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Main > Car Makers News > Chevrolet > Update: new details on the Chevrolet Cruze Updated: Chevrolet’s Cruze global small car and eventual Cobalt replacement is drawing nearer to reality. Due for unveiling at the Paris Auto Show in October, the new small car is GM’s best bet for an attractive, efficient and affordable car in the short term. Built around the Delta 2 platform - the first GM vehicle to use the new architecture - the Cruze will be the forerunner of the replacements for many of GM’s cars, including the HHR, the Cobalt and Opel’s Zafira. The... Full article... Article added: 2008-07-21 08:44:10 Article Views Rating: 7021 Main > Car Makers News > Opel > Spy Shots: 2010 Opel (Saturn) Astra interior revealed A heavily camouflaged prototype of Opel’s next-generation Astra hatch, due for launch next year, was recently spotted testing in Germany and although its exterior was masked the car’s cabin was completely bare. While the dash of this test-mule is still in prototype form, we can clearly see the new layout and design for the switchgear and instrument cluster. The images of the exterior reveal a steeply curved rear-hatch, a swooping roof profile and new shape headlights with LED detailing. The new... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-29 04:22:56 Article Views Rating: 5161 Main > Car Makers News > Geo > Georgia plant to build small cars for Kia and Hyundai Kia’s new Georgia assembly plant is scheduled to build a new compact car for the South Korean brand starting from next year, however the same plant could also be used to supply a new small model for Hyundai as well. Kia’s new small car is likely to be the new Soul hatch pictured, revealed in production trim last week, but Hyundai is yet to reveal plans for a similar model. Hyundai is looking at launching more compact vehicles following its announcement that it had drop plans for a new pickup... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-26 14:48:30 Article Views Rating: 2460 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid Honda has given us a sneak peak at its latest offering in the fuel efficiency contest, the Honda Insight, which was unveiled to invited media in Melbourne this morning. Launched onto the Japanese market less than two weeks ago, the Insight Concept will be on show at the Melbourne Motor Show from next Friday, but we were able to get up close and personal with it today. The car has already proved a huge hit in Japan and since its launch onto the market 10 days ago Honda has sold 10,000 units, and... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-20 07:09:35 Article Views Rating: 1320 Main > Car Parts > Other > Nike One Concept Total Concept The work of Nike and the makers of Gran Tourismo 4, a totally fictional car that had a whole history creatively fabricated for the GT4 release party. These images have been around a while but I just come across them again and thought they where worth putting out there again.“The dramatic and futuristic design of the Nike ONE with its athlete focus, stretched surfaces and less-is-more philosophy is directly inspired from the principles of Nike founder Bill Bowerman” explains... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-15 07:40:39 Article Views Rating: 1057 Main > Auto Shows > Other > Fisker Karma The Manufacturer Says... “An environmentally friendly car without compromise.” The Critics Say... “Despite its environmental focus, the Fisker Karma is gorgeous. The swooping body looks like the offspring of a tryst between a Corvette Z06 and Maserati Quattroporte.”—carwad.net “The Fisker Karma looks poised to provide the driving excitement to match rival luxury performance sedans … a low, wide stance, combined with the drivetrain configuration &hellip... Full article... Article added: 2008-07-24 06:49:57 Article Views Rating: 1049 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > 2008 Audi A8 L 4.2 quattro Road Test The Audi A8 is a car of many firsts and many facts, so here's a couple of interesting The A8 L is one of the finest luxury sedans in the world. Photo: Justin Couture, American Auto Presspoints which may be of use when starting out a conversation. The A8 was the first production vehicle to feature a twelve cylinder engine in a “W” arrangement. It also happened to be the world's first vehicle to be equipped with six airbags. And here's a particularly interesting point to break the ice when... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-28 07:44:06 Article Views Rating: 1043 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > New Ford Focus RS It's been rumored, spied and denied, but the Blue Oval boys have finally made it official: the Focus RS is on its way. The successor to the Escort RS Cosworth and the last generation Focus RS will be based off the current Focus ST and come equipped with a turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-five producing around 280 HP and 295 lb.-ft. of torque. The suspension and chassis will be tuned to compete with the new Evo X and Subaru Impreza STI, and will include plenty of rally-inspired kit, blistered wheel arches... Full article... Article added: 2008-07-03 05:49:09 Article Views Rating: 868 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > 2009 Ford Focus SES Coupe Remember the SVT Focus, Ford's affordable, 170-horse pocket rocket of 2002-04? We do. There's a large cadre of performance enthusiasts out there who still haven't forgiven Ford for making that car go away. We wish we could tell you it's coming back, but not so -- at least on the current, revised-for-2008 Focus platform. In the meantime, the Blue Oval types are serving up a semi-sportier version that makes a fine base for your own SVT-inspired concoction.Save for a few badges, the 2009 Focus SES Coupe is... Full article... Article added: 2009-04-13 06:17:47 Article Views Rating: 749 Main > Car Makers News > Subaru > Subaru Boxer Diesel Driving the World's First Boxer DieselWe're driving the 2008 Subaru Legacy Boxer Diesel in Malaga, Spain, but we might as well be in Southern California.Everything looks like Southern California already, right down to the Spanish on the street signs. And while you might think of the distinctive clatter of diesel from beneath the Legacy's hood as the signature sound of European traffic these days, we promise you that it will be heard on the streets of Orange County soon enough. This 2008 Subaru... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-19 05:59:44 Article Views Rating: 730 |
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