The British at Aston Martin were getting a little bored over at the office so they decided to facelift the V8 Vantage. Sounds like a great way to pass the time. The only problem is that as they got to work, the Brits got a little bored with this task so they decided to move
Next year’s version of the Lexus RX crossover has just been leaked in a brochure of the Japanese market that was later on intercepted by the guys over at Carscoop. The leaked brochure boasts pretty much no usable information on technologies employed, specs, performance and so on but, thankfully, serves up decent details on the
As part of the 2012 Chicago Motor Show, the Japanese at Nissan plan to release the refreshed version of their 370Z sports coupe. Before that though, us Internet people get a preview. Add in some glossy photos taken on a location nobody has ever heard of and a few sketchy details on what the new
Cars like the Citroen C1 are designed to serve up value for money, low prices and therefore are designed with a serious eye on the budget. Therefore they tend not to get facelifts or updates until relatively late in their life. For the Citroen C1 and its Peugeot 107 and Toyota Aygo that time has
The Audi R8 has something special about it, for a supercar it manages to cover just about every aspect of daily life and doesn’t feel outdated very fast. Age is beginning to catch up to it though, so the Germans are preparing us for the upcoming facelift and for the complete makeover due to be
It’s hard not to take a stab at Americans and their love for oversized SUVs when Lexus announces they’ll be coming to the Detroit Motor Show with an updated LX. However, in the interest of fairness, we’ll say that the Lexus LX is one worthy piece of machinery, despite having mostly frivolous uses. The facelift
As one of Volkswagen’s leading efforts towards playing with the big boys of the premium segment the CC version of their Passat saloon has been off to quite the start. Unfortunately, that start took place well over three years ago so the Germans have given it a facelift, one they unveiled at the Los Angeles
The Honda Civic may be a small hatchback, a cheap, reliable product but it is also the Japanese company’s bread winner. Naturally, a car of this significance generally gets extra attention from its manufacturer so even though the following announcement is a surprise it makes perfect sense. After receiving some criticism on their 2012 model
Ferrari have had a successful run with their tradition-breaking coupe cabriolet California and now, 3 years from its original launch, they’re improving it. Reports from Ferrari dealers speak of a mild refresh for 2012 that will make the Ferrari California faster in pretty much all aspects of its existence. The exterior look will not be
I’m a big fan of the Ford Mondeo, in fact, I like it so much i can’t help but shift an eyebrow when the Blue Oval comes up with a new one. They never made it worse, not once in the history of the Ford Mondeo has there ever been a successor that wasn’t a
Ford and their F-150 may be ahead, but they aren’t backing down. According to the most recent of press releases from the Blue Oval, their star pickup is going to get a few changes so it welcomes 2012’s arrival. None of these changes are very big, but some of them make a huge difference so
Just as I was complaining about the manufacturers giving us a lot more minor tweaks and facelifts than usual, Volvo pours some more gas on the fire. The Swedes have recently announced a small series of even smaller details being updated on their popular XC90 SUV in order to make it a 2012 model. To
In a bit of a leap of faith Honda’s preparation for the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show implies a mild facelift to their Insight hybrid. Under the 2012 modelyear, Honda’s Insight doesn’t get much of a considerable appearance change but there’s a vital swap (in Europe at least) in its stats. The emissions now fall to
Bavaria’s latest in a line of what many of unnecessary cars, the X1, has been delayed from a launch in the U.S. several times up until recently. This is because just last week the company announced that the BMW X1 would be delayed from seeing its stateside debut indefinitely and since then Americans had been
Shortly after BMW have been telling us about how they plan to make the X range special and with added exclusive editions, their X6 was spotted with a new set of headlights. Its apparently meant to be a new facelift so there’s bound to be some new stuff inside apart from the exclusive package and
One of Mazda’s most fruitful products got a major update recently and today was its official unveiling date. Dubbed as a facelift, it would seem like not much has changed. More patient eyes however will have taken a proper look at the new spec sheet and noticed the new engine that is available in it
It’s pretty common nowadays for all wheel drive to be a very demanded option on big and luxurious cars so it was only natural for this question to pop up. When are Hyundai’s participation to the luxury segment going to get a drivetrain that includes all wheel drive? There’s no better source for this sort
The original Volvo XC90 was a great attempt from the Swedish towards making an SUV they way parents wanted it as opposed to how off-road enthusiasts did. In a recent announcement we’ve been told they plan on making a brand new version of the Volvo XC90 and this time they are going to overcome some
I know people would genuinely point laser aiming guns at my point for saying this but it seems like the Chevrolet Corvette is truly related to the Honda CR-V. Hoping there will be a lot of misses, I’m going to carry on writing this piece and even justify why the mild facelift we’re getting for
At something blatantly uninteresting that’s called the Toronto International Auto Show, Mazda revealed their 2012 version of the 3 sedan which gets some facelift-like minor changes and some new engine technology. Since the styling tweaks are pretty difficult to spot the Canadians got the first real life look at the Skyactive-G engine.
