Computer and gadget-maker Apple is said to be partnered with Mercedes-Benzto develop a brand new type of navigation and in-car entertainment system. German magazine Focus describes the system as being proprietary to the three-pointed star, and will be available in its products starting model year 2009.
The system is expected to be similar in technology and […]

Ford has released an entirely new Ranger bakkie range, complete with common rail diesel technology. Launched in the heartland of bakkie-country, Namibia, the new Ranger prides itself on being the quintessential pick-up truck, according to Ford marketing parlance.
Although the entire range has been significantly restyled, true blue Ford bakkie acolytes will be most interested in […]

Ford India today launched a diesel version of its sports utility vehicle, the Endeavour. The company will also launch a diesel variant of its mid-size car, the Fusion, by the third quarter of this fiscal.
“The diesel variant of the Fusion will enable us to have a robust portfolio,” said Arvind Mathew, president and managing director […]

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Mercedes has made the latest C-Class more sporting than its predecessor. It’s 13 per cent stiffer and fitted as standard with Agility Control, which automatically alters damper response to match road […]

Toyota’s new Highlander is significantly redesigned — and presumably improved — over the outgoing model. It has more room, a bigger engine and gets the same gas mileage. It also enters a now ultra-competitive segment in the auto industry: three-row crossovers. That competition is probably one reason Toyota is keeping the new Highlander’s price extremely […]

Following its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show in March Nissan will be bringing the new X-Trail to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, in the UK next weekend.
Goodwood will be the first place where customers from this part of the world can experience the all new X-TRAIL which should go on sale here in the […]

THERE was excitement the first time I drove a BMW X5 seven years ago. It was Midnight Black with 19-inch tyres and a Diesel engine, and before I started the engine there were so many things which had run through my mind.
At that point, many a motoring journalist had written about it, lauding its agility […]

Ford are UK market leaders overall and market leaders in many sales segments. Where they lead others have to follow and for the volume brands at least the new Mondeo is going to be tough competition.
Although the styling is bolder, the car bigger and it has more road presence it is more of the same, […]

Nissan becomes the last major Japanese auto manufacturer to enter the hybrid market, with its 2007 Altima Hybrid. While the Altima’s Hybrid’s technology is licensed from Toyota, the four-door ecosedan is very much a Nissan, with exterior and interior styling and a driving experience all its own.
With a sportier profile than the Toyota Camry Hybrid, […]

Honda Australia has returned the hallowed Type R badge to Australia with the launch of the fierce, yet sophisticated, “raw-fined” Civic Type R three-door hatchback.
The Civic Type R’s high-revving, naturally aspirated, 2.0-litre i-VTEC engine pumps out 148kW and 193Nm – enough to see it sprint to 100km/h in just 6.6 seconds.
A six-speed manual gearbox – […]