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  • Fiat Portofino concept re-creates 1960s beach cars

    Named for the sunny Italian town with its legendary beaches, the Portofino vehicle concept, based around the coachbuilt Fiat beach-cars of the 1960s, features an odd yet attractive marriage of form and function. Built from a Fiorino Combi van, the Portofino strives to offer utility with five-person seating and substantial cargo room. The appearance of the Portofino is stylish, but firmly rooted in function, with the open-top and door-less configuration designed for maximum access and exposure on the beach. Water-proof seating ensures neither surf nor rain will mar the interior, while a split...

  • Update: 2009 Honda Fit priced at $15,220 in the U.S.
    Update: 2009 Honda Fit priced at $15,220 in the U.S.

    Update: The 2009 Honda Fit, or Jazz as it's known outside the U.S. will be arriving in dealerships early next month, priced to start at $15,220. While that's a $600 increase over the 2008 model, it covers a brand-new design plus a better package of features and technology. Equipped with a...

  • Opel Insignia 'Sports Tourer' to join hatch & sedan at Paris Motor Show
    Opel Insignia 'Sports Tourer' to join hatch & sedan at Paris Motor Show

    Update: The much-anticipated Opel Insignia will debut a new station wagon variant at this October’s Paris Motor Show, where it will join the previous sedan and hatchback versions of the upcoming car. Dubbed the 'Opel Insignia Sports Tourer,' the new station wagon carries the stylish design of...

  • Suzuki shows Alto minicar ahead of Paris Motor Show debut
    Suzuki shows Alto minicar ahead of Paris Motor Show debut

    Suzuki has released the first image of its all-new Alto minicar, which the carmaker plans to debut at November’s Paris Motor Show before a global launched pegged for early next year. As expected, the production Alto shares much in common with last year’s A-Star concept that was...

  • 2009 Volkswagen MkVI Golf
    Update: Volkswagen Golf Mark VI official details

    Volkswagen’s sixth-generation Golf, the latest iteration of the carmaker’s most successful model to date (with more than 26 million sold), has been revealed ahead of its world debut planned for October’s Paris Motor Show. The European market launch will begin that same month, and...

  • Hyundai to show custom Genesis Coupe at SEMA
    Hyundai to show custom Genesis Coupe at SEMA

    Teaming up with Rhys Millen Racing to build a SEMA show car, Hyundai will perform its part of the bargain by supplying a 2.0L turbocharged version of the car. Designed to showcase the tuning potential for the Coupe, the car will be called the 'Art of Speed' and will be on show in Las Vegas this...

  • Nice builds Micro-Vett electric Fiat 500

    Combining the hottest power source of the moment with one of the hottest hatchbacks on backorder makes for a good chance of success. With the statistics the Micro-Vett Fiat 500 electric car presents, the chances are even better. Built by NICE, the same company that presented the all-new MyCar electric vehicle just yesterday, the Micro-Vett is powered by a lithium-polymer battery pack by Kokam, capable of storing 22kWh of electricity. That much power is enough to take the 500 to a 70mi (112km) range and a top speed of 60mph (96km/h). Recharging takes just 6-8 hours. The car uses a five-speed...

  • £10,000 Bentley notebook to launch at London Motor Show
    £10,000 Bentley notebook to launch at London Motor Show

    Luxury laptop designer 'Ego' has teamed up with Bentley to come up with a Bentley-themed laptop planned for sale. The laptop is in a similar shape to other Ego designed laptops, but the handle is said to be modeled on the Bentley's chunky door handle. The leather upholstery in the car is...

  • Update: High-res Ferrari California images
    Update: High-Res Ferrari California Images

    The first official images of Ferrari’s latest model, the all-new GT California convertible have finally been released after months of tantalizing spy shots and recent teasers. The new model will be available exclusively as a convertible and will feature several firsts for Ferrari including a...

  • Update: Left-hand-drive only Cadillac CTS-V planned for Europe
    Update: Left-hand-drive only Cadillac CTS-V planned for Europe

    Update: Despite reports from Top Gear claiming the CTS's brawny force-fed brother - the CTS-V - won't be sold in Europe, a rival publication has word from a senior GM official that the high-performance saloon will make it to Europe in left-hand-only drive and will even be sold in the UK. Autocar...

  • Ferrari showing ultra-rare Californias at Pebble Beach
    Ferrari showing ultra-rare Californias at Pebble Beach

    With the introduction of Ferrari's new California model, the Maranello company is planning to celebrate by showing off some of the new car's genetic predecessors, including the prototype that started it all at the Pebble Beach Concours this August. The range of California's spans half a century and...

  • Fiat 500 Abarth SS to debut at Paris Motor Show
    Fiat 500 Abarth SS to debut at Paris Motor Show

    The sporty Abarth versions of the Fiat 500 may still be in the midst of their first release phase, but already an even more powerful model dubbed the '500 Abarth SS' is in the works that will lift power output to 160hp (120kW) and make the car even more aggressive than the just-released Abarth...

