Skoda Citigo five-door set for Geneva debut
Some news about the Skoda Citigo. The company has announced that the five-door version of the city car - essentially the cousin of the Volkswagen Up! - is set to debut at …
Ford’s 1.0 litre EcoBoost mill set to make market debut in March, to be available across the Focus model range
Ford’s new 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine is set to make its market debut in the UK, across the Ford Focus range starting from next month. The turbocharged, direct injection three-cylinder mill, which …
Reports: Lotus looking for £500m partner, Genii interested
Reports coming from the UK say that Group Lotus CEO Dany Bahar is looking for financial partners to buy over the sportscar maker from Proton. The Sunday Times news piece suggested that …
Fiat 500L 5-door hatch coming soon, 7-seater on the way!
Fiat's reborn icon is about to grow in size. The popular retro styled 500 will get a five-door hatchback variant called 500L, L for large. Codenamed L-Zero, the supermini sized 500L will …
Striking workers halt Indonesian production output
It’s not just natural disasters that can halt production – over in Indonesia, Honda was one of the many Japanese companies forced to stop output last Friday when more than 10,000 workers …
Honda CR-Z “Label α” – burgundy coloured special edition
The Honda CR-Z has been rather well received in Malaysia. Launched in November last year, Honda Malaysia targeted to sell 100 units of the RM115k hybrid by the end of 2011, but …
Aston Martin V12 Zagato – first production car to debut in Kuwait Concours d’Elegance in February
Aston Martin is set to debut the first production V12 Zagato at the third Kuwait Concours d’ Elegance, which runs on February 15-18. The car, which made its debut in prototype form …
On eBay: Barack Obama’s Chrysler 300C going for $1m
There's only one reason for the presidential price tag on this 2005 Chrysler 300C - it was used by US President Barack Obama! Put up on eBay by one "cubfanatic23" for US$1,000,000, …
Meet Hiriko, the foldable two-seater electric city car
The bubble-shaped vehicle you see in the photos is called Hiriko, an urban two-seater EV being collaborated on by the the MIT, Spanish government and Basque businesses. It's an electric vehicle with …
Acura ILX Concept previews a new entry level saloon
At the recent Detroit show, Honda's luxury brand Acura teased us all with the NSX Concept, but another showcar is much closer to the showroom than the supercar, the ILX Concept. Billed …
Mitsubishi to produce ASX in Indonesia starting this year
Mitsubishi Motors has announced it will start production and sales of the ASX (also known as Outlander Sport) in Indonesia. This will happen in the first half of MMC's fiscal year 2012. …
Jaguar XF gets two new variants, Sport and SE Business
Jaguar has introduced two new variants of the XF, called the SE Business and Sport editions, and both feature the 2.2 litre diesel unit in different output tunes. The SE Business gets …
Mitsubishi teases all-new vehicle ahead of Geneva debut
Click to enlarge image Detroit has passed and now it's Geneva's turn in the annual major motor show calendar, so expect to see teasers and online reveals before the wraps come off …
Toyota TS030 Hybrid – the Le Mans challenger unveiled
Where one journey ends, another begins. Last week, the FIA World Endurance Championship lost Peugeot; this week, Toyota unveiled its entry, the TS030 Hybrid, which is set to join the fray in …
Audi R8 Limo – stretching the V10 to the limit
Fancy being chauffered around in a Audi R8? Well, you can if you happen to be in the UK sometime after summer this year. Specialist limousine service company Limo Broker has announced …
Saab selling off its Trollhattan museum vehicle displays
According to a report, bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab is auctioning off its vehicles on display in its museum in Trollhattan. The company is selling the classic displays online, after failing to find …
New Maruti Swift Dzire spied in India, it’s a ‘Swift Sedan’
The previous gen Suzuki Swift, which is still current in Malaysia, spawned a sedan in India called Swift Dzire. The looks were odd, but the booted Swift proved popular. Here's the new …
Nissan March Nismo Concept shown at Tokyo Auto Salon
Nissan had this on show at the Tokyo Auto Salon, the Nissan March Nismo Concept. It's Nissan's supermini tweaked by racing arm Nismo, and it comes after the similarly themed Juke Nismo …
smart for-us concept – the tiny tyke plays pocket pickup
It’s called the smart for-us, and it’s a tongue-in-cheek take on what an urban pickup should really look like. The tiny tot, which debuted in Detroit, measures in at 3.54 metres long, …
2012 Toyota Land Cruiser unveiled at Brussels Motor Show
Toyota has introduced its flagship Land Cruiser V8 in its 2012 model year form at the Brussels Motor Show. The vehicle features reworked exterior and interior styling, as well as improved mod …
