Volkswagen is presenting the world premiere of an entirely new Passat – as a saloon and an estate car simultaneously. The seventh generation of this bestseller will be available in initial European markets starting as soon as mid-November. The Volkswagen Passat represents one of the very great success stories in automotive history, with over 15 [...]
Toyota will return to the mini-MPV (B-MPV) market in 2011 with the new Verso-S, its first contender in a segment it created itself in 1999 with the launch of Yaris Verso. Verso-S will compete in part of the European new car market that has almost tripled in size since 2002, thanks to more motorists downsizing [...]
Ahead of the Paris Motor Show, set to take place in October, Lexus has revealed minor revisions to the popular Lexus IS junior executive saloon. The 2011 Lexus IS comes in IS250 and IS200d trims in Europe, and allegedly now has restyled wheels, new taillights and LED running lights on trims fitted with HID headlights. [...]
Mercedes-Benz pioneered the so-called ‘four-door coupe’ segment with the first-generation CLS-Class. But with its 2012 CLS sedan, Mercedes now faces plenty of competition in the segment it created — most notably in the form of coming offerings from German rivals Audi and BMW. The swoopy 2012 CLS class is praised for its amazing dashboard and [...]
size is not everything in the small-car conflict and the next Swift, revealed for the first time in official pictures from Hungary, looks much like the current car. It will also have similar suspension and engines, although Australia will not get the three-door Swift sold in Australia and local supplies will not arrive until midway [...]
The new Swift, which supplants a version launched in 2005, is longer, wider and taller than its predecessor, with a wider track and larger-diameter wheels and tires. The car’s 1.3-liter four-cylinder engine is being replaced by a smaller, cleaner and more powerful 1.2-liter unit that produces 92 horsepower and 87 pound-feet of torque. Average fuel [...]
When Ford announced its new seven-seat Grand C-Max last fall at the Frankfurt Motor Show, it also revealed that the new model would be coming to North America for the first time. In conjunction with the announcement today that Ford’s plant in Valencia, Spain would produce hybrid versions of the five-seat C-Max for Europe in [...]
Toyota Corolla, the 10th generation of the best-selling car in the world, will benefit from a range of updated models in Europe since May 2010. Toyota Corolla 2010 will provide customers with revised exterior styling further improved and more sophisticated, higher quality interior design. * Sophisticated design, improved quality, advanced technology * More dynamic exterior [...]
Maruti Suzuki has launched its popular car Wagon-R in India. All-new Wagon-R comes with a new, powerful and highly fuel efficient 998 cc K-series engine, delivering a high fuel efficiency of 18.9 kmpl. It also comes with a new transmission with cable-type gearshift, and a superior suspension technology. Thanks to a brand-new platform, the overall [...]
The new Global Compact Car, like the Nissan Micra successor also indicates, is on a new platform of Nissan. The “V platform. Nissan will debut in April in Thailand. The fourth generation Micra is available in 160 countries worldwide. Only two engines are on the program, a 1.2 driepitter with 80 hp with 108 Nm. [...]
