Toyota Urban Cruiser SUV to debut at Geneva 2008
Click to enlarge As reported in November last year, Toyota will be displaying a compact SUV destined for the European market at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, and it will be called …
Race-spec Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Click to enlarge Porsche has just unveiled the new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, an extensively modified motorsports version of the Porsche 911, powered by a normally aspirated 3.8 litre boxer engine and …
New Lancia Delta: first new model since 2004
The new Lancia Delta will be unveiled at the 2008 Geneva auto show and it will be the first Lancia to be launched since the Lancia Musa minivan in 2004. It will …
Renault Koleos SUV to debut at Geneva 2008
Renault has taken a similiar step as its fellow French manufacturers Citroen and Peugeot in producing an SUV with the help of a Japanese car manufacturer. Citroen and Peugeot recently launched the …
New Acura TSX: US market Accord Euro
Click to enlarge Acura has released a single frontal three quarter photo of the new Acura TSX based on the new Accord Euro. While the new Accord Euro will be unveiled at …
New Honda Accord Euro details and photos revealed
Click to enlarge Honda has released a collection of 4 photos of the new European Honda Accord as a teaser before the car is unveiled to the public for the first time …
New 7-speed AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT
UPDATE: Apparently this is an innovative use of a single clutch combined with the 7G-Tronic automated transmission (replacing the torque converter for startups), and not a dual clutch transmission. The MCT (Multi-Clutch …
Suzuki Equator based on Nissan Frontier unveiled
The new Suzuki Equator was unveiled at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show and as expected thanks to earlier leaked images and an already established relationship between Nissan and Suzuki, it is revealed …
Subaru turbodiesel to debut in Legacy and Outback
Oil burner versions of the Subaru Legacy and the Subaru Outback will be unveiled at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, and it will feature Subaru's new turbodiesel boxer, which has so far …
Nissan 370Z to debut at Los Angeles 2008
The Nissan Z-car will be receiving an update at the 2008 Los Angeles auto show, and the new car that some might consider the second generation modern Z-car will have a wider …
Fiat happy about Tata’s Jaguar/Land Rover buy
Tata is inching very closely to acquiring Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor Company, and everyone is already assuming the two companies are in Tata's hands, in a deal that analysts …
Former Shell boss calls for guzzler ban
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart was formerly chairman of oil company Shell. I am not sure where he is working at now, or whether he is retired, but he has been getting press coverage …
Renault to start using double clutch transmissions
Renault is the latest car manufacturer to join the dual clutch transmission club, however no launch date, no specs and pretty much nothing else was revealed. All that was revealed to motoring …
Volvo fined 200,000 Euros for alleged failed brakes
The French court fined Swedish carmaker Volvo a sum of 200,000 Euros because allegedly the faulty brakes of a Volvo 850 TDI caused an accident which claimed two lives and injured one. …
Lexus studying possibility of compact SUV
Toyota is currently evaluating the possibility of a small Lexus SUV-like vehicle, despite earlier stands that a compact vehicle would diminish the Lexus brand and overlap with Toyota-badged vehicles. "A small Lexus …
BMW: “Don’t trust advertising. Only trust yourself.”
BMW recently saw the switch from Jung von Matt (which left the BMW account for Mercedes-Benz) to Media Audience Beratung, and MAB's first ad campaign for BMW carries the tagline: "Don't trust …
Bosch to start turbocharger business with Mahle
With the trend of engines moving towards smaller displacement engines with forced induction, we are looking at more companies entering the turbocharger business currently dominated by Garrett (Honeywell), Borgwarner, and IHI, of …
Facelifted 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse at Chicago 08
The facelifted Mitsubishi Galant will be joined at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show by its sportier sibling the fourth generation Mitsubishi Eclipse which also receives a mid-life facelift. The new facelift features …
First image of Suzuki Equator pick-up truck released
Click to enlarge Suzuki has released an official front three quarter photo of the new Suzuki Equator pick-up truck, a badge reengineered version of the US market mid-sized second generation Nissan Frontier, …
2009 USDM Mitsubishi Galant Facelift Revealed
Everyone's waiting for the next generation full model change Mitsubishi Galant that was previewed as the Mitsubishi Concept-cX to arrive, but Mitsubishi decided to facelift the current Mitsubishi Galant in the American …
