Posts Tagged ‘auto express’

Spy Shots: Jaguar XFR getting ready to bite

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
In nature, only the lion and tiger are bigger cats than the jaguar, and the spotted feline is quite the predator, as prey learns when the cat's fangs penetrate their skulls. The wild jaguar is also diminishing in number. When you think about it, you can draw a parallel between the beast and the bran......

Peugeot 3008 crossover to join the charge… forward

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
It's more than a little unusual to see the French mounting an assault on anything, but reports indicate that French automakers are attacking the crossover sport-utility market with a vengeance. In Geneva, Renault will unveil the production version of the Koleos crossover, which follows the Citroen C......

Rendered Speculation: Ford’s new Ka is coming

Friday, December 7th, 2007
There are many vehicles manufactured by Ford that never see the United States market, and the subcompact Ka is one of those offerings. It can be found roaming the streets of Europe and Latin America (totally different versions that happen to share the same name, we're told), and it's actually quite ......

Nissan GT-R V-Spec in the works

Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Those who patiently wait out the first year of Nissan GT-R production to avoid the hassle of dealer markups or some of the bugs that come with a new car, you may make off with a better performing model. Nissan plans on bringing a V-Spec, meaning victory specification, version of the GT-R to market a......

Spy Shots: updated Porsche 911 Turbo

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Porsche can't be too happy about its 911 Turbo getting trounced so thoroughly by something as plebian as the new Nissan GT-R, so its engineers have focused their frustration into... new taillights. Auto Express has several spy shots of an all but completely undisguised test mule undergoing cold-weat......

BMW mini-car development underway

Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Over recent months a collage of rumors surrounding a fourth brand under the BMW umbrella have been circulating, which may now be coming into clearer focus. With government fuel economy and emissions standards tightening both in the US and abroad, BMW, like other carmakers, is being forced to develop......

Spy Shots: Volvo XC60 out playin’ in the snow

Friday, November 16th, 2007
Volvo is working hard to finish development on the production version of its XC60 CUV before it goes on sale later in 2008. We'll see the official unveiling in Geneva most likley, and the concept has certainly whetted our appetite. Aimed at the smaller end of the premium CUV market, the XC60 will ta......

Spy Shots: MINI Crossman CUV

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
Spy photographers have caught the MINI Crossman practically naked. Unless BMW is keeping the car's final ride height a secret, this looks to be a branding exercise extraordinaire: the car is but a few millimeters higher than the Clubman. Its "rough-road" credentials are supposedly validated by the l......

Detroit ‘08 Preview: V12 diesel-powered Audi R8 TDI to be unveiled

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
click above to view more images of the 2008 Audi R8Audi has already publicly revealed it will be showing two vehicles at this year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit. One it called a "stunning" concept car and the other is a new production car making its world debut. One of the two ......

Spy Shots: Renaultsport Twingo 120

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Anyone who knows hot hatches knows that Renault is king. While other championship-winning automakers put their racing experience into six-figure supercars, Renaultsport puts its into grocery-haulers to turn out such splendidly chuckable pocket-rockets as the Clio 197 and Megane 225. Evidently firmly......