25 January 2010, 10:48 AM
Think small cars and a string of super-successful Fiats should spring to mind: the ground-breaking 600, the trend-setting 127, the innovative Uno, and progressive Punto.
The Fiat 127, first of the ‘superminis’, was voted Car of the Year 1972 and was destined to become Europe’s best-selling car, continuing in production until the introduction of the Fiat Uno in 1983, by which time a total of 5.6 million had been built.
Compared with the 127, the Uno was some 6cm shorter and a similar amount taller. Voted Car o
25 January 2010, 09:32 AM
Toyota has launched its new Auris 2010, with a sharper appearance inside and out, higher quality materials throughout the cabin and a suspension system tweaked for extra ride comfort and stability. As well as packing much more visual appeal, the range of three and five-door hatchbacks continues to deliver a class leading combination of performance, fuel economy and low CO2 emissions from its line-up of Toyota Optimal Drive powertrains.
Restyled exterior
Rather than simple styling tweaks, To
22 January 2010, 04:25 PM
For model year 2010, the sporty Spanish car maker Seat has already started to pique the style- and cost-conscious drivers interest with the addition of the 2010 Seat Ibiza FR TDI. Available in both sporty SC and practical 5dr bodystyles, the price for the Seat’s newcomer starts at just £16,465.
The new diesel-powered extension emphasizes the Spanish brand’s commitment to the burgeoning diesel hot hatch class. Its power output estimates the muscular 143hp, a value enough to catapult the vehicl
22 January 2010, 03:28 PM
At the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Chrysler brand’s new CEO, Olivier Francois donated his own vehicle in order to help raise money for Haitian relief efforts. Positioned at the entrance of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Francois' Chrysler 300C was signed from 300 of the most renowned celebrities in the world. The unique Chrysler 300C will be donated for auction and is expected to raise approximately 1 million dollars.
The donated vehicle is Ch
22 January 2010, 03:06 PM
In the three months since it was unveiled to the public at the Tokyo motor show, the Lexus LFA has been greeted by critical and public acclaim worldwide. Even though it is one of the most exclusive supercars money can buy, the number of formal expressions of interest in purchase received by Lexus is already greater than the limited production run of just 500 examples.
This does not mean that anyone wanting to own an LFA has missed their chance, as they can still register their interest up to mid-March and the en
22 January 2010, 12:33 PM
Tomorrow, at the Barrett-Jackson event in Scottsdale, Arizona, General Motors will auction a limited-edition 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, which proceeds will be donated for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. These proceeds are in addition to a $100,000 contribution from the GM Foundation to the Red Cross.
The special-edition 2008 Corvette was the last of 427 cars built specially for North American market and the only 2008 Z06 available in Cry
22 January 2010, 11:35 AM
At the “Bread & Butter” youth fashion show in Berlin, Fiat premiered its 2010 Fiat 500 by Diesel, a special-edition compact vehicle which boasts two striking new features: the “Midnight indigo” blue body colour, and the second-generation turbodiesel 1.3 Multijet II 95hp (Euro 5) engine with Start&Stop system. The exclusive urban newcomer will be manufactured in limited number of 10 thousand units for the worldwide market.
Outside, the
22 January 2010, 10:43 AM
Mazda has revealed its plans to premiere the all-new Mazda5 at the renowned Geneva Motor Show. Regarded as one of the undoubted highlights at the forthcoming occasion, the 2011 Mazda5 has been engineered especially for the needs of the European families with active lifestyles.
The newly developed model takes to a wh
21 January 2010, 05:50 PM
Gearhead Performance Group has unleashed the striking 2010 Pontiac Trans Am, a Chevrolet Camaro-based Pontiac replica that packs the well-known Firebird spirit and an astonishing 900hp 6.2 liter twin turbo LS9 power unit.
Boasting this amazingly masculine vision, the highly refined Camaro comes standard with a 6 spe
21 January 2010, 04:48 PM
Kia Motors has unwrapped the first rendered image of its latest concept vehicle – Kia Ray plug-in hybrid concept – which will make its first appearing at the forthcoming 2010 Chicago Auto Show.
Engineered at the Kia Design Centre America, the brand-new Kia Ray project is set to demonstrate how the brand’s evolving design would be applied in the packaging of a plug-in hybrid vehicle.
The hybrid future car will be displayed as the Kia’s main piece at Chicago.
19 January 2010, 05:00 PM
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will premiere its ASX all-new compact crossover from Tuesday March 2, 2010 to Sunday March 14, 2010 at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show held at the Geneva Palexpo in Switzerland.
The ASX is the European-spec version of the Japanese RVR, which is slated to go on s
19 January 2010, 04:45 PM
It’s the limited edition Fiat 500 that customers have been asking for ever since the popular city car was launched in 2008 – the 500 Pink has arrived. Just 500 examples of the super-stylish supermini will be available when it goes on sale from today (19 January) – and customers will only be able to order one online. Appealing mainly to young women, the 500 Pink looks set to become 2010’s ‘must-have’ motoring fashion item, and is the first of several exciting Fiat 500 limited editi
