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This looks to be based on the Trio concept from a couple of years ago.That would be nice to see this here as well. As a competition to the Scion, Cube and Soul. It probably won’t be a Saturn but it would make a nice little Chevy…

VW is still considering weather or not to bring the next “smaller than Rabbit” Polo over here. With the new Golf/Rabbit, a revised Passat, redesigned Bettle and all new “US only” sedan, the Polo would be a nice fit in a much more attractive US line up.

GM announced 2 new engines.Both with direct injection. (Like their 2.0 Liter Turbo)The 2.4 Liter is good for 180hp and should return 30MPG on the highway.I guess this would eventually replace the current 2.4 Liter used in so many GM cars.The new one will debut in the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. There is also a new… Continue reading New GM engines

In China…. The engine plant for the US version has been delayed. Again. So we won’t see one for a while.But in China, production started this week.

It doesn’t really look better than the last time I saw it, at the auto show.That front and alone is hard to swallow…

Chrysler just announced they will stop production of all new cars until January 19th.That is really not good news… Out of the “big 3” they seem to be in the worse shape. Both GM and Ford offer good and attractive cars right now, and even more are on the way.Chrysler doesn’t have much now, and… Continue reading No new Chryslers for a month

With the Armada being canceled soon, some people are saying the next generation old fashion/ body on frame/ trucky Patrol might make it into the US.I’m not sure.It competes around the world with the Toyota Land Cruiser. Which is pretty much the same market as the Armada.And that is a shrinking market in the US.… Continue reading 2010 Nissan Patrol

I guess it might be a 2010 or 2011 model.And it does look a lot slicker than the current one.Pretty close to that illustration I posted a few days ago.

Honda has decided to stop development of the next NSX model.A car that was actually supposed to come out pretty soon.So that decision is costing them quite a bit. And its V10 engine will probably never see the light of day either. They are also talks about canceling work on the new V8 for the… Continue reading Honda kills the next NSX

Coming up at the Detroit Auto Show next month.Take out the LED headlights and add some real rear view mirrors, and you’ll have most of the next generation Legacy sedan.A good car that was never able to even compete with the Camry/Accord crowd. I wonder if the next one will be able to do better…

Another upcoming Chinese car with a great name.And also showing that Chinese manufacturers are still very involved into copying other people’s designs. This just looks like a new Honda. Am I wrong?

Just when you thought Chery could come out with decent designs, they show this around, the new P11.And what a great name too. This looks like a disturbed, perverted version of the RAV4…

It will start at $40 000.Options are a sunroof for $900 and a 6 speed manual for $700. Not cheap for a Pontiac sedan. Even one with over 400hp.The “regular” V8 model with 362hp goes for $32 000. $8000 is quite a lot to pay for not that much more. Plus you can get the… Continue reading 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP Price

Get rid of the glass roof and the suicide doors. Tone down the interior and you have the new 2010 Volvo S60. A nice looking car. Too bad it shares the melted front end from the XC60. And I’m not sure if it’ll get a larger audience than the current model.

So we know, this is so far just an illustration.The Sonata should be redesigned in a little over a year. And from the spy shots I’ve seen, this seem to be pretty close.the seem to be doing what VW should have done. Instead of having both a Passat and a Passat CC, they will go… Continue reading Next Hyundai Sonata