The British people from Rolls-Royce decided to celebrate 100 years since the Spirit of Ecstasy badge has been introduced through some events scheduled to be held in London but also through a new limited series called Centery Edition. As the famous statuette turns 100, BMW's subsidiary promises 100 custom units of Phantom. Bespoke division will take care of these 100...
The South Korean manufacturer raised the curtains of the earlier teased Hyundai Curb concept at Detroit. The live photos reveal more features of the new Hyundai concept, a design study made by the American people from Hyundai's design workshop in California. Hyundai Curb concept introduces an advanced Fluidic Sculpture dimension aiming to inspire the new incoming models. The new Curb...
Guess what, not everything making the news these days is coming from the Detroit Motor Show, and this is just the case. While Audi is showcasing their new A6 mid range sedan at NAIAS, the Ingolstadters are pretty busy at home. They've just registered two very interested nameplates for Audi fans. The chaps from Audi have registered the SQ5 and...
My favorite of Detroit's Big Three, mostly after the bailout story, Ford has made a pretty interesting announcement today. The Blue Oval plans to hire some 7000 people in their manufacturing segment, in order to boost their ca making efforts. With what can only be perceived as good predictions for the future, Ford has decided to increase the number of...
Honda decided to bring at Detroit two concept based on the same model, Civic, giving us a glimpse on the new Civic generation expected to be revealed somewhere next year. We talk about two concepts which bring futuristic lines and aerodynamic shape, innovations and new ideas. The Japanese people from Honda brought in the front of the American audience two...
Ok, go on, have your laugh, I just said there's a rumor going round that Toyota may want to build a Prius pickup. On a serious note the rumor in regards to the Japanese rumor spreaders may actually have something going on. I realize that a Toyota Prius pickup truck right now sounds almost believable for one relatively simple reason....
After a series of teasers, the South Korean manufacturer unveiled the new Veloster, Coupe's replacement, a model which aims to come with an affordable price of about $20,000. The new Hyundai Veloster adopts an aggressive design with sharp lines, elongated front optical blocks, 17 and 18-inch alloy wheels and a little rear aileron. A glass roof is also available while...
Together with the earlier introduced MPV version of the current Toyota Prius hybrid, namely Prius V, the Japanese manufacturer decided to introduce one more hybrid model in the range, but this time in form of a concept. Toyota Prius C aims to be something like the opposite of Prius V. As the MPV version of Toyota Prius offers more interior...
The Japanese manufacturer finally decided to reveal the MPV version of the current generation Prius. The new Prius V is available with the same hybrid powertrain but it is slightly larger measuring 4,62m lenght, 1,78 wide and a wheelbase pf 2,78m. The fuel consumption announced by Toyota is 5,6 liters/100 km. At the exterior the model brings 16-inch alloy wheels...
One of the biggest American manufacturers, Chevrolet, managed to start the 2011 NAIAS with an award, namely, the plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt was awarded with the 2011 North American Car of the Year award. The American model impressed the audience through its innovative technology, showy design, safety and handling abilities, the jury made of 49 journalists around US and Canada...
