Infiniti Q50 to get turbo four-cylinder, diesel engines
Two V6 engines were announced at the unveiling of the Infiniti Q50 sedan at the Detroit show: a 3.7 and 3.5 litre, with the smaller engine powering the hybrid variant. We lamented …
GM and SAIC gunning for Indonesian car market
The fast growing Indonesian car market has caught the interest of General Motors and its Chinese partner SAIC Motor Corp. Both parties are in talks to form a joint venture to sell …
Audi RS6 Avant Plus confirmed, could have 600 hp
There's the Audi TT RS Plus and R8 V10 Plus; now there will be an RS6 Avant Plus, confirms Quattro GmbH boss Stephan Reil in an interview given to CAR Magazine UK. …
Ford, Daimler, Nissan agree to jointly develop fuel cell EV tech, to launch mass-market vehicles by 2017
We hear about plug-in battery-powered hybrids and plug-in battery-powered pure electric vehicles all the time, but mentions of hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric vehicles have been pretty rare. This is probably because plug-in …
Subaru BRZ RA Racing announced for Japan
Here's a track-spec Subaru BRZ that the Japanese company has announced exclusively for its home market. Aptly called the Subaru BRZ RA Racing, the car will compete in a one-make series scheduled …
Kia cee’d GT and pro_cee’d GT to debut at Geneva
Watch out European hot hatches - the Koreans are coming after you! The Kia cee'd GT and Kia pro_cee'd GT hatchbacks are Kia's 2013 Geneva Motor Show debutants, and they'll be powered …
Toyota, BMW jointly research lithium-air batteries – fuel cell system and sports car also on the cards
Toyota and BMW will jointly research a lithium-air battery expected to be more powerful than the lithium-ion batteries used in today's hybrids and EVs, the two carmakers said. The cooperation will also …
MINI Clubman Bond Street – inspired by the posh road
There are so many variants of the MINI today, but the Clubman was where the diversification plan started back in 2008. Largely forgotten and overshadowed by fresher and flashier siblings like the …
Aston Martin Rapide S – V12 makes 81 PS, 20 Nm more
This is the Aston Martin Rapide S that will replace the Rapide in markets worldwide. More luxury and more power to reassert its position as the world's most beautiful, and beautifully balanced, …
Mystery Kia hatchback concept ready for Geneva 2013
Here's a concept car Kia will be showing at the upcoming Geneva show. We don't know its name yet, or even the segment it's intended for, but these high-res official pics give …
Toyota to build new Thai factory, eco car coming soon
Even as we read about Malaysia trying to establish itself as a hub for energy efficient vehicles, our ASEAN neighbours are busy raking in further investment from carmakers. Toyota, the biggest carmaker …
Next-gen Nissan X-Trail patent drawings appear in China, ditches trademark boxy shape for curves!
These are patent drawings filed by Nissan with the Chinese patent office, and they show a next-gen Nissan X-Trail that looks nothing like the current one. No more boxy, but rather curvy, …
Nissan Juke Nismo launched in Japan and Europe
Nissan took the covers off of the Juke Nismo at the recent 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon, and will be taking Japanese orders for the car from February 1. Juke Nismo, the first …
Mazda VX-1 – Indonesian rebadge of the Suzuki Ertiga
To get meaningful volume in Indonesia, one must have an affordable seven-seat MPV to sell, a car like the Toyota Avanza. If you don't have it, rebadge it, and that's what Mazda …
Kia Cadenza 3.3 V6 GDI launched in North America
Kia Motors America (KMA) introduced the 2014 Kia Cadenza sedan for the North American market at the 2013 NAIAS in Detroit. The Cadenza will be KMA's flagship in the US, but in …
Rolls-Royce Wraith – shadowy side profile shown
Last week, we learned that Rolls-Royce will come up with a coupe version of the Ghost called Wraith, an old name first used in 1938. Today, Goodwood published the first official image …
Nine-speed auto for Chrysler Group brands this year
The Chrysler Group is set to introduce nine-speed automatic transmissions in its cars this year. Autonews reports that the Fiat-owned American company may have as many as 200,000 units of the ZF …
Cadillac ELR with Chevy Volt’s range extender EV tech
Cadillac unveiled the 2014 ELR at the 2013 NAIAS in Detroit. The production coupe, which is a faithful reproduction of the Converj Concept from 2009, features the first application of Extended Range …
Next-gen Corolla renderings based on Furia Concept
Our Toyota Corolla Furia Concept post from last week received plenty of attention on both paultan.org and our Facebook page, and we're guessing it's because no one expected such a look from …
China’s total vehicle production and sales exceed 19 mil in 2012, sales expected to surpass 20 mil in 2013
Various news sources report that according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), 19.31 million vehicles were sold and 19.27 million manufactured in the country last year, an increase of 4.33% …
