Chinese manufacturer BYD looks like it may have swept in to steal the limelight in the promised land of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The F3DM sedan combines a 1.0 litre petrol engine and an electric motor with a battery pack that can be charged from a standard wall socket.

The combined output measures up to a [...]

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Thankfully not everything being shown at Detroit is a fuel-dodging econo-hatch. Revenge Designs would like to welcome you to the wild side with the ’all-American’ GTM-R supercar. Previously noted for tuning work on vehicles such as the Ponitac Solstice and GTO and Honda Ridgeline, Revenge Designs have now turned that expertise into a high-performance product of [...]

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Following a lengthy teaser campaign Toyota has announced the final details of its new Prius. The third generation petrol electric hybrid has been unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show.

Under the United States EPA test schedule the new Prius achieves fuel economy of 50 MPG which equates to 4.7l/100Km. The petrol engine grows in size to [...]

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We have already seen a few images of the new Mercedes E-Class, but this time we’ve got the details to go along with it and a swag of new shots to boot. The 2010 E-Class will feature over 20 new or revised technological innovations aimed squarely at lifting sales and ensuring the E-Class remains [...]

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We covered the guts of the details on BMW’s Z4 mid last month - when they escaped onto the net - but that didn’t stop BMW from making a big song and dance about its new sports convertible. Some fancy wire-work saw the wraps removed on the third generation Z4 at Detroit and, thankfully, there [...]

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Jaguar has taken the wraps off the new iteration of its delectable XK range. And, with a host of revisions that promise to make the car faster and more enjoyable all round, we might just have found ourselves a new favourite Jag.

Let’s get to the important stuff straight up: it’s got more power. The all-new [...]

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You’ve got to love the leak! The January issue of Honda Belgium’s company magazine has unwittingly broken the embargo on information about the drivetrain, technical specifications and performance specs of the keenly awaited 2009 Honda Insight.

The big reveal to the world of Honda’s newest and latest hybrid was not expected until the Detroit Motor Show [...]

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Following news that it has received its first US$4 billion in funds from the US Government, Chrysler has revealed that it is taking the task of cost-cutting very seriously.

In a move that should please some US taxpayers (it is their money after all), Chrysler has announced details of its appearance at this year’s Detroit [...]

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Word has it that the three grainy images you see here are official shots of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The way ’official information’ is regularly leaked these days, we’ve got no reason to dispute that.

If you think you might have seen that front end before you’d be right - the new E-Class bears more than a passing resemblance [...]

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As manufacturers pull out of the Detroit Motor Show left, right, and centre, Subaru has announced that not only will it be appearing, but that Detroit will be home to the world debut of “a” concept vehicle.

While there’s not been confirmation of what the vehicle will be, we are all well aware that Toyota and Subaru [...]

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Following a year filled with much speculation concerning a V10 variant of its R8 supercar, Audi has confirmed that it will debut the 2010 R8 V10 at the upcoming North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The announcement is great news for organisers of the Detroit show, following recent decisions by a number of major brands to pull out of [...]

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The global economic crisis is ripping through the car industry with its claws out, and it’s fair to say that the good times for manufacturers and others involved in the industry are well and truly over.

Earlier this week, the organisers of the Brisbane International Motor Show announced that the 2009 event was cancelled, on the back of [...]

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