten which Mitsubishi GS platformed vehicle the Patriot is, there's a gallery below. – Ray Wert More »

Like A Rock? Chevy HHR Panel Van Gets A Starting Price Of $16,750

Judging by the number of comments we received on the post for the unveiling of the Chevrolet HHR panel edition, some folks are really excited about it — and have we got some news for the five of you. Pricing is now available for the General's exercise in fleet average fuel economy reduction through selling a car as a truck. You'll be looking at a starting price of $16,750, and that means that for a price setting you back 200 extra clams than the base price of the "normal" five-seat version, you'll get 3 less seats, five less windows and one less door. Now that's the value we expect from a value-branded badge of General Motors. No wonder the automaker's in the state it's in. Full release after the jump. – Ray Wert More »

Cars Cheaper Today Than in a Long, Long Time

The ideal wedding ring is supposed to cost three months of the man's salary. The average vehicle these days, apparently, costs the average famiily six-and-a-half months' salary. Which is, in real dollars, is about the cheapest they've been since 1980. Our longest relationship didn't last as long as our longest period of vehicle ownership. Meaning? If you're a betting man, ditch the girl and buy an Accord. Otherwise, have fun falling on your face trying. – Davey G. Johnson More »

Pricing! GMC Professionally Grades 2007 Acadia CUV At A Starting Price Of $29,990

You'll need to be a "professional" if you want to apply for a lease or purchase deal on GMC's new crossover hotness, the Acadia. The General's new CUV is nothing if not pricey at a starting price of $29,990 for the FWD base unit. While certainly not as many ducats as FoMoCo's new Mercury MKX (that starting price of $34,795 still gives us a double-take, plus a quick jaw-to-the-floor) it's still more expensive than the Ford Edge (pricing in at a comparably inexpensive $25,995) by almost $4,000. But for that price, you'll get a few nice standard features on top of the requirement that you chain down your car at night else it float away on that warranty thing. The base model comes with six air bags, including head curtain side-impact and of course, dual chrome-tipped pipes. Rowr! Full release with the details after the jump. – Ray Wert More »

Breaking The Bank! Lincoln Prices MKX Starting At $34,795

FoMoCo's Lincoln brand's released pricing on their new CUV hotness, the MKX. The base model will start at $34,795 and the AWD model hits the showroom floors at $36,445. Our first reaction, after the obligatory bugs bunny double take, rubbing of the eyes, and yelling of "Zoinks!" was to question the reasoning behind the MKX's almost $10,000 differential in price from the Ford Edge, it's badge-engineered CUV-cousin. Other than fine corinthian leather, what do you get for the money you work hard for? Well — you actually do seem to get a significantly upgraded interior and...umm...hmm...well...we're not so much sure what else. All the other stuff we'd normally point to like nav system, heated seats, sunroof, etc. all comes added atop that base price. So apparently, the extra $10K gets you a pretty new interior, a non-razor-blade front end, and a pretty little badge on the exterior which says "Lincoln." Money well spent. Full press release after the jump. More »

Born From GM: Saab Prices 2007 Model Year Lineup

We just got the press release from the company selling off the sons and daughters of jets — and Saab's '07 US lineup has a starting price of $26,915 with a top out at $43,120. Although it may seem it's a few grand higher than the 2006 pricing entry point of $23,710 — it's really about the same, because that was including the 9-2 model, which as the release notes, was discontinued cause the General sold off its share of Fuji Heavy Industries. Sorry kiddies, that means a touch less brand-engineering this year. Despite that bad good news, we've got the full pricing deets below the jump. More »

Less than Liberty: Dodge Nitro Priced

Holy Toledo! (that's a production facilities joke, you're get it later). Dodge released pricing info on its new Nitro small SUV. The Liberty-based soft roader will undercut its Jeep cousin, with a base MSRP of $19,225 for the two-wheel-drive SXT ($20,735 for 4WD); the midrange SLT starts at $22,635 ($24,145 4WD). At the top of the range is the 255-hp R/T, for which there's no Liberty equivalent, at $25,310 ($26,990 4WD). Tack on $660 to these numbers for shipping and handling. The '06 Liberty ranges in price from $21,290 to $26,190. More »

Resale Meltown: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Prices Drop in the UK

Aston Martin speculators in the UK are finding that one man's catastrophic depreciation is another's pop 'round the bargain basement. It seems some blokes had been buying Aston V8 Vantage models to flip at a high-demand premium. The lucky ones likely made out swimmingly indeed, back when the wait list for the Vantage was over a year. But as Pistonheads reports, dozens of low-mileage cars are now up for resale, some priced well below list. It seems Aston production is catching up with demand, with a mere five-month wait for new-car buyers. Now, it's time for all good arbitrage boys move on to the next mark — the V8 Vantage convertible, coming next year. More »

The Dollar Sign of the Cat: Jaguar Announces XKR Pricing

Notwithstanding Jaguar's corporate fate, which became cloudy this week amid reports of Ford advisors recommending a sell (with Land Rover) — and others recommending a hold — Jaguar announced MSRPs and options for the 2007 XKR Coupe and Convertible will come in under the $100,000 mark. On location of this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance (Davey, represent!) the company revealed the coupe will start at $86,500, and the 2007 XKR Convertible at $92,500. Still, add a few options, and your accountant will be singing soprano in seconds flat; check out the list after the jump. More »

Ford's Fuel Cost Tourniquet: Slash Pricing On 2007 Expedition SUV

Cutting prices on your newest SUV by an average of $4,300 is one way to make a "Bold Move," or a desperate one, really considering the current model just isn't selling. We guess that explains why Ford's dropped the base MSRP on all packages of its new big-ass SUV by a whopping $4,300. Although we've got to say, the exterior of this big SUV, inspired by the beast of burden looks of the Ford F-Series pickup, looks better than the '06 model no matter how pimp the package purchased. But with that big 5.4 liter 3-valve Triton V8 engine, you know it'll suck down gas like it's going out of style — so guess where the "savings" will really be going — and no, you're first guess shouldn't be your pocket. Re-familiarize yourself with Ford's newest Bold Move in the picture gallery below, and click the jump to get the full press release from FoMoCo. More »

BMW's Turbo Six to be a $3000 Option

An upright citizen of matchless character has posted BMW's pricing sheet for the 2007 335i coupe on e90 Post today. According to the sheet, that spanky new twin-turbo mill is putting $3000 psi in upward samolians pressure on the 3-Series: More »

Forty Large and a Nag: Mustang Shelby Cobra GT500 Priced

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Saturn Vue Green Line Priced

GM's kept a promise it made last year when it first started dropping hints about the Saturn SUV Green Line into conversation with the chicks at Hef's grotto (at least that's how we picture it happening). It's priced the Saturn VUE Green Line compeitively not with fellow hybrids, but with non-hybrid SUVs in the same class. It's also selling the Green Line's decent-but-not-outstanding mileage figures in comparison with gas-only models. It's a smart strategy considering the Vue employs a mild hybrid system, in which the electric motor supports the gas engine not takes over for it — leaving mileage numbers less than sexy. Still, it winds up with 170 horsepower from the 2.2-liter four, compared to the gas-only version's 143, and uses a stop-start system to reduce emissions. MSRP starts at $22,995 and the EPA says it'll get 32 mpg on the highway (adjust expectations downward). It all means GM can claim the lowest-priced hybrid SUV on the market. Huzzah. More »