Toyota unveiled a new sedan at this year's edition of the Bangkok Motor Show, namely the 2014 Vios which is designed for the emerging markets. The Japanese sedan is 4,4 meters long, 1,7 meters wide and rides a wheelbase of 2,55 meters. Under the hood sits a 1.5-liter four-cylinder unit offering 109 horses and 141Nm of torque linked to a...
I think that all of us have used or at least seen a swiss army knife. It's basically the tool for any occasion. Well, Honda has set out to prove the swedes they can also make a multi-purpose object that works perfectly. And thus they presented the 2013 Honda CRF250L. 2013 Honda CRF250L And indeed it does many things, and...
Audi officially announced that high demand for certain models, such as the new A6 and its bigger brother A7, forced the company to add extra shifts at the Neckarsulm plant in Germany. To be more precise, a total of 12 new shifts were added in order to meet the demand with even more to be added in the coming months....
If you know about Nissan, you know about the little japanese car so popular worldwide. Well, recently Nissan decided the 2013 Micra was due a face lift. And now official photos have been released so we can admire the new look of the hatchback. Nissan Micra Facelift For the front they restyled the headlights, the grille and the bumper. At...
The Americans at Chrysler announced a new model for the upcoming New York Auto Show, a vehicle developed in partnership with Carhartt. Its full name is the 2013.5 Chrysler 200 S Special Edition and benefits from a new sport suspension, a revised black mesh grille, body-colored cladding, revised fog lights and a deck lid spoiler. 2013.5 Chrysler 200 S Special...
The British folks at Jaguar announced their plans to unveil the new XJR sports sedan at the upcoming New York Auto Show, an event which is about to start in the coming days. Under the bonnet, the British sedan will very likely be motivated by a 5.0-liter engine capable to deliver 550 horsepower and 680Nm of torque. The V8 powerplant...
The all-new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta gets in tuner's attention, this time DMC Germany comes with a package for the Italian sports car. The stock 6.2-liter powerplant is now capable to deliver 764hp (+24hp) which improves the 0-100 km/h sprint time but also provides a top speed of 350 km/h. In order to squeeze the extra horses, DMC remapped the ECU...
With the occasion of 50 years of activity, in 2012 Ford released a 1.100hp Mustang, the Shelby 1000. So this year Ford said "hey... why not add 100 more horses?". And so they did. In my opinion, this is a bad move, as it undermines what they did last year. The 2012 Shelby 1000, their 50th anniversary symbol, just got...
Renown Auto Style introduces a special tuning kit for the Mercedes SL, a model known as the R230. At the exterior, buyers will get new front and rear bumpers, extended wheel arches, new 20-inch (front) and 21-inch (rear) wheels fitted with high-performance rubber, LED daytime running lights and few other tweaks. Mercedes SL by Renown Auto Style Under the hood,...
A good-selling car like the Corolla doesn't really need much improvement. Why fix something that isn't broken, right? But maybe a nice spruce now and then wouldn't hurt. To this end, Toyota decided to release 2 special variants of the 2013 Corolla: a Toyota Corolla LE, and a Toyota Corolla S. Toyota Corolla S Special The total number of special...
