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With the exception of the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro, sports cars – modified ones, at that – are considered the life blood of the SEMA Auto Show. Pick-ups and SUVs are slowly gaining ground, but when it comes to sheer level of interest, sports cars are right up there with the two American muscle cars. This [...]
This is how the new Volvo V30 will shape up – a stylish five-door hatchback that finally gives the C30 a bigger and more practical brother. It will spark a huge rise in Volvo sales by allowing the firm to compete with the five-door Volkswagen Golf and FordFocus. Plus, it will take on premium cars [...]
The MINI range continues to grow, and here’s one of the most desirable additions yet – the Roadster. Aimed at the Mazda MX-5, it’s a sporty two-seater that goes on sale next spring priced from £18,015. It’s essentially a drop-top version of the already launched Coupe, and looks identical to the concept car that previewed it at the [...]
Anupdated version of the Mitsubishi Shogun arrives in showrooms this week, and while at first glance it may appear almost indistinguishable from the previous model, there are big changes to the engines and interior. As before, it’s available in both long and short wheelbase variants and a wide selection of trim levels. The most lavishly [...]
Kia unveiled the impressive GT Concept at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show and shortly after, the company announced it would be followed by a production version. The production version will be offered as Kia’s halo car and will be targeting a market where German models have been making all the rules. In an interview with British [...]
Mercedes is developing new technology that can spot a hazard quicker than the human eye. The 6D-Vision system will debut on the S-Class in 2013, and our spies caught a prototype testing it while towing. It can calculate the precise location of a hazard in three dimensions, and the direction and speed of travel in [...]
General Motors has said it will cover half the cost for repairing defective fuel gauges in 2005- through 2009- model-year Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Saab 9-7X sport-utility vehicles. GM’s agreement to pay half the repair costs puts an end to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s probe, opened earlier this year. NHSTA was checking into reports that the [...]
Volkswagen has revealed prices for the new up! will start at £7,995. Limited-edition flagship models will cost £11,180. Order books have already opened, and the car will arrive in showrooms next spring. Revealed at theFrankfurt Motor Show, the three-door up! will be available with a choice of three 1.0-litre, three-cylinder petrol engines – one of [...]
General Motors is delaying the addition of a second shift at its Michigan assembly plant that makes the Chevrolet Volt. In May, GM said that it would add a second shift at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant by late this fall to double Volt production. Instead, a plant overhaul completed this summer, along with a more-modest addition of workers, [...]
Fisker’s third car based on the Karma’s underpinnings, the Sunset, will arrive in 2013, company CEO Henrik Fisker confirmed Tuesday at the Frankfurt motor show. The eye-catching convertible was revealed at the Detroit auto show in 2009?, and has been largely overshadowed by Fiskers ambitious product goals. The company revealed the Surf, a five-door wagon, at Frankfurt. It’s based on [...]