EU and Japan Start Free Trade Agreement Talks
30 Nov 2012, 16:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / More bad news for Europe’s carmakers and their employees today, as the EU has started negotiations with Japan about a free trade agreement, which could flood the market with cheaper imports. ...
Number Plate is Fair Compensation for Broken Side Mirror in Ukraine
30 Nov 2012, 15:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is a different kind of road rage, brought to you from Ukraine, and surprisingly, not a single punch is thrown. So the driver of the light-blue Lada apparently clips the wing-mirror of another c...
SUV Driver Seems to Fail at Everything He Does!
30 Nov 2012, 13:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Backing up one’s car is not that difficult, especially when there are no obstacles around, and the rear of your vehicle, in this case an SUV, is vertical and flat, so you know exactly where it...
This is Toyota’s All-New RAV4
30 Nov 2012, 10:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The RAV4 has been a highly-successful vehicle for Toyota, selling very well in Europe in Japan since 1994, and even better in the US and Canada, from 1996 onward - last year, the North American mark...
Hyundai Santa Fe Gets 5-Star Rating From NCAP
29 Nov 2012, 16:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Santa Fe was the last ‘old style’ Hyundai to be sold by the South Korean automaker, yet now, with the arrival of a replacement, they can safely say that they`ve completely moved into...
All-New Subaru Forester Gets 5-Star Rating from Euro NCAP
29 Nov 2012, 16:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Subaru’s all-new Forester recorded excellent results when it was tested by Euro NCAP, being granted the maximum five-star rating. However, since the previous generation car was not tested in E...
The Last of the Saabs to Be Auctioned Off
29 Nov 2012, 15:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the current owners of Saab seem to be struggling to get production going again, they have decided to sell off a few unique cars they had lying around - the last cars to roll off the Trollhatte...
France Dumps the Dumb Hi-viz and Breathalyzer Laws
29 Nov 2012, 14:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Well yes, in the end reason has triumphed in France, but only due to public pressure: the silly high-viz armband and mandatory breathalyzer law projects have been dumped and it looks like the street...
Why Nissan Brought the Hi-Cross Concept to LA
29 Nov 2012, 08:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may remember Nissan’s rather snazzy-looking crossover concept, the Hi-Cross, as it was first shown at the Geneva motor show, earlier this year, in March. There, Nissan officials touted it ...
Lexus Stops Production of European-spec IS
28 Nov 2012, 19:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lexus has recently announced that it has ceased production of the Euro-spec IS. The end of the year will see new crash safety legislation come into effect and the automaker has decided not to upgrad...
Ford Kuga Scores Top Marks in Euro NCAP Safety Test
28 Nov 2012, 15:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Considering the fact that the previous-generation Ford Kuga achieved the full five-star safety rating from Euro NCAP, we were expecting this new model to build on the previous model’s excellen...
Fiat 500L Achieves 5-Star at Euro NCAP Test
28 Nov 2012, 15:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Since the smaller Fiat 500 had already achieved a five-star safety rating, we were expecting good things from its larger sibling, the 500L. Now, that it has been tested by Euro NCAP, our expectation...
Pirelli Keen to Know If They Will Supply F1 With Tires in 2014
28 Nov 2012, 13:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the 2012 F1 season now concluded, Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli, currently the sole provider of tires for the whole of F1, wants to know whether or not they will continue on, after the 2013...
Fiat 500e EV Not for Europe
27 Nov 2012, 20:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Americans might have received the Fiat 500 later than Europeans, but not only did the US customers get its bespoke versions of the car, they may also receive an exclusive, zero-emission one. We a...
The Monstrous Milan Abarth 1,700 HP Lightweight Supercar
27 Nov 2012, 17:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The name Abarth is inextricably linked to Fiat and hot versions of the Italian manufacturer’s cars, yet the desire to very quickly seems to run in the family, as Karl Abarth’s descendant...
Adventurers Attempt 9134-Mile African Record in a Fiat Panda
27 Nov 2012, 14:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Two British adventurers have decided to try and beat a point-to-point record which has been standing since 1983, when it was set by British Army Brigadier John Hemsley. He managed to get from Mount ...
New Koenigsegg Model Leaked - May be Called One:1
27 Nov 2012, 13:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Koenigsegg is a very special car manufacturer, as it is, like Pagani, one man’s vision and dream regarding what the perfect supercar is. The Italian company has a slightly different approach, ...
Designers from Established Mainstream Brands Help Chinese Achieve Own Style
27 Nov 2012, 10:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / A few years ago, Chinese automakers used to be a laugh - literally, as people actually laughed at how bad their cars were. However, progress is inevitable and it most certainly does not go around Ch...
MG Wants to Be the Next Kia
27 Nov 2012, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kia (and Hyundai’s) ascent into the ‘good’ mainstream brands has been very swift and very efficient. You would be hard-pressed to find something really wrong with any of their cars...
Fiat Launches 500L Panoramic Edition With Extra Goodies
26 Nov 2012, 16:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We first looked at the Fiat 500L and didn`t think very highly of it, but as time has passed and we have grown accustomed to its somewhat odd shape, we have begun to like it. Other people seem to lik...