Posts Tagged ‘generation model’

North American Exclusive First Drive: Alfa MiTo

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Alfa MiTo It's Saturday night and I'm out on the town. My friend – like half of the guys in the room – is eyeing the pretty blond across the bar, but at least he knows he doesn't have to worry about competition from my corner. Because there's a smolderingl......

VW up! could be switched to FWD

Friday, July 18th, 2008
Volkswagen is working hard to make the up! a reality, but the technological challenges of a rear engine, RWD car are proving to be more daunting than expected. The VW engineering team is reportedly having trouble conjuring up a low cost rear-engine layout. The problem has been trying to accommodate ......

Spy Shots: Honda’s hybrid Prius-fighter caught

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of Honda's new hybrid.Honda's oft-discussed, yet never spied Prius-fighter has been caught by the merry minions at KGP. A parade of three cars were shot in the desert, including the prototype you see above, a facelifted Civic Hybrid and the new model's arch rival, ......

Spy Shots: Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart sneaks out ahead of Paris show

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Click above for more spy shots of the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback.We're eagerly anticipating the debut of the Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback and its Ralliart variant in Paris this September, and these recent shots of the five-door making the rounds in Barcelona are just enough to keep us inter......

Dacia unveils the New Logan

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Dacia New LoganHot on the heels of the new Sandero five-door hatch, Dacia has unveiled a redesign of the cheap, little car that started it all for the offshoot of Renault, the Logan. Now dubbed the New Logan, Dacia's inexpensive four-door economy car gets spru......

Toyota adds 5-door Yaris to U.S. lineup

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Click above image for a gallery of the Yaris 5-doorSmall cars are back en vogue thanks to lofty fuel prices. As a result, Toyota is completing is Yaris lineup in the U.S. by finally adding the 5-door liftback to its list of offerings for the 2009 model year. Available in other markets (including Can......

Alfa Romeo hunts for 169 platform; 149 gets its own

Sunday, June 29th, 2008
After having being introduced way back in 1998, Alfa Romeo finally stopped production of the 166 last year. Now without a flagship sedan to hold up the top of the range, Alfa is working on the development of its successor. However, the 169 (as the model is expected to be called) has been pushed bac......

Spy Shots: Twin-turbo V8 BMW X5

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the twin-turbo V8 BMW X5.BMW has continued to deny the existence of an M-version of the X5, and by all accounts, it's true. The blokes from Bavaria maintain that the 'ute's size, weight, height and packaging won't warrant the tri-tones of the vaunted M. But the ......

Rendered Speculation: Will this be the new Audi A7?

Friday, June 20th, 2008
We recently gave you details and showed you spy shots of Audi's forthcoming A7 four-door "coupe". Not much could be gleaned from the photos though, with the car looking much more like a sport camel than a sport sedan. A year ago, CAR magazine was passing out renderings of the A7 based on information......

Pics Aplenty: Meet the Alfa Romeo Mi.To

Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Alfa Romeo Mi.ToThough Alfa Romeo unveiled the Mi.To back in March, we've only had a few images at which to stare in disbelief over how there's a part of the world that produces small cars this beautiful. Not so anymore, as Alfa has released over 40 new high-r......