If you’ve been diligently researching four-cylinder family sedans, then you likely know about the new 2009 Hyundai Sonata, which received such significant upgrades — a more powerful engine and an all-new interior. Well, as Kia showed at last April’s New York auto show, the Optima, which just happens to be the Sonata’s corporate sibling, […]

While we can’t get enough of the Caterham and all its copycats, the one thing we’ve never said to ourselves is, “This needs a roof, some luxury amenities and 400 horsepower.” But that’s exactly what IFR Automotive has done with the Aspid. IFR is an acronym for the engineer that founded the firm, Ignacio […]

Supercars and high fashion go together like super models and getting high, so for its first ever fashion show in Paris, bespoke tailor Kilgour of Savile Row has presented its spring/summer collection alongside a bespoke Aston Martin V8 Vantage coupe. The haute couture Aston is dipped in a one-off Morning Forst Satin paint described as […]

Upon initial review, Volkswagen’s timing couldn’t have been more perfect. Just as gas is approaching a Lincoln per gallon, the German brand introduces the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan, its first compact crossover in the U.S. and one with a miserly 2.0-liter engine that achieves combined fuel economy of up to 21 mpg.
Prospective buyers of mid- and […]

BMW’s 1-Series does not smirk at you and say “don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.” No, this small Teut is easy to deride on appearance; one look has you hating it because it’s not beautiful while so many of its past brethren have been classically handsome. Whether it suits your taste or not, the 128i […]

Some things you figure are universal. Like time, for example. But for a tuning house that regularly takes the fastest cars around and tinkers with them just for kicks, time – say, production dates and acceleration numbers – might not hold the same meaning as it does for the rest of us mere mortals.
Never minding […]

Audi gave the world a preview of its new A1 mini-car last fall in the form of the MetroProject and the production version of the new Audi A1 is expected to debut in 2010 with a lineup that should include a drop-top version to take on the MINI Cabriolet. As usual, Audi will likely bring […]