Archive for 'Hatchbacks'
2011 Detroit Auto Show: Chevrolet Sonic Z-Spec Concept
Posted on 10. Jan, 2011 by admin.
This week’s 2011 Detroit Auto Show saw the debut of the brand new 2012 Chevrolet Sonic, a new model to replace the Aveo compact and available in both sedan and hatchback bodystyles. While you can get more details on the Sonic at our sister site TheCarConnection, what we’re more interested in is this sporty new Chevrolet Sonic Z-Spec...
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Video: Audi RS3 Gets Some Official Attention
Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by admin.
Salivation, drool, slobber, whatever you want to call it, we're nearly foaming at the mouth for the Audi RS3, and we know many of you are, too. The combination of Audi's interior build quality, a fairly compact hatchback, and the RS treatment make for one enviable package.
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Video: Apprentice-Built Mercedes-Benz B55 Burnout
Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by admin.
What we have here is a Mercedes-Benz B-Class, a car normally powered by efficient four-cylinder gasoline or turbodiesel mills, given a powerplant transplant by apprentices at the automaker’s plant in Rastatt, Germany. Their weapon of choice
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2012 Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback European Production Design Trademarked
Posted on 28. Dec, 2010 by admin.
If you're longing for the Cruze Hatchback, you'd better start looking for tickets to Australia or Europe, as that's the closest you're going to get. Today, images of the final production design of the European Chevrolet-badged version of the car (shown at the Paris auto show) emerged from the EU's trademark office
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2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C Breaks Cover
Posted on 27. Dec, 2010 by admin.
Last year we saw the first iteration of the new Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C, a lighter and more hardcore version of the then-new Impreza WRX STI that was built in a limited run of just 900 cars. The car essentially featured enhanced engine and chassis performance as well as the aforementioned lighter body, which was derived from Subaru...
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C Breaks Cover
Posted on 27. Dec, 2010 by admin.
Last year we saw the first iteration of the new Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C, a lighter and more hardcore version of the then-new Impreza WRX STI that was built in a limited run of just 900 cars.
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How The New Ford Focus is Made
Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 by admin.
I’m sitting in Ford’s redesigned 2012 Focus, and it’s coming down in buckets outside – a real downpour.
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Apprentices Build One-Off Mercedes-Benz B55 Hot-Hatch
Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 by admin.
The idea of shoving the biggest, most powerful engine around into smallest vehicle you can find is nothing new, hot-rodders in this country have been doing it for the good part of the last century, but more recently it’s been the Germans that have been showing us the way.
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AMG Working On 320 Horsepower Mercedes-Benz A-Class?
Posted on 16. Dec, 2010 by admin.
We’ve already reported on possible plans for a hotted-up Mercedes-Benz A-Class from AMG but now we have new information suggesting that the premium compact hatch could be producing as much as 320 horsepower from a highly tuned four-cylinder turbo.
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Play Around With The 2011 Lexus CT 200h’s New Configurator
Posted on 16. Dec, 2010 by admin.
Earlier today we saw news of a configurator for the Bugatti Veyron supercar and its Grand Sport open-top sibling, and on a separate note we also found out that pricing for the new 2011 Lexus CT 200h will start at $29,995 (including delivery) when the luxury hybrid hatch goes on sale early next year. Now, Lexus has followed up its pricing..