  • Dodge adding supercharger to 2009 Challenger

    November's SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show will play host to Chrysler's unveiling of a supercharger it plans to fit to the 2009 Dodge Challenger. Available through dealers as a Mopar aftermarket kit, the supercharger will boost power and torque with little additional weight or fuel economy penalty. The Challenger that will house the first example of the Mopar supercharger will also get a full range of bolt-on upgrades, as befits any SEMA show car. A cold-air intake, improved exhaust and new wheels will be part of the package, reports Edmunds InsideLine. The additional power...

  • 2010 Camaro chosen as as official show vehicle of SEMA
    2010 Camaro chosen as as official show vehicle of SEMA

    Always good for some over-the-top takes on muscle cars, sports cars and SUVs, the Specialty Equipment Market Association's (SEMA) annual show has chosen the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro as its official vehicle. The tuner-fest kicks off November 4-7 in Las Vegas, but it's industry-only - the public is not...

  • Opel reveals new logo to accompany brand refresh
    Opel reveals new logo to accompany brand refresh

    Just like its corporate cousin Vauxhall did earlier this year, Opel is set to unveil a new logo in time for the addition of the Insignia to its ranks. The all-new sedan is the first of a series of new cars that will replace the aging line-up with a fresh design language and a new commitment to...

  • Cadillac prepping hybrid motorbike for L.A. Auto Show
    Cadillac prepping hybrid motorbike for L.A. Auto Show

    The Los Angeles Auto Show is still half a year away but already we have details of what is likely to be one of the event’s standout attractions. In a recent interview, Cadillac boss Jim Taylor revealed plans to showcase a new motorbike concept fitted with a hybrid drivetrain containing an...

  • Roewe releases new pictures of 550
    Roewe releases new pictures of 550

    China's auto design industry has been lambasted for being everything from farcical to downright plagiaristic, and it has largely deserved the criticism. Nevertheless, makers like Roewe - the Chinese owners of what used to be MG Rover - soldier on, producing cars that look vaguely like the...

  • Geely prepping 23 debuts for Beijing Motor Show
    Geely prepping 23 debuts for Beijing Motor Show

    Chinese car designers are rarely lauded for their efforts, mostly because of the country’s reputation for ‘borrowing’ designs from other carmakers, but one company, Geely, is helping to turn around the bad rep with a number of interesting concepts and new models it has planned for...

  • Update: Lamborghini LP560-4 priced to boost sales

    Update: Lamborghini set records for sales in 2007, more than doubling its profit from the year before - itself a banner year. The record mark was set largely on sales of the popular Gallardo. With the new, lighter and more powerful Gallardo LP560-4 on the horizon, Lamborghini expects to push sales up another four percent to 2,500 units worldwide in 2008. The new Gallardo is priced at $198,000 - a bargain in supercar terms - and should be the driving force in the increased sales when it becomes available later this year. Original: Lamborghini rode the Gallardo's immense success to record sales...

  • Beijing 2008 preview: Brilliance BS2
    Beijing 2008 preview: Brilliance BS2

    The Brilliance BS2 was shown at last year's Frankfurt auto show, but it was unclear at the time what plans the company had for the car - partly due to indecipherable press materials. Now pictures of the production variant have leaked onto the web ahead of what is likely to be the official reveal at...

  • Suzuki shows Kizashi 3 concept
    Suzuki shows Kizashi 3 concept

    Third in a line of concepts designed to move the Suzuki brand into the performance and luxury markets, the Kizashi 3 was unveiled this morning in New York. The first two Kizashi concepts came at Frankfurt and Tokyo late last year, and all three feature a similar futuristic design language. Behind...

  • Mazda2 wins 2008 WCOTY award
    Mazda 2 Wins 2008 WCOTY Award

    Mazda’s diminutive Mazda2 (Demio) hatch has taken out the annual World Car of the Year (WCOTY) awards in New York, beating 38 other cars for the top spot including the Ford Mondeo and Mercedes-Benz C-Class in the top three. The Mazda2 was nominated by 47 World Car jurors from 24 countries and...

  • Scion Hako concept: boxy, bizarre
    Scion Hako concept: boxy, bizarre

    The oddly-chosen teaser for the Scion Hako concept should have been a hint that the vehicle itself would be, well, unique. And that is about the most gracious way to describe the oddly boxy yet curvaceous creature that is the Hako concept. Inspired by the Scion xB, it takes that car's design...

  • New York: Hyundai Genesis coupe official details
    New York: Hyundai Genesis coupe official details

    The cat has been out of the proverbial bag on the Genesis coupe for quite some time now, complete with full high-res photographic evidence. However, despite the massive holes in the photo embargo, factual details of Hyundai's new front-engine rear-drive coupe have been scarce. That has been...

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