When it comes to fuel economy upgrades in Europe, BMW is pretty much at the top of the crowd when it comes to diesel offerings but in Japan things are different. The ongoing Tokyo Motor Show is the place where the 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Series was unveiled so that the Bavarians can showcase fuel economy levels they can manage....

As the Tokyo Motor Show opens up its gates, the Japanese have already started showing us what the technologically obsessed folk can do. First up the Honda EV-STER Concept got its first unveiling and it is a stunning EV, one that's very desirable, perhaps more than the Tesla Model S. Unlike the American roadster, the Honda EV-STER is a very...

The Swedish company that announced some serious numbers in new job creation recently also has some fun stuff from Polestar to tell us what's going on. Volvo is retaining the emphasis on the safety features of their cars but for some time now they've been having quite a powerful incline towards... power. The latest announcement sees Volvo include a bit...

You might remember the Mugen CR-Z RR Study revealed by the Japanese company at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year. If you do, we have to tell you that Honda decided to give the green light to the model renaming it CR-Z iCF. Of course, the concept suffered few modifications but it is still good to see prototypes which...

Here is some good news for all the British customers which are upset that the Americans from Ford decided to bring the sporty Focus ST in the local market only starting next year. The new Focus Zetec S won't bring any engine upgrades but it will sport a revised exterior. The special edition can be ordered with two diesel units,...

Despite the recently unveiled Nissan Juke-R being considerably more interesting than the current option the Japanese will be unveiling in Tokyo, it's not to be ignored. Whereas the recently presented Nissan Juke Nismo lacks the performance of some GT-R underpinnings, performance and crazyness it can stand its ground. In a much more fitting Nismo fashion, the new Nissan Juke option...

We may have gotten used to car makers churning out concept cars that look as close as possible to production versions but every now and then there's fun to be had in an exception. In regard to the Tokyo Motor Show, that particularly weird looking concept will be the Toyota Fun-Vii, a car that's inspired by something most of us...

The hatchback daddy, the Golf, is not far from its major refresh and here we are, several months ahead of its unveiling with a few spyshots. The 2013 Volkswagen Golf was spied while testing on the open road and while the information available on the looks are poor, you should see what's going on under the skin. Both the build...

The economic crisis seems to be an unusual term for the Swedish people from Volvo as the company plans to sell more vehicles, extend the production and add more than 10,000 new employees by 2020. For instance, if Volvo sold more than 370,000 vehicles in 2010, the company expects to produce and sell almost 450,000 units in 2012, a significant...

Mazda is a Japanese company that doesn't seem to follow the trends. They take their time and they tend to do things right. Which is something both good and wrong, as Mazda's brilliant products sometime go unnoticed but good because they're some of the cheapest ones around. Their latest innovation for the "average" car comes in the form of something...