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Spied: 2013 Peugeot 208 GTi

The new car that will take Peugeot back into the hot hatch arena, the Peugeot 208 GTI, has been spied testing for the first time.Spotted during cold weather development work in the middle of Scandinavia, this three-door Peugeot 208 doesn’t sport the aggressive rear wing or bespoke front grille that’s expected to feature on the final GTI version.However, telltale signs that this is the ‘hot’

Lowside syndicate magazine

I just received word that there's some space reserved for my BMW in Lowside Syndicate Magazine's latest issue: Issue 7!They had asked me for photo's a few months back, so I had a good look around on their website and really liked what a saw. They seem to want to distinguish them selfs from other magazines by the use of very classy, high quality material. So it's a great, great honor for me.My

Motor-magazine best readers photo of 2011

I submitted this photo for the motor-magazine best reader's photo 2011 contest:Guess what?That was a pleasant surprise for me, first prize! I'll get to go along with their professional photographer for a day, I'm petty excited about that since I'm always eager to learn!

Hot News: Renault Plans Alpine Tribute at Paris Motor Show 2012

Renault looks set to reveal a follow-up to the iconic Renault Alpine A110 at the Paris motor show this autumn. The firm is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the A110 Berlinetta this year and Renault design chief Laurens van den Acker told Autocar “it would be remiss not to do something” to celebrate the original Alpine.A question remains as to whether a new Alpine coupé could become a

Spied: 2013 BMW 7-Series

An update of the fifth-generation BMW 7 Series has been spotted, revealing subtle exterior changes. Changes include revised headlamps, which along with relocated indicators (now in the mirrors) will be LEDs, while there’s a new tail-light design. There will be no sheetmetal changes for the largest BMW, which is now more than three years old. Also photographed is the optional M package,

New Car: 2013 BMW X6

Love it or hate it, the BMW X6 is the type of vehicle that commands your attention. In an effort to keep its “sports activity coupe” fresh, Munich has made several cosmetic updates to its 2013 BMW X6 lineup and is now also offering an M Performance package that provides some additional oomph. For starters, the X6 receives minor touch-ups to its front fascia that brings its version of BMW’s

Unofficial Picture: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe

The first images of the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe have officially leaked out, thanks to the fan boys over at Hyundai Blog. First spotted wrapped in camouflage in October, these shots are the first unwrapped images we’ve seen of the 2013 Santa Fe as Hyundai readies it for its debut at April’s New York International Auto Show. Back in October we brought you these exclusive spy shots of a camouflaged

New Car: 2012 Ram Laramie Limited

If you’re in favor of a luxurious version of the Ram pickup but don’t really like the cowboy-boot-on-wheels styling of the Laramie Longhorn edition truck, Ram has another option: the new 2012 Laramie Limited promises similar interior appointments but with a bit of cosmetic restraint. The Laramie Limited package will be offered on 1500, 2500, and 3500 Ram models fitted with either crew or mega

Spied: 2014 Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra

Introduced as 2007 models, the current Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup twins are due for a revamp. Our spy photographers (dressed like snow leopards, we hope) have nabbed several shots of both extended- and crew-cab versions during cold-weather testing. While it’s difficult to make out much in the way of design aside from the familiar cab-in-front, bed-in-back layout,

90% chance of rain

That's what the forecast said. Didn't see a single drip. It was INCREDIBLY cold though. But I had a great time riding the CB :)Found some unpaved roads againDid a photo shoot with Vera (in this photo) and Simone. I'm used to shooting machines, animals and objects, it was a pretty new experience to work with people. It's not as easy as some people make it look. Learned a lot and we had a lot of

New Car: 2012 Nissan Note

The range of the British-built Nissan Note supermini-MPV is being upgraded for 2012, with a new luxury N-TEC+ grade one of the key changes.The mid-range Nissan Note Acenta gets new two-tone 16in alloys in place of the previous 15in versions, as well as chrome-effect door mirror covers and front fog light surrounds. On the inside there’s a new seat fabric, while climate control, automatic

Spied: 2013 Fiat Panda 4WD

The new Fiat Panda 4x4 has been spied during cold weather testing. This all-wheel-drive version of the Italian company’s popular small car was spotted in largely uncamouflaged guise.Fiat is backing up it’s the 2WD model range of the Panda with this 4x4 variant, which has extra-strength suspension mountings and unique spring/damper/anti-roll bar rates delivering increased wheel travel.Drive

