Toyota Corolla gets updated – Altis facelift coming soon?
Toyota has quietly facelifted the Toyota Corolla (sold here as the Corolla Altis) around the end of last month. This comes shortly after the hatchback version of car known as the Auris …
DUB edition Ford Mustang: looks mean, but only a V6
Click to enlarge This hunk of black muscle is the DUB edition Ford Mustang, the result of a collaboration between Ford, Roush Industries and the hip car culture publication. Available in the …
Ferrari website speaks a new language: Chinese
All who peddle premium goods are tripping over themselves in luring new Chinese money, from Louis Vuitton to Ferrari. While LV opened two stores in Shanghai in a day last week, Maranello …
GALLERY: Peugeot Hoggar – 206 derived light pick-up truck
Peugeot has released more images of its Hoggar light pick-up truck as we approach its mid-May launch in Brazil. Designed in Brazil for Brazil, the idea behind the Hoggar is similar to …
Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion Concept previews future electric Golf due for 2013 production
This concept called the Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion is powered by an electric motor producing 85 kW, which is about 115 PS. Torque is 270Nm across the entire rev range starting from zero …
Volkswagen’s 3-cylinder TDI does 30 km/l in Polo Bluemotion
Volkswagen's new baby in its diesel engine range, a 1.2-litre three-cylinder TDI, was paraded at the recent 31st International Vienna Motor Symposium. This block will feature in the latest Polo Bluemotion, which …
Audi R8 GT: More power, less weight, not bare bones
Audi has unveiled the ultimate R8, which is lighter, more powerful and faster. The R8 GT, which is limited to only 333 units, is about 100 kg lighter than the standard R8 …
GALLERY: Haunting images of the Citroën Metropolis
This is the Citroën Metropolis concept car, which shows off the French brand's typical wackiness on a long limo body. To make its debut at the World Expo in Shanghai, the Metropolis …
US will not get the 7-seater Chevrolet Orlando
Automotive News has reported that General Motors will not sell the 7-seater Orlando in the US and said that the company intends to focus on its current models. Nevertheless the Cruze (Delta …
PSA Peugeot Citroen to rebadge Mitsubishi ASX
PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi have announced that the Mitsubishi ASX (called RVR in Japan) will be built for PSA Peugeot Citroen. This comes as no surprise considering how many other "rebadge" …
Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa race car by Zagato
This is not a concept car like the Alfa Romeos we saw in Geneva, namely the 2uettottanta roadster by Pininfarina and the outrageous Pandion by Bertone, but a real race car. It …
Volkswagen: China vital to the success of EVs
The Chinese market has become so important for world automakers that Volkswagen is betting the success or failure of the electric car on how well it is received by consumers in China. …
Hyundai’s new GDI engines revealed in Beijing
Other than the new Verna, Hyundai has a few other interesting announcements made at Auto China 2010. First is a new 1.6 litre engine packed full with tech such as direct injection, …
Youngman Europestar Lotus L5 launched in Beijing
Youngman Europestar launched a new car at Auto China 2010, engineered by Lotus for the Chinese company. The previously launched RCR (GEN2) and Jingyue (Persona) have been renamed the Lotus L3 5-door …
Maybach models get facelifted at Auto China 2010
The latest (and possibly last) facelifts of the Maybach 57, 62, 57 S and 62 S will be unveiled at Auto China 2010 in Beijing. The Maybachs have been updated with a …
Volkswagen Phaeton facelift for Auto China 2010 exhibit
Volkswagen has given the Phaeton a makeover and is set to launch it at the Auto China 2010 expo. Other than the aesthetic changes, the car also gets some new equipment such …
How the Chinese previous generation Saab 9-5 looks like
This is not a copy, they bought the rights to it. Late last year, Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp (BAIC), China's fifth-largest automaker paid $200 million to General Motors for three vehicle …
Production at BMW’s US plant may grind to a halt thanks to the volcanic ash cloud phenomenon
The effects of the volcanic ash cloud phenomenon is creeping into the automotive industry. A spokesperson from BMW Mathias Schmidt revealed to Bloomberg that the operations at the company's plant in Spartanburg, …
Kia Magentis Koup and Wagon in the works?
Click for enlarged version of image Peter Schreyer has indicated that he would love to do a wagon and coupe version of the Kia Magentis, also known as the Kia Optima here …
Mercedes Shooting Break concept previews all-new CLS
This is the Shooting Break concept car from Mercedes Benz that will make its debut in Auto China 2010. Although it's in a shooting brake wagon style, a lot of what you …