While Rolls Royce was unveiling the Ghost in Abu Dhabi we received an interesting rumor from Europe. Sources say that at the last Goodwood Festival the Rolls Royce spokesperson Richard Carter stated that an electric engine would be great in a limousine like the Phantom, since most of its owners use it to drive around …
At its world debut, the Aston Martin One-77 has won the Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. Following the Geneva Auto Salon in March, where the technical illustration was first shown, the rolling chassis has since been completed by hand into the first car presented at Villa …
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August 10 was a major date in the diary for Toyota 86 enthusiasts as the cult car’s chief engineer Tetsuya Tada attended an event held in his honor at Toyota Australia’s Sydney office. Fans traveled from all over Australia to meet the brains behind Toyota’s most recent sports car. The event was promoted on social …
Materials & Controls The old RAV4’s interior was nice but nothing special, and the new one toes the same line. It isn’t a huge leap ahead in terms of materials; there’s still hard plastic throughout, including the door armrests on all but the top Limited trim level. A new protruding dash panel and the center …
The introduction of the all-new 2014 GMC Sierra Light Duty full-size pickup is the most powerful and advanced pickup in the brand’s 111-year history. “We are so pleased to introduce the all-new 2014 GMC Sierra Light Duty to the Middle East,” said John Stadwick, President and Managing Director of General Motors Middle East Operations. “The …
A Focus on Efficiency Toyota thinks few people will miss the energetic V-6 — especially because only around 15 percent of RAV4s were so equipped — but customers who did want it will have a tough time acclimating to the four-cylinder, which is the sole engine for 2013. Though it’s not quick, power from the …
Interior Nissan paid a lot of attention to the interior for the 2014 Rogue, creating a cabin that is inviting, attractive and comfortable for a variety of body types. Slide into the driver’s seat and the combination of command seating and low dashboard creates excellent visibility to the front and sides. Rearward visibility is still …
In the past few weeks, my email box has been bombarded with press releases of how well the car brands have done in terms of new car sales in 2012 as compared to the previous year. While the world is still coming to terms with the effects of the economic slaughter that the Americans injected …
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Looks The F-150 comes in multiple formats, from single cab, to one and half cab, to double cab. Obviously the length of the cab is different with each model, and this alters the length of the flat-bed as well. Things are fairly standard at the front, with the monstrous front end imposing itself over all …
What It Is: A predictive illustration of what Audi’s Q1 small crossover will look like from our artist in Germany. Positioned slightly below the Q3, Audi’s Q1 stands to be the smallest premium crossover on the market. Our illustration expands on the sketch released when Audi announced the Q1 would enter production; the final design …