Mercedes first showed the BlueZERO E-Cell Plus Concept at the beginning of the year at the Detroit Motor Show. And now, as things move on, they are revealing it as a pre-production model. The BlueZERO E-Cell is actually based on the existing A Class / B Class platform, which is interesting in itself. Why? Well, […]
Suzuki Swift SZ-L launched
Once upon a time we’d be bringing you news of the latest high-powered version of a bog-standard car from one car maker or another. But these days it’s about launching ever more economical models, even when the car you produce could already be considered a ‘budget’ car. And so it is with Suzuki, who have […]
Porsche 911 Sport Classic introduced
As if you didn’t already have a bewildering array of Porsche 911s to choose from, Porsche has announced a Limited Edition to tickle buyers’ fancy – The Porsche 911 Sport Classic. Porsche has plundered its history to build in to the 911 Sport Classic styling cues from the past. The Sport Classic gets a ‘Duck-Tail’ […]
Toyota Auris Hybrid – Frankfurt debut
We reported back in June that Toyota are planning on building an Auris Hybrid. Well, it’s taken Toyota a fair while to catch up with the story, but ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show in a couple of weeks they’ve confirmed that the Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept will show. Toyota are calling this […]
Lexus LF-Ch Premium Compact revealed
Lexus has released the first photo of its new Premium Compact – the Lexus LF-Ch. Update 7/09: We now have a front image of the LF-Ch, giving a better impression of the new Premium Compact from Lexus. So much for the new small Lexus to compete with the A3 and BMW 1 Series being the […]
Hyundai i40 – more detail +photos
Last week we reported on the Hyundai i40 – the new Sonata – with a spy shot that had been taken at the Hyundai factory. Well, today has more news – both official and unofficial. Hyundai has released sketches of the i40 as a tease ahead of the launch at the Frankfurt Motor Show this […]
Porsche Cayenne & Panamera to be axed?
That headline sounds a bit like a died-in-the-wool Porsche fanatics dream scenario. Dump the models they don’t consider to be ‘real’ Porsches and concentrate on the 911. Oh, and if they must – just for the poor, you understand – make the Boxster and Cayman so the hoi polloi can get a taste of the […]
Volvo C70 Facelift (2010)
The last news we had on the Volvo C70 was a Limited Edition Ice White version, launched in the Spring to hoover up a few 4-seat drop-top sales in the Summer. But Volvo has decided the C70 needs more than a limited edition, and the first pictures of the facelifted C70 for 2010 have found […]
BMW Project i-setta to be Toyota iQ based?
It’s been pretty clear for some time that the BMW Project-i will see the revival of the Isetta brand – the iconic bubble cars from the ’50s and ’60s – especially after the BMW Museum ran an Isetta Video as a promotion. But what platform will BMw use for the I-Setta? Rumours have revolved round […]
Fiat Punto Evo revealed
Fiat has decided to play around with the Grande Punto, and has come up with a revised version – the Fiat Punto Evo – which will show at Frankfurt next month. I’m not sure that a facelift – which is essentially what this is – calls for a new name, but Fiat say the Evo […]