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Polo Three-Door diesel said to get 71 mpg (U.S.)
Top Car Zone | August 26th 2009 by Rudi Louw
As a world premiere, Volkswagen is presenting the youngest offspring of the Polo family at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt during September: an agile three-door. With longer doors compared to the five-door version, new ... Related posts:2 read more
SEAT Leon CUPRA R revealed
Top Car Zone | August 18th 2009 by Rudi Louw
SEAT is beginning the second half of the year with the same punch as it ended the first half, keeping up with the launch of new products that are making the Spanish brand’s range the ... Related posts:JE DESIGN tunes Seat Leon into a thorough read more
Hot Video: Student races teacher for a 2010 Ford Mustang
Top Car Zone | August 17th 2009 by Rudi Louw
In one 2010 Ford Mustang GT sits high school teacher Bill Rosenblum. In the other, his challenger, 18-year-old student, Derek Murrell. Its a drag race face-off in front of a full crowd at Maryland International ... Related posts:VIDEO: Blind man read more
NEWS: BMW City: Eco-friendly electric car coming 2012
GreenEarth.us | August 16th 2009 by Jennifer
Small, compact and a 100-mile range BMW has plans for an electric car designed for the city according to BMW chairman and CEO Norbert Reithofer. Dubbed the “City” the new electric eco friendly motor will launch in 2012 and offer owners a read more
2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart review
Top Car Zone | August 11th 2009 by Rudi Louw
America’s love for sedans is, like a lot of American quirks, not universally embraced beyond our borders. More practical five-door hatchbacks are the rage in Europe and Asia, and as such, Mitsubishi had to build ... Related posts:Video: Mitsubish read more
Nissan LEAF to be Priced Between $25,000 and $33,000
AutoTribute | August 10th 2009 by Kwame Owusu
Nissan has yet to release the official prices for the 2010 Nissan Leaf; however, in an interview with Automotive News, Larry Dominique, vice president of product planning for Nissan North America Inc., said the Japanese automaker plans to price the e read more
Photo Render: Lexus Hybrid Sports Concept
AutoTribute | August 7th 2009 by Kwame Owusu
We reported earlier that Lexus was working on a compact sports car (hatchback) to take on the likes of the BMW 1-series and Audi A3, with a concept version planned to make an appearance at September's Frankfurt Motor Show. Inside Line have come up wi read more
2010 Nissan Leaf electric car: In person, in depth — and U.S. b…
AutoFans | August 4th 2009 by autofans
It would be easy to paint Nissan as late to the burgeoning U.S. green party, as the company essentially only counts the Altima Hybrid to sell among its alt-fuel offerings – and that sedan utilizes technology borrowed from Toyota, and it’s onl read more
Top 10 Least Expensive Hatchbacks and Wagons of 2009
National Transport LLC | August 3rd 2009 by Janelle Vadnais
When it comes to getting more bang for your buck in terms of vehicles; more people are turning towards getting smaller cars if for no other reason than to save some extra money on gasoline. Not only this, but smaller cars are more practical (unless read more
Chrysler PT Cruiser will Live on; Production Resumes for at Least…
AutoTribute | August 1st 2009 by Kwame Owusu
With Chrysler's recent production cutbacks, many people were expecting the demise of the company's outdated PT Cruiser. However, the struggling automaker announced today that it wants the PT Cruiser to live on and will continue its production for lea read more
Unveiled: 2010 Acura ZDX
autoMedia Auto News Blog | July 21st 2009 by autoMedia
Acura has provided an official look at its new ZDX four-door sports crossover thingy, and it looks much like the concept vehicle last seen at the 2009 New York auto show. The ZDX is based on the MDX... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web read more
Ford Fiesta and Next Focus on Schedule
AutoTribute | July 20th 2009 by Kwame Owusu
For all the ol' faithuls, Ford announced today that its European-designed Fiesta and next-gen Focus are still on track to hit the U.S. market next year. Speaking to Reuters, Ford's product development chief Derrick Kuzak said that production of the F read more
Review: 2009 Smart ForTwo Cabriolet undone by tricky transmission
AutoFans | July 10th 2009 by autofans
The Smart ForTwo isn’t for shy people. Even though Smart USA has sold about 30,000 of these tiny two-seaters in the U.S., the little rollerskate attracts a lot of attention. On the road or in America’s parking lots, the ForTwo is a conver read more
Honda Confirms the Production of the 2010 Accord Crosstour
AutoTribute | July 8th 2009 by Kwame Owusu
Honda has confirmed the production of its Accord Crosstour and plans to launch it later this fall as a 2010 model. Just what is this Accord Crosstour? Is it a wagon, hatchback or CUV? Your guess is as good as ours. Based on the current Accord sedan, read more
Coming Soon: 2010 Honda Crosstour
autoMedia Auto News Blog | July 7th 2009 by autoMedia
In what has to be among the shortest press releases ever issued, Honda announced today that the Accord Crosstour would go on sale this fall. Honda promises real information will be provided closer to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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