Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Toyota is known for its bland and economical offerings, but the Blade is at least one indication it’s trying to improve its image. Compared with other hatchbacks, it gets a stylish exterior,... -
Teaser image for the new Cadillac CTSAbout a month and a half ago, Cadillac released a teaser-to-a-teaser, telling us that the new CTS would debut at the upcoming Detroit Show. Well, they’ve now released an image to go along with the announcement, which you can see above. As you can see, it’s nothing new in terms of...
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New Alfa Romeo "Junior" renderingsUpdate: Click here to view our story with the latest Junior renderings and information. Now that Fiat has confirmed it’s working on a small Alfa Romeo internally called the “Junior,” the international motoring press can begin speculation on what it’ll look like. The new car...
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Acura’s Advanced Sports Car ConceptThe Acura 'Advanced Sports Car Concept' will make its debut at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the division announced today. The concept provides a glimpse at the "next generation Acura exotic sports car", which we’re pretty sure means the next-generation NSX...
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Chevrolet Malibu picture leakedWell, that didn't take long. Just a couple of hours after GM released a teaser image for the new Malibu front-end, an low-resolution image of the whole car was accidentally posted on Detroit Motor Show website. There's not much more to see, except for a very clean design that looks slightly...
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Video: Sneak peek at Chrysler conceptsChrysler has released a teaser video showing off its new Nassau and Trailhawk concepts it previously announced. The Nassau is a four-door coupe similar to the Mercedes CLS, while the Trailhawk is touted as a Wrangler merged with a Grand Cherokee. The concept will feature the ruggedness of the...
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Chevrolet today released an advance image of the exterior of the all-new 2008 Malibu, which will be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January and will arrive at Chevrolet dealerships later in... -
Crash test dummies soon to be out of a jobThe days of using of test dummies for crash simulations may be over if Toyota and GM have their way. The two fierce rivals are actually working together on a proposal that would allow all the tests to be done using a computer simulation. The benefit this system would have is telling companies the...
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Tiff Needell's driving tipsIf you’ve ever thought about taking your car to a track day, you might want to check out this video, taken from the Fifth Gear. Its got presenter Tiff Needell taking the new Audi S3 around a track. Along the way he imparts his knowledge about track driving for the uninitiated and shows off a...
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Mazda to scrap all vehicles from Cougar vesselYou may remember a report that a cargo ship carrying almost 5000 US and Canada bound Mazdas on board had keeled over. Earlier Mazda had announced that they would not be selling any of the recovered vehicles as new, and instead would inform consumers of the origin of the vehicles. Now, Mazda has...
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Ford denies expansion of Mustang lineFord has denied outright that it will expand the Mustang lineup, and claims the AutoWeek and Autocar stories are completely false. Both publications released stories earlier this week claiming to have an inside source that was certain the Mustang lineup would include a four-door and estate...
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Mitsubishi shares production Evo X sketchesIt looks like Mitsubishi is going to be milking all the (justifiable) interest in the new Lancer Evolution for all its worth. It’s just released sketch images of what the actual Evo X will look like. The previous concept that’s been shown was just a taste of some of the styling cues...
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Ford Australia has said it has nothing to do with the next-generation Mustang, despite earlier reports from the usually-reliable AutoWeek and Autocar publications that it will be building the iconic... -
Mazda to release sporty diesel 3Diesel “warm-hatches” are slowly gaining acceptance in Europe, where cars such as the Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra already have high-output oil-burners. Mazda plans to join them with their own version, likely to be badged “D Sport.” The current diesel range is limited to...
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Mazda at Tokyo Auto Salon 2007Mazda will be exhibiting several cars of interest at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Salon, including both wacky concept cars as well as current production models that are customised and tuned. Mazda’s CX-7 Bright Stylish (come on, what else were you expecting it to be called?) Concept is expected to be...
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VW to release first hybrid in 2009Volkswagen is tired of Toyota getting all the glory for its Prius petrol-hybrid vehicles, so will be introducing one of its own in 2009. The first model will be a Jetta and will achieve better economy than the normal TDI versions currently available on the market. The current Jetta gets a fuel...
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DaimlerChrysler: We won’t share platformsDCX will not be sharing platforms between different brands for fears that sales and profits could suffer if buyers feel they can get essentially the same car at a cheaper price. That’s the message given by a member of the DaimlerChrysler board to a labor union event in Germany, reported...
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Mustang to go mainstream, spawn sedan and estate modelsFord will be making sedan and estate versions of the Mustang when it gets an all-new replacement in 2011. Ford wants to utilise the Mustang brand to go further than just a simple performance coupe and offer a complete line of high-performance products, reports Automotive News. Some experts claim...
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Nissan has announced it will bring two new vehicles to the Detroit Motor Show, one being a crossover and the other being a concept car. Though it’s already revealed some details about the Rogue... -
Lincoln to show new RWD concept at DetroitLincoln will debut a new concept car at the Detroit Auto Show based on Ford Australia’s bread-and-butter Falcon sedan, picture above. After suffering years of shrinking sales and poor brand image, Lincoln will try to appeal to a younger audience with a new model. The concept car will be RWD...
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Fiat may sue China’s Great Wall Motor over copycatFiat is considering legal action against Great Wall Motors over the new Peri minicar, which has door structures that look almost exactly the same as those on Fiat’s Panda. Any carmaker will tell you that doors are one of the most expensive parts of a car to produce, so any copying could save...
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KTM Reveals The X-BowWe’ve been following the story of KTM's new X-Bow track car for some time now, with initial reports that it would be built by Audi, and then revised reports that Audi would only be supplying the engine. Yesterday, KTM revealed the X-Bow to the press before its official debut at the 2007...
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Mazda’s gullwing Ryuga concept to debut at NAIASFollowing up from the Nagare design concept shown at the LA Auto Show, Mazda will be bringing it’s second “flow” designed concept dubbed the Ryuga to Detroit. Ryuga – Japanese for “gracious flow,” and the next generation of this exciting concept – will...
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Spy shots: Dodge AvengerSwedish magazine Auto Motor Sport has scooped the first photos of the production Dodge Avenger. Though Dodge showed off a concept car at the Paris Motor Show, they haven’t officially confirmed that it’s being built. The concept also showed a much more aggressive car (potentially a SRT...
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