Volkswagen reveals the VW NMS – New Mid-Size Sedan – as a dumbed down and bloated VW Passat designed for the US market. Volkswagen has been trailing something called the VW NMS in the US. What is it? It’s the VW New Mid-Size Sedan. Which sounds about as exciting as the name. Its purpose is to replace the old, slow […]
2011 Detroit Motor Show (NAIAS) Preview
We take a look at what we can expect at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show / 2011 Detroit Motor Show / 2011 NAIAS The Detroit Motor Show 2011 is upon us, with the press days starting tomorrow – 10th January – and the show opening up to Joe Public on Saturday 15th January. Recent Detroit Motor Shows have […]
Ford Focus Electric debut
Ford has shown the Ford Focus Electric at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Due to launch late 2011 in US and 2012 in Europe We expected Ford to debut the electric version of the new Focus at the Detroit Motor Show next week until they did the whole ‘Electric Focus Tease‘ thing […]
2011 Mercedes C-Class Coupe photo leak
The 2011 Mercedes C CLass Coupe has leaked out ahead of an official reveal at the Detroit Motor Show next week. It’s Motor Show time soon – in Detroit next week. I know, you’ve only just got over Christmas and New Year and the last thing you need when you’re trying to work out how […]
Hyundai Curb Concept at Detroit
Hyundai are taking a new, small crossover concept to the Detroit Motor Show – the Hyundai Curb Concept. Whatever your opinion about Hyundai – and Kia, for that matter – we’d bet that it’s changed in the last few years. From dismissing Hyundai as the Lada for our age, you’ve probably come to accept, as […]
2011 Hyundai Coupe – Hyundai Veloster – teased
Hyundai are teasing the replacement for the Hyundai Coupe – the Hyundai Veloster – ahead of its production-ready debut at the Detroit Motor Show. For all that Hyundai – and for that matter sister company Kia – have managed to become in the last few years, we need only look towards one car that signposted their potential – the Hyundai Coupe. […]
Toyota Prius Alpha, Prius Plug-in & Prius Concept at Detroit
Toyota will be taking a quartet of Prius models to Detroit in January: 3rd Gen Prius, Prius Plug-in, Prius MPV (Prius Alpha / Prius-V) and a smaller Prius Concept (Prius-C). Toyota has been threatening to build more versions of the Prius for a very long time. Almost as long as there’s been a Prius, in […]
Kia KV7 Gullwing Concept at Detroit
Kia has revealed a new gullwing crossover concept – the Kia K7 – which will be revealed at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2011. We’ve got used in recent years to the Koreans – in the guise of Hyundai and Kia – presenting more and more credible concepts which go on to become equally credible production […]
2011 Mercedes C Class Facelift revealed +video
Mercedes has revealed the 2011 / 2012 Mercedes C Class with a facelift to the exterior to give it family looks and an upgraded interior with E-Class quality. When we recently reviewed the Mercedes C Class – in relatively lowly C180 CGI guise – we had to conclude that Mercedes’ baby has come a long way. For the first time […]
2011 Chrysler 300C: Official
The 2011 Chrysler 300 C has been officially revealed ahead of a launch at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2011 The Chrysler 300C may not be the biggest seller in the UK – although it is loved by chauffeur companies looking for a cheap ‘Limo’ – but it is still a common enough occurrence on British roads for […]