The Megane was always intended to be a “Golf fighter” in Europe. This time it seems more serious about it. Looking more upscale, and more conservative at the same time. Just like the all new Talisman going after the Passat. This will also go against the (aging?) Ford Focus and the all new Opel Astra.… Continue reading 2016 Renault Megane

Here are the first pictures of the revised Carrera for 2016. Not only they didn’t ruin it, but I think they managed to make a gorgeous car look even better. (slightly) But the big news is the all new 3.0 Liter turbo engine. With 370HP for the Carrera, and 420HP for the Carrera S. Great… Continue reading 2016 Porsche Carrera

Here is the first official picture. Nor surprises. At all. Since it looks the same as last year’s concept. I have to say that I’ve always loved Jaguars. But for the past few years, the “Jag” has been slowly taken out of them. The new XE and XF don’t look like a Jaguar should. At… Continue reading 2016 “Jaguar” F-Pace

After driving that big black Silverado a few weeks ago, I was really wondering about its little brother, the Chevrolet Colorado. Instead of a Colorado, GM sent me a GMC Canyon. Which is basically a slightly more upscale version. The one I get to drive for a whole week is a 4 door, short bed… Continue reading GMC Canyon test drive coming up.

I bit more boring. More square and busy. I guess that’s what they would refer to as “more grown up”. Or “upscale”. I am sure it is. But I am still a big fan of the current model. Which seems a bit less pretentious to me…

This just looks goofy to me. Ever since they showed us the concept (years ago), I always thought it looked like a bloated Model S. I just wish it had its own design. It’s really the same car as the S except… bloated… The “falcon” doors still look obnoxious to me. It’s just way too… Continue reading Tesla Model X

I am a big fan of the S-Class coupe. So this is quite amazing to me. I cannot really imagine this thing looking even better in person, but I am sure it does. I have to say, this is what I would get if I had the money… So please. Tell ALL your friends about… Continue reading Mercedes S-Class Convertible

We finally get to twee the interior of the all new Q30 compact (Which is coming to the US next year) I must say, it looks really nice. And quite upscale. Almost more than its Mercedes GLA cousin. I wonder about pricing. Which could be interesting since the GLA starts at about $32 000. The… Continue reading Infiniti Q30

 After ell these years, (almost 10) the S80 sedan is about to be replaced. By this all new S90 model. What we have here are pictures of a toy version of the car. So the real thing will of course look much better. And it already looks quite nice. It really looks like a sedan… Continue reading Volvo S90

There it is. The all new Prius, finally. Looking, very… complicated . The front ends seems quite busy. And that rear light… But it doesn’t matter. It actually looks to me like a normal evolution from the current model. (Which now looks quite subtle compared to that) I haven’t heard of any technical breakthrough. Mileage… Continue reading 2016 Toyota Prius

 First, let me remind you what VW officially said about the 2016  Passat: “major facelift”, “new sheet metal, new wheels, headlamps and taillights, more premium interior”. The picture above shows anything except a “major facelift”. What it shows is what they did with the Jetta for 2015. Very minute changes that only current owners would… Continue reading 2016 VW Passat (US)

The DS4 is getting a few changes. Mostly the front end. Strangely enough, it is loosing all its Citroen logos. So now it’s just a DS4. Which seems a bit strange. Unless Citroen really wants to establish “DS” as its own upscale brand. (Although they are still sold at the same dealerships?) A new Crossback… Continue reading 2016 Citroen DS4 and new Crossback version

From the factory floor. As you can see, it is still a very nice looking car. But, just like the new Sonata, it does look a bit more conservative. Although not as “old” as it’s larger brother. (The Sonata does look like an old person car now) Inside. It is way more conservative than before.… Continue reading All new Hyundai Elantra

 Renault unveiled the wagon version of their all new Talisman sedan yesterday. And it looks really good. The Talisman is more upscale, but also more conservative than other large Renault cars from the past. It has been called the “French Passat” already. So it might actually turn out to be more popular now. (Since most… Continue reading Renault Talisman Estate VS other wagons we don’t get.

These are, finally, the 1st official picture of the all new Sportage. Looking good. More brown o, I guess. (probably more expensive too) the worst part is still the super busy front end. And these LED lights do look horrible…

This looks like it could be. As it seems a bit small for that “upcoming” (whenever that is) production version of the US Crossblue concept. This seems much shorter. And I hear an all new Tiguan is just around the corner (finally) Not much to look at. And I bet it won’t look much better… Continue reading 2017 VW Tiguan?

First official picture. A convertible version of the S-Class for the 1st time in 44 years. It won’t be cheap, but it’ll be great (If you skip that red color interior…)

Just a few more pictures before it becomes official. Still, I really like the current design and I will miss it. Especially the very distinctive chrome by the C-pillar. Now it is more generic. A bit more muscular and grown up maybe. But basically a diluted version of the current excellent design. With a weird… Continue reading 2017 Kia Sportage

That front end is still pretty bad. Even on this cheaper model (no LEDs) It still looks too busy. And that grille just does not belong there… The side looks like a more muscular version of the current design. And the interior seems nice. But quite uninspired. Since it is based on the same platform… Continue reading More pix of the new 2017 Kia Sportage