2014 Toyota 4Runner – truck-based SUV gets facelift
This is the 2014 Toyota 4Runner, which is a facelift of the fifth-generation SUV. The 4Runner is a pick-up truck-based SUV - much like how our how our Toyota Fortuner is based …
Volkswagen developing 10spd DSG, new diesel engine
Volkswagen chairman Prof Dr Martin Winterkorn confirmed recently at the Vienna Motor Symposium that the company is working on a 10-speed dual-clutch gearbox and a high-performance diesel engine that will produce 136 …
Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak – 875 hp for 875 kg!
The full specs of the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak racer are finally out in the open - on June 30, Sébastien Loeb will be in command of a 875 kg AWD …
Toyota Yundong Shuangqing II concept debuts in Shanghai – will the next Corolla get a hybrid variant?
Sharing the show floor with the new Chinese-market Yaris at this year's Auto Shanghai is the Toyota Yundong Shuangqing II, a concept equipped with a hybrid powertrain that's currently being developed at …
New China-market Toyota Yaris debuts in Shanghai
The wraps have come off the new China-spec Toyota Yaris at the ongoing Auto Shanghai. Measuring 4.113 metres long, 1.7 metres wide and 1.440 metres tall, with a wheelbase of 2.55 metres, …
Datsun brand to get world debut this July in India
Here's an update on the impending return of the Datsun brand. Nissan's revived budget brand is set to make its world premiere in India on July 15, reports Autocar India. Carlos Ghosn, …
Audi TT ultra quattro concept shaves off 300 kg
Something light - but not fluffy - from the four rings will be going to Worthesee next month. The Audi TT ultra quattro concept is a study in removing weight, in this …
Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake in the works
Mercedes-Benz design boss Gordon Wagener has told British publication What Car? that the company is working on a shooting brake version of the Mercedes CLA, creating a little sibling to the CLS …
Porsche Panamera facelift makes Auto Shanghai debut, long wheelbase Executive version introduced
We've reported on the Porsche Panamera facelift, but here's a live gallery post from Auto Shanghai 2013, where the big Porsche made its world debut. Also shown for the first time are …
smart forstars concept dazzles at Auto Shanghai
If this one looks familiar (surely you could spot it from a mile away), that's because you've seen it before - the very reflective smart forstars concept premiered at last year's Paris …
Toyota ME.WE concept – the ‘anti-crisis’ car arrives
Actually, it's more of an "anti-excess" car, the Toyota ME.WE concept. The electric car study, developed by the automaker in collaboration with French architect and designer Jean-Marie Massaud, makes its debut at …
Volkswagen Groove up!, Rock up! for the UK
Over in the UK, Volkswagen has introduced two special editions of the up! city car, targeted at "fans of loud music, great-looking small cars and questionable puns." The Groove up! (five- and …
Changan CS95 concept is all lines and angles
Nothing like lots of lines and angles to catch the eye, and that's precisely the approach used for the Changan CS95 concept, which jumped out in Shanghai. The show study supposedly paves …
Nissan Livina Facelift – gallery from Auto Shanghai
Regular readers would know that the Nissan Livina range (Livina, Grand Livina, X-Gear) has been facelifted. Pics of the refreshed Livina from China were leaked in December last year, before we ourselves …
Renault teases prototype that will bridge F1 and EV
Renault has teased a mystery concept car that will be unveiled on April 25 at its Valladolid plant in Spain, and the above image (click to enlarge) is the sole pic released. …
Volkswagen Polo Sedan: CKD coming soon from India
The Volkswagen Polo Sedan is set to be locally-assembled in Malaysia in the near future. According to a report, Volkswagen India will begin manufacturing and packaging assembly kits for export from its …
Honda to stop making Civic in India due to poor sales
Honda will no longer produce Civics in India due to falling sales. The decision to pull the plug on the sedan is backed by dismal sales of just over 50,000 units since …
Shanghai 2013: JAC HeYue A20 sedan rolls in
An earlier report mentioned that Jianghuai Automobile, better known as JAC, was due to introduce three new vehicles in Shanghai - the JAC HeYue A20 seen here happens to be one of …
Shanghai 2013 Live: Citroen C-Elysee is a world car
The Citroen C-Elysee sedan made an appearance at the Citroen stand in Auto Shanghai 2013 next to the handsome DS Wild Rubis concept. First shown in the middle of last year, the …
Geely KC Concept shows it has a Swede side too
No, it's not a Volvo, even though some of the lines may look a tad familiar. It's the Geely KC Concept, a fastback-based sedan making its debut in Shanghai. Penned by Peter …