Spied: 2013 Rolls-Royce Phantom

The Rolls-Royce Phantom was introduced in 2003 and, despite being mostly unchanged, is still regarded as one of the most luxurious cars on sale. But these spy pictures reveal there will be a few mild updates in 2012. As you can see from the pictures, the exterior changes will be minimal with just a few changes to the headlights and front bumper. The foglights that sit proudly below the

Spied: 2014 Porsche Panamera

Despite a mixed reception to the first model’s looks, the Porsche Panamera is now firm's second-best selling car. The updated Panamera looks to resemble its sporty stablemates, and these spy shots reveal a revised front-end with rounder headlights, just like the new 991-generation 911. The biggest changes will be in the bumpers, with these images showing substantial modifications, including

Spied: 2013 Buick Enclave/GMC Acadia

By most accounts, both the 2012 Buick Enclave and 2012 GMC Acadia are still handsome people haulers despite their age. The Enclave has been with us since the 2008 model year, while the Acadia first bowed in 2007. But while the sheet metal has aged somewhat gracefully, everything else is showing its age, namely the interior and powertrain. General Motors hopes to address those shortcomings

New Car: 2012 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport SE

It’s fair to say that the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport already stands out from the crowd, but a new version of the car shown at the Qatar Motor Show is even more noticeable. The Grand Sport seen here is “an exclusive and uniquely colored model” with yellow paint bringing the car’s price to a cool €1.58 million (about $2.05 million). The lower half of the Veyron wears exposed black carbon fiber,

New Car: 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trim Level

What’s in a name? That’s up to you. Jeep’s currently showing a preview of a potential dress-up package for the 2012 Grand Cherokee, but it’s leaving the task of naming the stealthy ensemble to the general public. Jeep’s currently showing two specially-prepared Grand Cherokees – one painted black, the other a dark red – at the Houston and Washington D.C. shows, respectively. Both vehicles are

BMW walkaround

I was going through my videos and I realized I've never posted this one..... Hope the weather will be like that again soon!!

The last one of last week's shoot.

BMW cafe racer

Spied: 2014 BMW X5

The all-new BMW X5 has been spied in testing for the first time. The all-new SUV is tentatively scheduled to be launched later in 2013 and will be the third of four SUVs BMW will be launching, refreshing or replacing before 2014.Under the skin, the new BMW X5 will share its underpinnings with the new BMW X3, which has been a huge sales success in the UK since its launch in 2011. It will get

Spied: 2013 BMW 1-Series M

These spy pictures show the most potent version of the new BMW 1-series, which is set to launch alongside the new three-door model later this year.A BMW M insider at confirmed to Autocar that the new model was likely to wear the M135i badge and would be part of the firm’s upcoming M Performance Automobiles line-up.According to the insider the M135i model, pictured here in testing for the

Spied: 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet

This is the first spy shot of the brand-new VW Beetle Cabriolet - and our spy photographer has captured it completely undisguised. Previewed by the E-Bugster concept, shown at the Detroit Motor Show last week, the new Cabriolet is designed to have a more masculine appearance than the car it replaces.Pointers towards the more muscular look are everywhere on this prototype. The roofline is

Spied: 2013 Fiat 500 MPV

The new 2012 Fiat 500 MPV has been caught in the open for the first time. Codenamed L-Zero by the Italian company, it's a larger and more practical people carrier version of the popular supermini. It will replace the current Multipla. Auto Express first scooped the new model late last year, but these are the first spy photographs showing the MINI Countryman rival on the road. Despite the

Spied: 2014 Porsche 911 GT3

There’s a new Porsche 911 GT3 on the way, and these spy pictures give our first look at the most extreme 991 yet ahead of its early 2013 release. Porsche has fitted a large rear wing and front spoiler, while twin centrally mounted exhausts further help to differentiate the GT3 from a standard 911. The big differences will be to performance, and Porsche will be shedding weight and

