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Toyota Camry May Avoid Rebuke Civic Got From Consumer Report...

Toyota Motor Corp.’s revamped Camry, key to the carmaker’s U.S. sales revival, is likely to win a favorable review from Consumer Reports magazine, which has been critical of other Toyota and Honda Motor Co. models. The maga [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Honda FR-V 'unluckiest car in the UK'

The unluckiest car in the UK has been revealed - and it's the Honda FR-V six-seater. It came top in a rundown by price comparison site Confused.com, which found that 2,529 drivers of the motor had made 466 accident claims in the last [...]

Posted On : Jun, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Ford Focus, Honda Civic and Nissan Juke Among I.I.H.S. Top S...

On Thursday, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released crash-test results for 13 small cars. Six earned top scores, bringing the total number of small cars named top safety picks by the institute to 22. The I.I.H.S., which [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Maruti Suzuki MPV Concept At Auto Expo 2010

India's leading car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India is all set for a world premiere of Concept R3, its first Compact Multi-Purpose vehicle concept, at the forthcoming Auto Expo 2010 in January. The 6-seater Concept MPV is an all-new compa [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Suzuki Shows Kizashi V-6 Ringer -- Should They Build It?

The Concept Kizashi 3 that Suzuki unveiled at the 2008 New York Auto Show was powered by a 300-hp, 3.6-liter V-6 mated to a six-speed automatic transmission and yet, that powertrain, along with 3.9 inches of wheelbase, is conspicuously abse [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

UK car production and sales remain depressed

The latest data issued by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show just how hard the UK motor industry has been hit by the recession. Car production was down a whopping 50.2 per cent during the first half of the year at 41 [...]

Posted On : Jul, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara First Impressions

Suzuki Canada's president, Seiichi Maruyama, is a man with a lot to say. His company is growing notably faster than the rest of the auto industry, and they're gearing up to release an updated version of a staple SUV product: the Grand Vitar [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Ford weighs up rival offers for UK brands

Ford Motor is weighing up preliminary non-binding offers from Tata Motors and at least four private equity groups for Jaguar and Land Rover after Monday's deadline.The Indian carmaker, alongside Cerberus Capital Management, TPG, Terra Firma [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2007 | Comments : 0

Hummer launches in the UK

Hummer, General Motors’ giant SUV brand, has today gone on sale for the first time in the UK.Launch model the H3 is smaller than other cars in the Hummer line-up and has been designed with European markets in mind.The SUV goes on sale [...]

Posted On : Oct, 02 2007 | Comments : 0

UK specification Audi A4 launched in Frankfurt

As the all new Audi A4 saloon is released from captivity on Press Day at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi UK will simultaneously make the first phase of right-hand-drive versions available for order. Priced from £22,590 OTR, the co [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2007 | Comments : 0

First Drive: 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe 2-Mode Hybrid (and GMC Yuk...

The Chevrolet Tahoe 2-Mode Hybrid is GM’s first full parallel hybrid — meaning the hybrid system can propel the vehicle with an electric motor, a gasoline engine or a combination of the two. That’s the setup that gives man [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

UK Gets Special Edition Of Two Mazda Sports Cars

The UK Mazda enthusiasts have a reason to celebrate the owning of Mazda's two special editions of sports cars - the MX-5 and the RX-8. (Special Edition: MX-5 Z-sport, RX-8 Kuro / Tags: Mazda-miata, mx-5, Mazda rx-8) MX-5 The Maz [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2007 | Comments : 0

SX4 Saloon - the New Version of Suzuki Unveiled

The new versions of Suzuki are already on the roll in Europe, and it plans to go a lot further still, selling at least 340,000 cars mostly small sports & SUVs in Europe for 2007. That’s why the main offering of Suzuki here is a sa [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2007 | Comments : 0

The New Suzuki XL72007

The Suzuki’s largest and midsize SUV is the new XL-7. The XL6 was the first hint from the Suzuki concept unveiled at NAIAS 2000 that featured stylish looks and flexibility, and was much larger than the Grand Vitara. The XL-7 is offe [...]