I must admit, super fast compact cars aren't my cup of tea.
But this hatchback version of the upcoming Mitsubishi Evo X is much better looking than the new Subaru Impreza. It looks like the US will get both the sedan and hatch versions of the Subaru. Let's hope Mitsubishi does the same with the next Evo.
This hatch on the "regular" Lancer would be great too...
Just like they just squeezed a V8 in the IS, Lexus is planning to offer a V10 verion of the next GS model. (Illustration above) This 450hp car would compete with the M5.
Lexus is trying very hard to be taken seriously in Europe. I guess going after BMW might be one way to do it....
And they will charge $9000 extra for the automatic!
That compares with $78 200 for an AWD Porsche 911. ( $88 400 for the more powerful Carrera C4S) Or $110 000 for the Aston Martin V8 Vantage.
I would call this another case of too much self confidence from Audi/VW.
Most sports car people just dream of the 911. And the legend is over $30 000 less than the newcomer. Even the super exotic, and very exclusive, Aston Martin is almost the same price.
One of these "fake" concepts that is pretty much 99% similar to the upcoming production version. In this case, a good thing.
I think it looks great. But that's pretty much all I know. This new Crossover is smaller and cheaper than the FX,to compete with the Acura RDX and the upcoming small RAV4 based Lexus. But I am not sure what it is based on. I would guess it shares some stuff with the Nissan Rogue, so it would be FWD based. Being an Infinity I would think it uses a V6, but which one? They can't really use the same engine as the larger FX. No sure if Nissan/Infiniti even has anoter V6...
I guess it just means more chrome, bigger grilles and more power. Not sure if that will help save Buick. The Enclave is a big move in the right direction, but this is not even necessary. Pretty much a waste of GM's money, I think....
This time it is the real thing! Not that great but much better than all the illustrations I've seen of it. The interior, at least on this picture, looks rather plain.
The magazine Auto Express has this illustration of what a small Mazda SUV would look like. This makes a lot of sense for the European Market where even the CX-7 is pretty big.
This looks to be based on the next Mazda 3 platform. I think it would be great in the US too. Where "small" SUV/Crossovers have grown in size and price so much. There is a market for something like this for under $20 000.
Look at the amazing difference between these 2 videos.
The 1st one is a crash test for the 2001 Ford Escape. We can all agree it is pretty scary. The 2nd one shows a similar test for the 2005 Escape. With much better results. As far as I know, the Escape didn't change much from 2001 to 2005, yet Ford has found a way to make the car much safer.
So the current, revised 2008 model should do even much better. Great news most of us couldn't find out from a car salesman. And good stuff to know if you're looking for a used Escape...