Toyota FCHV-adv: FCHV with extended range
Toyota has updated its Toyota FCHV fuel cell vehicle with a new FC Stack that extends the range of the vehicle considerably. The FCHV's original hydrogen storage system could store 148 litres …
BMW continues exhaust gas heat energy recovery research
BMW has played around with recovering heat energy from exhaust gas and turning it into usable energy before. It involved using exhaust gas to heat up water to produce steam, which passes …
Suzuki SX4 WRC Edition
Suzuki has unveiled a special 500-unit run of the Suzuki SX4 for the German market called the Suzuki SX4 WRC Edition, nevermind that there's nothing WRC about the special edition other than …
Porsche unveils facelifted 911 Carrera and Carrera S with new 7-speed twin clutch gearbox
Porsche has just unveiled the facelifted Porsche 911 with a new 7-speed twin clutch gearbox replacing the old 6 speed Tiptronic automatic. We already knew this was coming, as Porsche had patented …
Mahindra acquires Italian motorcycle firm
Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, a company popular for their SUVs and trucks is putting a firm foot into the opposite end of the vehicle range with their recent acquisition of …
Thailand pushes for E85 usage
Thailand has implemented a new policy that encourages the use of E85-capable cars. Both the excise tax on E85 fuel as well as the cars that burn them have been cut. E85 …
Volkswagen Golf Mk6 to get new 1.2 liter engine
The MkVI Volkswagen Golf will make its debut in October this year, which should lead to the next generation Volkswagen GTI soon after. The MkVI GTI should result in a few MkV …
Winterkorn threatens to quit if Porsche interferes
Porsche is allegedly slowly increasing its stake in Volkswagen from the current 31% to a supposed figure of more than 50%, and the two companies have released a joint special edition version …
Next generation Fabia vRS to feature 1.4 TSI
The hot hatch vRS version of the latest generation Skoda Fabia will switch to petrol power in the form of Volkswagen's 1.4 litre TSI engine instead of the current Fabia vRS's 1.9 …
Hyundai to develop 1.5 lakh car in India
Hyundai Motor India managing director HS Lheem announced that Hyundai will be developing a Rs 1.5 lakh (RM11,360) car for the Chinese and Indian markets. The car will be developed in India …
New Honda Freed MPV with up to 8 seats
LATEST: Honda Freed Review - first impressions in Indonesia Honda Japan has added one more vehicle to its line-up, the Honda Freed MPV. Based on the Global Small Platform which underpins cars …
BMW confirms BMW X1 to be produced in Germany
BMW has confirmed that the BMW X1 will be produced at its Leipzig plant in Germany, though an expected product launch is not finalized yet. Producing the X1 at that plant makes …
Tata Nano affects used car prices in India
According to a report by Marinews, it seems that the impending launch of the Tata Nano has had a bad effect on the used car market in India, with used car sales …
Honda Accord “Difficult is worth doing” Campaign
Honda will be showing a "live" advertisement on UK's Channel 4 at 8:10pm UK time. The 3 minute TV spot will feature a team of 19 skydivers who will attempt to form …
Car colours: the shift to white
There seems to be a worldwide shift to white from silver as the most popular choice for a car's colour. According to DuPont's survey last year, white and pearl white narrowly took …
Skoda to make own version of up! city car
Skoda is planning its own version of Volkswagen's upcoming new Lupo (based on the up! concept), and plans to manufacture it in India. Skoda currently has two plants in India, one in …
New Toyota RWD Coupe to be JDM-only?
I am not sure if this source is reliable, but Edmunds claims that Toyota and Subaru have decided that the Toyota-badged version of the upcoming co-developed boxer-engined rear wheel drive coupe will …
Volkswagen teams up with Sanyo for battery R&D
Volkswagen is partnering up with Sanyo to jointly develop high-performance energy storage systems, or in laymen speak batteries that can store LOTS of juice. According to Vee-Dub, Sanyo is currently the world's …
Scirocco GT24 tops class in Nurburgring 24 hours
The 3 units of Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 race cars that participated in the recent Nurburgring 24 hours race managed to clinch the 11th, 15th, and 32nd place, not too bad for a …
Tata Nano to get US$10 airbag?
The Tata Nano is a no-frills car, but one of the more well-equipped, pricier versions of the Tata Nano will feature dual front airbags. And with luck, they'll only increase the cost …
