Mazda whips the sheets off of MX-5 Miata Miyako for UK market
Updated: 2010-06-30 15:57:00
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Finally featuring some exciting, fun vehicles in the lineup, South Korean car maker Kia Motors is now considering another effort to refurbish their image by reversing to alphanumeric identifications rather than names for the North American market. With several of their vehicles sold in the Asian market already recognized for alphanumeric codes (the Forte is [...]
Most car companies have a secret group of engineers that can turn even the humblest grocery getter, into a fire-breathing monster. For example, Dodge has their SRT cars, and Ford has the Special Vehicles Team (SVT).
But for the most part, American factory tuners just bore out an existing engine block, and screw a supercharger to [...]
While the small car market in North America has reached record-high creditability, the high-quality European vehicles like the MINI Cooper arguably played a role on the slow road to B-segment acceptance. Using a famed and noble heritage which personified Britain for over 40 years prior, BMW engineering played a part in assuring the MINI Cooper [...]
Sure, the Honda Accord is bullet-proof.
It’s also pretty comfortable.
But, it’s about as exciting…as a boiled egg.
However, if you’re an accountant, or high school math teacher. News of a new Honda Accord is probably pretty exciting.
So, here’s all the mouth-watering details.
The new Accord Coupe and Sedan received a mid-cycle update for 2011. To start, both [...]
Besides transcending performance and a sincere connection to pure driving, a supercar has to provide a convincing personality. For many supercar builders like Ferrari, Porsche and Saleen, the ability to develop a vehicle’s character resides on the track. However, with the abundance of existing automotive and motorsport history, some supercars can even become faithful inspirations [...]
Aston Martin have unveiled the the facelifted 2011 Aston Martin DB9. However, the facelift for the DB9, which was launched back in 2003, is very subtle and retains the stunning beauty of the car! The facelift comprises of a new front bumper and a revised grill, revised lower intakes with mesh, new headlight bexels and [...]
Toyota Team Europe is to celebrate its World Rally Championship history at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed by running three of its WRC championship winning cars on the Goodwood rally course. The three cars are: The Toyota Celica Twin Cam TA64 Group B car The Toyota Celica ST185 Group A car The Toyota Corolla [...]
Rally racing can effectively be divided into two eras, before Quattro and after Quattro. Audi fan or not, one cannot deny the significance of the manufacturer’s introduction of all-wheel-drive to the world of motorsport.
Rallying over the past 30 years would’ve been something completely different if an Audi chassis engineer hadn’t looked on in awe [...]
Seeing our current motoring reality, many would suggest that the modern automobile is failing to reflect our progressive use of technology. For about 90 years, the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine has remained predominant to driving, remaining to its basic four-stroke operating principles. Through time, several movements were made to reformulate the gasoline internal combustion engine. [...]
As cars become ever more technical with every new model, I got to thinking: Are all these cool new gadgets helping us be better drivers, or making us uber lazy behind the wheel?
I thought this as I popped my Lincoln MKT tester into Active Park Assist, took my hands off the wheel and let the [...]
Jaguar is to unveil the limited edition Jaguar XKR 75 at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 2 in celebration of Jaguar’s 75th anniversary! Jaguar Cars Ltd. hopes that the XKR 75 will hark back to the company’s “great heritage” that it established since the first Jaguar badge made its appearance on a [...]
After wowing the crowds at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, VW has yet to put its sensible little concept into production.When the BlueSport debuted, nearly everybody with a pulse wanted one. And, why not?
It’s a sexy little roadster (about the size of a Mazda MX-5), with a 180 hp diesel mounted in the middle. Even [...]
Ford are to celebrate its participation in the Le Mans 24 Hours race by releasing a collection of five Ford Focus RS painted in the color schemes of the five Ford race cars that made history at Le Mans, including the Gulf GT40 cars that took back to back victories in 1968 and 1969. The [...]
Anxiously awaited for almost 2 years, the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt is viewed the most technologically-extreme vehicle an American automaker have crafted. A four-door compact sedan, the Volt displays an unique powertrain allowing an electric motor to drive the car for the first 40 miles before a gasoline engine takes over. Producing the equivalent of [...]
It’s long been said; “if you want to see the future of the automobile, just look at what Mercedes is doing”. Well, guess what? They’re evolving the car again!
When MB unleashed its gullwing supercar, the SLS, last year, they said that a battery powered, electric version of the SLS was also being developed. And, here [...]
If you’ve read any reviews of the overhauled 2010 Buick LaCrosse, you’d think it’s the best thing since fuel injection. Our own Nick Borgia reviewed the LaCrosse CXS last week and had nothing but great things to say about it: 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXS Review (be sure to read his review first, it’s very good.)
We [...]
Starting with the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Chrysler Group will be starting a new-found partnership with the smartphone application community. Rolling out a Vehicle-information portable application, everyone with an Apple device, Blackberry or Android-equipped phone will be able to upload vehicle-related content including information which would have previously been reserved for owner’s manuals. [...]
The Mercedes SLS is one of those cars that’s undeniably cool. It’s got “gullwing” doors, 562 horsepower, and room for your golf clubs.
Think of the SLS AMG as a reincarnated 300SL. It’s got the same gullwing doors. And, the design is remarkably similar, both inside, and out.
Where the two cars differ is under the hood. [...]
With the impending demise of the Honda Civic Type R in August this year, rumors have started circulating as to the identity of Honda’s next little sports car to fill the gap. The latest rumor, courtesy of Motor Trend, is that Honda is currently developing a mid-engined little roadster that will be the successor to [...]
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