2013 Toyota Avalon: Mor...

In the past, we’ve characterized this biggest of all Toyota passenger cars as more Buick than Buick. It was a tribute—if you can call it that—to the Avalon’s quiet, competent operation, anonymous styling, and generally unobtrusive character. However, Buick has begun to shed its...

European Patent Filing ...

A few days ago, the European patent office published a General Motors filing for a small, Chevrolet-badged version of the Opel Mokka née Buick Encore crossover. It doesn’t definitively reveal where Chevy intends to sell this version, but we’ve been told it won’t come...

2013 Maserati Quattropo...

What It Is: The 2013 replacement for Maserati’s only current sedan, very little of which is actually visible here. Other than the door handles, windshield, side windows, and the head- and taillamps—which are grafted-on pieces from today’s Quattroporte — there is nothing we can...

2013 Chevrolet Camaro 1...

If you’re considering the purchase of a 2013 Camaro SS coupe with a manual, you’re going to want to look at the 1LE package. And if you weren’t considering a new Camaro, you might be now. The option group is intended to transform The General’s affordable V-8 coupe into an...

Saab to become Electric...

Filed under: Latest News According to a report in industry website, just-auto , a Japanese/Chinese consortium has expressed interest in buying bankrupt Saab in order to turn it into a specialist manufacturer of electric vehicles. The consortium is thought to include a battery...

Decision soon on Vauxha...

Filed under: Latest News Press reports on both sides of the Atlantic suggest that General Motors (GM) is close to a decision about factory closures in Europe. Two plants are in the firing line: Bochum in Germany and Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. The latest rumours are that Bochum will...

Audi A7 long-term test:...

Filed under: Road Tests Ring…ring…ring… “Hello.” “Um, hello there. Is that Sammy’s dad?” “Erm, yep.” “Good. Hello. Sammy’s still here at school and we were wondering if anyone’s going to come and pick him...

10th birthday bash for ...

Filed under: Classic cars A birthday party is being held at Coventry Motor Museum for the failed Avantime executive coupé, one of t he biggest flops in car company history . How strange. A sales disaster that only lasted two years in production before being dropped, the Avantime...

Vauxhall and Peugeot to...

Filed under: Latest News The CEO of General Motors has told the Wall Street Journal that GM and PSA (Peugeot Citroen) will start development of two new cars by this autumn. The first car will be the size of a Corsa or 208 and will be for the South American market. The second one will be...

Volkswagen Beetle: Firs...

Filed under: First Drive The Volkswagen Beetle is back and this time it is serious about taking sales from other retro rides such as the MINI . Gone is the bulbous bodywork and Golf MK3 underpinnings, to be replaced by a squarer-edged, more masculine coupe, with a chassis borrowed from...