2012 Alfa Romeo Giulietta

2012 Alfa Romeo Giulietta review

All New 2012 Alfa Romeo Giulietta has an architecture and a new platform called Compact are designed to hold road, safety, and agility. This calls ensures outstanding comfort and performance, its the result of technical solutions in the Giulietta suspensions.

2012 Acura NSX concept

2012 Acura NSX review

Acura chose Detroit to unveil its mid-engine hybrid NSX sports car, the 2012 Acura NSX concept car. Honda confirmed that although branded a ‘concept’ at the Detroit motor show, they fully intend to put this 2012 Acura NSX concept model into production, so the hype can begin now for future potential owners.

2013 BMW i8

Exterior and Interior 2013 BMW i8 

When BMW first announced plans to put the dynamics of vision in producing efficient, a company source said, “there will be less of synthetic glass and solid structure added to the final design.” How do you translate? The 2013 BMW i8 will be built on an aluminum chassis that houses the drive train and the passenger cell.

2012 Audi A6 Hybrid is Teutonic efficiency (Detroit 2011)

Although they have reached the 2012 Audi A6 Hybrid, which were not clear on what the Audi A6 Hybrid would look like. As a result, we had a pretty solid idea as Audi officials say they have gone out of their way to keep it aesthetically true to the conventional gasoline model.

Ford Focus 1.6T 180 Ecoboost

What is it?

Our first taste of a petrol version of the all-new Focus, powered by Ford's turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder Ecoboost engine.

Although this engine will be sold in the UK, not initially with the 180bhp power output tested here. For the time being the most powerful version offered to UK buyers has 148bhp.

Uk: Vauxhall will sell every Ampera it can get

General Motors is currently planning to build 15,000 extended-range Ampera EVs for the first 12 months of sales in Europe, due to start in November; the company predicts that most will come to the UK.

Nick Reilly, president of GM Europe, said that GM is confident that it “will sell every Ampera we can make.

Fiat to bring the little 500 to China

Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat SpA and Chrysler Group, announced plans to export the Mexican-produced Fiat 500 compact sedan to China.

Marchionne told reporters during the Detroit Auto Show that of the 120,000 vehicles the Toluca, Mexico factory is capable of producing, half were planned to be sold in North America, while the other half will be exported to China and Brazil. Laura J. Soave, head of Fiat in North America, announced that Chrysler will begin producing the 500 this month.

Porsche to unveil 918 Spyder coupe at Detroit show

BERLIN (Bloomberg) -- Porsche SE plans to present a coupe version of its 918 Spyder at the Detroit auto show next week as the sports-car maker returns to the event after four years, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

The two-seater vehicle will be a concept race car with a V8 engine relying on about 600 horsepower, said the people, who asked not to be identified before a Jan. 10 presentation.

The car will be based on the same platform as the 918 Spyder hybrid, a model that soars to 100 km (62 miles) an hour in 3.2 seconds and costs about 500,000 euros ($670,000) in Germany, the people said.

On with thEV Show

We've known for a while that Ford would soon reveal its entry into the EV race, but the venue might be a bit of a shocker.

Speculation in the blogosphere is that the Ford Focus EV will likely make its debut Friday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a few days ahead of a more traditional debut venue: The Detroit auto show.

The speculation isn't that much of a stretch, really, given the Las Vegas show's increasing importance in the auto sector.

OnStar evolution

General Motors' Onstar unit will make its famous blue-button technology available in the aftermarket later this year, meaning that, by having a special mirror installed at Best Buy, you can put Onstar connectivity in your old Accord, PT Cruiser – heck, even a Bentley - and many other vehicles.

This begs the question: Is GM running a risk of cannibalizing its own business and sales? OnStar is supposed to help GM sell vehicles, not make it more convenient for people who drive competing vehicles to use the same features.

OnStar President Chris Preuss says GM considered this, but one reason it decided to introduce an aftermarket version is the growing competition it faces in built-in telematics.

TopSpeed’s Best of 2010: SUV of the Year

Despite the fact that gas prices are still on the rise, the SUV market continues to grow, and 2010 brought in plenty of new models to further this growth process. Starting with the new generation Porsche Cayenne, the new BMW X3, and the long waited Land Rover Evoque, the laundry list of SUVs gave us just about every model we could possibly ask for, and some we wish they would have taken back.

Photos: 2011 Car of the Year finalists

The North American Car and Truck of the Year awards are given by a jury of 49 veteran automotive journalists from Canada and the United States. Winners of the contest will be announced Jan. 10 at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

The top 20 F1 stories of 2010

During 2010, AUTOSPORT.com once again delivered all the news as it happened, on every day of the year.

From the intense excitement of pre-season launches and testing, through the drama of the title battle, to the post-campaign analysis, AUTOSPORT was there every step of the way.