How Porsche is integrated into VW ?

Although Porsche won't be a fully integrated member of the Volkswagen group before mid-2011, the sports car maker can even at this early point in the merger no longer make independent strategic decisions. After all, Martin Winterkorn has effectively been appointed head of the Porsche SE Holding which in turn employs the Porsche AG chairman Michael Macht.With a takeover as costly and complicated

Cadillac CTS Coupe 2010

This is the new Cadillac CTS Coupe, a sleek two-door Caddy that will join the CTS line-up alongside the saloon and Sport Wagon estate when US sales start in spring 2010, and take on BMW's 3-series, Audi's A5 and Infiniti's G37 Coupe. This production Cadillac CTS Coupe looks very much like the concept car… It does indeed look like the concept, right down to the twin central exhausts and hidden

BMW 5-series of new F10 (2010)

The BMW 5-series saloon – it’s finally here. Internally dubbed F10, it's the sixth-generation BMW 5-series and will be unveiled at the Geneva motor show in spring 2010, with UK sales starting on 20 March 2010. A 5-series Touring version (F11) will follow next September. So what’s new for the sixth-generation BMW 5-series? Let’s start with the tech: BMW claims the new 5-series is the first car in

Toyota Land Cruiser (2009) CAR review

It’s almost 60 years old, five million have been sold throughout the world and, with this all-new model – cue drumroll – the UK will add, well, around 1200 units to that tally annually. You’re unlikely to see one over here, then, so take a good look at the all-new Toyota Land Cruiser while you can. It looks familiar… Evolution’s certainly the name of the game here, the new car looking much like

Mazda MX-5 2.0 RC long-term test review

CAR's Mazda MX-5 roadster is such a joy to drive, even in the creeping clutch of winter. It feels so alert, so tail-up and feisty – an engaging effervescence that makes every mile something to be enjoyed, no matter what the road or the weather.Still fresh and still relevant 20 years after the launch of the original, the MX-5 has adhered tenaciously to its straightforward but hugely effective

Mercedes SLS AMG (2009) CAR review

Mercedes-Benz is on a roll. After the excellent new C-class and E-class saloons – proper Benzes, as opposed to BMW wannabes – now comes the most eagerly waited new sports car since… well, since last week’s launch of the Ferrari 458 Italia, and the previous month’s unveiling of the McLaren MP4-12C, and the previous month’s brilliant new Porsche 911 Turbo. So much for the prophets of gloom,

Mitsubishi CX Compact Crossover (2010) scooped

Mitsubishi has made no bones about the fact its Concept-CX mini-SUV will reach production, but so far we've only seen the original 2007 show car, and a single sketch showing how the production version might look. But these new images – taken straight from the design patents filed for the new car – reveal almost every detail of the final production SUV. So this is Mitsubishi's new mini-SUV? Yes,

BMW 3-series: the new 2011 F30

Revealing new spy photos of the next BMW 3-series have landed in our inbox today. Despite only recently being facelifted, work is well underway in Munich to develop the next 3-series, due in a motorway fast lane near you in three years' time.We weren't expecting to see a new BMW 3-series for a while yet, why now? The new 3-series family – internally codenamed F30 – has been moved forward because

2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 V6

C’mon, really? Hyundai? No pedigree. No racing history. No factory museum filled with dusty glory machines. Yet here’s what Hyundai dares—dares!—to call the phosphorescent-Slurpee spill of paint on our Genesis coupe: Lime Rock Green.Puh-leeze! Weren’t these jokers riding around on donkeys when Bob Sharp was running 240Zs at Lime Rock? There’s also Nordschleife Gray and Interlagos Yellow. On a

2009 Mitsubishi Outlander Review

INTRO TO THE OUTLANDER VEHICLEDespite the fact the Mitsubishi Outlander is a decently equipped affordable vehicle, it could get lost in the car lot due to the fact its just another compact crossover. It must be carefully compared, and I couldn't help thinking during my week-long test drive the best vehicle to do a side-by-side study would be the Subaru Forester. A 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 SUZUKI EQUATOR

INTRO TO THE EQUATOR VEHICLETaking cue from Honda's Ridgeline idea – to create a car that can carry more brand-specific product in the form of ATVs and dirt bikes – comes Suzuki's all-new smaller pickup, the Equator. Trucks offer functions not available in a crossover or SUV and are great for the outdoorsy types, like myself. I drove a four-door 2009 Suzuki Equator with the crew cab, the

Sony XS-L10S Slimline Component Subwoofer

The slim series of car stereo subwoofer from Sony gives out powerful low frequency performance whereas their compact profile lets you add bass to the confines of smaller vehicles. The Sony XS-L10S component subwoofer would only require you to find a suitable box or create a custom enclosure that would fit your needs, and just let the advanced technology of Sony turn on those areas under or behind

Suzuki Kizashi Review

Two years ago at the Tokyo Auto Show, after seeing the Kizashi concept car, I asked the president of Suzuki during an interview, “Why is the world’s largest brand of small cars moving into larger vehicles?” Frankly, his answer while vague was positive as if I’d struck a responsive chord. Now I know why.