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Hyundai Veloster Rally Car Teased Ahead of Chicago Auto Show Debut
Having just debuted its new Veloster model in Detroit, Hyundai has now announced it is preparing to take the car racing. Rumored for track-duty, judging from the pics its easy to see that the car will instead head off-road to do a little rally racing. No more details have been released, but Hyundai has promised…
2012 Volkswagen Tiguan Revealed Ahead of Geneva Auto Show Debut
Volkswagen will debut the facelifted Tiguan at the Geneva Auto Show in just a few weeks time, and in case you can’t wait the German automaker has released a selection of photos to whet your appetite. A single photo of the new compact SUV has already been leaked, but a full selection of pics from…
Toyota Yaris Hybrid Concept Teased Ahead of Geneva Auto Show Debut
While Toyota‘s plan for the Geneva Auto Show may be to put the focus back on sports cars with the debut of the FT-86 II Concept, the automaker will also continue to push ahead with plans to stay on top as the world’s hybrid leader. The company responsible for the Prius has just released a…
2012 Nissan Versa Rumored for New York Auto Show Debut
New reports continue to point to the New York Auto Show as the venue where Nissan will debut the all-new 2012 Versa. Late last year Nissan unveiled the car at the China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition, where it is sold under the ‘Sunny’ badge. Historically, the larger Sentra and Sunny were the same vehicle, but…
Volkswagen Group To Display 7 Concepts At Geneva Auto Show
Although Volkswagen and their respective brands occupied a massive section of the Paris Auto Show’s main hall, they were a little light on new product. This won’t be the case at the upcoming Geneva Auto Show in early March, as the Volkswagen Group will debut 7 concept cars at Europe’s main auto show. Details are…
Lexus Project CT Concept by Five Axis Teased Ahead of Chicago Auto Show Debut
Lexus will use the upcoming Chicago Auto Show to keep the focus on its new CT200h hybrid luxury hatchback. To do so Lexus will have on display a new concept version of the car build by tuning-house and design studio Five Axis. A single teaser sketch of the car has been released, with the CT…
Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Teaser Gives Revealing Look at New Supercar
Lamborghini has released a single teaser image of its upcoming supercar. Clad in spy-photog camo, it gives us the best look yet at exactly how the successor to the Murcielago will look, with a shape similar to that of the current model, but with even sharper angles, reminiscent of the Reventon. Powering the new Lambo…
MINI Clubman Hampton Edition Revealed Ahead of Geneva Debut
MINI has revealed the Clubman Hampton edition ahead of its planned debut at the Geneva Auto Show, announcing the special trim will be available on all four Clubman models – including the new Clubman SD. With a special Reef Blue paint color, the vehicle gets custom silver accents with the wheels available in either silver…
MINI Cooper SD Line Previewed Ahead of Geneva Debut With Lots of Torque
MINI has confirmed the launch of a new SD line of performance diesels for all of its models. Using a new 2.0-liter turbodiesel engine, the oil burner will deliver 143-hp and a significant 225 ft-lbs of torque at from 1750 rpm. This new diesel engine sits above the current Cooper D with 112-hp. The SD…
Alfa Romeo 4C GTA Confirmed for 2012 as An Affordable Halo Car
Alfa Romeo will introduce a new flagship performance car – but at a more affordable price. We say ‘more affordable’ because the previous top model from Alfa, the 8C, cost over 200,000 Euros. Called the 4C GTA, it’s expected to head into production in 2012 and arrive at dealers priced at a more reasonable 40,000…
2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI to Debut at Chicago Auto Show; Independent Suspension Included
Volkswagen enthusiasts may loathe the new Jetta and the German automaker’s decision to build bigger, cheaper, more American cars. But VW’s new product push for the U.S. market isn’t entirely a slap in the face of Vee-Dub fans. There’s still the Jetta GLI. Set to debut at Chicago Auto Show next week, the GLI model…
2012 Mercedes C63 AMG Officially Revealed Ahead of Geneva Auto Show Debut
Having already announced some of the updates to the new 2012 C63, Mercedes-Benz has now released complete info on all of the upgrades for its high-performance sports sedan. Engine output stays the same at 451-hp, however, an AMG Performance Package can up that number to 481-hp, and includes red bake calipers, a carbon fiber rear…