Sneak Peek: Mitsubishi New Vehicle

Mitsubishi’s Outlander needs a bit of an update, but it looks like help is on the way. Mitsubishi is set to launch a new production vehicle – which may likely be the successor to the current Outlander — at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. There’s not much known about the car, other than a short release from Mitsubishi that claims that the car will be a “strategic and innovative premium vehicle,”

Sneak Peek: Pininfarina Cambiano Concept

Pininfarina’s slow tease of its Cambiano concept for the Geneva Motor Show continues this week, with an interesting look at the car’s roof. This marks the third teaser image of the concept, which will compete for attention along with the 2013 Porsche Boxster and electric concept from Infiniti. The newest image of the Pininfarina Cambiano concept shows an interesting Web-like design for

New Car: 2012 Mini Cooper Baker Street & Bayswater SE

Mini’s march of London-themed special-edition models continued today, with the automaker adding two more to the stable: the Mini Baker Street and Mini Bayswater. Both models are based on the classic Mini Hardtop, and follow in the vein of the previous London-themed models by slightly changing the paintjob, upholstery, and interior fittings. The first, the Mini Baker Street, is only

BMW/CB 750 caferacer: video

I am gathering old (and newer) video footage of my bikes to make a short video. Biggest problem for me while making video's: Chosing appropriate background music. Suggestions are welcome :)

Spotted: BMW cafe racer

I saw this bike on a local ride. Didn't have a pen and paper with me, so I'll go back someday to stick a note on it asking if I can take better photo's some time.I really like them 'I'm being used' patina of the bike.

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Lexus LX570

Lexus’s big LX570 brute-ute receives a mid-cycle update for the 2013 model year. In so doing, it becomes the second Lexus product after the GS sedan to don the brand’s controversial spindle grille. Also new are its quad headlamps with LED daytime running lights, 20-inch wheels, fog lamps, side mirrors with integrated turn signals, and front and rear bumpers. The interior gets a few new trim

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Chrysler 700c Concept

This extraordinary concept MPV, badged the Chrysler 700c, appeared on the Chrysler Group stand at the Detroit motor show, though company officials said they knew little about it.Sources did reveal that mercurial company boss Sergio Marchionne decided that the 700c MPV concept should be pushed onto the stand at the last minute, partly to glean feedback from the public days at the Detroit

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Honda Accord Coupe Concept

This is the Honda Accord Coupe Concept, which showcases upcoming styling and technology changes to the current model, which is sold in the US but which won’t be coming to Europe.The Coupe is actually longer and heavier than the saloon, which will also be updated in the US this year. It will be sold with two new engines: a 2.4-litre four cylinder with a six-sped manual or CVT transmission, a

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Toyota NS4 Concept

Toyota is presenting its vision for an advanced future plug-in hybrid saloon at the Detroit motor show today. The Toyota NS4 also acts as a preview for Toyota's future design language, which "aims to make an emotional connection with customers".Toyota has not yet confirmed the exact details of the NS4's powertrain. The Japanese firm has however said the system is both smaller and lighter

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Buick Encore

The wraps have come off the Buick Encore at the Detroit motor show today. The soft-roader will be badged as the Vauxhall Mokka when it hits UK showrooms in November, and is the marque's answer to the Nissan Juke and Ford's new Fiesta-based EcoSport.The high-riding five-seater is 4280mm long and around 1645mm high. It has 1540mm front and rear tracks and a 2555mm wheelbase.The Mokka has family

Cold nights

My BMW Cafe racer

I took the opportunity (dry roads) to try and see what remote flashing a black bike in the dark would look like. Well, it looks like this:

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Lexus LF-LC Concept

The Lexus LF-LC Hybrid Sports Coupé Concept has been unveiled at the Detroit motor show, and Lexus's US chief Mark Templin has described the bold car as, ‘a sneak peak of what we're up to in the future’.Created by the Calty design studio in California, the LF-LC is intended as a driver-focused vehicle that displays a possible future design direction for the premium manufacturer.The

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Lincoln MKZ Concept

The Lincoln MKZ concept has been unveiled at the Detroit motor show – and its significance goes well beyond the launch of a new product, as it also marks the first step in Ford’s quest to reinvigorate its struggling luxury brand."We are not introducing a new car, we are essentially introducing a new brand," said Derrick Kuzak, Ford group vice president for Global Product Development. "The

