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Video: Top Gear Test Drives the Ford Fiesta

AutoTribute | July 1st 2009 by Kwame Owusu

So Top Gear wanted go back to its roots - reviewing cars 'normally' with little to no excitement. They tried it with the 2010 Ford Fiesta, but what ensued was anything but a normal test drive - it's utter madness. To put it straight, you don't test a read more

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Consumer Reports Slams the Honda Insight, Calling it the Most Dis…

AutoTribute | July 1st 2009 by Kwame Owusu

Many buyers rely on Consumer Report's reviews in deciding their next vehicle. For many years, Honda vehicles have preformed exceptionally well. So you know Consumer Reports is serious when it slams a Honda. And that's exactly what happened when it ca read more

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Special Edition: 2010 Kia Soul Denim

autoMedia Auto News Blog | June 29th 2009 by autoMedia

Kia injected some much-needed personality into its lineup with the funky, Scion-fighting Soul. (Read the full Kia Soul preview.) Without skipping a beat, the Korean automaker is bringing out its... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website read more

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2010 Opel Astra Interior Official Photos

AutoTribute | June 27th 2009 by Kwame Owusu

We've seen official photos of its exterior, but all we've seen of its interior have come from some grainy photos - until now, at least. Opel has finally released official photos of its 2010 Opel Astra's interior. The interior follows the new brand th read more

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Mini to Add 17 New Dealers – Any Near You?

autoMedia Auto News Blog | June 23rd 2009 by autoMedia

Mini has weathered the economic storm well, being laser-focused on fun, fuel-efficient vehicles. The larger Clubman broadened the brand’s appeal, and there is reported a new crossover type model now... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my w read more

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Mugen Honda Civic Type-R Hatchback Has Been Revealed

Auto Tech HQ | June 21st 2009 by Lenny Khaitov

Mugen has revealed some new information and couple of photos of the Euro-spec Honda Civic Type-R hatchback.  The picture of the car shows a new body kit consisting of a new front and rear bumpers, side sills, a big rear wing and two big exhaus read more

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GM to End Pontiac Vibe

autoMedia Auto News Blog | June 19th 2009 by autoMedia

When General Motors submitted its last viability plan to the Autos Task Force, it called for Pontiac to be phased out. It was expected that the Vibe hatchback would continue on for one more year,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit read more

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Officially Official: Mini Cooper JCW World Championship 50 detail…

AutoFans | June 17th 2009 by autofans

Although it actually debuted at the Mini United Festival at Silverstone late last month, the special edition Mini Cooper John Cooper Works World Championship 50 (good luck getting all of that script on the hatch lid, gents) has finally received a ful read more

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Review: 2010 Kia Soul deserves to be breakout hit for brand

AutoFans | June 11th 2009 by autofans

Greeting the Kia Soul with low expectations didn’t make sense. Perhaps the details of the funkwagon’s story seemed overly familiar at first blush – Kia wants, nay, needs to be more than just the bargain-basement Hyundai store. Different read more

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Honda Jazz is finally here

Hassle free price quotes for all cars of your choice! | June 10th 2009 by jim

The latest hatchback Honda Jazz has finally arrived. It is the second costliest hatchback in the country after the Fiat 500. The Jazz is the first small car from the Honda stable and is available in three variants – Jazz Basic, Jazz Model, and top- read more

Rumor: BMW planning 1-Series hybrid, GranTrismo model, ‘135i Li…

eGMCarTech - the CarTech Mag | June 8th 2009

According to 1Addicts forum member SCOTT26, BMW has some big plans for the next-generation BMW 1-series. The backbone of the whole plan is a new modular chassis that will spin-off a bunch of variants including a hybrid, SUV, a GranTurismo model (muc read more

2010 Volkswagen Golf GTD goes on sale in Germany, no plans for th…

eGMCarTech - the CarTech Mag | June 8th 2009

Volkswagen announced today that its 2010 Golf GTD is officially on sale in the German market. The fourth model in the 2009 Golf lineup is the highest-performance production Golf with a diesel engine today. Power comes from a 170-hp TDI engine that read more

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Verna Transform is not America’s next top model Hyundai Accent

AutoFans | June 7th 2009 by autofans

On Wednesday, we brought you the first pictures of Hyundai’s new Transform, a Korean market derivative of the Verna hatchback that is a close relative of our stateside Accent, the automaker’s lowest-cost offering. For 2010, the KDM Verna read more

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Most Important Part of a Loud System by Eric Nguyen

e-Guru.org | June 6th 2009 by umesh

In my opinion, the correct enclosure is vital in getting the most out of your system. This is because the enclosure determines how your sub will react with the given airspace, tuning, and power. For example, a sub in a sealed enclosure will sound ver read more

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Honda is on the Jazz

Hassle free price quotes for all cars of your choice! | June 4th 2009 by jim

The launch of the most awaited hatchback of the year Honda Jazz is inching ever so close. Its manufacturer has been boasting that the Jazz will come with a completely new 1.2-litre i-VTEC engine. However, the car is not entirely new to the world. It read more

Holden working on Cruze based hatchback, could come to the U.S.

eGMCarTech - the CarTech Mag | June 3rd 2009

Holden’s chairman and managing director Mark Reuss has confirmed that GM’s Australian division is working on a new compact hatch for global markets. Reuss said that the hatch will be built alongside the Holden Cruze sedan at the company read more

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Video: 2010 Opel Astra 1.6 Turbo on Race Track

AutoTribute | May 28th 2009 by Kwame Owusu

The 2010 Astra is almost out and Opel continues with its pre-launch promotion. This time around, the German brand has released a new video of the the Astra 1.6 Turbo, the most powerful version, being tested on the track. Watch carefully to get a quic read more

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Ford Focus RS “No Go” for the U.S. market!

