What, you thought all of the cars get recalls and that people in the automotive industry make all the mistakes so there's none left over for the bikes? Well, that's not the case and it's once again a company from Italy that we get to point our fingers at given the situation. Ducati 1199 Panigale The guys at Ducati have...
As they're moving away from the tendency to update a car every couple of decades, the British seem to be able to keep up with the rest of the automotive industry. In readying themselves for 2013 Land Rover have given the Freelander 2 a bit of a facelift. It's only 6 years after the car came out. 2013 Land Rover...
The Sportswagon variant of the new generation Kia Cee'd officially enters production at the company's plant in Zilina, Slovakia. The new Kia Cee'd is already available as a five-door hatch while the new estate variant follows to enter the market soon. Kia Cee'd Sportswagon The range will get even wider with the introduction of the Kia Pro_Cee'd, a sportier variant...
Chevrolet's recent leaping ahead of the equation on hot hatches being sold in the United States doesn't seem to have gone well with Ford. The 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS may already have its pricing listed but Ford's Fiesta still has a lot to tell the performance enthusiast that's on a budget. 2013 Ford Fiesta ST Reports have started coming in...
Bentley announced their plans to equip the 2013 model year Continental GT and GTC models with an all-new eight-speed ZF automatic transmission. The new gearbox will be available for the Continental GT W12 and GTC W12, and promises improved performance by about 12%. Bentley Continental GT Speed When fitted with the new automatic transmission, the 2013 Continental GT W12 Coupe...
Unlike the rest of the world, the small car market isn't the most important bit of the equation when it comes to the United States. US sales of the small car fall somewhere around the one percent mark. Still, the market is huge and the small bit of it is important, which is where we finally get on topic. 2013...
Volvo's financial situation isn't as sad as it's recently been but it's certainly nowhere near rosy. The company is still looking for ways of moving forward. The newest idea they've come up with seems quite interesting. It seems that the Swedish car maker is currently interested in creating a rival for Mini. Volvo C30 BMW's miniature brand has had the...
Mercedes released today official pricing figures for the new CLS Shooting Brake, a model which will arrive in the UK later this year. The entry-level model, namely the 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY, is motivated by a 2.1-liter turbo diesel unit capable to offer 201 horsepower with a fuel consumption of 53,3mpg UK. 2013 Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake Next up is a...
Toyota GT86 CS-V3 is the proposal of the Japanese company for those of you who want a racing model at a lower cost. We can call it an entry-level race car as the company claims that it comes with low running and maintenance costs for the V3 class. Under the bonnet we find the same 2.0-liter engine developing 200 horsepower...
BMW decided to extend the range of the current X3 SUV with a new model, namely the sDrive18d. As its name says, we talk about a diesel version, equipped with a 2.0-liter turbodiesel engine delivering 141hp and 360Nm of torque, linked to a six-speed manual gearbox or an eight-speed automatic. 2012 BMW X3 According to the fuel economy figures, the...
