Car Show

There were fewer copy cars at this year’s Beijing Show, though the badly out-of-focus Lexus RX300 ripoff on the BYD stand lent credence to one cynic’s suggestion that the company’s name actually means “Borrow Your Designs”. The RX300 was a popular choice among the knock-off merchants: The cheerful English-speaking chap on the Huanghai Auto stand [...]


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When the lovely, and overly shiny, Audi RS5 showed up in Geneva this year we had mixed feelings about. Sure, the idea of it was great and all, but Audi has been stingy when it came to sending RS models to the U.S. lately and this looked like just another tease. According to various reports, [...]


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Jeep is expanding their lineup by offering a two limited edition Wranglers and a new Renegade trim level for the Liberty. Though they’re not quite all new models, these new trim variations have a number of unique features, and resurrect classic model nameplates that longtime Jeep fans may recognize. The “Renegade” name was first used in 1964, but [...]


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Just the Facts: Mazda will unveil a locally produced version of the Mazda 8 minivan later this month at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. The vehicle, known in Japan as the Mazda MPV, will be assembled in China with local partner FAW. HIROSHIMA, Japan — Mazda will unveil a locally produced version of the Mazda [...]


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Go jump which was changing the Chevrolet Lacetti / Nubira with the Cruze. His new sedan “compact” not only look left drive, it also enters the eyes, and what we will tell you behind closed doors. Now there are people still throwing in need some nerve, and since the SS model is still the exclusive [...]


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For the first time during this new auto show season, the talk has been about the car companies that are at the show, not the ones that aren’t. The automotive industry is coming to life again, and the evidence can be found in the surprisingly interesting array of vehicles at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. [...]


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Ford today confirmed rumors of a 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, a premium midsize car the Dearborn automaker claims will deliver at least 41 miles per gallon in the city when it goes on sale this fall. Ford today confirmed rumors of a 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, a premium midsize car the Dearborn automaker claims will [...]


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I’m not a fan of New York. I mean, there’s the Yankees, Donald Trump, the impoliteness, the overwhelming density, the superiority complex, it’s raining here right now. There’s also the fact I grew up watching Law & Order, so I readily expect to walk around any corner to discover a dead body. Or be the [...]


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