Top Car Zone | May 27th 2009 by Rudi Louw

Last month, Hermann Salenbauch, Ford’s director of advanced product creation and global performance said that Ford Motor Company is considering the possibility of bringing the Ford Focus RS to the states. Ford is looking for ... Related posts:Co read more

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Video: BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo (GT) on the Road

AutoTribute | May 26th 2009 by Kwame Owusu

Can't get enough of the 5-Series Gran Turismo? Well, we've got what you are looking. BMW has released a new video showing a complete walkaround of its new vehicle. The 5-Series GT is based on the same platform as the next-generation 5-Series, but it' read more

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Officially Official: BMW drops the details on its 2010 5 Series G…

AutoFans | May 23rd 2009 by autofans

Despite the departure of controversial lead designer Chris Bangle, BMW is showing no signs of returning to the “One sausage, three-sizes” styling brief that it once adhered to. The latest proof of this is the announcement of the productio read more

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2010 VW Scirocco R, a 265 HP hot Hatchback

AutoTribute | May 20th 2009 by Kwame Owusu

There is no point in argueing the looks of the Scirocco's looks - it's gorgeous! Now VolksWagen wants to make the Scirocc the total package by producing a the hotter, much sportier Scirocco R.Powering the Scirocco R is a revised verions of the previo read more

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2010 Honda Insight Hybrid, the Best-Selling vehicle in Japan

AutoTribute | May 11th 2009 by Kwame Owusu

It seems Honda has somewhat of a hit on its hands with its 2010 Honda Insight hybrid. According to reports, Honda's new hybrid, which went of sale on February 6 in the land of the rising sun, sold 10,481 vehicles in April and has been ranked as the b read more

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Pricing: 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid

autoMedia Auto News Blog | April 21st 2009 by autoMedia

When the 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid arrives at dealers in May, it will carry a base price of $22,000, plus $750 in destination charges. A less-equipped model will join the range in the summer, priced... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs read more

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Natural Born Winner: VW returns to the ‘Ring with Scirocco GT24…

AutoFans | April 21st 2009 by autofans

hase 1: Dominate your class in endurance racing. Phase 2: Continue to dominate your class in endurance racing, only this time do it without gasoline. That seems to be the game plan with the Volkswagen Group’s racing programs, so after winning a read more

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WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE/DREAM CAR? KERETA KESUKAAN/IMPIAN ANDA

KERETA.INFO > majalah kereta online anda! > maklumat automo… | April 19th 2009 by henakrixer

I’m sure that everyone has their own favourite/dream car. No matter what job they have, whether they are poor or rich, a school boy, university student, engineer, teacher, salesman or manager, all of them will have their own favourite/dream car. Th read more

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2010 Mazdaspeed 3 Details and Hi-Res Photos

AutoTribute | April 11th 2009 by Kwame Owusu

Ever since its release, the original Mazdaspeed 3 has proven to be a small hit for Mazda and, in the process, has earned a large fan following. Not to disappoint its loyal followers, Mazda has greatly updated its hot compact for a second generation, read more

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Mazda 2 Coming to Canada

AutoTribute | April 10th 2009 by Kwame Owusu

According to an article in the Globe and Mail, Mazda has confirmed that it will sell its Mazda2 Subcompact in Canada. The date on which it will go on sales was not released, but according to the Globe and Mail source, it'll likely be sometime next ye read more

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New York: Definite Maybe - VW Up! could be headed Stateside

Automotive Magazine | April 9th 2009 by sky tsui

Here in New York, Volkswagen CEO Stefan Jacoby said the company might be shaking things “Up” again in the States. The on-again, off-again status of the Up! mini-car on these shores is apparently about to go on – again. While the Up! (li read more

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New York: 2010 VW GTI brings the hot back to the hatch

Automotive Magazine | April 8th 2009 by sky tsui

When the MKV GTI arrived in 2005, many of Volkswagen’s faithful felt the car had lost the edgy look that so many dearly loved. Fortunately the restyled sixth generation GTI has been given sculpted new exterior that features much more aggressive read more

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New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes big wheels!

Automotive Magazine | April 8th 2009 by sky tsui

To no ones surprise, Toyota unveiled the Scion iQ concept today at the New York Auto Show. Ever since the iQ debuted in Europe last year, the expectation has been that Toyota would sell the micro compact car as a Scion here in the U.S. to compete aga read more