Available following the launch of the 105 and 135 hp MultiAir engines, the world premiere of the Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde with 170 hp 1.4 MultiAir TBi takes place in Frankfurt. The exclusive trim brings back a legendary symbol that over the years has appeared on some of Alfa Romeo’s sportiest cars. Having always […]
Alfa Romeo MiTo (Cloverleaf) Quadrifoglio – Frankfurt catchup
Alfa Romeo has unveiled the MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde at Frankfurt – the Alfa Romeo MiTo Cloverleaf in the UK. We’re still not completely convinced that Alfa has given up on the idea of the MiTo GTA, but the launch at Frankfurt of the Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio probably signals that this is as hot as […]
Ford Focus BEV (Electric) Frankfurt reveal
Ford has revealed a battery electric Ford Focus (BEV) at Franfurt which will be trialed in the New Year. Ford has revealed a battery electric Focus prototype at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week, firmly pointing the way Ford intends going to keep up with the current fad for battery electric cars. Ford are intent […]
Reva NXR and NXG Press Release
PRICE ANNOUNCED OF THE NEW REVA NXR – AN ELECTRIC CAR THAT CAN BE ORDERED TODAY Wednesday September 16th 2009. 63rd Frankfurt International Motor Show (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung). Today sees the world launch of the REVA NXR (NeXt Reva), a new lithium-ion powered electric car from REVA Electric Car Company (REVA), which is scheduled to go […]
Reva NXR launched & Reva NXG revealed at Frankfurt
Reva has launched the Reva NXR – a four seat hatch – and revealed the Reva NXG – a two seat Targa – at Frankfurt. Reva made the G-Wiz. It sold, but it was the butt of many a joke. But that hasn’t put Reva off moving forward, and they’ve revealed a couple of far […]
New Lexus LS600 Hybrid launches at Frankfurt
Lexus has revealed the 2010 Lexus LS600h Hybrid at Frankfurt with styling changes and an ‘Eco’ mode. Most of the focus on Lexus at the Frankfurt Motor Show has been on the LF-Ch Hybrid, but Lexus has also revealed an updated LS600h at the show. The 2010 version of the LS600h gets a set of […]
Hyundai i40 / Sonata launches
The Hyudai Sonata has been launched in Korea. It will be the Hyundai i40 when it reaches Europe Just like the Hyundai ix35 – which launched first in it’s home market – Hyundai has launched the new Sonata in Korea today. The Sonata – which will be the Hyundai i40 in Europe – is yet […]
Volvo C30 Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) revealed
Volvo has developed an electric C30 – the Volvo C30 BEV – for evaluation. Revealed is probably a bit strong as Volvo hasn’t actually rolled out a car for the world to see. But it is a plan – and internal evaluation, apparantly – of an electric Volvo C30. The Volvo C30 BEV is a […]
New Jaguar XJ Frankfurt reveal
Jaguar has launched the new XJ to a Europen audience at the Frankfurt Motor Show. I know, the new Jaguar XJ launched back in July at the Saatchi Gallery. And it was on display at Salon Prive later the same month. We even did an in-depth review of the new XJ. But our European cousins […]
New Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe announced at Frankfurt
Volvo has added to the facelifted 2010 C30 range with the C30 1.6D DRIVe announced at Frankfurt today. We’ve had the launch of the latest version of the Volvo C30, and we’ve also seen Volvo announce the C30 R-Design. So all the at was missing was the ‘Eco’ version, and here it is – the […]