Archive for May, 2011
2011 Kia Soul Hamster Edition
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 14:38 by Arman Barari 3 CommentsKia Motors America announced details and pricing of the Soul Hamster Edition, which is now available at dealerships across USA. Read More… The Soul Hamster Edition is inspired by the car’s hugely popular, award-winning Hamsters TV commercial. It is the sixth addition to the Soul’s special edition models and features custom Hamstar artwork, highlighted by [...]
Video: VW Salesman Wrestles With Doors!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 14:25 by Arman Barari No CommentsThis Volkswagen employee from Chicago is either a very determined salesman or a complete nutjob! He’s even ready to sacrifice his dignity and climbs up a VW Golf’s door to prove a point. You have to say though, he really manages to drive his point – VW’s superb build quality – home by doing those [...]
Vauxhall Corsa Street Style Winner Announced
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 14:14 by Arman Barari No CommentsThis is the winner graffiti artwork of Vauxhall’s Corsa Street Style Facebook competition, by Leigh Hoyte of Buckinghamshire. Read More… In this competition participants were asked to design a scene featuring a Corsa using a drawing application and post to Vauxhall’s Facebook page. They received over 10,000 entries. Fans of the page were asked to [...]
Video: Fiat Freemont First TV Commercial
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 14:01 by Arman Barari No CommentsAs part of the Fiat-Chrysler deal, the American car maker will sell some of its models in Europe rebadged as Fiats and Lancias. The Fiat Freemont is one of them which is based on the Dodge Journey. The car has to compete in a segment in Europe full of great offerings from renowned brands. And [...]
Five-Star Safety Rating For Lexus CT 200h
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 13:52 by Arman Barari No CommentsEuroNCAP has been busy testing and rating some green cars recently. We’ve already told you about the result for Nissan LEAF and now let’s see how Lexus CT 200h hybrid did. Read More… It achieved five stars. I know, shocker! The CT 200h is one of the most over-engineered hybrid cars you can buy today. [...]
Nissan LEAF Gets Five Stars From Euro NCAP
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 13:42 by Arman Barari 2 CommentsNissan LEAF becomes the first 100 percent electric vehicle to achieve five-star safety rating from EuroNCAP. Read More… The electric Nissan has already been awarded as Top Safety Pick by IIHs, which is the American equivalent of the NCAP. The LEAF can put this besides the other magnificent awards it’s snatched so far, like European [...]
2011 Kia Picanto UK Price and Specs
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 13:33 by Arman Barari No CommentsThe massively improved Kia Picanto 2011 will go on sale in the UK from 17 June, starting at a very, very reasonable £7,995. Read More… The new Kia Picanto proves that you can make cheap and cheerful cars! It will be available with the new 1.0- and 1.25-litre Kappa-family petrol engines equipped with Kia’s EcoDynamics [...]