Toyota Planning ‘Record-Breaking’ Display at Chicago Auto Show
It’s not exactly news that Toyota‘s reputation has been battered and bruised over the past year and a half, and now the Japanese automaker is looking to win back favor with American consumers. And what better venue to do that than the Chicago Auto Show, one of the best attended shows in the country and…
Mercedes G55 AMG Arabia Edition Debuts at Qatar Motor Show
Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled a special edition G55 AMG SUV at this year’s Qatar Motor Show. Dubbed the Mercedes G-Class Arabia 100 Limited Edition, the G55 has a (you guessed it) limited edition run of just 100 units and will be available in either Cashmere White or Nightblack. To go along with its rugged exterior,…
Volkwswagen XL1 Concept Headed for Limited Production in 2013
Volkswagen‘s 261-mpg XL1 concept car is headed to production, easily besting fuel economy claims by cars like the Chevrolet Volt. Unveiled this week at the Qatar Motor Show, the vehicle is actually billed as a prototype and not a concept, with Volkswagen commenting in an official press release that this latest rendition of its 1…
Invader L60 Debuts in Qatar as a Menacing 600-hp Lexus LX570
You know the saying, “as American as apple pie”? Well, in Qatar they say, “as Qatar-ian(?) as a modified SUV.” OK, maybe not, but wealthy Middle-Easterners really know how to blow their oil-soaked money: like on the Invader L60. Japanese tuning house Invader recently unveiled its new L60 truck at the Qatar Motor Show, based…
Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid Turbodiesel to Debut at Geneva Auto Show With 124-MPG
Volvo will strive to be the first to market with a diesel plug-in hybrid, debuting a near production ready V60 wagon at the Geneva Auto Show in March. The V6 Plug-in Hybrid will get a claimed 1.9 l/100 km says Volvo, which translates to an incredible 124-mpg. Combining a 5-cylinder turbodiesel with 215-hp and 325…
2012 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 to Debut at Chicago Auto Show
Chevrolet will unveil the highly anticipated Camaro Z28 at the Chicago Auto Show in just a few weeks time. The team at egmcartech.com have confirmed the news from sources inside General Motors after the ultra high-performance version of the Camaro was a no-show at the Detroit show. No official details about the Z28 have been…
MINI Clubman Hampton Edition Rumored for Geneva Auto Show Launch
The boys and girls over at MINI have been busy bodies in the last few years. While the company originally started making just one body style of car with two engine options, MINI has now grown and offers a whole line of vehicles. You still get the regular Cooper, but add to that the Convertible,…
Volkswagen Race Touareg 3 Concept Brings Dakar to the Street
Do you enjoy watching the Dakar Rally? If so, then you probably have day dreamed about driving those awesome off-road racers to the mall or to work. Only problem is, while these racers have minor details like the shape of the headlights and names in common with models you’d find in showrooms, technically, they’re completely…
Hamann Porsche Cayenne Widebody, Mercedes SLS Widebody to Debut in Geneva
Hamann plans to make quite the splash at the Geneva Motor Show, announcing that they’ll be revealing a new widebody Porsche Cayenne and widebody Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in early March. Hamann is well known for their tuning packages for European vehicles, so it’s no surprise that they’ll be following up their tamer body kits on…
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Bicolore Unveiled at Qatar Motor Show
While the Geneva Auto Show is capturing all the buzz right now, this week the Qatar Motor Show is the place to be. Alongside several debuts from Volkswagen, Lamborghini has unveiled an all new model. No, it’s not the highly anticipated successor to the Murcielago. Instead, Lambo unwrapped a new special edition version of the…
Toyota FT-86 Concept II Teased Ahead of Geneva Auto Show Debut
Not ready to let Subaru steal the show with the unveiling of its FT-86-based concept in Geneva, Toyota will do the same. But wait. What’s that you say? Toyota already unveiled the FT-86 Concept? Well yes, but this is the FT-86 Concept II. Yup, a sequel. With a lone teaser image, Toyota’s new concept will…
Pagani Huayra Revealed Ahead of Geneva Auto Show Debut
When you make machines as exotic, powerful and achingly beautiful as Pagani does, coming up with an encore is a tall order. The maker of ultra-rare exotics has, however, decided to do just that announcing that the Huayra would be the official successor to the Zonda. Now Pagani has revealed its latest destroyer of Prancing…
