Imagine living in a city full of hills and you love riding your bicycle but don't want to get to work or school all sweaty and smelling bad because, well, it isn't good. But don't fear, the future is here!To help solve those problems Smart created this bicycle with a 250W electric engine mounted on...
Friday, 30 November 2012
VW Eos won't have a direct sucessor, will probably be replaced by a soft-top. AutoEuropa suffers
According to Autocar, Klaus Bischoff revealed, during the VW Beetle Cabriolet presentation at the Los Angeles Auto Show, that the EOS will be discontinued and replaced by a larger soft-top with four seats.This is what he had to say:“The Eos will not be prolonged when it comes off the market. Retractable...
Seems The Stig is not happy with a book about him [Video]
The Stig was found at Watford Tesco, filmed by a security camera, and he was not happy. He pretty much bought all the copies of his book probably to keep secret the real story about him. Watch the video below. Simon du Beaumarche was the one responsible for this book, following The Stig for over...
Ford Fusion aka Mondeo won the 2013 Green Car of the Year Award
This was announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show in a special ceremony for the event. The Fusion/Mondeo has five engine choices including two EcoBoost turbocharged gasoline engines with direct injection as well as a hybrid and plug-in hybrid.Along with the Fusion/Mondeo there were four other cars, including...
Patent drawings of the Mazda 3 leak to the web
The new Mazda is expected to be introduced in 2013 but it seems the car appearance was already patented since August 2010. This was discovered through these patent drawings recently made public that you can see below.The new model will follow the new design line named KODO: Soul of Motion, with the...
Chevrolet keeps teasing the seventh generation Corvette [Video]
With presentation scheduled for January 13, 2013, in the Detroit Auto Show, Chevrolet released two videos showing some details of the car but no actual information. In the first video, named "Conception", we get to see the story behind the design philosophy new Corvette, including several drawings....
Thursday, 29 November 2012
Jaguar F-Type new styling packages in the Los Angeles Auto Show
Customization is not exactly a new thing in the automotive world but car manufacturers are slowly offering more choices to personalize your vehicle right from the factory.Jaguar is an example of that by announcing new styling packages for the new F-Type. On the outside of this F-type painted in Firesand,...
USA say hello to the new 2014 Kia Forte [Video]
The Kia Forte sedan is already known pretty much everywhere in the world. It is the K3 in Korea and the Cerato in Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and a few other countries, but has now arrived in the USA and in the Los Angeles Motor Show.The new chassis under the also new body is longer (3cm or...
Toyota Motosport (TMG) shows their new creation, the Lexus LS460
We all recognize that the Lexus LS is a very valid alternative to the German trio of BMW, Audi and Mercedes, but now the folks at Toyota Motorsport took the car to another level and created the TMG Sport 460 to be displayed at the Essen Motor Show.This beast packs a crazy 650hp from its twin turbo...
Nissan Hi-Cross Concept. The future crossovers will look like this.
This isn't really a new concept because it was already displayed at the Geneva Motor Show in March, but Nissan also brought it to Los Angeles to preview "the next-generation of Nissan crossovers".So we can say that surely we will see something similar to this passing by in our roads in a few years,...
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Honda teases the 2013 Honda Civic SI
Check out the first teaser of the new 2013 Honda Civic, who will see its public reveal at the Los Angeles Motor Show tomorrow (29/11). It has a new rear wing and rear diffuser with bigger wheels.No more details were revealed, but we will find out more tomorrow.Source: Honda Twit...
BMW i3 Coupe Concept revealed, will also be at the L.A. Motor Show
BMW will take advantage of the Los Angeles Motor Show to introduce the 2-door version of the electric vehicle, i3. The car looks more "production ready", with the headlamps and taillights of a normal size.The interior of this concept has the normal "clean" design, offering a sleek look, normal in BMWs...