Yearly Archives: 2011
Volvo V40 Teaser Released Ahead of Geneva Debut
Volvo is set to unveil the V40 five-door hatchback at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The Geneva Motor Show is still a few months away, but in the mean time Volvo has released this single teaser photo of the V40. Little is known about the V40 other than the fact that it's a new five-door that will compete against...
2014 Chevy Impala to Share its Platform with the Cadillac XTS
GM is hard at work on the next-generation 2014 Impala, which share its platform with the new 2013 Cadillac XTS. The Impala will be offered in both front and all-wheel-drive configurations. The Impala will also be about the same size as the XTS. The latest spy photos reveal that the 2014 Impala will have a long nose with a front...
Nissan Bringing All-New Pathfinder and Electric Van Concepts to Detroit
Nissan has announced that it's bringing two new concepts to the Detroit Auto Show next month. The Pathfinder concept previews the all-new Pathfinder that will go on sale in the fall of 2012. The new Pathfinder is reportedly going to switch over to a crossover platform that it will share with the Infiniti JX. Nissan is also going to show...
2012 Honda CR-V Starts at $22,295
Honda has finally announced the pricing for the all-new 2012 Honda CR-V, which starts at $22,295 for the CR-V LX 2WD. Just in case you missed it, Honda unveiled the 2012 CR-V at the LA Auto Show last month. The overall styling isn't a huge departure from the current CR-V, but it is completely new and luckily Honda didn't mess...
Is this the 2013 Kia Forte?
Kia has revamped most of it's lineup, but one model is still needs to adopt Kia's latest design language, the Forte sedan.The current Forte has been only on the market since 2009, but it looks like Kia is going to be redesigning it as early as the 2013 model year. Kia World has uncovered design sketches of what appears to...
Honda EV-STER Concept Brings a Sports Car Back to Honda's Lineup
At this year's Tokyo Motor Show, Honda unveiled the EV-STER concept, an electric rear-wheel-drive two-seater convertible sports car. According to the latest reports the concept is headed to production. Honda CEO Takanobu Ito recently spoke with Auto Motor und Sport, in which he revealed that the roadster could be launched with either electric or gasoline powertrains. The concept is powered...
Hyundai i-oniq Concept Previews Hyundai's New Design Language
Hyundai has released a teaser photo of its i-oniq concept car that is going to be unveiled a the Geneva Motor Show in March. The i-oniq concept was designed at the automaker's European R&D center in Rüsselsheim, Germany and is a preview of the next evolution of Hyundai's "fluid sculpture" design language. Thomas Bürkle, Hyundai's European Chief Designer had this to...
Ford C-MAX Hybrids Deliver Better Fuel Economy than the Toyota Prius
Ford has released more details about the upcoming 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid models. Both the C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi use the Ford's next-generation powersplit hybrid technology in combination with a lighter, smaller lithium-ion battery system. Both models pair the high-voltage lithium-ion battery and electric traction motor with a 2.0L Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine. According...
2012 Ford Focus Electric Gets 100 MPGe Rating
Ford has announced that the 2012 Focus Electric is expected to be the first five-passenger, all-electric car to achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel efficiency rating. "The Focus Electric is a shining example of the leading fuel economy Ford is offering for each new vehicle," said Derrick Kuzak, group vice president, Global Product Development. "Whether...
2013 Buick Encore Teaser Released Ahead of Detroit Debut
As we get closer and closer to the Detroit Auto Show, automakers are giving us more details about what we can expect at the show. GM has just released a teaser photo of its new 2013 Buick Encore five-passenger crossover that is going to be unveiled next month. According to GM the "Encore will offer contemporary styling, signature QuietTuning technology,...
