I thought I’d post this French illustration of what the second generation Twingo might look like.Pretty modern, but none of the originality of the first one. The current model was introduced in 1992, and went on sale in March 1993. That is 13 years! And the next one isn’t out yet. They are talking about… Continue reading Renault Twingo 2

Just a quick update.One more photo of the Korean market Hyundai Santa Fe. It does look pretty upscale to me. They might actually be taken seriously when they claim to compete with Lexus. I hope the well integrated Navigation System makes it to the US. I hear a “dealer installed’ Navigation is available for the… Continue reading new Santa Fe detail.

Here are just a few more shots of the Japanese Mark X. Successor to the Mark 2.(Yes, I know…) I think it looks a lot like our next Camry. And just like the Camry, you can see a bit of the Avalon in it. But, unlike the Camry, it shares its platform with the Lexus… Continue reading The non Camry, Mark X

The Phaeton is dead. At least in the US.That’s a surprise! No one in their right mind would have ever thought a $67 000 to $80 000 VW could work. And all these people were right.It as amazing how big a company’s ego can become.Not to say the Phaeton is a bad car. But it… Continue reading Death of a loser.

What do you really want to see at the 2006 Detroit Auto Show? Or the Los Angeles one…Anything that would really make you want to actually be there???Is there anything coming up you would actually consider buying? I personally can’t wait for the Camaro Concept. Hoping that the production could be as close to it… Continue reading 2006 Auto Show wishes

No, no. This is NOT the new Camry.It is the Japanese market Mark X. But from that angle, it does look pretty close, doesn’t it? This would actually make a great new Lexus ES. But the 2007 ES is still based on the Camry. For the last time.So maybe the next Mark X will end… Continue reading New Camry?

These new pictures ( from Toyotanation) are the next best thing to official shots.Looks like it was cought as it was getting ready for a photo shoot. I think it looks great. Nothing futuristic, but it seems they have stretched the design as much as they can without becoming “weird”, and disturbing the current owners.Sure… Continue reading 2007 Toyota Camry

This picture was taken at the US factory, where the new Camry was shown to some of the employees for one day only.You can’t tell much from it. Sorry… But some of the people there mentioned something I thought was a little interesting:“Machining “It’s tight. I love the ground effects.”” He ground effects make it… Continue reading 2007 Toyota Camry

These new shots almost make it look classy.The interior especially. Doors and console are still from the Tahoe. They haven’t gone as far as Ford with Lincoln.And when you look towards the back seat, or the top of the doors, you can really see the pick up truck roots of this “luxury” SUV… Again, not… Continue reading More Escalade!

The future is now… In Europe only… Doens’t it look like a crazy auto show concept?To actually produce such a modern design in an affordable car is amazing. I still think they should have used this for our Civic Hybrid. And this interior, although similar, looks so much better.Corollas, Golfs, Mazda 3s all have the… Continue reading 2006 Honda Civic

Not really replacing the old G Class, this is Mercedes version of the big SUV.It is actually an inch longer than the Escalade!But not as wide and about 5 inches shorter. Based on the same frame as the new R and ML Classes, and built in the USA. So you can expect similar engines. Maybe… Continue reading 2007 Mercedes GL Class

A pure concept, of course. But still pretty nice. Even without the crazy stuff added on there like the 2000 TV screens etc…It would be pretty cool to see something like that, or close to it, actually produced. Not a totally original idea. This similar Smart Crossblade concept was shown a few years ago…

All you can see during this glitsy official introduction is how big and shiny that thing is.And that’s about it. Not mentioning how dangerous it is for others sharing the road as well.

A small Californian company showed this stunning car at SEMA. It looks like a retro Italian design.As you can see from the interior, it is based on the Corvette. Just like back in the 70’s when the Corvette was used as a base for quite a few original looking cars.But this one is actually hard… Continue reading Anteros XTM

The interior photo looks to be from a brochure. Even though I think the interior looks very nice, this is a pretty bad picture. But the exterior actually reminds me of the Azera. Especially the front fenders.If rumors are true, and it starts at around $23 000. Hyundai is going to clean up in the… Continue reading Even more 2007 Santa Fe pictures.

Looks like these 2 (seemingly) Japanese guys are testing the British 2007 Land Rover Freelander in Arizona. The whole thing being done under Ford’s watch.A small world…

Is it me, or it looks better and better with each picture. I think Hyundai will have a pretty amazing line up in a few months.Almost every model will be new by next year.

If you look closely, you can tell the interior is actually the same as the Tahoe. Only the dash has been redesigned…

Not that great, is it ….The interior is different than the Tahoe. But it doen’t actually look better, or even more expensive. But pimps and gansters don’t really care about that.22 inch chrome wheels and a bigger engine than anyone else on the block is what counts. The usual monster specs: – Over 400 hp… Continue reading 2007 Escalade