Volvo wants injury-proof car by 2020
Volvo made a bold announcement this week - to have an injury-proof car by the year 2020. Sweden's head of traffic safety Claes Tingvall doubts the target can be achieved, but I …
Mazda Biante: Japanese market MPV with a tall roof
Mazda has launched a new JDM-only MPV called the Mazda Biante. It's an MPV designed to have a very tall interior roof, which is useful for those who have difficulties bending their …
SEAT Ibiza to get 3-door body variant
The new SEAT Ibiza was first introduced as the SEAT Bocanegra Concept car, which was a nice evil-looking 3-door car. The production Ibiza that was launched later was a 5-door. It didn't …
Hyundai i800 8-seater launched in the UK
Hyundai has unveiled the Hyundai i800, which is actually the UK market name for the Hyundai H1 Starex. It will go on sale on the 20th June 2008 onwards for £19,495. The …
2009 Volvo V70 R-DESIGN
Click to enlarge Volvo V70's R-DESIGN package will be able to be ordered from this month onwards in the UK, with the first R-DESIGN V70s to be delivered in August this year. …
Volvo V70 2.5 FlexiFuel Turbo police car
Click to enlarge Volvo has developed this Volvo V70 2.5 FlexiFuel Turbo police car for the UK Emergency Services, and will be available from June 2008 onwards. The UK government has a …
BMW to use BMW-PSA Prince engines in BMWs
In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Frankfurt General Newspaper), BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer said that the BMW-PSA Prince engines currently used in BMW's MINI products and Peugeot products will be used …
Ford introduces Ford Mondeo Titanium X Sport
Ford has added the Titanium X Sport variant to its Ford Mondeo range in the UK, which is the highest spec Mondeo so far. Standard equipment includes an in-dash Sony six CD …
Vauxhall VXR8 Gets 6.2L LS3 V8 Engine
Click to enlarge Vauxhall has updated its UK-market Vauxhall VXR8, a badge-engineered version of the Holden HSV Clubsport. The Chevrolet LS2 engine under the hood has been replaced by the latest LS3, …
Antonov Dual-Speed Supercharger
UK-based Antonov Automotive Technologies is advocating the use of a dual-speed supercharger (which they are already producing and continuously improving) for the current trend of downsizing displacement and force inducting engines in …
Mazda unveils North American Mazda 6 sedan!
Click to enlarge Mazda has unveiled the North American domestic market version of its new second generation Mazda 6. More details are to come later, but from the initial press release we …
Upcoming RWD Subaru coupe causes worry
Subaru is worried that its upcoming "AE86 spiritual successor" rear-wheel drive coupe that it will share with Toyota may erode its image as a niche all-wheel drive specialist, according to Subaru's overseas …
Less component-sharing for Lamborghini
Apparently there has been some criticism on how modern Lamborghinis have become no more than Audis on steroids (especially with the introduction of the Audi R8), so president Stephen Winkelmann has announced …
Daimler buys stake in ex-division Tognum
Daimler is reacquiring a stake in its old division Tognum, which supplies diesel engines and driveshafts to the German automaker. Daimler will buy the 22.3% stake for 585 million Euros. Tognum was …
Kia Sportage for Korean Domestic Market
The Korean domestic market Kia Sportage gets a different exterior look than the facelift that we received last year. The Korean Sportage gets a more Rondo/c'eed-like look on the front end. Two …
Fiat to revive the Fiat Topolino!
Fiat has picked Serbia to be the production base for its new low-cost car. It will use Zastava's former plant in Kragujevac, Serbia, with an initial capacity of 200,000 units a year, …
Proton to make Turkey European production center
According to a report by Turkish paper Today's Zaman, Proton intends to make Turkey its European production center. Proton's Turkish distributor is Ulu Motor, part of the Ulubaslar Group. The Turkish automotive …
Volkswagen Scirocco to enter Nürburgring 24 Hours
Click to enlarge Volkswagen will enter a factory-developed racing version of the new Volkswagen Scirocco in the upcoming Nürburgring 24 Hours race to be held from May 24 to 25 2008. The …
Facelifted Ford Focus ST
The new facelifted Ford Focus ST goes on sale in the UK beginning from today, and gets Ford's new kinetic design styling that was applied to the base Ford Focus. Making a …
B8 Audi S4 will come with supercharged V6
German car magazine Auto Motor und Sport reports that Audi will be replacing it's 344 horsepower 4.2 litre V8 found in the Audi S4 and other cars with a forced inducted V6 …
