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  • 2012 BMW 3-Series Long Wheelbase

    The long-wheelbase 3-Series is making its world debut at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show and has been developed exclusively for the Chinese market.

  • The 2012 MINI Cooper Rauno Aaltonen Edition
    MINI Announces Rauno Aaltonen Edition Cooper And Cooper S

    If you’re not familiar with the name Rauno Aaltonen, we’re not surprised. A former European Rally Championship (the predecessor to the WRC) winner, the man known as “The Rally Professor” also won the 1967 Rallye Monte Carlo, behind the wheel of a MINI Cooper. To honor that...

  • 2012 BMW 135i three-door hatchback spy shots
    2012 BMW 135i Three-Door Hatchback Spy Shots

    The 2012 BMW 135i three-door hatchback is nearly ready for sale--and it might, just maybe, be coming to the U.S. for the first time.

  • Ford Tourneo Custom commercial vehicle
    Ford Tourneo Custom Commercial Van Makes Debut

    We saw it previewed in concept form just a few short weeks ago but here is the Ford Tourneo Custom commercial vehicle that’s about to hit European showrooms later in the year. Aimed at commercial interests as well as sizeable families on a tight budget, the Tourneo Custom is the first step in...

  • Chris Harris drives the BMW M550d xDrive.
    Chris Harris Drives BMW's New M550d xDrive: Video

    British motor journalist Chris Harris gives his take on the new BMW M550d xDrive, forbidden fruit to those of us on this side of the Atlantic.

  • 2013 Lotus Exige S Roadster
    2013 Lotus Exige S Roadster Makes Debut

    While it wasn’t the long-rumored convertible Evora that we had been hoping for, Lotus did stay true to its word and blew “the roof off” one of its models at this week’s 2012 Geneva Motor Show. That model was the Exige S, which has now been revealed in Exige S Roadster form...

  • Volkswagen Polo Blue GT

    Volkswagen is setting out to prove that green econo cars can be sporty too with its latest Polo Blue GT model that is making its world debut today at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Based on the popular Polo hatchback that’s been on sale overseas for several years now, the Polo Blue GT combines performance with excellent fuel-efficiency by introducing Volkswagen’s new generation four-cylinder engine with cylinder deactivation technology. This is the first production application of the advanced four-cylinder engine but you can bet more are just around the corner, including possibly...

  • MkVI Volkswagen Golf GTI Convertible
    New Volkswagen Golf GTI Convertible Drops Top In Geneva

    Volkswagen currently sells a convertible version of its Golf hatchback overseas and now the compact drop-top comes in GTI performance flavor too. Today, the wraps have come off the new Golf GTI Convertible, just days ahead of the car’s official world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The...

  • BMW 640d xDrive Coupe
    Forbidden Fruit: BMW's 640d xDrive Coupe

    Here's one more thing for us Americans to complain about: Europe is getting a TwinPower Turbo diesel version of BMW's 6-Series, complete with all-wheel-drive, and we're not.

  • Audi A1 Quattro snow drifting video
    Audi A1 Quattro Goes Snow Drifting: Video

    Following last week’s enticing Audi RS5 desert run video, the brand with the four rings has released a new video, this time with another high-performance vehicle from its quattro division drifting in the snow. The vehicle is the limited edition A1 quattro, which is being built in a limited...

  • 2012 Peugeot 208 GTi Concept
    Peugeot 208 GTi Concept Headed To 2012 Geneva Motor Show

    The latest generation 208 hatchback from French automaker Peugeot made its debut in Europe recently and now, just a few weeks out from the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, a sporty ‘GTi’ version has been previewed in concept form. While Peugeot is yet to officially confirm that it will be...

  • Chevrolet Cruze Wagon
    Chevrolet Cruze Wagon Preview: 2012 Geneva Motor Show

    Chevrolet has confirmed today that it will unveil a new wagon variant of its popular Cruze at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. The latest Cruze bodystyle complements the sedan and hatch versions, which have sold in excess of one million vehicles globally since the line was launched back in...