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Acura/Honda NSX Concept

Honda President Takanobu Ito expects the company’s new Honda NSX to be on sale within the next three years, and hinted that the Japanese supercar could go racing, too.Honda is finally getting back into the supercar business with a new NSX concept, seven years after pulling the original mid-engined two-seater from production.Speaking at the launch of the much-anticipated NSX concept at the

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Ford Fusion/Mondeo

The all-new Ford Mondeo has been launched at the Detroit motor show. The car isn’t due to go on sale until March next year, but Ford has announced it early because the Mondeo’s sister vehicle, the US-market Fusion, has just been revealed at the Detroit show.As part of the company’s ‘One Ford’ policy, the European and Asian-market Mondeo and the US Fusion have merged to become essentially the

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Falcon F7

Falcon Motorsports has revealed its new Falcon F7 supercar at the Detroit motor show. The F7 is the work of Michigan-based tuning firm Falcon and is seen in production form exactly one year on from the Falcon Mach 7 conce pt at last year’s show.Power for the concept comes from Chevrolet’s 7.0-litre V8 LS7 engine, tuned to produce a mighty 612bhp and 600lb ft. Upgrades over the standard

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo

The new US-spec Hyundai Veloster Turbo has been given its official debut at the Detroit motor show. A European version of the car will also follow, possibly after a launch at the Geneva motor show in March.Powering the US Veloster Turbo is a new turbocharged 1.6-litre direct-injection petrol engine with 198bhp. Hyundai claims its new go-faster 1+2 doored coupe has a best in class power to

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Audi Q3 Vail Concept

Audi has taken the wraps off its Audi Q3 SUV Vail concept at the Detroit motor show. Designed with a winter sports theme, the Q3 Vail is 40mm wider and 30mm higer than the production Q3 model and features flared arches, roof bars with integrated wide-angled LED lights, and 20-inch alloys clad in off-road tyres.Powering the AWD Audi Q3 Vail concept is the firm’s familiar 2.5-litre,

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid

The Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid made its world debut at the Detroit motor show – but there are currently no plans to bring the petrol-electric car to the UK.The car is powered by a 148bhp 1.4-litre turbocharged TSI petrol engine and a 20kW electric motor. According to the manufacturer’s claims, the Jetta Hybrid’s fuel consumption is about 20 per cent better than an equivalent petrol-powered

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Volkswagen E-Bugster Concept

This is the Volkswagen E-Bugster concept, which has been launched at the Detroit show. It is, in fact, two concepts in one, being both a slightly exaggerated concept version of the upcoming second generation Beetle cabriolet and the debut of the electric drivetrain destined to be used by the wider Golf family from 2013.The E-Bugster is 90mm lower and 30mm wider than the production Beetle

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Mercedes E-Class Hybrid

Mercedes is set to join the ranks of manufacturers selling hybrid-powered executive cars with this diesel-electric Mercedes E-class, which has been officially unveiled at the Detroit motor show. The E300 BlueTec, due on sale next September in both saloon and estate bodystyles, is engineered around the most powerful version of Mercedes’ 2.1-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel engine.The headline

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Audi A4

The wraps have come off the facelifted version of the Audi A4 at today's Detroit motor show, which will be a key rival to the recently revealed, sixth-generation BMW 3-series and Mercedes-Benz C-class.The Audi A4 – one of the Ingolstadt marque's strongest sellers – is due to arrive in UK showrooms in March in saloon, Avant, Allroad quattro and S4 forms. The headlining S4 now offers up

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Porsche 911 Cabriolet

The new Porsche 911 cabriolet has been unveiled at the Detroit motor show. The car features an innovative fabric and composite plastic folding hood to provide the soft-top with a cleaner appearance, improved aerodynamic efficiency and more refinement.The new open-top 911 will go on sale in the UK in March priced at £79,947 for the Carrera cabriolet and £89,740 for the Carrera S cabriolet.The

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Acura ILX Concept

The Acura ILX is a precursor to a production version of the luxury compact saloon, which will also launch in the spring. It has been conceived as conquest vehicle to attract new buyers to the brand.Engine choices will comprise of 2.0 and 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engines, and a 1.5-litre hybrid, which is the first from the company.Acura’s head of design, Jon Ikeda, used the ILX and RDX

