For all its evolution so far and all of the new versions Toyota introduced of the Prius hybrid, it has pretty much stuck to a relatively tight niche. A hatchback or some sort of relatively unassuming and aerodynamic shape was the main story behind the presence of each generation of the Toyota Prius. The guys who are fan of Top...
FAB Design is a Swiss tuner that was not very inspired in selecting a name for itself but, happily, is more inspired when ti comes to actually tuning cars. Their latest creation is a special makeover of the Mercedes E Class Convertible which implies a considerable amount of modifications, not all of which are easily visible. The most obvious of...
After revealing a similar tuning program for Toyota iQ, the specialists from Gazoo Racing unveiled a new concept car based on the new Toyota Yaris. Gazoo Racing's Toyota Yaris Turbo concept gets a revised 1.5-liter gasoline engine which is now able to deliver 180 horsepower and 220 Nm of torque. The additional power is gained thanks to a turbocharger while...
"Go CUV and fake off-roader products!" This is the current trend so we might as well roll with it and accept the situation without too much of a fuss. So why would I say that the Japanese giving us the details on their Mazda CX-5 is shouting? Well, because it is, after a period of quiet since its unveiling the...
There's been a lot of talk about how the Germans at Mercedes will be getting bored once the SLS AMG convertible and that they'd produce something new. Those voices are now probably smug about how right they were. Further more, not only is Mercedes' AMG division hard at work on a new car, it's closer to release than you might...
The Bavarians have recently gotten some stick for the way they pay American workers compared to those from Germany but this bit of news is likely to change that. BMW has just announced that they plan to ship some serious investments over the Atlantic, particularly towards their Spartanburg plant. Their plant in Spartanburg California will soon have close to one...
There's plenty of stuff to to like about the still relatively new McLaren MP4-12C but there's also a couple of things one may not like. The most important of the latter category would be how it's overloaded with performance levels yet has almost no feel other than "cold and clinical". McLaren announced the fixing of the problem with a different...
The Spanish people from Seat released photos and details on the 2012 Ibiza, a facelift model which is expected to arrive in the coming months in Europe. The facelift treatment is applied to three-door, five-door hatchback and Sport Tourer versions as you can see in the official images below. "The next generation of the successful Spanish model is here –...
Even Holden released no official pricing or availability details, some Australian dealers claim that the upcoming Holden Volt will get a starting price of over AU$60,000. There is a major difference between the price of the U.S.-spec Chevrolet Volt which starts from $39,645 and its Australian brother which might be even AU$30,000 more expensive. There should not be such a...
For all the criticism that can come along side a new car, little of it has been as filled with hate as the one manifested as for the Toyota IQ. The small hatchback 3+1 is loaded with ingenius solutions for downsizing yet it doesn't make any difference. The Toyota IQ has more haters than a new missile test. Recently however...
