2012

As we all know, the upcoming 2011 Buick Regal is essentially a rebadged version of the Opel Insignia, a car that won the prestigious 2009 European Car Of The Year award the year it was launched. What a lot of readers may not know is that in Europe, the Insignia is offered in several different...

GMC will be showing of a new concept car at next week’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show and today a couple of teaser images of it have been released in the lead up to its unveiling. Described as "Efficient,” “Compact,” and “Fashionable," the new Urban Utility Concept is...

Reports of a single replacement for Cadillac's aging DTS and STS sedans have circulated the web for ages now, with news that the car would be called the XTS and could even share a front-wheel drive platform with the Buick LaCrosse all making the rounds. Then, late last month, Cadillac revealed a...

Ken Block will take the wheel of a Fiesta and Focus in racing for 2010.

The BMW 1-series could yet get an M treatment, contrary to previous reports.

Despite coming in towards the end of the current C-Class model’s life-cycle, the new C-Class Coupe will benefit from Mercedes-Benz’ next-generation powertrain technology.

Previously, brands like Ferrari and Maserati had to lease their own stage areas at the show, and last year Ferrari did not even attend the Detroit event.

The Porsche Cayman and Boxster are currently built under contract at a Magna facility in Austria.

The 2012 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid will be hitting the U.S. in late 2011.

The news, straight from Switzerland, reveals the first production Infiniti hybrid will be the 2012 M35 Hybrid.

The 2012 Jaguar XF Estate is expected to go on sale in Europe within the next two to three years.

As the world's automakers go back to the drawing board on what they need to compete in today's market, both structurally and in terms of product, parts sharing and efficiency are increasingly becoming key concepts. The next-generation of the Mercedes Benz ML-Class SUV could embrace both concepts...

Volkswagen's next-generation Passat is expected to up the stakes against Germany’s luxury carmakers, with the car’s designers hoping it will be mentioned in the same breath as the BMW 3-Series, Mercedes Benz C-Class and Audi A4. These are the first spy shots of a test-mule for the new...

Hybrid versions of all sorts of cars - even sports cars like the Nissan 370Z - are in the works or on their way, and now Audi is adding to the list with reports of an A3 hybrid confirmed for production. The hybrid hatch is expected to use an Audi-adapted version of Volkswagen's TwinDrive hybrid...

Volkswagen's next-generation Passat is expected to up the stakes against Germany’s luxury carmakers, with the car’s designers hoping it will be mentioned in the same breath as the BMW 3-Series, Mercedes Benz C-Class and Audi A4. Under the hood, a replacement for the VR6 engine will be...

Tough times and cutbacks, or even outright cancellation of programs, are mode throughout today's motorsports programs, and while the Indy Racing League (IRL) has announced it will delay application of its new engine package until 2012, the proposed format is already drawing interest from diverse...

In September, a committee in the European Parliament proposed easing the carbon dioxide emissions rules previously set to phase in over the next several years, and today the proposal was approved. The modifications require only 65% of manufacturer fleets to meet the strict 130g/km targets in 2012...

The World Green Car of the Year award candidates were just released yesterday, and Volvo's name appeared on the list 5 times - more than any other brand. Today word has emerged of a range of new hybrid vehicles in the works, complete with rough dates for their release. Volvo's DRIVe line of concept...

Volkswagen’s new Beetle has been on the market now for just on ten years and has enjoyed relatively strong sales despite the lack of significant changes during its life. More than one million new Beetles have been built at VW’s Puebla plant in Mexico and it looks like developers have...

What looks like an unassuming Audi TT is actually a prototype for a new RS version of the popular sports car. Caught undergoing testing in Germany, the TT RS is likely to pack a twin-turbo charged version of the two-liter TSFI four-cylinder instead of the larger 3.2-liter V-6 engine. Power output...