British luxury car manufacturer and Rolls Royce’ biggest competitor, Bentley, is continuing development on the SUV but is yet to get the nod from the Volkswagen Group board members. The SUV project is no longer a surprise as speculations on its introduction have existed over the last two years. Here we have our artist Shoeb R Kalania conceptualizing a possible outcome. The SUV could come out [...]

As pictures of its prototypes circulate on the interweb, the successor to the Ferrari 599 has been rendered by Steering News wheels artist Shoeb R Kalania. Codenamed F152, details are hard to come-by on the new supercar. High performance carbon ceramic brakes, LED lights and grille inspired by the 458 Italia, circular tail lights and more detailed body work are some of the feature highlights of the [...]

Dacia has released limited number of images of its upcoming multi-purpose vehicle Lodgy. The Lodgy has already encouraged photoshop experts and aficionados to fill the voids in the Lodgy range. Image editing expert and fans of cars JW01 and Yellow Cab rendered two editions of the Lodgy. First is a standard model (the poverty variant if you like to call it that!) with steel wheels, non metallic paint, [...]

Starting February 1, 2012 the European Commission has passed a resolution that all new cars manufactured must be equipped with Daytime Running Lights (DRL). This rule is valid only for new cars. In this context, the electronics giant Philips partnered with Romanian auto manufacturer Dacia on LED lights to be mounted on the Duster mini SUV. To ensure good integration, the lights, developed in partnership [...]

Bentley President Wolfgang Duerheimer has told news service Reuters that they are going use Maybach’s withdrawal from the luxury car market next year to strengthen its sales and build relationships with movie stars, performers and clients of the Daimler-owned brand that’s met with a dead end. The announcement comes on the heels of Bentley’s bounce-back performance in 2011. It went [...]

Volkswagen is testing cloaked full body prototypes of the Golf 7 in Europe and noting some of the design details, several publications have come out with speculative renderings. Here’s an example posted on Cochespias.net. As a bonus, a sketch of the sporty GTI model is presented. The new Golf is likely to bow in during the final months of 2012 or early 2013. It is bodied on the VW Group’s [...]

Hyundai has bagged not one, but two awards at the this year’s Middle East Motor Awards. The prestigious ceremony was conducted in Sharjah where the ‘Best Subcompact’ was snapped up by the Accent (Verna/Solaris in other parts of the world) and ‘Best Small Sedan’ was awarded to Elantra (Avante in some countries). The competition is judged by a panel of experienced journalists, [...]

When employees of your company laud the latest model or breakthrough technology, you are bound to feel delighted. If the customer is satisfied with the product, you feel proud and honored. But when a top-ranked official from a competitor brand says he walked away impressed from your product, that’s the highest compliment you can possibly receive. In a conversation on electric cars Chinese publication [...]

Popularly known by its codename TAM, Kia unveiled the Ray city car in South Korea last week. The company has revealed vital specifications and images for a better look and understanding of the vehicle. The “keicar” is similar to the Hyundai group’s i10 and Picanto vehicles. It is bodied on the same platform and is driven by a 998cc, 78hp engine paired to a four speed automatic gearbox. [...]

Over the last two years we have brought you several renderings of the next generation Volkswagen Golf slated for a late 2012 or early 2013 release. We now have clear spyshots of the mule testing in an undisclosed location thanks to Carscoop. The slightly larger 2013 Volkswagen Golf mule caught is cloaked to create optical discontinuity. Even with the arresting camouflage, we are able to determine [...]