UK market Hyundai Santa Fe facelift announced
Hmm, it looks like Hyundai's new 'angry crab' look on the Santa Fe does not apply to all markets. This shot of a UK market Santa Fe from the UK press kit …
BAIC BE701 – a self-developed electric car?
BAIC (Beijing Automotive) has unveiled in China its first self-developed electric car, the BE701. The BE701 was built by BAIC's Beijing New Energy Automotive subsidiary. Claimed specifications for the car so far …
Japanese market Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X receives minor changes
Mitsubishi has announced some changes for the 2010 model year of the Lancer Evolution X. At the moment these changes only affect the Evolution X sold in Japan and it is unclear …
Lotus Exige Stealth makes debut at Tokyo 2009
The only recently unveiled Lotus Exige Scura was at the Tokyo Motorshow 2009 with the name Exige Stealth, which will be its name for the Japanese market. The Lotus stand was one …
Lotus Exige Scura: 35 unit limited edition with matte black paint goes 0-100km/h in 4.1s
A new limited edition Lotus Exige has just been announced - the new Lotus Exige Scura. Scura means 'dark' in Italian and the pillar of the whole 'indulge your dark side' theme …
New Toyota Mark X: official details and photos
Toyota Motor Corporation has unveiled the redesigned Mark X luxury sedan. The rear wheel drive Mark X is motivated by a new 314 horsepower 2GR-FSE 3.5 litre V6 powerplant that joins the …
New Megane Renault Sport: details and photos
The latest generation Megane has been given the Renault Sport touch. Under the hood is a 250 horsepower twin-scroll turbocharged 2.0 litre inline-4 motor that puts out 340Nm of torque at 3,000rpm, …
Nissan Latio facelifted in Thailand, where’s ours?
Nissan has launched facelift versions of the Latio hatchback and sedan in our neighbouring country of Thailand, where the two models are called the Tiida and Tiida Latio respectively. The facelift has …
Toyota Auris gets facelifted in Japan
The last time there was an update to the Auris and covered on this blog, the 1.4 litre model was replaced with the new Dual VVT-i 1.33 litre engine with auto start-stop …
Pininfarina Bluecar EV slated for 2011 launch
Pininfarina is a name that has been heavily associated with Ferrari, but it's going to have its own car soon. They are scheduled to introduce their new all-electric Bluecar in 2011. The …
2009 Honda StepWGN launched in Japan
An all-new fourth generation Honda StepWGN was launched in Japan last week. You can expect probably expect some units to arrive in Malaysia early next year as there is an "active" importer …
Neiman Marcus XJ for 2009’s Christmas Book
Click for enlarged image I thought BMW was the only car company that has special Neiman Marcus Edition cars for sale in their Christmas Book. Last year's Christmas Book featured the very …
Special Chinese-themed limited Ferrari 599
What exactly is a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE China Limited Edition? For some xenophobes, anything that's associated with the word China is likely to be scorned upon. But maybe this car …
Chevrolet Caprice police car returns to the US!
Chevrolet has developed a new Chevrolet Caprice PPV for the US market, and as indicated by its PPV suffix (Police Patrol Vehicle) it will be police-only. The new Caprice PPV is based …
Hyundai Equus Stretch goes on sale in Korea
The most luxurious Hyundai ever has just been launched in South Korea. The long-wheelbase version of the Hyundai Equus callled the Equus Stretch is the largest and most expensive vehicle in the …
Camry down-under: Toyota Aurion facelifted too!
For fans of the new facelifted Toyota Camry, here are some new shots of the car from its Australian launch where it is called the Toyota Aurion. I don't think any of …
Honda CR-V facelift unveiled in Japan
Though we've already seen the new CR-V in full after the European and US offices released details and pix of the car earlier, our CR-V is very likely to have more in …
New updates to hybrid Lexus GS450h
Lexus has facelifted the GS 450h. No, it's not yet another update to the GS line as we've already seen that early last year but more of a cosmetic update to further …
Hyundai Sonata YF gets world unveiling in Korea!
The new Sonata YF has been unveiled in Korea and I must say the specs list looks very good indeed. The cost of development to Hyundai was 400 billion won (RM1.15 billion) …
Audi R8 Spyder unveiled with hi-res gallery!
Official details and photos of the new Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro have been released. The R8 Spyder will only come with the top of the line 525 horsepower 530Nm V10 …