Renault Fluence: more hi-res photos released
Renault has given its new Renault Fluence the tagline "Travel Upgraded". When you talk about cars designed for emerging economies, thanks to the Dacia Logan all that one can think of is …
Honda rethinks its future product offerings
Future automobile products are planned a few years in advance and with the volatile world markets these days the job of a product engineering team as well as a product planner is …
Lotus Engineering’s new Versatile Vehicle Architecture – a technical presentation
Lotus Engineering is currently pushing its Versatile Vehicle Architecture to any manufacturer that wants to license it as a base platform for future cars. The Lotus Evora is the first production car …
Japanese market Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X receives minor changes
Mitsubishi has announced some changes for the 2010 model year of the Lancer Evolution X. At the moment these changes only affect the Evolution X sold in Japan and it is unclear …
Lotus Exige Stealth makes debut at Tokyo 2009
The only recently unveiled Lotus Exige Scura was at the Tokyo Motorshow 2009 with the name Exige Stealth, which will be its name for the Japanese market. The Lotus stand was one …
Interview: Takanobu Ito, President/CEO of Honda
Contrary to what other industry leaders are saying regarding the world economic situation, the worst is not over yet. That is the opinion of Takanobu Ito, the new President and CEO of …
Lexus LFA: live motorshow shots and 2 videos
Here's a few shots of the Lexus LFA supercar live from the Tokyo Motorshow 2009 this morning, which was pretty much the most exciting exhibit at the Toyota and Lexus displays as …
Volkswagen to take 49.9% stake in Porsche
Volkswagen has announced that it will take a 49.9% stake in sports car maker Porsche in a first step towards merging with the company. Volkswagen's initial plan was to acquire 42% of …
Neiman Marcus Jaguar sold out in 4 hours
Recession? What recession? The special 50 unit limited run Neiman Marcus edition Jaguar XJL Supercharged listed in their Christmas book for US$10,000 more than its regular price of US$90,500 were all sold …
New BMW and MINI Bluetooth headsets
BMW has just made available two mobile phone hands-free Bluetooth headsets - one with a BMW design and one with a MINI design. The headsets are aimed at those who own BMW …
Former Ford engineer charged with selling vital information to Chinese auto companies
We all know that the Chinese automotive industry is booming and we are also familiar with some Chinese cars with designs that we have seen elsewhere. Here is an interesting piece of …
Lotus Exige Scura: 35 unit limited edition with matte black paint goes 0-100km/h in 4.1s
A new limited edition Lotus Exige has just been announced - the new Lotus Exige Scura. Scura means 'dark' in Italian and the pillar of the whole 'indulge your dark side' theme …
New Toyota Mark X: official details and photos
Toyota Motor Corporation has unveiled the redesigned Mark X luxury sedan. The rear wheel drive Mark X is motivated by a new 314 horsepower 2GR-FSE 3.5 litre V6 powerplant that joins the …
Toyota FT-86: a goldmine for aftermarket parts
The business of selling cars is not so much of just selling cars but also by selling the parts required to maintain or enhance them. The aftermarket business is a lucrative one …
Toyota and Daihatsu developing new ’emerging market’ compact car
Nikkei reports that Toyota and Daihatsu are working on a new small car that can be sold for less than US$11,000 (RM37,268) in emerging economies like India and Brazil. I'm really not …
Volkswagen Up! delayed by internal squabbles
Volkswagen E-Up! Concept - an EV based on the Up! NSF platform A small storm is brewing within the Volkswagen group, not something we can see on the outside, but enough that …
Kia Cadenza – the official name for the VG sedan
It's official - no matter whether you've been calling it the Kia VG or the Kia KND-5 Concept, you'll now have a new and official to refer to it by - the …
Kia VG Sedan Production Photos Leaked!
Click for larger image A larger Forte with softer lines to match its more stately demeanor can't be a bad thing. And Kia agrees - here's the new Kia VG. Click for …
New Megane Renault Sport: details and photos
The latest generation Megane has been given the Renault Sport touch. Under the hood is a 250 horsepower twin-scroll turbocharged 2.0 litre inline-4 motor that puts out 340Nm of torque at 3,000rpm, …
Nissan Latio facelifted in Thailand, where’s ours?
Nissan has launched facelift versions of the Latio hatchback and sedan in our neighbouring country of Thailand, where the two models are called the Tiida and Tiida Latio respectively. The facelift has …