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All-new Land Rover Defender concept to debut in Frankfurt

All-new Land Rover Defender concept to debut in Frankfurt

Land Rover has revealed they will be unveiling an all-new Defender concept at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show called the DC100. The company also confirmed that a new Defender is to start production in 2015, so it’s a safe bet that the DC100 will ...
31.08.2011 | 9871 views | 9 comments
Start/Stop Tech Coming to Four Volvo Models

Start/Stop Tech Coming to Four Volvo Models

Every little bit helps when it comes to improving emmissions and lowering fuel consumption.  Volvo is adding start/stop technology to four of its models equiped with its 2.0l D3 diesel engine and six-speed automatic transmission: the S60, V60, ...
30.08.2011 | 4929 views | 0 comments
Peugeot HX1 Concept Pushes Avant-Garde Design with Plug-in Hybrid Engine

Peugeot HX1 Concept Pushes Avant-Garde Design with Plug-in Hybrid Engine

When considering French auto design, usually Citroen is seen as the vanguard, but Peugeot is pushing the limits of contemporary auto design with its HX1 Concept. It is a long, wide and low five-door hatchback whose design blends a long, uninterrupted...
30.08.2011 | 3825 views | 0 comments
Refreshed 2012 Fiat Punto: Same Car No Longer Grande

Refreshed 2012 Fiat Punto: Same Car No Longer Grande

 For 2012 the Fiat Punto is getting a refreshed front end and dropping the Grande and Evo monikers. All versions of the car will now just be Puntos. The refreshed car gets Fiat's Twinair Turbo engine and an updated version of the 1.3 Multijet di...
30.08.2011 | 8328 views | 1 comments
Next Generation Fiat Panda to Be Introduced at Frankfurt

Next Generation Fiat Panda to Be Introduced at Frankfurt

The first generation Fiat Panda was made for 23 years. The second generation made it for 8 years. Fiat announced today that the third generation Panda will debut in a few weeks at the Frankfurt Motor Show featuring a slightly larger, redesigned b...
30.08.2011 | 2005 views | 9 comments
Mini Paceman Coming in 2013 or 2014

Mini Paceman Coming in 2013 or 2014

American auto magazine Car and Driver has discovered that the Mini Paceman, the three-door version of the Countryman, has been greenlit and will be available for 2013 or 2014.  Mini chief Kay Segler told the magazine that the car will be built ...
30.08.2011 | 6398 views | 10 comments
Porsche Plans New Model to Take on Ferrari

Porsche Plans New Model to Take on Ferrari

Porsche is not a company to just rest on its laurels. Barely a week after introducing the next generation 911, Porsche chief Executive Matthias Müller revealed in an interview with the Suddeutsche Zeitung that the company is in the planning stag...
29.08.2011 | 7488 views | 9 comments
Infiniti G-series Convertible Gets IPL Version at Frankfurt

Infiniti G-series Convertible Gets IPL Version at Frankfurt

The Infiniti G-series is the company's direct competitor for the BMW 3-series. Its convertible variant is the most recent version of the chassis, and at the Frankfurt Motor Show Infiniti will debut a version in the Infiniti Performance Line.  T...
29.08.2011 | 4963 views | 10 comments
First Image of Sebastian Vettel Special Edition Infiniti FX Released and to Be Unveiled at Frankfurt

First Image of Sebastian Vettel Special Edition Infiniti FX Released and to Be Unveiled at Frankfurt

When you sponsor the best current Formula 1 driver in the world, it is a good idea to take advantage of it. Infiniti is making a special edition version of its FX named after Sebastian Vettel.  Vettel will be at the Frankfurt Motor Show on Sept...
29.08.2011 | 1321 views | 2 comments
Vettel conquers pole in Spa

Vettel conquers pole in Spa

Today Vettel was yet again the quickest driver on the qualifying, adding an eighth pole position to his season count. At Spa-Francorchamps the wet and dry weather conditions caused a very unpredictable session. With the time of 1m48.298s, the German...
28.08.2011 | 1072 views | 0 comments

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