Honda small car prototype to debut at Thai Expo 2010
Honda Motor Co Ltd has announced that it will be presenting a prototype small vehicle at the 27th Thailand International Motor Expo 2010, which will start for the public on the 1st …
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The new Ssangyong Korando e-XDi200: the C200 Concept makes it to production!
For the longest time any time Korean SUV specialist Ssangyong appears in the news it's been all doom and gloom. Here's a good reason for Ssangyong to be in the news again …
Alfa Romeo and Maserati to get SUV based on Jeep Grand Cherokee platform
The bond between Fiat and Chrysler continues to grow with this latest piece of news that Maserati and Alfa Romeo may get SUVs based on the Jeep Grand Cherokee platform, which according …
Mercedes-Benz S250 CDI – first 4-cylinder S-Class
For the first time in 60 years since the history of the flagship Mercedes-Benz S-Class, it will be available with a 4-cylinder engine. The first ever 4-cylinder S-Class model will be the …
Finalists for 2011 Car of the Year announced; there’s a Dacia but no BMW, Audi, Mercedes or Volkswagen
I just saw a blue Volkswagen Polo in the car park with the "2010 Car of the Year" sticker sitting proudly on its rear glass. It's rare for us in Malaysia to …
Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake set for 2012 market launch
It's a case of all that potential being impossible to ignore - Mercedes-Benz has made the decision to put into serial production its CLS Shooting Brake concept car unveiled earlier this year …
Mitsubishi to premiere widebody i-MiEV in LA Auto Show
Now, if the original might be seen as a bit too small in a market where size matters, well, all you have to do is tweak things along a bit to cater …
Best Range Extender EV award for Proton Exora Hybrid at RAC Future Car Challenge, UK
The Proton Exora Hybrid won the "Best Range Extender EV" award at the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Future Car Challenge event held in London this week, beating rivals such as the Chevrolet …
Despite woes, Toyota quadruples its profits to US$1.2 bil
Despite all the negative publicity brought about by all those massive recalls involving more than 11 million vehicles globally, as well as the corresponding sales drop in the US, the Toyota juggernaut …
Volkswagen’s Up! to make market debut in late 2011
According to reports, the production version of Volkswagen's Up! compact is slated to make its debut in September next year at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with the car then going on sale …
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept to spawn production sports car in 2013!
It's official - the 2+2 seater BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept hybrid sports car will go into series production. The concept was powered by a 1.5 litre inline-3 turbodiesel engine, a synchronous hybrid …
Toyota issues recalls on 136,000 Passo and iQ cars
Well, another recall to be had, this one from Toyota again. The Japanese automaker announced that it is recalling some 136,000 units of its Passo hatchback and iQ ultra-compact cars, with close …
Mazda2 Evil Track and Street concepts served at SEMA
The Mazda2 is full of Zoom-Zoom in its design. Besides platform buddy Ford Fiesta, the supermini class is mostly made out of more matured designs - the Volkswagen Polo is a good …
Mazda to revive the RX-7 spirit with rotary powered RX-9?
This is the Shinari, the first concept to feature Mazda's new Kodo design language We know for a fact that Mazda is sticking with the rotary engine, which the company sees as …
ABT adds spice to the VW Polo, both inside and outside
Click to enlarge The newly launched Volkswagen Polo is a great little car, introducing not just German car ownership, but the latest technology into this price range in the form of turbocharged …
Hyundai Sonata Turbo tuned by RIDES magazine for SEMA
Hyundai seems to be very enthusiastic in courting the American tuning community. Not only has the Korean brand supplied three units of its Equus flagship saloon to tuners for SEMA (click to …
Hyundai Equus gets Mummbles VIP treatment for SEMA
Click to enlarge Well, Hyundai's Equus sedan is looking like a very popular choice as a tuner vehicle. If the SEMA bound DUB Edition and Rhys Millen souped-up versions aren't already enough, …
After 84 years, the final curtain falls on Pontiac
Over the weekend, an iconic American car brand made its journey from current to history. Pontiac, GM's big name brand from the '60s, finally went out of business on October 31, a …
Honda’s little wonder, ASIMO, celebrates its 10th anniversary
How time flies. Honda's creation known as Advanced Step In Innovative Mobility, or ASIMO as we all know it, turned 10 yesterday, and to celebrate the humanoid robot's first decade of existence, …
European-spec new Volkswagen Jetta gets four-link suspension instead of torsion beam
Volkswagen has unveiled the Euro spec Volkswagen Jetta, and it's pretty much similar to the North American version unveiled earlier, except the European Jetta's rear suspension gets the more sophisticated Golf-derived four-link …
