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  Toyota’s hybrid vehicle sales passes the four million mark

  23 May 2012 / 34 comments

  Toyota’s global cumulative sales of hybrid vehicles have topped the four million mark as of April 30 2012. TMC calculates that since 1997, its hybrid vehicles have led to approximately 26 million fewer tons of […]

   

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  New Honda Civic launched in Thailand – 1.8 and 2.0 SOHC

  21 May 2012 / 346 comments

  The new Honda Civic was launched earlier this month in Thailand, giving us a good preview of what’s coming. Unlike the previous gen, where our Civic looked significantly different, the new Thai Civic is largely […]

   

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  Mitsubishi i-MiEV Evolution set to take on Pikes Peak

  21 May 2012 / 0 comments

  Click to enlarge. Mitsubishi is set to enter two all-electric vehicles (EVs) in the Electric Class of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this coming July, and the company is banking on its i-MiEV Evolution […]

   

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  Skoda Citigo Rally concept debuts at Worthersee

  21 May 2012 / 7 comments

  The 31st running of the GTI-Treffen, the annual Volkswagen do held in Lake Wörthersee, Austria, had the usual custom car unveils, among them VW’s Golf GTI Black Dynamic and Polo R WRC Street concept. Over […]

   

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  Steve Jobs wanted to make an iCar

  18 May 2012 / 42 comments

  If Steve Jobs was still alive, what more could he have done? Already we know that Apple has invaded into our lives in a personal and professional way, some more than others. And Apple has […]

   

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  Volkswagen Golf GTI Black Dynamic: 360 PS!

  18 May 2012 / 41 comments

  This is the Volkswagen Golf GTI Black Dynamic. However, it is not the usual boffins at Volkswagen that added parts to the already brilliant Golf GTI. Nine Volkswagen apprentices from four professions got together for seven […]

   

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  Volkswagen Polo R WRC Street concept, launch in 2013

  18 May 2012 / 11 comments

  Shoehorning big engines into tiny cars is what Volkswagen do best and this time, it looks like they’ve outdone themselves, again. This week, at the Wörthersee festival in Austria, the Wolfsburg-based carmaker has unveiled the […]

   

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  General Motors cuts Facebook ads but adds content

  17 May 2012 / 1 comment

  Do paid advertisements on Facebook work? General Motors says no. The American car company is getting ready to stop advertising on Facebook, just when the social media giant is getting ready to sell shares in […]

   

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  MINI John Cooper Works GP: only 2,000 units worldwide

  16 May 2012 / 8 comments

  It’s the fastest MINI ever built, and production is to be limited to just 2,000 examples – the new John Cooper Works GP, which made its debut at the MINI United festival earlier in the […]

   

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  Toyota establishes Learning Center in Indonesia

  16 May 2012 / 4 comments

  Toyota’s expansion in Indonesia continues with the establishment of a Learning Center in the country, with an aim of systematically transferring vehicle-manufacturing know-how to its Indonesian operations. Located within Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia’s (TMMIN) Karawang […]

   

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  Hyundai i30, besieged by primates, goes ape for 10 hours

  15 May 2012 / 81 comments

  You’ve met Gorilla Glass. Now, meet Baboon Car. Yes, it was definitely a case of monkeying around when the clever folk at Hyundai UK decided to put the new i30 up to a very different […]

   

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  Chevrolet Trax – small SUV to join the fold in Paris

  15 May 2012 / 4 comments

  Click to enlarge. Chevrolet is set to add a new small sport utility vehicle to its model lineup later this year. Called the Trax, the SUV will make its debut at the Paris Motor Show […]

   

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  Mazda to set up production facility in Vladivostok, Russia

  15 May 2012 / 9 comments

  Mazda recently announced that it had signed an agreement with OJSC Sollers to establish a joint venture manufacturing company in Russia. Sollers is one of the leading automotive companies in Russia. The JV company will […]

   

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  Jazeman Jaafar wins his first British F3 race at Pau

  14 May 2012 / 14 comments

  Jazeman Jaafar has finally won his first British F3 International Series race, taking the honours at the Grand Prix de Pau in France, which ran over the weekend. A second place finish on Sunday means […]

   

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  Lotus Evora GTC – lighter and tighter than the GT4 Enduro

  14 May 2012 / 10 comments

  Click to enlarge. Meet Lotus Racing’s newest kid, the Evora GTC, essentially a lightened GT4 Enduro with some go-faster bits. The vehicle carries over the GT4 Enduro’s 4.0 litre V6, with 450 hp and 460 […]

   

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