MINI John Cooper Works GP: only 2,000 units worldwide
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 …
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Toyota establishes Learning Center in Indonesia
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 …
Hyundai i30, besieged by primates, goes ape for 10 hours
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 …
Chevrolet Trax – small SUV to join the fold in Paris
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 …
Mazda to set up production facility in Vladivostok, Russia
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 …
Jazeman Jaafar wins his first British F3 race at Pau
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 …
Lotus Evora GTC – lighter and tighter than the GT4 Enduro
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 …
Sebastian Vettel’s Infiniti FX50 S will cost over £100,000
The Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel will be priced just over 120,000 euros in Europe, or just above £100,000 in the UK, Autocar UK reported. 50 units of the special edition will be …
Nissan achieves record sales, first quarter profit doubles
Nissan is doing well compared to its Japanese peers. It was announced that profits made a sharp jump in the first quarter of 2012 on the back of an aggressive push in …
Porsche will add a smaller sedan, code-named Pajun
The Panamera will no longer be Porsche’s only four-door child. The baby Pana, codenamed Pajun, will be introduced by 2017 and will bring the total model lines to six. Price tag for …
Toyota’s IMV vehicles reach five million unit milestone
Toyota recently announced that worldwide cumulative sales of its Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle (IMV) project series reached five million units at the end of March. Development of the IMV series started with …
Toyota RAV4 EV – all-electric SUV makes its debut in LA
Toyota has unveiled its new RAV4 EV, with the all-electric SUV making its debut at the 26th Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles. Built in collaboration with Tesla Motors, the vehicle has …
BMW Z4 – next-gen is in the works and due in 2015
BMW is lining up the Porsche Boxster in its sights and will do so with the next-generation Z4, according to a report from Insideline. The report quotes well-placed company sources, who also …
Geely GX7 SUV – the GLEagle has landed
Since we're back on a bit of a roll, here's another one from Beijing. Geely's GLEagle GX7 is the first SUV from the company which owns Volvo, and the seven-seater has just …
Mazda RX-8 Spirit R – farewell special edition extended
The rotary-powered Mazda RX-8's life is coming to an end, no thanks to stricter emission rules. And as a send off, Mazda created a final special edition for the unique four-door coupe …
Changan Raeton – midsize sedan goes the posh route
More from the sifted pile of Beijing pix. The name sounds like a play on the name of the son of the Greek god Helios, which of course adorns a certain German …
Nissan Juke-R goes into production, very limited run
Good news. The Nissan Juke-R will go into production. The bad news: Juke-R will be made in limited numbers on built-to-order basis. The price remains undisclosed but as my ex-Creative Director once …
Fiat Linea a.k.a. Punto Sedan gets a facelift
The Fiat Linea, which is a sedan bodied Punto with extended wheelbase for developing countries, has received a facelift. The front end of the Linea is now more rounded in appearance, compared …
Youngman Lotus L3 sedan given a minor facelift
Found this while sifting through the plethora of photos taken at Auto China, and it's of the Youngman Lotus L3 sedan, which might be of interest to Proton anoraks. The Persona form …
BMW and Hyundai rumoured to be in engine tie-up talks
Some news on the cooperation and partnership front. The latest talk about bedfellows concerns BMW and Hyundai - according to reports, the two companies are supposedly discussing a possible tie-up in engine …
