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Toyota has already launched its new Corolla for the Japanese domestic market, but the European version of everyone's favorite car/appliance will make its premiere at Helsinki Motor Show at the end of this month. The car will be offered in sedan versions initially, but will arrive in hatch and wagon...

Chrysler has displayed its Chinese built version of the 300C sedan at Beijing’s Auto China 2006 featuring several traits unique to the Chinese market alone. Most notably are the plush rear seats, which include a remote-controlled DVD audio video system. Up front is a large 14.7cm full-color...

As reported in an article from Germany’s Der Spiegel, BMW’s Hydrogen 7 consumes almost 50L of the clean fuel to drive just 100km/h. When you factor in that hydrogen is in scarce supply and producing it requires vast amounts of electrical-energy, then the Hydrogen 7 is not as...

A suspicious looking 3-series sedan was caught while being loaded at a dock, which is likely to be a test mule of the upcoming sedan version of the next generation M3. The wheels on this car match those of previous coupe versions seen in recent spy footage and looking at the rear undercarriage shot...

China’s Chery Automobile has introduced the country’s first production-ready hybrid vehicle at Beijing’s International Auto Show. Based on its popular A5 sedan, the hybrid A5 ISG can run solely on an electric motor in low demand situations and utilizes regenerative braking to...

The next generation of Chevrolet’s Impala sedan due in 2009 will be rear-wheel-drive and will share its underpinnings with the upcoming Camaro on GM’s global Zeta platform developed by Holden. The new model is expected to grow in both length and width over the current version, which...

Mitsubishi will debut its second car based on its new global platform at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, in the form of the all-new, four-door Lancer small sedan. The first car built on the global platform was the second-generation Outlander crossover, but the Lancer is much more significant as...

Mercedes is taking 33 diesel E-Class cars on a long-distance drive from Paris to Beijing, each covering around 13,600km. The long-distance journey from Europe to Asia passes through France, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia and Kazakhstan before ending in China. During this time...

For its 2007 model, BMW has updated the potent M5 sedan with a conventional six-speed manual transmission. The optional transmission comes at no extra cost and is exclusive to the North American market. The previous seven-speed SMG III electro-hydraulic manual unit had been largely criticized by...

Maybach launched the 62 S in Peking this month, the limo that’s being touted as the "strongest Chauffeur sedan in the world." The luxury maker has enlisted the help of AMG to squeeze out 612hp (450kW) with 1000Nm of torque from the bi-turbo 6L V12 motor. The extra 62hp (45kW) over the regular...

Either the spinmeisters at Ford are very good, or the security surrounding their next generation products is very lax. Those the are the only two reasons we can come up with for these new leaked photos of the production version Ford Mondeo taken at the factory in Genk, Belgium. You may remember...

Ford Australia has added two new high performance luxury sedans to its lineup, showcasing the cars to the public for the first time at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. Positioned as flagship models under Fords performance arm, FPV, the new Force duo will come in either turbo 6 or...

The first car from the newly appointed Roewe label from China’s Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp has already been captured numerous times in prototype form, but we now have some new images depicting the final version. The car is expected to make its public debut in November’s Beijing...

Fiat has chosen the upcoming Istanbul Motor Show to launch its important new C-segment car, the Linea. If you’re wondering “why Turkey?” it’s because Turkey is considered mainly a sedan market, and Fiat wants to make inroads to the fast-growing auto sector. The Linea is...

Holden’s VE Commodore, which went on sale just two months ago, has failed to meet expectations and is facing a 12-year low for sales of large cars in its homeland. Conversely, the Commodore is enjoying immense success in export markets including the Middle East and Asia and it could even be...

The final variation of the popular Opel Astra has been unveiled ahead of its official debut at next month’s Istanbul Motor Show. Sales of the new Astra sedan are likely to follow soon after in early 2007, and may even reach the US and Canada where it will be sold wearing Saturn badges as part...

His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI is about to take delivery of a Volkswagen Phaeton for his next Pope Mobile. The model in particular will be a black long-wheelbase version complete with a 450-horsepower 6.0-liter W-12 engine, and it will be modified for comfort, privacy and security. This is just...

The final variation of the new S-class has been announced with news that Mercedes has developed an armoured special-protection model. Labelled the Mercedes S600 Guard, the new car has had its protective elements fully integrated into the vehicle direct from the Sindelfingen plant in Germany...

Toyota is set to launch a US built Camry hybrid with production of the vehicle set to start today at its Toyota’s plant in Georgetown, Ky. The Camry’s 400,000 sales annually in the US alone make it the top selling car over here and this is pegged to improve with the introduction of the...

Though an updated version of the current BMW 5-series is due next year, an all new model is expected to arrive by 2009. The first test-mules have started to appear, this time caught by spy photographers while on the streets of Munich. The prototype that was caught features a new front and much...