Besides showing the Fisker Surf at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, the automaker announced that the convertible version of the Karma – the Fisker Sunset – will arrive in 2013. The news was confirmed bycompany CEO Henrik Fisker yesterday at the Frankfurt auto show. The Fisker Sunset will serve as a halo car for the [...]
Toyota says that its North American production has now returned to 100 percent following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which hurt that company’s output. “In June, eight of the company’s 12 North American built models returned to 100 percent, including Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Matrix, Highlander, Sienna, Sequoia and Venza,” Toyota said in [...]
Land Rover today took the covers off of its new DC100 Concept alongside the DC100 Sport Concept. Both concept models preview the future direction of the next-generation Land Rover Defender model. “The new concept marks the move of the iconic Defender into the 21st century market,” Land Rover said. “The concept car builds upon the [...]
At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Lotus unveiled the most powerful Lotus road car ever built – the Lotus Evora GTE. Powered by a 3.5 liter V6, the Evora GTE makes over 438-hp and combines the company’s lightweight DNA for extreme road-going performance. “Originally created as a special limited edition for the Asian market and [...]
Volkswagen has a history with the sand dune buggy that was born in California in the 1960s. It’s almost as much of an icon as the Beetle itself, the car that the original was based on. So that’s why Volkswagen AG has just unveiled its latest conceptual study: the Buggy Up! Featuring a lightweight body [...]
Subaru has a knack for making very versatile vehicles and its latest XV crossover says no different. Unveiled today at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Subaru XV is essentially a fourth-generation Impreza on stilts. It mimics the concept of the original Subaru Outback, which was a lifted and more all-terrain Legacy. “The fundamental product [...]
The Volkswagen Beetle is perhaps the most iconic car in motoring history. Through various exposures to an ever-changing society, the Beetle however has gained as many haters as it has lovers. History tells us that the Volkswagen Beetle was such a simple and crude car, that it was absolutely woeful to drive. But because it [...]
The Suzuki Swift is one of the many cars that the rest of the world gets while we don’t. Promising to be a strong competitor to cars like the Volkswagen Golf and the MINI Cooper, unfortunately all we can do is stand from the opposite sides of the Atlantic and Pacific as everyone else gets [...]
While Toyota continues to show its 1 billionth concept version of the FT-86 at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Subaru is showing the second variant of its rear-wheel-drive coupe that is currently under development with Toyota. Known as the ‘SUBARU BRZ PROLOGUE – BOXER Sports Car Architecture II ,’ the model outlines the production model [...]
Hamann Motorsport is releasing a new tune for the BMW 6 Series Cabriolet at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Styling upgrades include a variety of wheel and tire options, in both 21- and 22- inches. Interior selections are also highly customizable, with custom floor mats, petals and headrests. The suspension has been dropped by 30mm and a [...]