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Acura RDX Concept

The Acura RDX Prototype, is a virtually production-ready look at the new 2013 RDX crossover, due for launch in the spring.It will be powered by a 3.5-litre V6 engine producing 273bhp, 33bhp more than the outgoing model, and will receive a new, lighter all-wheel drive system. The result is a target of 33.6mpg on the highway – the best economy of any petrol-powered luxury SUV in its class.The

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Nissan Pathfinder Concept

Nissan is presenting the next generation of its full-size Nissan Pathfinder SUV with this concept at today’s Detroit motor show – but the production model is not destined for the UK. Instead, UK buyers will continue to be offered today’s Pathfinder.The new fourth-generation Pathfinder puts a much greater emphasis on styling this time around, featuring a more aerodynamic body with a lower

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Nissan e-NV200 Concept

Nissan is delivering on its promise to make an all-electric van using the Nissan Leaf’s running gear with this new Nissan e-NV200 Concept at the Detroit motor show. As the name suggests, the concept is based on the versatile Nissan NV200 van, which will form the basis of the next-generation New York taxi from 2013.The e-NV200 Concept has “potential” as a mass production vehicle, Nissan

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Chevrolet Code 130R Concept

Chevrolet has unveiled two new four-seat coupe concepts at the Detroit motor show, the Chevrolet Tru 140S and the Chevrolet Code 130R. General Motors plans to let younger buyers directly influence Chevrolet's future product strategy by asking them what type of cars they want to see Chevrolet make. The Two Detroit concepts are the first stage of this, as those asked by GM said they wanted "

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Chevrolet Tru 140S Concept

Chevrolet has unveiled two new four-seat coupe concepts at the Detroit motor show, the Chevrolet Tru 140S and the Chevrolet Code 130R. General Motors plans to let younger buyers directly influence Chevrolet's future product strategy by asking them what type of cars they want to see Chevrolet make. The Two Detroit concepts are the first stage of this, as those asked by GM said they wanted "

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 BMW 3-Series

The BMW 3-series has been unveiled to the North American audience at today's Detroit motor show.The roomier, faster and more economical BMW 3-series saloon - know internally as the F30 - is new from the ground-up, has been four years in the making, and is tasked with continuing BMW’s dominance over key rivals such as the Audi A4, Mercedes-Benz C-class and Volvo S60.So thorough has the design

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible

The ultimate soft-top Mustang has been revealed at the Detroit motor show. The Ford Shelby GT500 is mechanically identical to its equally hardcore coupe sibling revealed at the Los Angeles motor show last autumn, with the addition of a folding fabric roof.That means power comes from a 5.8-litre supercharged V8 engine, which produces a lofty 650bhp and 600lb ft. Ford says every part of the

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Cadillac ATS

The Cadillac ATS saloon is the firm’s latest attempt to crack the ultra-competitive BMW 3 series segment. Revealed at the Detroit motor show, it's based on an all-new lightweight rear-drive platform and features an advanced new turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine in its line-up.The ATS will go on sale in the US this summer, but UK sales are yet to be confirmed. A General Motors source told

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Mini Roadster

The definitive production version of the new compact two-seat Mini Roadster has been spied at the Detroit motor show today. The Roadster is a sister car to the recently introduced Mini Coupé and rival to the Mazda MX-5 and upcoming Citroën DS3 cabriolet. It will be built at Mini’s Oxford plant and reach UK showrooms in spring 2012, priced from £18,015 for the base Cooper model.At 3728mm in

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Bentley Continental V8

Bentley has launched its long-awaited twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 engine at the Detroit today, saying it promises “an instantly recognisable growl”.The engine will initially be offered in special versions of the Continental GT and GTC, identifiable by their black grilles, red badges and ‘figure eight’ exhaust pipes. The models will be positioned below existing 6.0-litre W12 Continentals, which

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Volvo XC60 Plug-in Concept

Volvo’s Detroit motor show star is this petrol-electric Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept. As well as confirming Volvo’s intentions to launch a plug-in hybrid in North America, Russia and China, the concept is also a first look at one of the new four-cylinder petrol engines from Volvo’s new Volvo Environmental Architecture family.The XC60 combines a 256bhp four-cylinder petrol engine with a

