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 …
Kia Soul Flex makes world debut at Brazilian Motor Show
Kia Motors has premiered its first ethanol-gasoline powered model, the Soul Flex, at the 26th Salao Internacional do Automovel, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Designed for the Brazilian market, where flexible fuel models …
DUB Magazine works on the Hyundai Equus for SEMA
Click to enlarge Blame MTV and the rappers. Now, SUVs and big cars have to be blinged out to the max for street cred and Hyundai doesn't want to be left out …
Suzuki recalls SX4 in the US over loose mirror screws
The recalls keep on coming. Here's another one involving the Suzuki SX4 that's potentially more serious to others than its occupants. American Suzuki Motor Corporation has recalled around 70,000 units of the …
Nissan recalls 2 million vehicles over ignition relay problem – locally, the K12 March gets a special service campaign
Right, it's recall time again, folks. Next up to the base is Nissan, which has issued a global recall of 2.14 million vehicles, its third largest ever such exercise, over an ignition …
BMW On Demand – hourly rentals available at BMW World
The next time you're in Munich, have a fair bit of free time and fancy doing the drive around by yourself bit, you might want to rent a BMW from BMW. The …
BMW recalls 150,000 vehicles in the US over fuel pump-related issues
Those hits just keep on coming. Yet again do we have another recall, this one in the US and from BMW. Following the recall issued earlier in the month regarding defective brake …
