Joining the 2011 Audi A8 L and the BMW 5-Series Long-Wheelbase, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled their extended version of the E-Class at the 2010 Beijing Motor Show. Known as the Mercedes-Benz E-Class L, the China specific model gains an extra 14 centimeters of legroom in the rear. At launch, the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class L will get [...]
At the 2010 Beijing Motor Show, Honda surprised the automotive world with a new concept for its LI NIAN brand, Guangqi Honda”s proprietary automobile brand (previously known as Guangzhou Honda). “The mass-production model of this concept car will be introduced at the Guangzhou Motor Show, scheduled at the end of this year,” Honda said. No [...]
At the world premiere of the Ford Start Concept at the 2010 Beijing Motor Show, FoMoCo confirmed that the new 1.0L 3-cylinder EcoBoost found in the concept is headed for production. “This very real technology will come into production in the near future to deliver CO2 emissions of less than 100 g/km but power and [...]
About a month ago, a bunch of BMW trademark filings hit the web and something called “Gran Coupe” was one of them – well, here it is. Think of this as a closer to production version of the 2007 Concept CS ready to take on the Mercedes-Benz CLS, Porsche Panamera and A7. BMW calls this [...]
Hyundai today unveiled the new 2011 Verna at the 2010 Beijing Motor Show. The subcompact model, known as the Accent in other places of the world, gets a Sonata influenced design with a sloping roofline that gives it a more dynamic and sportier look – heck, it looks a lot better than the current model. [...]
Many luxury automakers are catering to the Chinese market at this year’s 2010 Beijing Motor Show with special-edition models made just for China. Following Bentley’s move yesterday, Lamborghini announced today that it will show the Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce China Limited Edition. “Automobili Lamborghini’s strong performance at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show and its launch [...]
It was reported earlier this month that Audi’s global quarterly new-car sales passed that of Mercedes-Benz for the first time ever. Audi outsold Mercedes-Benz 264,100 to 248,500 during the first three months of 2010 and reported that quarterly sales hit a new record of 25.9 percent above the same period last year. Audi, which has [...]
BMW will unveil an electric 5-Series at the 2010 Beijing Motor Show. Known as the Echo, the electric 5-Series is a joint project between BMW and Tongji University. While technical details of the car are being kept under the wraps until its unveiled at the show, we do know that the concept has an all-electric [...]
Previewed by patent drawings this past weekend, General Motors today unveiled its new Chevrolet Volt MPV5 Electric Concept, a 5-passenger electric extended-range vehicle that demonstrates the potential of GM’s Voltec propulsion system by using the same powertrain as the Volt. “The Volt MPV5 concept takes the efficient design of the Chevrolet Volt and adapts it [...]
At the 2010 Beijing Motor Show, Daimler unveiled the new facelift for the 2011 Maybach. This may be the last ever Maybach coming out of Daimler because it seems like the executives refuse to sign off development on new models. The Maybach 57 and 62 are still powered by a V12 542-hp engine with better [...]
