Volvo Cars of North America (VCNA) was awarded the 2011 International Sedan of the Year at the New York International Auto Show by the International Car of the Year (ICOTY) jury on April 21. The all-new sports sedan was deemed best-in-class for the most superlative connection with consumer lifestyles. The selection was made by a jury of 12 nationally recognized automotive journalists.
Standing in front of the Nissan Leaf are Brian Carolin, SVP, Sales Marketing for Nissan Americas holds winner's trophy with World Car Co-chair Peter Lyon and Gerry Malloy, one of the founders of the World Car Awards
The all-electric zero-emission Nissan Leaf has been declared the 2011 World Car of the Year at the New York Auto Show on Friday. It’s the very first electric car to win the award since its birth in 2005.
The Nissan Leaf, the world’s first mass produced electric car was chosen from an initial entry of thirty-nine new vehicles from all over the world, which was then reduced to ten, then three finalists. The Leaf’s co-finalists include the Audi A8 and the BMW 5 Series.
The all-new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle has been revealed online today before its scheduled physical debut at the Shanghai and New York Auto Shows, which will happen on April 21and April 22.
This year’s STCC, now fully transformed to Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, will premiere on Jyllandsringen in Denmark on Saturday April 23, 2011. At Volvo Polestar Racing, preparations are running high.
Evo 6 TME, Evo 9, Evo X
I’ve read a report just yesterday regarding Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution’s death and it got me a little sad. As a Lancer enthusiast myself, I dream of having an Evo in my garage, 3 of them specifically (see picture above) and I don’t want it to end this way. Not until I have at least one of those three (cries…). The good news is, Mitsubishi will not yet stop the production of the current Evo but its successor’s future is dim since they are now focusing their efforts to environment friendly cars.
Toyota’s hybrid vehicle, the Prius, is no longer alone. With the unveiling of the Prius C, Prius V and Prius plug-n hybrid (PHV) concept cars at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the Toyota Prius family is definitely growing.
So Toyota asks: What is the plural of Prius?
General Motors takes pride as the 2011 Chevrolet Volt received the Car of the Year Award at Detroit Auto Show.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN. Volkswagen of America, Inc welcomes 2011 with the new Passat B7 that is tailored fit for the US market at the 2010 North American International Auto Show.
A few weeks ago, I blogged about the next-generation Honda Civic concept sketch that Honda released in December. Today, the Japanese car maker debuted two concept cars under their stable at 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, USA.
The 2012 BMW 1 Series M coupe was revealed at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The metallic orange sexy beast you see above carries 340 horses under the hood put out by its 3.0 liter turbocharged inline-six engine.
