Porsche unveiled its RS Spyder sports car for the 2007 racing season at the Paris Motor Show. Starting next year, customer teams will be able to take delivery of Porsche’s LMP2 sports car, which until now been raced exclusively by Team Penske in the American Le Mans Series. The Penske Spyders have been the class […]

Ford of Europe unveiled the 2007 iosis X concept earlier this week at the Paris Motor Show. The iosis X crossover concept continues the ‘kinetic design’ language first seen on the iosis concept that was revealed last year.
“We’re calling this car iosis X as a deliberate link to our ‘kinetic design’ concept car lineage started […]

Toyota unveiled the Auris concept at the Paris Motor Show. Production versions of the Auris concept are expected to replace the Corolla hatch. Toyota describes the Auris as being “designed from the inside out”.
The Auris concept is a new interpretation of Toyota’s “Vibrant Clarity” design philosophy of Vibrant Clarity, which blends a forward-looking and energetic […]

Bob Lutz, GM’s product guru, stated that new rear-wheel drive small car is on General Motors’ radar to compete with other dynamic small sedans such as the Lexus IS250 and BMW 3-Series, and that the automaker is considering development of a new smaller rear-wheel drive architecture for the new vehicle. Lutz said that developing an […]

General Motors needs to add several new models to its HUMMER lineup, according to Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, GM’s product czar. “HUMMER needs some more products. It needs two or three more products to give it sufficient market coverage,” Lutz told reporters at the opening of a HUMMER dealership in Paris.
Lutz said making a traditional […]

Following the debut of the Audi R8 at the Paris Motor Show on Wednesday, the automaker has announced pricing for its new sports car. The mid-engine two-seater will start at 104,400 euros with the manual transmission and 111,790 euros for the R-Tronic version. The R8 has no other performance or mechanical options, but the five-spoke […]

Rolls-Royce has revealed that it’s begun working on their long-awaited “baby Rolls-Royce”, which it expects to have ready within the next four years. The new Rolls-Royce will be smaller than the Phantom and cost between 200,000 Euros and 300,000 Euros.
The BMW-owned automaker builds only the Phantom sedan currently. The smaller Rolls sedan, which will likely […]

The Holden Commodore is officially heading to the United States where it will wear a Pontiac badge, according to Australia’s Drive. In an effort to develop a rival to BMW, a version of the Holden Commodore will be unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show next year.
Speaking at the Paris Motor Show, GM’s product czar, Bob […]

Toyota unveiled the Yaris TS at the Paris Motor Show yesterday. The Yaris TS is a high-performance version of its subcompact three- or five-door hatch that was first previewed in concept form earlier this year. The TS is powered by a 130-hp 1.8L gas engine with Dual VVT-i, mated to a five-speed manual gearbox, which […]

Following Volvo’s debut of its C30 hatchback, Volvo Cars of North America announced that the C30 will be offered in the United States and Canada. Volvo Cars of North America said it will bring the car to the U.S. market no earlier than the 2008 model year.
The only engine that Volvo announced for the C30 […]