Toyota Prius is Japan’s best selling car, imports surge
The Toyota Prius hybrid was the best selling car in Japan last year, a position it has sat on for three years running. A total of 252,528 units of the Prius were …
Toyota NS4 plug-in concept offers a vision of the future
It's called the NS4 advanced plug-in hybrid concept, and it's supposed to signal a new styling direction for Toyota aimed at making an emotional connection with consumers. The Detroit debutant is nonetheless …
Vauxhall Mokka – a small SUV that’s big on things
Say hello to Vauxhall's new small SUV called the Mokka. The vehicle is set to make its debut in Geneva, and enter the growing sub-compact B-segment end of the market towards the …
Infiniti’s Geneva-bound electric sports car concept to showcase new style and content direction for brand
Infiniti is still keeping to teasing its advanced sports car concept that's set to debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The first two partials of the car in November have now …
Honda Accord Coupe Concept previews ninth-gen Accord
Honda unveiled this Accord Coupe Concept at Detroit, which should be just a concept in name. It shows off the styling direction for the next gen Accord, as well as a host …
Hyundai Veloster Turbo sports it up with 201hp and 264Nm
Hyundai has premiered the Veloster Turbo at the NAIAS in Detroit. The car, which is 3 cm longer and 15.2 cm wider than the naturally-aspirated Veloster, is powered by a 1.6 litre …
Toyota Yaris Hybrid: first images of production car out
Toyota's production Yaris Hybrid is set to make its official debut at Geneva in March, and with that, the first official images of the car have come about. The car was effectively …
Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid – 1.4 TSI marries 20 kW motor
You've seen the cool Volkswagen E-Bugster earlier, now here's something less exciting but nearer to the showrooms, the Jetta Hybrid. The Jetta's zero-flair bodyshell now houses a hybrid powertrain which marries a …
Acura NSX Concept previews next-gen Honda supercar
Honda has unveiled its NSX Concept at the NAIAS in Detroit, effectively previewing the next-generation NSX, which is expected to enter the market in the next three years. The concept arrives wearing …
Volkswagen E-Bugster – the Beetle gets electrified!
Volkswagen has debuted a Beetle concept car called the E-Bugster at the NAIAS in Detroit. The two-seat Beetle speedster features pure electric drive and is a powered by a Blue-e-Motion system, with …
Cool Audi Q3 Vail Concept wears a winter sports theme
Here what Audi brought to Detroit. The Audi Q3 Vail Concept is a winter adventure themed version of Audi's smallest crossover, the Q3. Groomed specifically for winter sports like the pistes in …
Lexus LF-LC Concept fully revealed, and it’s spectacular!
The Lexus LF-LC Concept has been officially revealed, and it's one heck of a concept car. If I were at Detroit's Cobo Hall, I can imagine spending good time just standing and …
Concepts for the young: Chevrolet Code 130R, Tru 140S
Chevrolet has two interesting concepts for the Detroit show - Code 130R and Tru 140S - catered to the young. According to US census data, there are 80 million American consumers approaching …
Hyundai Elantra and Range Rover Evoque win 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards
The new Hyundai Elantra is the 2012 North American Car of the Year, while the Range Rover Evoque is the 2012 North American Truck of the Year. Both victorious models were revealed …
Peugeot 208 Ice Velvet – limited edition of 650 units
Peugeot has announced a limited edition 208 called the Ice Velvet - it's based on a three-door version of the new hatch, which will enter the market shortly, and the edition features …
New Ford Fusion previews next-gen Mondeo for the world
With the Detroit press days fast approaching, we're seeing plenty of online reveals before the actual thing happens in Cobo Hall. Earlier, we saw the sporty Dodge Dart and the 3-Series targeting …
Daimler-Nissan joint engine production in US begins 2014
Nissan and Daimler are to begin production of Mercedes-Benz four-cylinder petrol engines in the US from 2014, according to reports. The engines will be built at the Japanese automaker's powertrain factory in …
Cadillac ATS, compact luxury sedan targets the Germans
This is the new Cadillac ATS, the GM luxury brand's compact premium sedan challenger to the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes C-Class. To debut at the Detroit motor show, it will go on …
Dodge Dart, American ‘Alfa Giulietta Sedan’ looking good
Previously teased, now fully released - this is the all new 2013 Dodge Dart, the American brand's C-segment sedan to take on the likes of the Corolla, Civic, Cruze and Elantra. To …
Tata Safari Storme – updated SUV debuts in New Delhi
Click to enlarge. Tata has unveiled the Safari Storme at the Auto Expo 2012 in India. The new-generation SUV's exterior has been reworked, with a new front grille, side cladding, new projector …
