In an embarrassingly desperate move by struggling supercar-maker Aston Martin, the Kuwaiti-owned British company has developed a new luxury commuter concept, dubbed the Cygnet. Named after a baby swan, the mini-car directly bases itself on the Euro-spec Toyota iQ, but with a slant towards more luxury.
Whenever Mercedes-Benz has prototype cars in the UAE for hot-weather testing, I can be sure that they will do a drive-by of my shitty area in Dubai at one time or another. This, I managed to snag some bad photos of the upcoming 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Convertible, which will be the drop-top version of the 2010 E-Class Coupe.
A member of the Swedespeed forums managed to take camera-phone photos of the 2010 Volvo C70 during the filming of a TV commercial for the facelifted convertible model.
The Porsche Cayenne has been aging ungracefully but is still selling well due to its badge. But Porsche is already testing a replacement, and has been caught numerous times on European roads in minor camouflage.
Italian website Infomotori has come up with renderings of how the next-generation 2010 Mercedes-Benz B-Class will look like.
The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro coupe has already hit the streets, more or less, but there was speculation that the Camaro convertible, shown off as a concept numerous times, has been cancelled. But GM has confirmed that the drop-top is still on.
Shown here is what the 2010 BMW X3 is expected to look like, as rendered by a German magazine. The 2010 X3 will have a lower roof height than the current model, and will follow the X5’s rounded styling theme. It will debut by the end of 2009.
The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro has barely been seen in public, but there is already talk that there may be a special edition based on the “Bumblebee” version seen in the upcoming Transformers 2: Rise Of The Fallen movie.
An American website called Edmunds.com is reporting that Nissan is continuing with their previously-mentioned plans to develop a convertible version of the Nissan Murano.
The 2010 Acura ZDX is Acura’s first ‘four door sports coupe’ which was revealed in the New York Auto Show 2009. It is basically following the trend set by BMW with their X6. It certainly looks great with its funky styling and impressive interior. While it may match the X6 in terms of looks, it might have trouble matching its performance.