Volkswagens win IIHS top pick 2009 awards!
A total of 5 Volkswagen cars have managed to get the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2009 - the Volkswagen Tiguan, the Volkswagen Rabbit (called the …
Nissan Frontier Navara Calibre 4X2 in Thailand
Siam Nissan Automobile launched the new Nissan Frontier Navara Calibre in Thailand yesterday in both King Cab (639,000 Thai baht) and Double Cab (715,000 Thai baht) bodies only with a 6-speed manual …
Dongfeng Honda to develop its own Civic hatchack
Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co currently sells the Honda Civic sedan in China (as opposed to Guangzhou Honda which decided to develop a C-segment sedan from the City platform as the rights to …
Mitsubishi Racing Lancer wins its maiden race
The Mitsubishi Racing Lancer has emerged tops in its maiden race at the Baja Portalegre 500, piloted by Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret from France. It finished 515.16km of stages in 6 …
Kumho unveils 22 inch ultra low profile tyre!
Kumho has just unveiled what they claim is the world's first 15-series profile tyre for 22 inch alloy wheels. The Kumho ECSTA SPT KU31 comes in a 385/15ZR22 size.
BMW Concept CS production car cancelled!
We heard news back in September that BMW had tasked its M Division with building a production version of the BMW Concept CS, but it seems that after relooking its accounts books, …
New US$5,000 Toyota compact car for India
Toyota is working on a compact car to sell in India and reports say that they've set a target price tag of US$5,000 which is about 2.4 lakh INR or RM 17,600. …
Hyundai R-Engine all-aluminium turbodiesel
Hyundai has just announced a new all-aluminium diesel engine family, the R-Engine family which comes in two displacements - 2.0 litre and 2.2 litre. These motors are key to Hyundai and Kia's …
Peugeot 107 gets a facelift for 2009
Two out of three of the B-Zero project gets facelifted this week - and this is one of them, the Peugeot 107. One the exterior, the 107 facelift gets a new front …
Mitsubishi i MiEV commercial van due in 2009
Mitsubishi is developing a commercial van version of the Mitsubishi i MiEV electric vehicle that is designed to handle cargo.
Project Kahn Ssangyong Rexton R-Line
You've seen the new Cosworth Range Rover Sports, now here's something else by Azfal Kahn. Based on the Rexton 270 SPR, the Project Kahn Ssangyong Rexton R-Line features 22 inch Kahn Design …
Chevrolet Cruze finally launched as the Daewoo Lacetti Premiere in South Korea!
The Daewoo Lacetti Premiere with a 114hp 1.6 liter Ecotec measures 4,600mm long, 1,790mm wide and 1,475mm tall with a 2,685mm wheelbase.
Official teaser video for the Porsche Panamera
Porsche has released a teaser video of the Porsche Panamera featuring footage of the car being put through its phases while still remaining heavily disguised. It's not hard to imagine what the …
Once-a-week driving ban in Beijing attempts to reduce congestion and pollution
Beijing has made a drastic move in trying to reduce pollution and congestion in the city, which reportedly has 3.4 million vehicles on the road, and still increasing! It has banned certain …
Volkswagen wants to master hybrid components
Unlike most other car manufacturers who usually procure hybrid and electric drive components from third party manufacturers (Tesla is one company that acts as a supplier), Volkswagen intends to produce all of …
MEM Satria Neo S2000 makes first rally debut!
The MEM-engineered Proton Satria Neo S2000 made its rally debut at the Rallye Antibes Cote d'Azur leg of the 2008 European Rally Championship in the South of France, piloted by Bryan Bouffier …
Nissan 370Z photos: Z car goes retro?
These are the first uncovered and undisguised official photos of the new Nissan 370Z, and it looks like Nissan has gone all retro on this new installment in the Z car series, …
Pics of Aston Martin One-77 in full glory appear!
The leakage of unreleased photos of a car onto the internet way before the manufacturer does a public unveiling seems to be happening more and more these days, and this time we …
Taiwanese carmaker to launch new MPV in 2009
The new Luxgen MPV will be using the previous generation Renault Espace's platform, with Luxgen's own styling and a 2.2 liter turbocharged engine.
Chevrolet GPiX crossover coupe concept
The GPiX name means Global Picture (G-PiX), which translates into Global Image as they've intended it to mean. It probably sets the design direction for how GM/Chevrolet's next generation global cars are …
