Unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Motor show in March, Toyota has now announced pricing details on the 2009 Toyota IQ3 (iQ Cubed). Alongside the 1.0L VVT-i, the iQ3 will be offered with a 1.33L Dual VVT-i and Toyota Optimal Drive Technology with prices starting at £11,495 ($18,773 USD) for the manual model and £12,495 ($20,407 USD) Multidrive [...]
Mini has delivered 23 of the 450 Mini E prototypes, which it will be leasing to customers for year for a test-project. According to the Los Angeles Times the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a new pilot program Tuesday where the sheriff will get 17 MINI E units and electric charging stations at [...]
Hyundai has started taking pre-launch orders for its new Elantra LPI hybrid, which will go on sale in the Korean market on July 7 as the Avante. According to Hyundai Motor America spokesman Dan Bedore, the Korean automaker has no plans to sell the Elantra LPI hybrid in the Unites States. “No intention of U.S. [...]
Following the reveal of the 2010 Opel Astra last month, GM finally released the interior images of the car prior to its 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show debut in September. The 2010 Opel Astra is based on the new Delta platform that underpins the new 2011 Chevrolet Cruze – so it’s now surprise that the interior [...]
The 2010 Toyota Prius has started taking the world by storm. The third-generation of the popular Toyota hybrid was the best-selling model in Japan during the month of May and recent reports said there is a waiting list to get the 2010 model in the United States. With that in mind, Toyota will keep pushing [...]
The Ford Kuga is another Ford vehicle we wish would come over the stateside. So far we’ve heard rumors of Lincoln getting a small crossover based on the Kuga and a new Ford Escape being based on the Kuga platform. According to AutoExpress, Ford is now studying a Ford Kuga coupe. With a dramatically sloping roofline [...]
It’s almost like the glass-roof Ford Mustang has become the third variant in the Ford Mustang lineup. Succeeding the 2009 model, Ford announced today that the 2010 Mustang GT Convertible will be joined by the 2010 Ford Glass Roof Mustang when they both arrive at dealerships within the next couple of days. The panoramic glass [...]
The battery of an electric-vehicle accounts for half of the production cost for an electric vehicle; a reason why zero-emission plug-in hybrids won’t come at a cheap price. Nonetheless, Mitsubishi is working hard to reduce the cost of their electric-cars by as much as possible. According to a report by Nikkei, Mitsubishi is planning a [...]
Ford Motor Company won $500 million in savings under a March 9 accord with the UAW. It is now looking to match labor-cost cuts of up to twice that amount at GM and Chrysler. Ford CEO Alan Mulally said that Ford will also ask the UAW to match a no-strike pledge similar to the one [...]
Late afternoon yesterday, Jesse James set the world record for the fastest run in a hydrogen-powdered vehicle. Jesse James rode across the El Mirage dry lake bed in the California desert at 199.712 mph. James came in 14 mph faster than the previous record of 185 mph. That record was set in Germany by BMW in [...]
