BMW 5 Series Touring – Click above for high-res image gallery
Just as the new sixth-generation BMW 5 Series sedan goes on sale in Europe, a new station wagon variant has been unveiled. Like past editions of the 5 Series Touring, this one is essentially the same as the sedan, only with the roof extending straight [...]
Some of you will remember that from 2001 to 2005, Lexus sold a wagon variant of the IS, dubbed SportCross. Unfortunately, relatively dismal sales numbers didn’t really make a business case for keeping that car alive, and Lexus canned it when the second-generation IS debuted in 2006. However, all hope of seeing a SportCross redux [...]
2012 Ford Focus wagon – Click above for high res-image gallery
With the debut of the 2012 Focus Wagon at the Geneva Motor Show, Ford has reached the halfway point in the roll-out of its new C-segment platform. When Ford first announced the new C-Max and Grand C-Max at the Frankfurt Motor Show last fall, it [...]
Renault Clio 20th Anniversary Edition – Click above for high-res image gallery
Renault has certainly been keeping busy. In addition to restructuring its F1 team to come back with a fresh design for 2010, the French automaker has recently unveiled an innovative new Megane coupe-convertible, the equally interesting Wind roadster and a slew of [...]
2010 Saab 9-3X – Click above for high-res image gallery
The good news for Saab loyalists is that dealerships have been told they may start placing orders for the Saab 9-3X. The bad news for Saab loyalists is that if the deal with Spyker falls through, that brand-new Saab you are dreaming about will never arrive [...]
Audi A3 TDI – Click above for high-res image gallery
For the third year in a row, Audi will be running an add during the Superbowl. First there was the Godfather parody where the “Old Luxury” dude was put on notice about the R8 (which is a sports car, but who cares). Then last year’s really [...]
Mercedes Benz ConceptFASCINATION – click for high-res gallery
German automakers have apparently all developed kyphosis, as witnessed by the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo, the impending Audi A7 Sportback, and the Porsche Panamera. It seems the time is right for humpty-backed automobiles from Deutschland. Mercedes used the ConceptFASCINATION to spearhead the launch of its redesigned [...]
Wagon Attack II– Click above to watch the (epic) video
More than a few Autobloggers regularly pine for the days when Honda (among other automakers) built simpler, smaller, lighter cars that were still packed with functionality. A sterling example of this philosophy is Honda’s mid-Eighties Civic Wagon, the pioneering pent-roof with the brand’s then-new [...]
Wagon Attack II– Click above to watch the (epic) video
More than a few Autobloggers regularly pine for the days when Honda (among other automakers) built simpler, smaller, lighter cars that were still packed with functionality. A sterling example of this philosophy is Honda’s mid-Eighties Civic Wagon, the pioneering pent-roof with the brand’s then-new [...]
Bentley Continental Supersports – Click above for high-res image gallery
Bentley has just supplanted the Jurassic-era Arnage with the new Mulsanne, which in turn will breed replacements for the Brooklands and Azure. A new Continental range is on the way as well. But according to a new report from Automobile Magazine, the crew from Crewe isn’t [...]
Freya Svensson feels like she’s getting screwed. According to her blog postings, she owns a still new-looking Volvo XC70 that has had more than its fair share of problems: a faulty transmission and an internal coolant leak that could have been caused by a cracked cylinder head or head gasket. To make matters worse, Svensson [...]
We’re not so sure about the Honda Accord Crosstour. It’s definitely a Honda, so at least from a marketer’s perspective, that’’s a big plus, but the big crossover/hatchback//wagon/thing isn’t exactly what we’d call pretty, and worse, it isn’t even as functional as its competitors. We’re not alone in our criticism of Honda’s latest, as the [...]
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon + slot car track – click above to watch the video
First of all, yes – this is pure Mercedes-Benz propaganda. We’re fully aware of that fact. Second, despite it all, we’re very jealous of what takes place in this video. In order to show off just how much junk you’re able [...]
2009 Honda Accord Tourer – Click above for high-res image gallery
When we polled you yesterday afternoon about whether Honda was right in choosing to build the insurrectionary 2010 Accord Crosstour instead of picking the Accord Touring from its overseas showrooms, we didn’t know that Acura was going to announce that it was doing just that [...]
Opinions have been mixed over the overall shape of the new Saab 9-5. The detailing, as we found at the pivotal sedan’s debut at the recently concluded Frankfurt show, takes the Swedish automaker’s aerospace-inspired design to a new level of sophistication, but some believe that the silhouette cut by the sedan’s form left something lacking. [...]