Great 70's motorcycle safety video

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Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Dodge Dart

The Dodge Dart has made a comeback at the Detroit motor show, in the shape of an all-new Alfa Romeo Giulietta-based compact saloon produced for the North American market.The Dart was a classic of the American car market in the 1960s, when it served as an entry-level model to the Dodge brand, and was well known for the unusual push-button transmission Dodge offered. However, Dodge officials

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Mercedes SL

Mercedes boss Dieter Zetsche has set his company the target of being the world's largest premium car maker by the end of the decade on the eve of the Detroit motor show.Mercedes currently trails class leader BMW in global sales, and Zetsche believes taking leadership of the premium sector, which is expected to grow at an even faster rate than the entire new car market, is key to success."

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: Smart For - us Concept

Smart's compact zero-emission pick-up concept called Smart For-us has been seen for the first time at its official debut at the Detroit motor show today. The concept hints at the next For-four and is a tongue-in-cheek attempt to make the pick-up-loving American market take a wider interest in the compact car brand.The Smart For-us – a name chosen to reflect the US's fondness for pick-ups -

Detroit Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe

The 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe has been seen ahead of its Detroit motor show debut. The revised rear-drive coupe features refreshed styling and is believed to receive two revised engines and an eight-speed automatic gearbox option for the first time.The base engine for the Genesis Coupe is allegedly a 270bhp, 275lb ft twin-scroll turbocharged four-cylinder. Buyers can also choose an upgraded

Parts for the SR

A few weeks ago I posted a report of the Vehikel swap meet. This is what we found for the SR:Not too sure this tank will fit over the wide backbone, but we'll find a wayTail light.It has a nice 60's-70's lookSearch light from a Willy's JEEP. At least, that's what the seller told us, but it will make a fine headlight.A selection of handlebars so we can see what fits best. All these parts were dirt

New Car: 2013 Chevrolet MPV

General Motors India unveiled the Chevrolet MPV Concept at the 11th Auto Expo in New Delhi this week. The MPV Concept is a joint venture project between GM and SAIC, engineered for the B-segment MPV market in India and developed for emerging markets, which pretty much means it is a low cost Toyota Avanza/Nissan Grand Livina competitor.GM’s India Technical Center worked with Lotus Engineering

Unofficial Picture: 2013 Ford Fusion/Mondeo

This is the first image of the new Ford Mondeo, which is due to be unveiled at the Detroit motor show on Monday.The image was shown on the Ford iPad app counting down the days to the car's reveal. It will go on sale in America first as the Ford Fusion, before being launched in Europe with very minor styling changes in 2013.The key detail that the picture reveals is the Aston Martin-esque front

Hot News: Renault Plans to Release Laguna Crossover

The Renault Laguna will only be sold in the UK again if the next generation model, due in around three years time, is radically different from the current car.In February, Renault will drop from sale in the UK the current Laguna range, the Wind roadster, both variants of the Modus and Espace and the Kangoo and Trafic passenger versions. Following that announcement, it was revealed that a

Hot News: Audi to Debut Q3 Vail Concept at Detroit Show

Audi – and parent Volkswagen – are pursuing an aggressive strategy to build sales in the U.S. Audi is planning a proliferation of new models in the coming years globally, but could the compact Q3 crossover be in the cards for the States? Signs point to yes. In an interview with Bloomberg, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler stated that the automaker will be bringing a “Vail” concept version of the Q3 SUV

New Concept Car: Tata eMO

No, the Tata Nano is not coming to Detroit, but the spirit of cheap and cheerful minicars designed by Indian companies is: Tata Technologies will show an electric minicar concept called the eMO at the Detroit Auto Show next week. First and foremost, the eMO (which stands for electric mobility) is almost certainly not going to be produced. The car isn’t a concept for Tata Motors (the company

Unofficial Picture: 2013 Dodge Dart

Dodge has pulled the sheet off of its new Alfa Romeo–based 2013 compact car and announced that it will be called Dart. Set to debut in January at the Detroit auto show, the Dart features three engines and three transmission options and aggressive styling reminiscent of the larger Charger. We’ve only got one question: How do you say “Dart” in Italian? Actually, it’s a three-part question:

