GM has released a promotion video for the 556bhp Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, featuring lots of explosions and fire and the CTS-V Coupe drifting and driving. Much of the Detroit Motor Show has been low key. The headline stuff has been mainly about ‘Eco’ cars and although there has been a bit of domestic ‘Muscle’ it’s […]
BYD E6 – Detroit show and going to America
Chinese car maker BYD has shown the BYD E6 electric car at the Detroit Motor Show and plans to launch it in the US in 2010. BYD is a Chinese car maker very much on the up. They’ve gone from building no cars at all in 2001 to the fourth biggest car maker in China […]
Audi A8 Hybrid – Geneva launch
Audi has revealed that it will launch a full hybrid version of the 2010 / 2011 A8 at the Geneva Motor Show in March. It’s only a few weeks since Audi unveiled the new Audi A8 in Miami, but already there’s more news on additions to the launch range of engines – a V8 petrol […]
BMW Concept ActiveE Detroit Press Release
The BMW Concept ActiveE The next chapter in BMW’s project i Megacity Vehicle research initiative. Woodcliff Lake, NJ – December 16, 2009, 6pm EST… Introducing the BMW Concept ActiveE, the latest electric vehicle project under BMW Group’s initiative to produce vehicles that explore solutions to minimize environmental impacts while preserving the kinetic driving experience for […]
BMW ActiveE – the BMW 1-Series Electric – at Detroit
BMW has revealed the Concept ActiveE at the Detroit Motor Show – an electric BMW 1 Series BMW obviously think there’s room for more than just the MINI E to be punted round the roads by Joe Public to shake out all the wrinkles in their electric car gubbins as they’ve brought along the BMW […]
Honda CR-Z – production ready at Detroit
Honda has revealed the production version of the hybrid CR-Z coupe which will go on sale in the UK in the Summer. Honda are very keen to catch up with Toyota in the hybrid car wars. The Honda Insight was their answer to the Prius (although better looking it was even more woeful to drive […]
New Audi e-Tron at Detroit – the ‘Compact’ e-Tron
Audi has revealed a compact version of the Audi e-Tron electric sports car at the Detroit Motor Show. Audi brought along the first Audi e-Tron to the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Looking like an electric version of the Audi R8, it managed to steal some of the thunder from BMW’s Vision ED concept . […]
Toyota FT-CH Concept – a new ‘Small & Sporty’ Toyota Prius
Toyota has revealed the FT-CH Hybrid concept at the Detroit Motor Show, a shorter and more sport version of the Toyota Prius. Toyota held a 25 minute press conference this morning at the Detroit Motor Show to tell the assembled throng of journos that it’s going to make lots of Hybrids. Once everyone picked themselves […]
VW New Compact Coupe Press Release
Volkswagen World Premiere of the New Compact Coupe in Detroit * New Compact Coupe unites 4.2 l/100 km (45 mpg) with top dynamics * Concept of an entirely new compact coupe emits just 98 g/km CO2, can go 227 km/h if necessary and accelerates to 100 km/h in 8.6 seconds In Brief Wolfsburg / Detroit, […]
VW New Compact Coupe / VW Golf Coupe Hybrid revealed
Volkswagen has revealed the New Compact Coupe at the Detroit Motor Show, a full hybrid Coupe based on the Golf platform. Yes, they’re one and the same, the VW New Compact Coupe and the VW Golf Coupe. The first is the teaser name, but the second is the reality. This is a Coupe version of […]