Honda aren’t having the best of times as far as their automotive developments are concerned, but they’ve just caught a break. It’s come from the United States, particularly the legal department. I’m sure Honda would have loved to get a break in terms of market share but they’ll have to settle with this settling of
Honda is working hard towards making a comeback to a time when they were simply on a roll these days as far as the products are concerned. We’re seeing this in Acura, we’re seeing it in the future of Honda itself and a lot of marketing on the side. Simply put, the future of Honda
It wouldn’t really be an American motor show without some sort of new and desirable pickup truck making the rounds would it? At this year’s New York Auto Show, Ram debuted the 2013 1500 model which comes forward with quite a few aces up its sleeves. As you’d imagine, some of the new feats and
Among the superstars and high performance models of the Geneva Motor Show a few peculiarities have managed to sneak through. One such example is the Toyota FT-Bh. Toyota’s FT-Bh is a concept meant to once again showoff just how much the Japanese cares about the environment and what they’re capable of doing for it. It
Honda has been getting a bit of heated action in the U.S. lately after a plaintiff won a suit against them in a small-claims court in California. The lawsuit was regarding fuel economy figures. It seems that Heather Peters (plaintiff) felt she was mislead by Honda since her 2006 Civic Hybrid never managed the fuel
“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
With so many very interesting new cars and concepts being unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show, it’s very easy to overlook some of the rumors and quotes that turn up during the proceedings. This could be the case on what Ford product chief Derrick Kuzak said on Monday about the predicted future of the their
The American market is notorious for its consumer attitude so when the customer wants something, the manufacturers know damn well that they need to provide it. Along side plenty of other fun stuff inside or out, the latest thing that fascinates the Americans is something that has conquered Europe for plenty of years, the diesel
The Germans at Mercedes will be present at the Detroit Motor Show with their usual lineup of cars but they will be focusing attention on the E Class. Not because the mid-sized luxury saloon is suddenly going to get interesting, good looking or reasonably priced, but it does have a trick up its sleeve. A
When the British at Bentley introduced their Continental GT back in 2003, a great part of its acclaim was in the 6.0 liter twin-turbocharged W12 engine. Critics raved about the enormous torque levels, the smooth power delivery and the feeling of infinite grunt that engine seemed to develop. For all the lovability of that enormous
The Korean manufacturer success story of the present days is still going on, despite various predictions of their slowing down. Hyundai proves this better than everybody else as their 2011 Elantra is killing everything out there in its relatively entry level market. The “40 mpg on all models” certainly helped along the success story of
Though not exactly the biggest of news, a couple of years back the Germans have once again teamed up with the Italians. No war was planned but Mercedes and Ducati have both gained something from the deal and they want us to know that the future holds more of the same. In order to celebrate
Despite not being ready to bring diesel engine to the US the British at Jaguar have recently tested the water with an oil-burning XF. The Jaguar XF diesel went from coast to cost and we now got hold of the results of its trip. Testing took place on the cross-country run that took it from
Though the Mazda CX-5 has been seen before in both concept and production form, the Los Angeles Motor Show gave us the first hand look at what a U.S. spec version will look like. Almost predictably, the styling is pretty much identical to the one of the European and Japanese versions, what really changed is
Whereas diesel has seen an enormous fan base in Europe over the last 10 or 15 years, plenty of the major markets around the world haven’t been so interested. In fact, it’s only been a couple or so years since diesel power seems to have caught the attention of the American market. In sharing the
Normally, when met with the idea of buying or looking up an Audi, you’d be expecting a dignified business man’s express, a sure footed saloon that loves the motorway. There are some exceptions in the lineup, but that’s really what they are and perhaps the Ingolstadt based company is trying to break that line of
After hearing about countless problems and delays regarding the Fisker Karma, its production and market availability fans and customers can finally breathe easy. This is because this little piece of news about the Fisker Karma is actually positive and stands for one less hurdle to overcome on its way to the market. The Fisker Karma
With the Koreans at Kia on a seriously ascending path it’s not uncommon to see them tackle some of the difficult areas of the market. Their Frankfurt Motor Show unveiled Kia GT Concept is a sign of their attempt at muscling into the sports sedan market and it is quite the breath of fresh air.
Volkswagen’s Jetta never really had issues selling, nor did it ever suffer in the fuel economy department and still the people’s car maker claims to have a surprise on hand for us. As early as the 2012 Detroit Motor Show, which is scheduled for January, the Germans will be unveiling the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid.
BMW may be hard at work on the futuristic stuff like the i3 EV and i8 EV supercar but the Bavarians aren’t about to neglect their current lineup of cars. Their latest work volume was focused on improving the X5 and X6 a little in order to prep them for the 2012 nameplate and keep
