BMW 116i now powered by 2.0L N46 Valvetronic
BMW has phased out its N45 inline-4 engine family, currently used in the BMW 116i. The N45 is a rather basic engine compared to the rest of the BMW line-up, it doesn't …
The Suzuki Kizashi sedan is not dead (yet?)
The media blitz about Suzuki canceling its D-segment Suzuki Kizashi earlier this week was fueled by Japanese business daily The Nikkei. Now it appears that the show will go on, and the …
Honda cars at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2009
Honda will be showing a couple of cars at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2009 tuner event starting this weekend, and the display cars will include two new Modulo concept cars - the …
2010 Cadillac SRX: with 3.0L V6 or 2.8L turbo V6
Cadillac has updated its SRX crossover SUV and it is now in its second generation since first introduced in 2004. The mid-sized Caddy SUV now looks more dynamic and in tune with …
Suzuki cancels the Suzuki Kizashi D-segment sedan
We have another recession casualty here, this time it's a Suzuki. Joining the ranks of cancelled projects by car manufacturers such as the recent NSX is the upcoming (not anymore, for now!) …
2010 Porsche Panamera will make public debut in April at Auto Shanghai 2009
Porsche has released 4 more hi-res images of the Porsche Panamera, together with an official announcement of the car's debut at the Auto Shanghai 2009 show in China.
Honda Japan confirms new A-segment hatchback, gives sneak preview of future products
Click for larger image When Honda's CEO Takeo Fukui delivered his 2008 year-end speech in mid-December last year, everyone went nuts over the announcement that the Japanese company was going to cancel …
First official sketch of new Hyundai Equus released
This is the first official rendering of the new Hyundai Equus to be released by Korean car manufacturer Hyundai. The Equus (codenamed Hyundai VI) will be Hyundai's flagship luxury vehicle, positioned against …
2010 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang with 540hp
The 2010 Ford Mustang comes with either a 210 horsepower V6 or a 300 horsepower V8 engine, but for power freaks these options look rather anaemic compared to the 422hp 6.2 litre …
Pininfarina to stop contract assembly business
Pininfarina will stop doing contract manufacturing for automakers after its current manufacturing contracts expire in end-2011. It currently builds the Alfa Romeo Brera and the Ford Focus coupe-cabriolet, but volumes have been …
B7 A4-based SEAT Exeo gets priced in the UK
Volkswagen Group automaker SEAT has put a price on its new SEAT Exeo sedan in the UK, which will come in 7 variants with 3 engines, two diesels and one petrol. The …
Ssangyong may face liquidation without aid!
The pretty decent-looking Ssangyong C200 Concept may not see the light of day if things go the way they are The first manufacturer to hit the dust in this depressing economy could …
Chrysler kicks itself in the nuts with wasteful “Thank You” full-page ad campaign
Click for enlarged version So you've just got US$4 billion in bailout money. What do you do? Do you immediately get to trying to turn your company around, cut costs, boost sales, …
Hyundai Sonata NFC “Ling Xiang”: redesigned Sonata NF for the Chinese market
Hyundai, or rather BeiJing Hyundai has created this new look for the Sonata based on Chinese tastes and preferences, which seems right now to be in tune to a wackier version of …
JDM Honda Insight Hybrid brochures leaked in a YouTube video?
A Youtube video seems to have surfaced on the internet with stills of a Japanese market Honda Insight brochure, revealing to us abit more of the production hybrid vehicle that Honda will …
Jaguar’s new 3.0L V6 to power Jaguar XF S
Jaguar has upped the power and displacement for its flagship AJ-series turbodiesel from a 2.7 litre V6 producing 207hp and 433Nm of torque up to a new 3.0 litre V6 making 272hp …
New Hyundai i20 (Getz) to be built in India
Hyundai has launched the new Hyundai i20 in India. India will be a production base for the new i20, and i20s from Hyundai's plant in Chennai is already being exported to locations …
New Subaru DEX: rebadged Daihatsu Materia
Subaru takes its new badge engineering agreement with Toyota/Daihatsu further with the new Subaru Dex, which is essentially a Daihatsu Materia with Subaru badges and grill slapped on. Under the hood is …
Can human fat from liposuction power a car?
Times are so bad in the US that a plastic surgeon has resorted to using the fat that he sucked out of his patients via liposuction to create "diesel" to fuel his …
Toyota Passo Sette 7-seater MPV: full details!
Toyota's latest compact 7-seater MPV has been unveiled in Japan on Christmas day, so let's check out the full details of the new compact people carrier that will make its way onto …
