The Jaguar C-X16 production concept will make its global debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 13. Designed by the same team that produced the Jaguar XJ, XF and XK – headed by Jaguar Director of Design Ian Callum – the C-X16 concept is a precursor to future Jaguar sports cars that will aim [...]

  New Swift Sport: an evolution of Swift series’ sporty flagship The new generation Suzuki Swift Sport will make its world debut at the 64th International Motor Show (IAA), which will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, from 13 to 25 September 2011 *¹. The new Swift Sport is a refined sport compact resulting from the [...]

The development program for the new McLaren MP4-12C GT3 saw McLaren GT enter three cars into the Total 24 Hours of Spa over 30-31 July 2011.  Impressive lap times, successful integration of a future McLaren GT customer into the team at Spa, and the safety of McLaren GT driver and Project Manager Andrew Kirkaldy following [...]

Maserati has taken the GranCabrio convertible to a new level of performance with the new GranCabrio Sport. With more power, a faster gearshift and a distinctively aggressive look, the GranCabrio Sport has given Maserati a harder-edged convertible to sit alongside the GranTurismo S and the Quattroporte Sport GT S as the performance flagships of their [...]

Volkswagen has officially started production of the new Beetle in Puebla, Mexico.  On this occasion Dr. Guido Westerwelle, the Federal Foreign Minister, Felipe Calderón, the Mexican President, and Hubert Waltl, Board Member for Production and Logistics at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, visited the Volkswagen plant in Mexico. “The Beetle is a strong symbol of [...]

Significant historical milestones for the Panda, and the Fiat Auto Poland plant in Tychy where it is produced, have just been reached as the 2,000,000th Panda rolled off the production line. The specific car was a Panda Cross version finished in Pasodoble Red and powered by the 75bhp 1.3 MultiJet engine. Launched in 2003 and [...]