Saab announced today that former Bertone and Pininfarina designer Jason Castriota has been named its new design director. “Castriota, 36, now takes the lead role in design at Saab, reporting directly to Saab Automobile CEO Jan Ã…ke Jonsson,” Saab said in a statement. “He and his design company will be responsible for exterior and interior [...]
Besides the 15-cup holder 2011 Honda Odyssey, the biggest debut this week was the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta. Said to look like the poor man’s Audi A4, the Volkswagen Jetta gets a totally new exterior for 2011 and some quality interior upgrades as well. Nonetheless, Volkswagen says prices will start around $16,000 (official prices to be [...]
The 8-cylinder Porsche Panamera models are heading into the 2011 model year starting August 2010 and Porsche has made the powerful sedans just a little more fuel-efficient. Using brake energy recuperation system featured as standard, coupled together with optional 19-inch all-season tires with reduced roll resistance, the Panamera Turbo returns an estimated 21 mpg combined. [...]
During a press conference held earlier this month for the 2011 Honda CR-Z, the Japanese automaker confirmed that there will be no Si version or an electric-version of the company’s new sporty hybrid hatch. When asked whether Honda would be interested in doing a high-performance version of the CR-Z with an Si badge on it, [...]
If you hate teasers like us… well, that sucks – for the both of us because Ford loves teasing. After all the teasing last year for he Ford Mustang, it seems Ford is retracing its step with the upcoming 2011 Ford Explorer. Here are the latest batch of teasers of the new Explorer SUV that [...]
The Chevrolet Volt engineering team is hanging out in the hot deserts of Arizona putting their fuel-sipping baby under hot weather testing. “While the Volt is designed to operate in all weather and temperature conditions, one of the tests it is undergoing in the desert is the Hot Soak Evaluation, where temperatures inside the cabin [...]
Just like you, we’ve been waiting patiently for Sony and Polyphony to officially confirm the launch date of the most anticipated auto related video game – Gran Turismo 5 – well, we have some good news for you. The two companies have confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 will hit shelves on Nov. 2 along with [...]
Many of you may be wondering why Volkswagen recently gave the Phaeton a minor facelift instead of redesigning the full-size sedan completely. Well, according to latest reports from Europe, Volkswagen is planning to change its ambitions for the Phaeton. Instead of aiming for the BMW 7-Series and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Volkswagen will tailor the next-generation [...]
According to reports coming out of Japan, Mazda is developing a hybrid rotary powered roadster for 2012. The model is said to be a smaller and lighter replacement for the Mazda Miata MX-5. Japan’s BestCar magazine reports that Mazda is looking fit its newly developed Sky-G Hybrid Rotary Engine in a 1.2L or 1.3L engine [...]
For its latest video about the new 2011 CR-Z hybrid hatchback, Honda hired former Top Gear host Jason Barlow. Barlow was on Top Gear for a total of 53 episodes from 2000 to 2001 and is now an editor-at-large for BBC’s Top Gear magazine, a contributing editor at Britain’s GQ magazine and a columnist for [...]
