After getting a 5-star safety rating in China, the 2011 Ford Fiesta is now the first car in its segment to achieve top crash test ratings in each of the world’s largest auto markets including the United States and China. Click here for more news on the Ford Fiesta. “Ford is committed to safety and [...]
Next month at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Volvo will be unveiling a plug-in hybrid version of the V6 station wagon. The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid, while in concept form, is virtually a production-ready model with CO2 emissions of below 50 g/km. A production version of the model is due sometime in 2012. “No industry [...]
Yes, it’s a fact that Americans’ tend to be bigger around the waistline than other citizens of other countries, but what about the cars? “The auto industry tends to give customers what they say they want,” said Sage Marie, manager of Honda product planning. “But there is no overt policy. Cars are getting bigger, with [...]
Chrysler Group is continuing on with its celebration of Jeep’s 70th anniversary at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Confirmed for the show is a new diesel 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee as well as a new Jeep Compass with diesel and gasoline engine options. Chrysler confirmed the two models in a short press release earlier today. [...]
The Maserati GranTurismo is one of the most beautiful Tridents we’ve ever seen (feel free to disagree with us). Either way, at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the Fiat-owned Italian supercar maker will unveil the new Maserati GranCabrio Sport. Now if you’ve kept up-to-date with the Maserati GranTurismo lineup, you’ll remember that the convertible variant [...]
The last major change to the A3 took place in 2008 – well, Audi is now ready for 2011 and has planed an “attractive technological concept” car based on the next-generation A3 that will make its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Audi says that the new A3 Concept will be in the shape [...]
German sports car maker Wiesmann said that it will display its entire lineup of products at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. However, the main attraction will be a concept Wiesmann Spyder, which the company says is an “extremely downsized variation which has only one motivation: to provide a maximum of driving enjoyment.” Wiesmann says that [...]
So far we’ve known the BMW electric-vehcile (you know, the one that will debut in 2013) as the Megacity Vehicle. Today BMW announced that it is launching a new sub-brand that will be focused on producing sustainable mobility solutions that are good for mother nature. Known as the BMW i, the sub-brand will offer a [...]
A brand by the name of De Tomaso, once known for its exotic supercars, is planning to make a comeback with a new crossover that will debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Known as the De Tomaso SLC, the model is something like the BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo. No technical specs have been released [...]
Honda has announced a new Civic limited-edition model inspired by this season’s Honda Racing British Touring Car challenger. Known as the Honda Civic Ti, the model is based on the 1.4 and 1.8 i-VTEC SE variants and comes with £3,700 worth of extra equipment over and above the standard model. On the outside, the Honda [...]
