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Supercharged Toyota iQ with 128hp is a Super Small Hot Hatch

Supercharged Toyota iQ with 128hp is a Super Small Hot Hatch

Ever imagined what it would be like to drive a Toyota iQ with about 30% more power and a close-ratio, six-speed manual transmission, well if you are one of a lucky 100 buyers and presumably live in Japan, you will get your chance.  Toyota...
16.01.2012 | 10953 views | 2 comments
Nissan Juke Shiro Tops Line in Europe with Better Interior

Nissan Juke Shiro Tops Line in Europe with Better Interior

Despite what Nissan's PR people might want you to think, the Juke-R is not the only Juke in the range. In fact Nissan is adding a new top of the line trim package to the Juke in Europe in 2012.  The Juke Shiro improves the Juke's ...
16.01.2012 | 1291 views | 1 comments
Lexus Slides Out LF-A Roadster at Tokyo Auto Salon Drift Competition

Lexus Slides Out LF-A Roadster at Tokyo Auto Salon Drift Competition

Lexus was very sneaky. At a drifting exhibition at the Tokyo Auto Salon, it had a roadster version of the Lexus LFA slide through the course. There is not word on if this is a production model or just a one-off, but we can dream right? The Tok...
14.01.2012 | 2352 views | 0 comments
The 2012 North American International Auto Show: A Wrap-Up

The 2012 North American International Auto Show: A Wrap-Up

On January 9 and 10, I woke up at 4:00am to cover the North American International Auto Show in Detroit for Autoviva. It was the first time that I had been to NAIAS as a journalist and the first time that Autoviva covered the show. We learned a lo...
13.01.2012 | 6360 views | 0 comments
Car Videos to Brighten Your Weekend: The Money Doesn't Buy Sense Edition

Car Videos to Brighten Your Weekend: The Money Doesn't Buy Sense Edition

Last week we looked at mostly videos of Japanese sports cars, this week we are looking mostly at rich guys doing stupid things. There is a video of a guy driving in his garage and another of Lamborghinis driving way too fast on the road. We ob...
13.01.2012 | 8224 views | 4 comments
New Seat Ibiza Coming This Spring

New Seat Ibiza Coming This Spring

Seat has a new generation Ibiza coming this spring in three-, five-door and wagon versions, and it says the Cupra version will come later this year.  The centerpiece of the new design is the trapezoidal grill with the Seat logo in the cen...
12.01.2012 | 4316 views | 3 comments
Nissan Juke-R is the World's Fastest Crossover

Nissan Juke-R is the World's Fastest Crossover

Nissan has been making a lot of hay out of the Juke-R. It seems like nearly every week there are new videos showing the car's development and testing. However, Nissan has finally revealed some real information about the Juke-R. In a test by Ni...
12.01.2012 | 2559 views | 2 comments
A6 Allroad is a Seriously Fast Soft Roader

A6 Allroad is a Seriously Fast Soft Roader

Audi has announced an All-Road version of the A6 with four engine options, adaptive air suspension and 1,680l of total luggage space.  The A6 Allroad starts an an A6 Avant and boosts the car's height by 6cm. Because of the larger fend...
12.01.2012 | 1880 views | 2 comments
Lotus Formula 1 Teams Develops Reactive Ride Height System, Other Teams Forced to Keep Up

Lotus Formula 1 Teams Develops Reactive Ride Height System, Other Teams Forced to Keep Up

There is another big flair up in Formula 1 about technology rules. Lotus has developed a system that maintains the car's ride height under braking to make the car more stable and theoretically faster. Lotus refers to the system as reactive rid...
12.01.2012 | 5317 views | 3 comments
Porsche Boxster third generation revealed

Porsche Boxster third generation revealed

Porsche has unveiled the third generation of its mid-engine roadster model, the Boxster. For this new generation the German brand has given the open-top two-seater significant changes including a new lightweight body and a completely revamped chas...
12.01.2012 | 6692 views | 4 comments

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