Official: 2012 Mini Roadster details, images revealed

Filed under: Convertible, Mini

This is the car Mini expects a fair few of you have been waiting for, and the cheeky Anglo-German outfit has dropped a Bunker Buster full of information on it. The 2012 Mini Roadster with its manual soft top is the sixth addition to the relentlessly expanding little family; the first two-seater [...]

Mercedes-Benz working on carbon fiber E-Class?

Filed under: Coupe, Hybrid, Technology, Luxury

A few years ago if you wanted a Mercedes-Benz Coupe your only choices were the dandyish CLK two-door or spending the GDP of a Polynesian island on an SL or CL. The options have grown – and grown more manly – lately, and according to a story in Auto Bild [...]

Jeep Wrangler Rubicon wins Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off Road 4×4 of the Year

Filed under: Jeep, Off-Road

The 2012 Jeep Wrangler is one of the most capable off-roading vehicles on the planet, and Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off-Road has taken notice. The Wrangler Rubicon has been named 4X4 of the Year by the magazine, beating the Dodge Ram Power Wagon for the honor.
The award is the third for the Wrangler, [...]

Report: Nissan NV van stumbling out of the gate

Filed under: Car Buying, Minivan/Van, Work, Nissan

Nissan found out what full-size cargo van buyers wanted in a van, then created the NV to satisfy their requests. It’s one thing to get a consumer to tell you what he wants, however, and another to get him to actually buy what you make for him. That’s the [...]

2011 Indian Grand Prix brings F1 to the subcontinent [spoilers]

Filed under: Motorsports, India

India is rapidly motorizing, and with it is emerging a burgeoning automotive industry. Where there’s cars there’s bound to be racing, and just as the world’s biggest automakers head to India in droves, so has the world’s foremost racing series. India has seen two of its top drivers make it into F1, [...]