It would seem that the more interesting versions of the Mini BMW has been promising since it took over the British brand are starting to trickle in. The first of the approved models to hit production will be a Mini Coupe which is scheduled for August 2011 and it will be followed shortly after by
Some reports say that this is not just a random thought but a fact on one of the next projects BMW have undertaken at Mini. With a seven seat layout in mind i’m expecting the car to grow quite a lot but officials have found a way to say it will be slightly bigger.
Numerous General Motors cars and trucks sold globally will be recalled by GM due to a problem with the wind shield wiper fluid heating system. While the recall concerns a total of 1.53 million Buick, Hummer, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC and Saturn models, most of them have been sold in the U.S. with an estimated 1.36
Italian automaker Alfa Romeo have announced that the company has almost finalized the design on the Giulia sedan. The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sedan will be using the base from the Alfa Romeo Giulietta as a stretched version of that particular platform.
The title pretty much says it all as a recent report of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Toyota vehicles were involved in unintended acceleration accidents that have totalled 89 deaths since 2000. This figure is a worryingly increase compared to the previously reported figure of 52 fatalities due to the issue.
This is something the nostalgic would dread, an iconic Italian supercar manufacturer recalling vehicles because some problems with them has cropped up. Well, maybe it’s not snowing in hell yet but Lamborghini are recalling a total of 428 examples of the 2007-2008 model year Murcielago Coupe and Roadster models in the United States.
2011 will be the year when the new McLaren Supercar, the MP4-12C, goes on sale worldwide and while there isn’t much more to be known about it, the company has just announced it’s initial network of dealers. The launch will see 35 retailers the new 2011 McLaren MP4-12C but, according to McLaren the network is
The recall Saga continues as Toyota Motor Corporation has just announced that it plans to call in 11500 Lexus LS worldwide spread over four models in order to fix some issues related to the steering wheel system of the car. The models in question are the LS460, LS460L and the LS600h, LS600hL hybrids, all equipped with
The current Honda Civic is one of the cars that you see everyday and to be honest it’s one of my favorite looking mainstream cars. Somehow people think it’s in a big need of a redesign or a facelift. I’m not one of those guys who thinks old cars make the world go round but
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed testing the 2011 Ford Fiesta and has officially announced that the new compact Ford Motor Company will be selling in the U.S. after amazing success in Europe will hit 40 mpg highway, making it the most fuel-efficient car in its class. With this in mind, and with the
It would seem that people who were waiting for the small diesel pickups made in India will have to keep on waiting as their launch date has been pushed back to December 2010. This is the fourth time these pickups are postponed and the original American launch date has now grown past an year’s delay
The recent rumor in circulation about Hyundai’s intentions on a full sized pickup based around the Dodge Ram have been put to sleep by the Korean company itself. In a recent announcement, the South Korean-based automaker firmly denied the story through an official statement made by the company’s U.S. division.
The North American branch of Saab Cars has recently launched its first sales event as a new company in the form of a leasing program built around the 2010 Saab 9-3. The lease program will enable you to put a brand new Saab 9-3 in your driveway with a two liter engine and an automatic
Hyundai is a Korean automaker that keeps surprising the American market with ever more products that fit the needs of the US. First there was the Genesis, then the Genesis Coupe and now there might be this pickup to deliver a massive blow in sales to America’s favorite form of transport.
Recalls aren’t big news any more and this concerns me a bit, there are quite a lot going on and with such a great number of them around you may start to think, how much longer until they figure out an issue with my car? Hopefully you will not get the chance to read a
General Motors had planned to to bring the seven-seater Chevrolet Orlando crossover to the United States but has recently reconsidered and decided not to do it after all. According to Mark Reuss, GM’s president for North America, the man who made the decision to cancel these plans the brand needs to focus on the existing models
Buick is a brand that’s in the middle of a revolution and seems to soldier on with it. The Buick LaCrosse leads the way and the upcoming Regal should pave it. Seeing these great cars revive the spirit of Buick, their marketing director labels the revolution as “a timeless proposition of understated luxury“.
Honda‘s special division, Acura will be recalling a whopping 167.255 TSX Sedans produced between 2004 and 2008 due to a fire hazard issue. The guilty party is the power steering hose as it can potentially deteriorate prematurely thus leaking fluid which could cause a fire under the bonnet.
Ford Motor Company has announced today that Boston, Massachusetts has become the first American city to officially approve the Transit Connect as a taxi. This measure of approval has taken place as the current taxi car of choice for Americans, the Ford Crown Victoria is going out of production next year. The Ford Transit Connect
Chrysler Group LLC has just announced that upon the launch of the new Charger in November 2010 they will be ready to increase their participation to the squad car market. Peter Grady, Chrysler’s head of network development and fleet said that his company will go hard out after this particular market.
