Fiat Announces Unveiling of All-Electric 500E at LA Auto Show
24 Oct 2012, 11:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Fiat (and Chrysler) have been reticent about launching an electric version of the popular 500, California state laws, rules and regulations have forced them to do so. It does away with any con...
Honda Reveals Fit Twist in Brazil
24 Oct 2012, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Honda Fit/Jazz isn’t the kind of car one would expect could ever do any sort of off-roading - even of the mild kind. However, now the Japanese manufacturer has revealed a raised crossover-...
New Mercedes-Benz A-Class Gets 70,000 Orders from Western Europe
24 Oct 2012, 08:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The old Mercedes-Benz A-Class was an awkward-looking mini MPV, with qualities that didn`t appeal to that many buyers looking for a car in its niche, so sales were never particularly good. This is wh...
DRB-Hicom Chief Puts Fears of Lotus Closing Down to Rest
24 Oct 2012, 07:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Things at Lotus have been a bit shaky in recent months, with instability and uncertainty dominating the minds of its employees and dedicated fans around the world, who feared for the famed British m...
Renault to Rethink Philosophy Behind Laguna, Espace and Scenic
23 Oct 2012, 14:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault will make a major departure from what its customers have gotten used to, with the next Laguna, Espace and Scenic models, all of which will get a much-needed injection of style and design fla...
Kia to Launch Cee`d-Based Hot Hatch Trio
23 Oct 2012, 13:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kia has really proved in the last few years that their cars are up at the top of the class, in so many areas, that you wonder how they got so high so quickly. Regardless, they had not really made th...
Skoda Turns Up Rugged Meter With New Superb Outdoor
23 Oct 2012, 13:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Skoda Superb is one of the most capable all-rounders in its class. If you buy one with all-wheel drive, it will be all the car you will ever need, and it will get you out of most tricky situatio...
Bugatti Debuts Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Rafale in Brazil
23 Oct 2012, 11:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Bugatti has just revealed the new Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Rafale, at the Sao Paulo International Motor Show. It is a special edition of the roofless Veyron, and the most powerful roadster in the ...
Hyundai Shows Off HB20 in Brazil
23 Oct 2012, 09:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Instead of just simply importing the i20 into Brazil, Hyundai have just unveiled a Brazil-only supermini, around the same size as the i20, called the HB20. It will be manufactured locally, at the ne...
Ford May Close Down Genk Plant
23 Oct 2012, 09:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford’s plant in Genk, Belgium has been the birthplace of the Blue Oval’s Europe-bound large cars for the last few decades, with cars like the Taunus P4, Scorpio and Sierra, as well as al...
Plans for New Volkswagen Phaeton Confirmed in Sao Paulo
23 Oct 2012, 08:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen’s Phaeton luxury flagship has always been an appreciated car, yet never a truly successful one. Being built in what can only be described as a moving museum made out of glass, with ...
Chevrolet to Show New 2013 Silverado in December Ahead of Detroit Debut
23 Oct 2012, 07:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The all-new Corvette isn`t the only important new vehicle to be revealed in the coming months, as GM has just announced that they will also be revealing the new 2014 Silverado on December 13, 2012, ...
Hyundai Reveals HB20X Crossover in Brazil
23 Oct 2012, 07:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nowadays, you can by some sort of crossover version of pretty much any hatchback, and they are usually exactly the same, in the ways they are different from the core car they are based on. However, ...
All-New Skoda Octavia Spotted Again
23 Oct 2012, 07:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The all-new and more upmarket Skoda Octavia, which was first spotted last week, on a road in the Czech Republic, has been spotted again. Now, in this latest video, the car is silver and body details...
McLaren to Begin P1 Deliveries in the Second Half of 2013
22 Oct 2012, 15:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / McLaren’s spiritual successor to the F1, the P1 hypercar is truly a stunning automobile. Now, its lucky prospective owners have an idea as to when the British carmaker begins deliveries. Offic...
Volkswagen Reveals Gol Two-Door in Brazil
22 Oct 2012, 11:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Volkswagen Gol is hugely popular in Brazil, with its compact dimensions, badge and solidity attracting a large following - it is the best-selling car in Brazil for the last 25 years, with 2012 e...
Porsche Planning to Completely Differentiate Macan from Audi Q5
22 Oct 2012, 08:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Platform sharing is now so commonplace, most people don`t even give it a second thought. However, it does result in a lot of cars which look different, but drive very much the same. Now, though, as ...
Hot Renault Clio Estate RS Under Consideration
22 Oct 2012, 08:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Currently, the Fabia Estate vRS has carved out a niche of its own, being the only supermini-based hot estate currently on the market. All other similar offerings are from the class above. However, R...
Individuality and Quality - Top Priorities for Renault Initiale Luxury Sub-Brand
22 Oct 2012, 08:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We had heard rumors of Renault’s plan to introduce a new sub-brand, of a luxury-minded orientation, called Initiale, in order to offer a different alternative to German norm. Now, according to...
Fisker Looking to Build SUV and Boats?
22 Oct 2012, 07:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Henrik Fisker is a true visionary, having built his car the exact way he wanted to, making it big, sleek and very good to look at, while also throwing in some mild green credentials, as well. Creati...