Mitsubishi to premiere widebody i-MiEV in LA Auto Show
Now, if the original might be seen as a bit too small in a market where size matters, well, all you have to do is tweak things along a bit to cater it to market […]
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Best Range Extender EV award for Proton Exora Hybrid at RAC Future Car Challenge, UK
The Proton Exora Hybrid won the “Best Range Extender EV” award at the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Future Car Challenge event held in London this week, beating rivals such as the Chevrolet Volt. It managed […]
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Despite woes, Toyota quadruples its profits to US$1.2 bil
Despite all the negative publicity brought about by all those massive recalls involving more than 11 million vehicles globally, as well as the corresponding sales drop in the US, the Toyota juggernaut continues to go […]
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Volkswagen’s Up! to make market debut in late 2011
According to reports, the production version of Volkswagen’s Up! compact is slated to make its debut in September next year at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with the car then going on sale towards the end […]
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BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept to spawn production sports car in 2013!
It’s official – the 2+2 seater BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept hybrid sports car will go into series production. The concept was powered by a 1.5 litre inline-3 turbodiesel engine, a synchronous hybrid motor at the […]
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Toyota issues recalls on 136,000 Passo and iQ cars
Well, another recall to be had, this one from Toyota again. The Japanese automaker announced that it is recalling some 136,000 units of its Passo hatchback and iQ ultra-compact cars, with close to 65,000 vehicles […]
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Mazda2 Evil Track and Street concepts served at SEMA
The Mazda2 is full of Zoom-Zoom in its design. Besides platform buddy Ford Fiesta, the supermini class is mostly made out of more matured designs – the Volkswagen Polo is a good example. Since it […]
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Mazda to revive the RX-7 spirit with rotary powered RX-9?
This is the Shinari, the first concept to feature Mazda’s new Kodo design language We know for a fact that Mazda is sticking with the rotary engine, which the company sees as a vital part […]
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ABT adds spice to the VW Polo, both inside and outside
Click to enlarge The newly launched Volkswagen Polo is a great little car, introducing not just German car ownership, but the latest technology into this price range in the form of turbocharged downsizing and DSG. […]
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Hyundai Sonata Turbo tuned by RIDES magazine for SEMA
Hyundai seems to be very enthusiastic in courting the American tuning community. Not only has the Korean brand supplied three units of its Equus flagship saloon to tuners for SEMA (click to view the work […]
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Hyundai Equus gets Mummbles VIP treatment for SEMA
Click to enlarge Well, Hyundai’s Equus sedan is looking like a very popular choice as a tuner vehicle. If the SEMA bound DUB Edition and Rhys Millen souped-up versions aren’t already enough, then how about […]
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After 84 years, the final curtain falls on Pontiac
Over the weekend, an iconic American car brand made its journey from current to history. Pontiac, GM’s big name brand from the ’60s, finally went out of business on October 31, a year after the […]
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Honda’s little wonder, ASIMO, celebrates its 10th anniversary
How time flies. Honda’s creation known as Advanced Step In Innovative Mobility, or ASIMO as we all know it, turned 10 yesterday, and to celebrate the humanoid robot’s first decade of existence, the company has […]
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European-spec new Volkswagen Jetta gets four-link suspension instead of torsion beam
Volkswagen has unveiled the Euro spec Volkswagen Jetta, and it’s pretty much similar to the North American version unveiled earlier, except the European Jetta’s rear suspension gets the more sophisticated Golf-derived four-link suspension instead of […]
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Kia Soul Flex makes world debut at Brazilian Motor Show
Kia Motors has premiered its first ethanol-gasoline powered model, the Soul Flex, at the 26th Salao Internacional do Automovel, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Designed for the Brazilian market, where flexible fuel models account for more […]
