2013 Audi A3 Sedan and Hatchback Sketches Released
Three sketches of the next-generation Audi A3 have been released. Audi gave us an official preview of the next A3 with the A3 Sedan Concept at the Geneva Motor Show last month. These sketches give us an even closer look at what the production version of the A3 sedan and hatchback will look like when they are released sometime...
Audi A3 e-tron Prototype Brings Electric Power to the A3 Lineup
Audi continues to show off its e-tron electric system in all its vehicles. The latest model to get the e-tron treatment is the A3. The A3 e-tron prototype is powered by an electric motor that powers the front wheels. The electric motor gets its juice from mid and rear mounted battery packs and puts out out 134 horsepower and...
2011 BMW Z4 GT3 Race Car Gets Updated
The BMW Z4 GT3 race car launched in March 2010 and achieved its greatest success in January 2011 when Claudia Hürtgen, BMW works driver Augusto Farfus, Tommy Milner and Edward Sandström won the Dubai 24 Hours for Team Schubert. For the new race season, BMW engineers have fine-tuned the aerodynamics of the BMW Z4 GT3 to improve the car's...
Jeep CEO States that Diesels Could be Offered in the U.S.
Jeep CEO, Michael Manley stated this week that there is a possibility that diesel engines could be offered in the Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Grand Cherokee in the US and Canada within in two or three years. Diesel engines could help improve Jeep improve its overall fuel economy numbers. Manley stated, "Diesel in some of our models makes absolute sense, but...
2013 Chevy Malibu Interior Teased
GM is set to unveil the all-new 2013 Chevy Malibu in Shanghai later this month. Late last month GM released a teaser of the back end of the new Malibu and now we have a shot of the interior. It's hard to tell that much from this photo, but you can see that GM's new MyLink infotainment system will...
2012 Hyundai Veloster to Get 208-HP Turbocharged 1.6L
When Hyundai officially unveiled the 2012 Veloster earlier this year, it was confirmed that it would get an optional turbocharged engine. Although the thought of the Sonata's turbocharged 274-HP engine being wedged under the hood of the Veloster would have been great, it will not be the case. Hyundai is instead going to use a turbocharged version of its...
Range Rover Hybrid to be Released in 2013 and Plug-In Hybrid Version in 2014
Land Rover unveiled the Electric Range_e concept in Geneva last month. The concept was a diesel plug-in hybrid, based on the Range Rover Sport. It features a 3.0L TDV6 diesel that was mated to an electric motor and an eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox. It could travel up to 20 miles in full electric mode and travel just under 700...
BMW is Set to Released an All-Wheel-Drive M5
Earlier this week BMW took the wraps off the M5 Concept, which is pretty much the same thing that will eventually show up in showrooms. The all-new M5 ditches its current V10 engine for the same turbocharged 4.4L V8 that is wedged under the hoods of the X5 M and X6 M. BMW's head of R&D, Albert Biermann recently...
Spy Shots: 2012 Jaguar XF Exposed Before Shanghai Debut?
Last month Jaguar announced that the 2012 XF would be available with a new 2.2L diesel engine. Jaguar even released a few spy photos of the refreshed XF. Now it looks like the first leaked photo of the new 2012 XF has shown up on the internet... The 2012 XF will debut at the Shanghai and New York auto shows...
Ram Adventurer Officially Becomes the Ram 1500 Express… 390-HP, Under $25K
Ram has officially renamed the Adventurer truck that was unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show, the Ram 1500 Express. The Ram 1500 Express comes standard with the 5.7L HEMI V8 engine that puts out 390 horsepower and 407 lb-ft. of torque. "We're excited about the addition of this new model to the Ram 1500 lineup," said Fred Diaz, Ram Truck...
