Blogs Posts in Cars category; 37 blog posts

Reviewed: BMW 118i

Price and equipment As part of a broader strategy across its range, BMW has pulled back on some bigger-ticket items in its second-generation 1-Series - leather trim being the most obvious - and fitted other things such as Bluetooth stand [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Go gadget go

IT HAS been said that, in the past, all a luxury car needed were plush leather seats, heaps of legroom, a mini-bar, enough wood-panelling to feed a colony of termites for the next decade and a driver named James who wore a funny uniform and [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

China's auto sales soar 34%

AUTO sales in China soared 34 per cent year on year in May, with passenger car purchases growing strongly due to government stimulus measures, an industry association said Tuesday. More than 1.1 million cars were bought last month, bringin [...]

Posted On : Jun, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

GM to Build Small Car in U.S.

General Motors announced this morning that it will build a new, fuel-efficient small car in the United States in the next few years, bucking a longtime industry trend to manufacture such vehicles overseas. Most of the small cars sold in the [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Battery swapping technology set for electric cars

Australian drivers could soon be swapping the batteries in their electric cars in the same way they swap gas bottles for their barbecues. California-based firm Better Place today held the first public demonstration of new technology that [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Now on sale The Tata Nano

Tata Motors has begun taking orders for its Nano minicar. The Indian automaker on Thursday opened up its booking system for the high-profile Nano, which it has pitched as the "people's car"--a first automobile for families that, u [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

You, too, can own a James Bond spy car

I have no delusions of being a superspy like James Bond. Sure, I have the swagger and the charm, and I look dashing in a tuxedo, but right now I don't have a car, let alone a car with machine guns and grill-mounted missiles to destroy my [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Insight versus Prius

In this corner, the challenger, weighing 2,700 pounds, the Honda Insight. Honda is taking aim at Toyota’s hybrid crown with its new Insight, a five-passenger gasoline-electric hybrid that will get more than 40 miles per gallon. That [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Another superpony joins the Mustang herd

Just when car enthusiasts were weeping in their beer over the probable demise, thanks to a bunch of useless bankers, of muscle cars, comes Ford with the Shelby Mustang GT500.The latest Shelby pays closer attention to quality and interior [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Citroen win a trio of Top Gear awards

Even before it arrives in 2009, Citroen’s newest MPV, the C3 Picasso, has already been named Family Car of the Year at the 2008 Top Gear Awards. With the Top Gear Live Show having just taken place in the RDS, Dublin, this is a timely [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Road Test 2009 Mazda6 GS

The last time I drove a Mazda6, it was the previous iteration. I had so much fun flirting with the roads around the Gatineau Hills that I recommended. The car to my father-in-law, who was looking for an economical wagon that was exciting t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Mustang still running strong

We haven't reviewed the Mustang since its 2005 redesign, so it was high time to see how this pony car has aged, especially since it will be redesigned again next year. After spending a few hundred miles behind the wheel of a 2009 Mustang GT [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

GM shooting for higher price on new small car

When General Motors Corp.'s new global small car hits the U.S. market in mid-2010, the company is expecting it to fetch a better price than Honda and Toyota get for their small cars, GM executives said Monday. The Chevrolet Cruze, official [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Amid rising gas costs, buyers of US brand cars less satisfie...

US car buyers are growing less satisfied with their purchases from domestic automakers while their Asian and European competitors continue to improve, according to a recent survey. Consumer satisfaction with US auto brands slipped as Lex [...]