Honda Motor Co. said today that it has racked up 7,000 orders in Japan for its new CR-Z hybrid hatchback, which went on sale at its domestic dealers on Feb. 25. That’s good news for Honda because the Japanese automaker originally planned on...
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While we're waiting around for the standard model to arrive, Ford of Europe is already busy tweaking the Fiesta hatchback. Today it announced a new Sport+ model for European customers only. Don't get too jealous though as this is...
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Well, here it is on a race track, that means it's sporty right? Ok, maybe not, but it's going way faster around Suzuka than a Prius ever could....
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The 2011 Honda CR-Z is ready to go on sale later this year, however, the sporty hybrid is car that nearly wasn’t, according to a report by Automotive News. The two-seater hatchback was almost dropped because engineers weren’t convinced it was...
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The 2011 Nissan Juke was shown for the first time in Geneva earlier this week and it looks like the U.S. version is well on its way to final production status. We caught these very finished looking prototypes testing in Southern...
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When the Lexus CT 200h was unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show on Tuesday, it wasn't a huge surprise to the European audience. Previewed in lightly disguised concept form last year, the smallish hybrid hatchback seemed like a natural...
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Still bummed that the 2011 Audi A1 hatchback won’t make it to the United States. Well, here is something to get you a little more down about the fact that we won’t see the new compact Audi on U.S. highways anytime soon. Here are a bunch of new...
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Toyota owners whose cars have had the recall fix performed on their throttle pedals are now filing complaints with NHTSA to the effect of "it didn't work." At least 13 have been logged. Representative Bart Stupak (D-Michigan) then...
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And what do you know? The French have a sense of...
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Lexus confirmed today that the 2011 Lexus CT 200h will make its North American debut at the 2010 New York Auto Show later this month. The new premium compact 5-door hybrid hatchback will be Lexus’ second dedicated hybrid and the fifth hybrid...
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To some this is a shooting brake. To which we say, "Gimme a break. It's a hatchback." And by that we mean no disrespect for the machine, which is without a doubt one of the coolest hatchbacks we've ever seen. Actually it's called the...
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It was reported last month that Lexus had no plans to bring the new CT 200h hatchback to the North American market – but you can scratch that report now. Today at the world debut of the Lexus CT 200h at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, Lexus confirmed...
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In this case, Mr. Timberlake will oversee all U.S. relations with the nation known as A1. It is a small nation, but one that Audi clearly sees as important on the world stage. I mean JT does not work cheap after all. After being...
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While Fiat has a lot of things going on at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, it is most excited about the debut of the 2011 Alfa Romeo Giulietta, a model that introduces an entirely new architecture from Fiat – “Compact” – designed to satisfy the...
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If you remember Mini's concept from the Detroit auto show, the Beachcomber, you will recognize the production Mini Countryman, the jacked-up, all-wheel-drive, not-that-mini Mini. Compared to the concept though, the production model...
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If you remember Mini's concept from the Detroit auto show, the Beachcomber, you will recognize the production Mini Clubman, the jacked-up, all-wheel-drive, not-that-mini Mini. Compared to the concept though, the production model has...
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The e-tron concept lineup today gained another new member with the new Audi A1 e-tron, which made its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Known as a Mega City Vehicle, the Audi A1 e-tron comes equipped with a powerful electric-motor for...
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Tonight in Geneva, the ever growing, all powerful Volkswagen group threw its annual extravaganza. This year it included one celebrity, nine new cars and several mentions of Suzuki, which VW added to its list of brands recently. It...
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So far ever since the Audi A1 has been released, we have yet to see it in true action… until now. Audi has just released a video of Audi A1 being taken around the track by its DTM driver Markus Winkelhock. Audi’s Head of Chassis Development,...
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In its press release for the 2012 Ford Focus Wagon earlier today, FoMoCo confirmed that it is working on a global performance version of new Focus using Ford EcoBoost engine technology. “At Geneva, Ford is also confirming that a global...
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Ford announced today in Geneva that it will build a "global high-performance" version of the new Focus. This won't come as any surprise to Europeans who have been treated to a steady stream of hot Focus ST and hotter RS models...
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The Ford Fiesta, no stranger to being popular, has already gained more than 6,000 reservations in the United States, with half of the coming from customers who never owned a Ford. A large part of the credit for that goes to Ford’s Fiesta...
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Audi confirmed today that it will be showing a concept version of A8 Hybrid and the A1 e-tron at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show this week. Audi also confirmed that the “e-tron” name will play important part in distinguishing the brand’s...
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In case you were wondering, yes, there will be a Kia Forte hatchback. We don't know yet whether it will be called Forte5 (a la Spectra5), but it's pretty clear this prototype is a five-door version of the Forte sedan. It was caught by...
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No, no, of course we didn't forget. Please to caption the giant Fiat Cinquecento. Then, visit the Long-Term Road Test blog caption contest and try your wit...
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After a little teaser and some leaked images, the 2011 Lexus CT 200h has finally made its official debut. Lexus said that production will start in late 2010 and is set for sale worldwide, meaning previous report of the model not coming to the...
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Prominent Honda tuner Mugen released official photos and details on its accessory line for the Japanese-spec 2011 Honda CR-Z this week. You'll remember that a Mugen CR-Z brochure leaked out in late 2009. Of course, the...
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You didn't really think Lexus unveiled its little nugget of gold, the premium hatchback LF-Ch concept, at last fall's Frankfurt show for nothing, did you? Of course you didn't. And for good reason, it turns out, as the LF-Ch was...
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The image you see above is an illustration, and a heavily re-touched one at that. Still, this is not the work of some basement-dwelling, Chevy-obsessed Photoshop jockey. No, it is the work of a little outfit known at General...
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After seeing the Chevrolet Aveo RS Concept at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, we pretty excited to see the new GM compact enter production next year. Here are the first official photos of the production 2012 Aveo sedan leaked during a presentation...
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