Five-Door Fiat 500 to be Dubbed the 500L
Fiat is going to release its fourth variant of the 500, the five-door 500L at the Geneva Motor Show in March. We're still about a month away until it's officially unveiled, but some of the early details have surfaced. The 500L will be a larger version of the small 500 that will get a similar front end, but will be...
2012 Mini Roadster Officially Starts at $24,350
Mini has announced the U.S. pricing for the 2012 Mini Cooper Roadster. The Cooper Roadster is available in three versions and starts at $24,350, $600 less than the four-seat Mini Convertible. $24,350 gets you the base Cooper Roadster, which is powered by a 121-hp 1.6L. It will reach 0-60 mph in 8.7 seconds and has a top speed of 124...
2012 Honda Crosstour Four-Cyl Starts at $27,655
Honda has announced the pricing for the new four-cylinder version of the 2012 Honda Crosstour, which starts at $27,655. The four-cylinder Crosstour is powered by a 192-hp 2.4L four-cylinder that is mated to a five-speed automatic. The four-cylinder is only available with front-wheel-drive. Compared to the front-wheel-drive 3.5L V6 equipped Crosstour, the four-cylinder model is obviously more fuel efficient with...
BMW X3 Trumps the Range Rover Evoque in Consumer Reports Match Up
Contrary to the recent accolades that the all-new Range Rover Evoque has received, Consumer Reports recently placed the compact SUV near the bottom of its class. Consumer Reports recently brought the BMW X3 and Range Rover Evoque together for a head-to-head matchup. The BMW X3 came out on top with a score of 80, while the Evoque only received a...
Spy Shots: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Photos Leak Out
Hyundai is going to unveil the all-new 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe at the 2012 New York Auto Show in April, but the first photos of the new Santa Fe have now leaked onto the web. Only one of Hyundai's crossovers, the Tucson, has received Hyundai's latest design language. These two photos clearly show that the next Santa Fe is going...
Ram Launches the Ram 1500 Laramie Limited
Ram has announced the addition of the top-of-the-line 2012 Ram 1500 Laramie Limited model. The Ram Laramie gets a body-color front fascia with fog lamps and a matching, painted rear bumper. It also gets a chrome grille and rides on standard 20-inch aluminum wheels that it borrows from the Ram Laramie Longhorn. Inside the Ram Laramie gets Natura Plus leather seats...
BMW M Performance Diesel Lineup Unveiled with a Tri-Turbocharged Diesel
BMW has announced the introduction of four new M Performance models, which are all powered by a diesel engine, the BMW M550d xDrive Sedan, BMW M550d xDrive Touring, BMW X5 M50d and BMW X6 M50d. The new M Performance diesel models are powered by a new 3.0L six-cylinder in-line diesel engine. It feature three turbochargers and direct-injection for a total...
Revised 2013 BMW X6 Officially Unveiled
Since the BMW X6 first debuted in 2008, BMW has sold more than 150,000 units worldwide and now its time to give the "Sports Activity Coupe" a refresh. Here's your first look at the revised 2013 BMW X6. On the outside the X6 gets new fog lights, which are now set in matte finish surrounds. The grille on the X6...
Nissan Announces Plans to Open New Plant in Mexico
Nissan has announced plans to invest $2 billion for an all-new manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes, Mexico, to support the company's Americas growth strategy. The new plant will complement Nissan's two existing Mexican factories and will open in late 2013. Initially the new facility will be able to produce up to 175,000 units annually of Nissan's "B" platform models, but further...
VIDEO: Kia's Super Bowl Spot Stars Victoria's Secret Angel Adriana Lima
This year's Super Bowl is just around the corner on Sunday February 5th. Advertising during the game is always a big deal and we're already starting to get previews of what we can expect to see. Kia has released the details and a preview of its 60-second spot that will air during the fourth quarter of the game, called...