  • 2011 Volkswagen up! GT Concept

    Yesterday the covers came off the five-door version of the new Volkswagen up! minicar, which is set to join its three-door sibling in European showrooms later this year. While the five-door model doesn’t really offer any more excitement than the three-door, a new sporty ‘GT’ variant of the up! is said to be in the works. Volkswagen gave us a preview of this new up! GT with the unveiling of a concept version at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show last September. Now, Piston Heads is reporting that the up! GT Concept has been given the production green light, though just like the...

  • 2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback M Performance Spy Shots
    2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback M Performance Spy Shots

    Seen here testing on the streets of Munich, Germany, for the first time is the upcoming M Performance version of the latest BMW 1-Series Hatchback. Set to debut in March at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, this sporty variant of the regular 1-Series Hatchback is just one model from a new range of M...

  • 2012 Volvo S60 Polestar
    Volvo Launches New S60 Polestar Edition… In Australia

    For the uninitiated, Polestar is a Swedish firm whose core business is focused on research and development through motorsport. In the past, Polestar has successfully raced a range of Volvo models in various competitions, the most recent being the C30, which it currently uses to compete in the...

  • 2012 Nissan Micra Nismo Concept
    Nissan Presents Micra Nismo Concept At 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon

    This weekend is Japan’s annual Tokyo Auto Salon, the industry event where big-name tuning firms like HKS, GReddy and Veilside show off their wares. Lately, the in-house tuners of major automakers have been getting in on the action, with the likes of Nismo, Mugen and TRD all showing off...

  • Audi A1 quattro
    Audi A1 Quattro: Limited Edition Awesome

    Talk of an Audi A1 quattro has been circling the Internet's most feverish tubes for well over a year now, heated up by the unveiling of the Audi A1 clubsport quattro concept at the Wörthersee Tour in May. Today, Audi has stripped back the sheet from its latest creation: the A1 quattro. Looking...

  • 2012 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack
    Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 2011 Tokyo Motor Show

    Volkswagen has chosen the Tokyo Motor Show to introduce its Passat Alltrack, a cross between a station wagon and an SUV.

  • Subaru's Japan-only Impreza WRX STI S206.

    Subaru's highest performance STI model, the limited edition S206, is not for U.S. consumption.

  • The 2013 Lexus GS 250
    2013 Lexus GS 250: Forbidden Fruit

    Lexus will launch a 2.5-liter V-6 version of it's GS luxury sedan, in selected markets, next June.

  • Audi A1 Sportback
    Audi A1 Spawns Five-Door Sportback: Forbidden Fruit

    Audi’s pint-sized A1 hatchback has proven to be a relative success for the automaker in the markets it’s sold in, thanks mostly to its promise of genuine luxury in the compact class. Now Audi is expanding the range with a new five-door variant. Called a “Sportback” in...

  • 2012 Audi RS3 live photos
    Is Audi Working On An Even Faster RS3 'Plus' Sportback?

    Audi's RS3 Sportback blends practicality with performance better than almost any other car on the market, and rumor has it that an even faster version may be in the works.

  • Opel Astra OPC (Vauxhall Astra VXR)
    Opel Astra OPC Revealed, Buick Version Still In Contention

    GM’s European division Opel has taken the wraps off its new Astra OPC (known as the Vauxhall Astra VXR in the UK), which goes on sale in Europe next summer and with any luck may eventually appear in North American showrooms. The sporty coupe, developed by Opel’s go-fast division Opel...

  • 2011 Holden Commodore SSV
    Could The Next Holden Commodore Be The Last?

    New reports coming out of Australia suggest the country’s beloved Holden Commodore may be replaced by a front-wheel drive, globally engineered model after the redesigned ‘VF’ series due in 2014 has run its course. The suggestion first arose following comments made by Chris Walton...

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