Kia Sorento 2010 UAE launch in Dubai
The 2010 Kia Sorento was officially launched in the UAE at a dinner event in Dubai, although we hear it is on sale here already as well as in Oman and other GCC countries.
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Comparo: 2010 Honda Jazz vs Mini Cooper S Cabrio
The Mini started life in 1959 as a British car for the masses. Built by the company later known as Austin-Rover, the little car was so cheap that Ford dissassembled one and tried to replicate it, but couldn’t do it cost-effectively and gave up. That Mr. Bean original was in production right up till 2000, when BMW bought out the firm and redesigned the Mini as an expensive niche model. But by 2001, there were already a slew of modern affordable cars to take its place, not least of which is the Honda Jazz. Both the Mini and the Jazz are now in their second generation.
Toyota G-Sports concepts at the Tokyo Auto Salon
Toyota went crazy over modded cars at the recent Tokyo Auto Salon in Japan. Alongside the FT-86 tuned by Gazoo under a new “G-Sports” badge, Toyota also showcased three other G-Sports cars.
Kia Sportage 2011 redesign leaked
The European Registry is sort of a copyright database for product designs, including all-new cars. The Registry therefore has photos of never-before-seen models, and some of these occasionally leak into the public domain. Like the 2011 Kia Sportage, for instance.
Lifan 320 Chinese Mini knock-off
What you see here isn’t some new 4-door version of the Mini Clubman. As misleading as the design cues are, this here is the Lifan 320, apparently the Chinese vision of what a 4-door Mini Cooper should’ve been.
Toyota FT-86 G Sports concept debuts in Japan
A new version of the Toyota FT-86 concept has been revealed at the Tokyo Auto Salon, a motor show of sorts. Dubbed the FT-86 G Sports Concept, it is also featured in the new trailer for the upcoming PS3 video game Gran Turismo 5.
2010 Detroit Auto Show: Photo coverage
The North American International Auto Show, better known as the Detroit Auto Show, is normally the largest show of its kind every year, but the 2010 edition is a less grand affair than before, with a limited number of new launches and even fewer extravagant concepts. The flavour of the year seems to be environmentally-friendlier cars such as the Ford Focus and the Honda CR-Z, and near-production concepts such as the Chevrolet Aveo and the Cadillac XTS. Actual new models include the Ford Mustang GT 5.0, the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, the BMW Z4 sDrive35is, the Lincoln MKX and the Jeep Liberty Renegade,
So we got a new Honda Jazz
It just so happened that when we secured the new-for-2009 Honda Jazz for a test drive, we also got a call from BMW’s rep offering us a Mini Cooper S Cabrio. We kept both, if only for a novelty comparo article later on. However, unfortunately or fortunately, we only got to keep the 118 hp Jazz for a less than a day-and-a-half, while we had the 172 hp Mini for three whole days. So we parked the Cabrio and trundled around Dubai exclusively in the Jazz for a day.
Honda CR-Z 2011 hybrid debuts at Detroit show
Harking back to the Honda Civic CR-X from the late 1980s, the all-new 2011 Honda CR-Z “sport hybrid coupe” has made its U.S. production debut at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Toyota Land Cruiser 2009 with Jaos body kits
Though the Toyota Land Cruiser is the last vehicle to ever need a body kit, we came across these offerings from a Japanese company called Jaos.
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