Finally: We started on the SR500

We found some time to start on the SR500, finally. When we bought it, the guy told us that the woner before him had reconditioned the engine, but it was laying smoke screens that would make the US army jealous, so we knew it either wasn't reconditioned, or we should not be happy that it was....So the first priority: Get the engine out and find out what's wrong. Here we go!It's all in pretty bad

New Car: 2013 Maruti Suzuki Ertiga MPV

This is the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga MPV, a production version of the Maruti Suzuki Concept rIII that made its debut in Delhi two years ago. I’m quite curious about the name – rIII becomes Ertiga, sounds like Bahasa Malaysia to me! Sitting on a Suzuki SX4 platform stretched to have a long 2,740mm wheelbase, the 7-seater compact MPV is powered by either a new K-14 model 1.4 liter VVT four cylinder

New Concept Car: Tata Indica Vista S2

The party at Auto Expo 2012 in New Delhi wouldn’t be complete without Tata Motors, and as expected, the Indian manufacturer has brought a number of new wares to the show, one of them being the Indica Vista Concept S2. The car is a reinterpretation of the form, as previously seen on the Indica Vista Sport, which came about at the last Auto Expo in 2010. The Concept S2 has a wider and

New Car: 2013 Tata Safari Storme

Taking centrestage at the Tata stand is the Safari Storme. The Storme is not an all-new Safari but a throroughly revised version of the existing SUV. Among the biggest changes to the vehicle is the adoption of Tata's modern X2 platform that also underpins the Aria. The switch to the X2 platform should reap huge benefits in terms of dynamics and overall refinement. Tata has also tweaked

New Concept Car: Hyundai Hexa Space MPV

Hyundai has design flair, as seen in its latest models like the i40 Tourer with its sleek exterior styling, and as the company seeks to expand its presence in Indian territory, it displayed the Hexa Space MPV concept at this year's Delhi Auto Show. Demonstrating the company's talents in interior design, the Hyundai Hexa is based on the Europe-only ix20 mini peoplemover platform -- also used

New Car: 2013 DC Avanti

This is the DC Avanti, the first Indian designed sports car.Unveiled at the Delhi motor show today, it will initially go on sale with a mid-mounted, Ford-sourced, 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine making a claimed 261bhp. A V6 version with 394bhp will go on sale at a later date. Both engines are linked to a six-speed dual clutch transmission.The Avanti weighs 1560kg, and

New Car: 2013 Renault Megane Collection

Renault has revealed its Renault Mégane Collection 2012 range, which features styling tweaks and three new engines among the key changes.The Mégane Collection 2012 gets three new ‘Energy’ engines – one petrol and two diesels – all with stop-start and deceleration/braking energy-recovery systems.The Renault Energy TCe 115 is a 1.2-litre unit that will replace the 1.6-litre 16v in the Mégane

New Car: 2013 Toyota Aygo

The Toyota Aygo has been facelifted, completing the trio of updated platform-sharing models including the Citroen C1 and Peugeot 107. Like the Citroen and Peugeot, the Aygo gets optional daytime running lights and has been given a redesigned front end to help it fit in with Toyota's latest design language. The angled grille and sharper headlights give the Aygo a look similar to the recently

New Car: 2013 Citroen C1

The Citroen C1 city car has been updated in an attempt to keep pace with the new VW up!. Refreshed front end styling, mechanical tweaks and a cleaner three-cylinder engine have all been added. The C1 keeps the same three-cylinder 68bhp 1.0-litre engine that it shares with its sister cars the Peugeot 107 and Toyota Aygo, but thanks to some minor tweaks it now emits a tax-busting 99g/km of CO2

New Car: 2013 Peugeot 107

After six years and 650,000 units sold, the Peugeot 107 has been refreshed. New styling to bring it into line with the rest of the range, fuel economy has been improved and more equipment has been added, but the starting price for the range has been reduced. At the front, a deeper bumper features LED running lights and fog lights for the first time. The grille is split into upper and lower

New Concept Car: Suzuki XA Alpha

Suzuki has pulled the wraps off its XA Alpha concept at the New Delhi Motor Show in India. According to Autocar, the compact crossover rides on the same platform as the Suzuki Swift hatchback. The car was actually built by Maruti Suzuki India Limited, a division of Suzuki that is India’s largest seller of passenger cars. The name XA Alpha denotes the concept car’s intentions: X means crossover

