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Volkswagen has revealed yet another new engine at the 2007 Vienna International Motor Symposium. This new unit is a 1.4 litre turbocharged unit making 122 horsepower and 200Nm of torque from as …
Mitsubishi has introduced the latest Mitsubishi Lancer into the Japanese JDM market, however it will not be called a Lancer. Instead, most likely because of the Lancer's increase in size and Japan's …
Let's have a flashback to November 21st 1987, in this article by Reuters archived by the New York Times. LEAD: Malaysia's money-losing national auto manufacturer, Proton, signed an accord today to distribute …
When I first had a look at the Ford Flex, I immediately thought it was very clever of Ford to introduce a vehicle of this kind into the market. The only other …
The Hyundai i30 Wagon will be arriving on US shores soon as the Hyundai Elantra wagon, and will be equipped with a sportier suspension setup. The Hyundai i30 Wagon / Hyundai Elantra …
The new R56 MINI Cooper has gone through the Euro NCAP Crash Test and managed to score a 5 Star crash test rating, scoring 13 out of 16 points for deformation behaviour …
Both Lotus and it's parent company Proton have been flourishing in the Australian market lately. Lotus was rated at the fastest growing brand in Australia, with a 450% increase in sales volume …
Another tuner lays it's hands on the new W204 Mercedes Benz C-Class - this time it's Kicherer. The Kicherer K35 CS takes the C350 up 34 horses to 306 horsepower, while it's …
Wendelin Wiedeking has indicated that the Volkswagen Group could possibly ditch Bugatti and Lamborghini. Wiedeking is the current president and CEO of Porsche, and sits on the Volkswagen supervisory board. Since Porsche …
The second variant of Hyundai's new i30 series of cars for the European market has been revealed. This is the Hyundai i30 Wagon. It doesn't look bad at all, though the side …
Proton's Satria Neo has been made the official safety car for the Australian Motor Racing Series (AMRS). It made it's debut as the safety car at the AMRS opening race in March …
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the USA has now made stability control mandatory on all vehicles below 4535kg beginning September 2011. The September 2011 deadline applies for carmakers that produce …
A Saudi Arabian private company under the Al-Qabba Group called Malaysian Centre plans to setup a Proton assembly plant in Saudi Arabia to market Proton cars in the Middle Eastern market. Malaysian …
Volvo has launched the new facelifted versions of it's Volvo S40 sedan and the Volvo V50 stationwagon. The styling cues have been updated to reflect Volvo's new design cues that started with …
The results of the World Car Of The Year 2007 awards have been announced, and the winner is the Lexus LS460! The LS is available on our local shores in long wheelbase …
Volkswagen under Martin Winterkorn's leadership is currently developing two low-end car platforms in parallel. One is being developed in Brazil, and following the lead of the low cost Renault/Dacia Logan, would be …
Volvo's R badge was originally intended to change the public's perception on Volvo. While being known for safety is a great branding achivement by itself, it wanted people to know that Volvo …
Other than Thailand, everyone knows Americans have a healthy appetite for pick-up trucks, which is why anyone who wants to do a pick-up truck must think of whether it can do well …
Volkswagen doesn't seem to be able to decide what it wants to call it's station wagons. The Passat stationwagon is called the Passat Variant, while this Jetta stationwagon, essentially also a Golf …
BMW's 5-Series Facelift model line-up for the US market will be slightly different than the European line-up previously announced when the 5-Series Facelift was unveiled. In the US, the 2008 BMW 5-Series …
