BMW 1-Series coupe to be positioned for purists
BMW wants to position the upcoming BMW 1-Series as the BMW for purists - mainly the group of E30, and E36 3-Series drivers (and some E46) who have been disappointed at their …
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Toyota Premio for the JDM market
The Toyota Premio is an edgier, more aggressive, and more chromy version of the Toyota Allion, but is essentially the same car, with difference mostly with the exterior only. The interior is …
Toyota launches new 2007 Toyota Allion for JDM
Toyota has updated it's Toyota Allion mid-sized sedan for the Japanese Domestic Market. By JDM, it means it is a car that most likely won't be seen anywhere outside Japan, unless someone …
2007 BMW X5 4.8i M Sport
For a short while, the only way you could get a pimped out E70 BMW X5 was to buy the Hamann-tuned version, but that might look too unsubtle for some of your …
Suzuki to unveil new D-segment car at Frankfurt 07
Suzuki will be revealing a new D-segment car for the North American and European market at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show in September this year. D-segment cars are basically mid-sized cars like …
2012 Range Rover L405 might go all-aluminium
The king of the luxury 4WDs will go on a diet for it's next generation, but it's a diet plan that will take 15 years. A new lighter Range Rover is being …
Volkswagen announces new 7-speed DSG gearbox
BorgWarner and Volkswagen has developed a new DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox) gearbox codenamed DQ200 which will succeed it's current DG250 6-speed DSG gearbox from BorgWarner. One major difference relevant to the consumer …
Volkswagen’s new Golf GT Sport trim level
Perhaps after finding out that most Golf Sport buyers have similiar profiles to the Golf GT's and vice versa, Volkswagen decides to merge the Golf Sport and Golf GT trim levels, creating …
SEAT plans 2009 SEAT Protecto sedan and estate
SEAT is developing a new C/D-segment model, making the car one of the first few large sedans in the SEAT model range. SEAT's model range currently consists of A-segment, B-segment and C-segment …
BMW might sell engines to other manufacturers
BMW is considering selling their engines to other car manufacturers who would like to use them in their cars. This new plan is spearheaded by new CEO Norbert Reithofer, in efforts to …
Cellphones can disable Nissan’s keyless entry
Keyless entry systems may not be as cool as you think it is. At least, that's what it's turning out to be for some buyers of Nissan's latest cars in the US …
Porsche’s mini Cayenne: Porsche Roxster
Autobild reported that Porsche will be building a smaller version of it's Cayenne SUV based on the Audi Q5 and Volkswagen Tiguan, in a classic Porsche-VAG platform sharing tradition that was used …
Kia unveils Kia Picanto Facelift
Kia has given their Kia Picanto A-segment product a mid-life facelift in efforts to keep it fresh until the next generation Picanto is released. The new facelifted Kia Picanto takes on many …
Proton Savvy Accident in Singapore
Just in case you're wondering how the undercarriage of the Proton Savvy looks like, here's a photo on the left. Now, why did this Proton Savvy turtle? This accident happened in Singapore …
Geely begins Geely CK1 sales in Indonesia
The Geely CK1, who used to sport a W203 Mercedes Benz C-Class front end but has been recently revised has just made it's debut in Indonesia last week. It is sold by …
Kia developing XR range of performance vehicles
Autocar managed to get a glimpse of Kia's high performance label to be called the XR range, in Korea near Kia's headquarters last week. It's still a concept though - just a …
Chery wants to reexamine Chrysler small car deal
Chery wants to re-examine it's deal with Chrysler to develop Chrysler-branded small cars for numerous markets, said Zhang Li, Chery Automobile Co Ltd's general manager. The project has been halted for the …
First of new Mazda 2 rolls off production line
The first of the new Mazda2, or Mazda Demio as it is called in Japan has rolled off it's production line in its Ujina Plant No.1 (U1) near Mazdas headquarters in Hiroshima, …
UK market Proton GEN2 now with black interior
If you're from the UK and decide to purchase a Proton GEN2, and you're not a fan of cream interiors especially, you'll be glad to know that the UK market Proton GEN2 …
BMW likely to build production Concept CS
BMW North America CEO Tom Purves says BMW sees a market for a car positioned above the BMW 7-Series but below the Rolls Royce models, and would likely offer a premium four-seater …
