According to some rumors the Americans from General Motors are already developing new innovative technologies for the second generation of the electric Chevrolet Volt. The current generation of the Chevrolet Volt uses a lithium-ion battery pack able to provide and an electric engine able to develop 150 horsepower. The batteries are able to provide a driving range of about 65...
The next-generation Audi A6 will officially debut at the Detroit Auto Show which will start early next year, in January. The Ingolstadt manufacturer announced that the new Audi A6 will be manufactured in Germany at the Neckarsulm plant. Moreover, on December 1st we expect to find more details about the specifications of the new German model as Audi claimed that...
The incoming Geneva Motor Show seems to collect models decided to make the debut and the Chrysler Lancia concept earlier revealed at Detroit seems to be on the list. The American manufacturer decided to announce that the series model based on the Chrysler Lancia concept it's ready to make its first appearance next year at the automotive-dedicated Geneva Motor Show....
The British made Land Rover Defender met up with the German tuning company Startech and they started to fool around. The end result isn't that bad but it's not exactly poetic. Perhaps it's because I was expecting somewhat more serious modifications from the 2010 Essen Motor Show. Perhaps it's just because I'm not very familiar with the Land Rover Defender....
The Mercedes SLS AMG has been around for a while and although it hasn't yet been sold in massive numbers the tuning community are already working on it. The 2010 Essen Motor Show is just the place for a tuner to show off something like this in style. Since the tuner in question is Brabus and Mercedes is pretty much...
The Americans really want to storm the Chinese... automotive market. In a recent announcement from Ford we've found that their assault on the Chinese automotive market has been escalated by an increase in the number of dealers available. The People's Republic is in a prolonged state of economic boom. This must be why Ford plans to add an extra 100...
Kia proudly announces that the last Euro NCAP tests where two models were put to several tests ended very well for their models. The Kia Sportage SUV as well as the Venga MPV managed to satisfy all the requirments imposed by the Euro NCAP tests, thus, they obtained the maximum five stars rating for safety. A spokesman within Kia claimed...
The police from German State of Hesse ordered 800 Opel Insignia Sports Tourer units to serve the local police. Under the bonnet the German model offers a 1.6-liter engine able to develop about 180 horsepower and 230 Nm of torque. The police fleet ordered by the Germans comes with all the necessary equipment for a police car that has to...
The British model got surprising bad results at the well-known Euro NCAP test, the Jaguar XF being able to get just a four stars rating. You may accuse me of using not the most properly words when telling you this is a surprising bad result but the British manufacturer stated itself that they will take a serious look on this...
Good news for those of you having on the wishlist a Cadillac Escalade as the American model is about the receive a new equipment package called Platinum Edition and available for the models sold in Europe. Thus, Cadillac Escalade Platinum Edition benefits from some improvements compared to the standard model. From the main features of the new package we can...
