2012 Lexus CT 200h Lets You Know it's Coming
Lexus launched the CT 200h, it's fifth hybrid last year and now for its second model year Lexus has made one change that benefits people outside of the vehicle more than the driver. The 2012 Lexus CT 200h gets a a new Vehicle Proximity Notification System that helps alert pedestrians and cyclists of an oncoming vehicle under certain conditions by...
Mercedes-Benz to Release a CLC Shooting Brake
Mercedes-Benz is reportedly going to release a second Shooting Brake model after the CLS Shooting Brake debuts in 2012. Mercedes-Benz boss Dieter Zetsche has reportedly given the green light to a smaller CLC Shooting Brake. The CLC Shooting Brake will be based on the upcoming CLC four-door coupe. The CLC is basically a mini CLS. Just in case you're not...
Lincoln MKZ Concept to Debut in Detroit
Ford is readying its next-generation Lincoln MKZ and Ford Fusion sedans. According to sources, Ford is going to unveiled a concept version of the Lincoln MKZ at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show in January. The next Lincoln MKZ isn't expected to get a redesign that will be a radical departure from the current sedan. Instead the next MKZ will get...
Infiniti Continues to Tease the JX Crossover
Infiniti has been releasing a teaser of the 2013 JX crossover every week, with the sixth teaser photo released this week. We've now seen the front, side and rear of the JX, just none of the photos have a complete shot of the seven-passenger crossover. Most of us are probably tired of seeing teaser photos of the JX...
GM Gives the Cadillac Converj Plug-In Hybrid the Green Light for 2013
Remember how GM killed plans to build the Cadillac Converj Concept? Well it's being reported that those plans are back on. The Cadillac Converj Concept was unveiled at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show and was based on the same Voltec powertrain as the Chevy Volt. Shortly after it was unveiled, it was reported that GM had given the Cadillac...
Buying a Hyundai Equus No Longer = Free Apple iPad
When Hyundai launched it's flagship sedan, the Equus the automaker boasted about the fact that the owners manual was actually loaded on an Apple iPad that came with the car. The high tech owners manual replaced the traditional paper owners manual that we're used to. Sadly, buyers of the 2012 Equus will be surprised to see that there will...
2012 Toyota Camry Photo Leaked by the Canadians
Following the second teaser of the 2012 Toyota Camry that Toyota released yesterday, we now have our first leaked photo of the all-new Camry. The official photos of the Camry have been embargoed until later this month, but our friends in Canada have let photos of the new sedan slip out. What do you think of the new Camry?
ABT Modifies the Audi Q3 Crossover
The German tuning company ABT Sportsline has unveiled its latest tuning kit for the Audi Q3 crossover. The kit includes a new front grille, bumper with large air inlets, rocker panels, a rear apron that features quad tail pipes and a rear spoiler. ABT also provides power upgrades to the Q3's engine lineup. The 2.0L TSI engine gets a bump...
2012 Ford Focus Electric Gets a New Solar Option
The idea of never having to pay for gas or electricity to power your car is about to become a reality for future Ford Focus Electric owners. Ford and SunPower have teamed up to provide a rooftop solar system that will allow owners nough renewable energy production to offset the energy used for charging. The 2.5 kilowatt SunPower system will...
What's the Most Disliked New Car of 2011?
This one shouldn't be too hard, but I guess there are quite a few new releases this year that aren't very desirable. Fortune magazine recently took a poll of auto reviewers, asking them what their most disliked car of 2011 is. What new model did they choose over all the others? The 2011 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet takes home the award. Fortune...
