Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Perhaps it’s a sign of the times but almost every major automaker at this week’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show had some kind of electrified vehicle on show, with everything from battery-powered...
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2010 Detroit Auto Show: Fiat 500 BEVAt the 2010 Detroit Auto Show today Chrysler rolled out its Fiat 500 minicar once again but this time around the diminutive hatch is sporting something very different. Labeled the Fiat 500 BEV, the new concept features an all-electric powertrain based on Chrysler’s modular electric drive...
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Winners For 2010 North American Car & Truck Of The Year Awards AnnouncedThe winners for the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards have been announced and are once again as controversial as ever, with the 2010 Ford Transit Connect taking the Truck of the Year award and the 2010 Ford Fusion taking the Car of the Year trophy. Coinciding with this week’s...
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2010 Detroit Auto Show: New Compact Coupe Previews Jetta Two-DoorAlmost certainly destined to become one of the stars of the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Volkswagen’s New Compact Coupe (NCC) concept car has been revealed--albeit, a little prematurely thanks to several leaks. Previewing the look of the next-generation Volkswagen Jetta due later this year, as...
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Mercedes-Benz Rising Car Sculpture Previews New Design LanguageThe information comes directly from the automaker’s new design chief, Gordon Wagener.
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2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost Bringing New Buyers To BrandDespite a global downturn in auto sales over the past year, Rolls-Royce is working at full steam just to meet demand. Now, with the higher volume 2010 Ghost sedan on sale, the automaker’s sales have topped the 1,000 vehicle mark, coming in at 1,002 units for 2009. This figure includes the...
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Ford will be introducing nine new or upgraded engines and six new transmissions in North America over the course of the year, the latest phase of a five-year effort to overhaul its entire global...
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China Overtakes U.S. To Become World’s Biggest Auto Market in 2009China’s rapidly expanding vehicle fleet, increasing manufacturing industry and insatiable demand for new cars has pushed the country to world’s biggest auto market status, outpacing the U.S. for the first time in history. Thanks to government incentives and a range of new models being...
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Report: 578-HP For 2011 BMW M5BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer has previously revealed that future BMW powertrains will be downsized in an effort to improve fuel-efficiency and reduce emissions--and that even the hallowed ‘M’ division would be affected by the new wave of environmental consciousness sweeping the automaker...
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Peugeot Debuts New Design Language With SR1 ConceptFrench automaker Peugeot is in the midst of a design transition, having recently appointed a new design director Gilles Vidal and now revealing the SR1 hard-top convertible. Peugeot claims that its striking concept car reveals the stylistic design trends for its future models, and to top it all off...
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2011 Chevrolet Aveo Previewed With Sporty RS ConceptThe all-new 2011 Chevrolet Aveo is due to go on sale later this year and though we don’t have all the technical details for it, we do have a preview of the upcoming compact in the form of the Aveo RS concept car revealed today. The Aveo RS will be unveiled officially at next week’s 2010...
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Chrysler Releases Specs On Fiat Four-Cylinder, New Pentastar V-6Chrysler is revamping its powertrain lineup with technology the automaker claims will help contribute to an overall fuel-efficiency improvement of more than 25% during the 2010-2014 period. In fact, by 2014, more than 80% of Chrysler’s current powertrain lineup will undergo a complete...
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If you thought the couple of hundred dollars you had to pay on your last speeding fine was disheartening enough, take pity on this Swiss man who had to pay around $290,000--a new record.
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DC Design Working On Tata Nano With Ferrari PricetagStarting with the world’s cheapest car, the Tata Nano, which normally retails from about $2,000 in its home market, Indian vehicle customizer and coachbuilder DC Design has added enough luxury and performance amenities to send that pricetag up to the $220,000 mark. Whether the modifications...
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Nissan Juke Crossover Confirmed For 2010 Geneva Motor ShowNissan first announced in 2008 that it would launch a new compact crossover in 2010 to be manufactured at its Sunderland plant in the UK alongside the current Qashqai crossover (a European version of the Rogue). Then, last year, Nissan unveiled its radically-designed Qazana Concept, which previewed...
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Ford Unveils iPhone-Inspired MyFord And MyLincoln Interface SystemsFord has introduced a new system to connect drivers with in-car technologies and their digital lives this week at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Dubbed MyFord or MyLincoln, depending on which vehicle you’re driving, the new interface system combines a number of...
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Lotus Files Patent For Lightweight Dual-Clutch TransmissionLotus has filed a new patent application for a lightweight dual-clutch transmission design, suggesting that the British sports car manufacturer is planning to offer the quick-shifting gearbox in its future models. In line with the company’s ‘performance through less weight’...
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2010 Detroit Auto Show: Buick Regal GS ConceptAs 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...
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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.
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Video: Hennessey's LS9-Powered HPE700 Camaro Takes To The TrackExactly one year ago Texas-based tuning firm Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) first announced plans for a highly modified 2010 Chevrolet Camaro that the company plans to launch very soon. Called the HPE700, the limited edition Camaro boasts a 724-horsepower output and joins other mega-power...
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Mercedes-Benz Planning New Sports Car Based On SLS AMG PlatformThe Porsche 911 better look out because Mercedes-Benz is reportedly working on a new sports car based on a shortened version of the 2010 SLS AMG’s platform targeted directly at it. The new Mercedes-Benz sports car will copy the SLS AMG’s aluminum construction but will lose the funky gullwing...
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Report: Limited Edition Ferrari 599 GTO Is GoThe Ferrari 599 GTO is expected to make its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.
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GM Working On Ultra-Efficient Diesel HybridsModern turbodiesel powertrains already match gasoline-electric hybrids in fuel-economy and often outmatches them when it comes to driveability and performance, but a combination of the two separate technologies could provide a perfect blend of performance and economy. The idea of a diesel-electric...
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Nissan Announces Nismo Club Sports Package Custom For 2010 GT-RJanuary is usually dominated with news about the Detroit Auto Show but the month also plays host to the annual Tokyo Auto Salon, Japan’s equivalent to SEMA. This year’s event kicks off on the 15th of this month and will see Nissan unveil a total of nine exciting models. Nissan, together...
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