Hot News: Radical Look for Next Renault Clio

The crucial new Renault Clio will be revealed at the Paris motor show in October and go on sale by the end of the year, promising to bring “sexiness and sportiness” back to the struggling brand.With Renault about to slash its range in the UK in a bid to return to profitability, the all-new Clio 4’s importance in the streamlined model line-up becomes greater than ever if Renault UK is to prosper

New Car: 2013 Dacia Lodgy

The new Dacia Lodgy MPV has been unveiled two months ahead of its official world debut at the Geneva motor show.Available as a five- or seven-seat MPV, the Lodgy MPV is the latest addition to the growing model range from the Renault-owned Romanian brand. The line-up already comprises the Duster crossover, Sandero and Sandero Stepway supermini and Logan saloon, seven-seat estate, van and

Sneak Peek Up Date: Nissan Pathfinder Concept

Nissan continues its tease of the Detroit-bound Pathfinder concept scheduled to be unveiled next week. Instead of another dimly-lit silhouette of the upcoming crossover, this time we’re given two videos that slowly tease parts of the front and rear ends. The first video previews the front end, as a light pans across its surface to reveal slanted-in rectangular headlights and a new grille

Sneak Peek Up Date: 2013 Buick Encore

Buick will unveil the 2013 Encore crossover at the Detroit Auto Show next week, but that hasn’t stopped it from giving us another tease: it has posted the third of four pieces of an Encore photo to its Facebook page. What can we see now as opposed to the last two times Buick released teasers? For starters, we can now see the entire front clip, which takes its waterfall grille and projector

New Car: 2012 Mitsubishi Shogun Black

The Mitsubishi Shogun has spawned the Black special edition, which is based on the range-topping long wheelbase SG4 and offers a new styling kit. Mitsubishi hopes the Shogun Black will widen the appeal of the SUV with satin black trim pack, which includes 20-inch alloy wheels, spoiler, wing mirrors, grille and headlamp bezels and side steps. Despite its name, the Shogun Black will be

New Concept Car: Volvo XC60 Plug-in

First details of the Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept have been revealed. And unlike the V60 Plug-in, it gets a petrol engine rather than a diesel. The wraps will be taken off the new concept at the Detroit Motor Show to promote Volvo’s hybrid systems to the petrol-loving American market. It's powered by a 276bhp four-cylinder turbo petrol engine and a 69bhp electric motor, which drive the

Hot News: Citroen DS1 is on the Way

Citroen is setting its sights on the Fiat 500 with a new addition to the DS family. The DS1 will join the DS3, DS4 and DS5, and offer a genuine alternative to the fashionable Fiat city car. Our exclusive illustrations show how the DS1 could look, and the similarities to other cars in the family are obvious. The double chevron grille features again, with LED daytime running lights either side

New Car: 2013 Bajaj RE60

The Tata Nano was supposed to be the Model T for India’s 21st-century car-buying masses, but lackluster sales have knocked it down a peg or two. It’s not about to get any better, either, now that the Nano has a new competitor, a tiny hatchback called the Bajaj RE60. While the RE60 is broadly the same size as the Nano, Bajaj Auto isn’t exactly targeting the Nano at its direct competition.

New Concept Car: Ford EcoSport

The Ford EcoSport, Ford’s next-generation B-segment crossover , is too small for the U.S. market but it’s just right for half of the emerging powerhouse economies that make up the BRIC nations. The company announced Wednesday that it will unveil the next-generation EcoSport, already a popular model in Brazil, on Thursday at the New Delhi Auto Expo. Ford will add production in India, the “I”

First ride of the year

It's a tradition: On January 1st I go for a ride. No matter what the weather forecast says. I got wet this year :)Oh, and Happy new year to you all!

Hot News: Fiat 500 MPV

The Fiat 500 range is growing. Auto Express has learned the company will reveal a new small people carrier at March’s Geneva Motor Show, and that the car will go on sale shortly after, priced from around £13,000.Based on a modified platform from the new Panda, the supermini-MPV will be the first new addition to the 500 family. It will translate the cheeky city car’s looks and charm to a larger