How’s about a Skoda four-door-coupe? At the moment, nothing is official however a Czech designer, called Pavel Hruby, decided to create drawings of what a sportback Skoda might just look like. The drawing is based on the Superb saloon, and it’s actually not too bad. Perhaps Skoda should hire a specific someone? ...

Some guy in a Citroen C5 decided that the quickest way down the road would be the wrong way. He drove into on-coming traffic where a police officer opened the mans door to try and reason with him. Fortunately it seemed as if the police officer seemed to have got through to the man. But did he? After attempting to U-turn, the man simply kept going straight and onto the...

Another Kia Soul special edition. This time created by Irmscher, from Germany, in collaboration with the Korean automaker itself. It’s called the “Edition Irmscher 001″ and it will add a variety of features including two-tone leather seats with different colours and patterns and black carbon-fibre style leather on the outside of the chairs. There will...

Russia’s TopCar tuning firm has released more information on the Porsche Panamera Stingray. There will be three different variants available, where the first will be a Black Matt Edition with a front lip spoiler, front bumper inserts, side skirts and a rear diffuser. The second package will be the White Edition which adds a leather interior in white, as well as a...

Magneti Marelli’s new tuning division called Elaborazioni 1919 has decided to modify the Alfa Romeo MiTo. The upgrade package is meant to resemble the MiTo GTA Concept. It’s called the Kit-One and it features a Carrozzeria Castagna Milano body kit with a modified rear end bumper, new wheel arches, a diffuser, matte-black 18-inch wheels and day-time running...

Reports, or rumours, from Japan have said that Toyota’s FT-86 sports-car has been postponed for two years. The details are limited, however the delay is in regards to the company rejecting the design of the concept. Best Car, a Japanese magazine, has said that a 2011 release might be premature as the economy could result in bad sales. The FT-86 is the Subaru and...

This weekend’s Formula One race in Turkey was surprisingly interesting. Red Bull Racing was under loads of pressure from the McLaren F1 team before both drivers for RedBull connected each other. The crash saw Sebastian Vettel out of the race, leaving McLaren with an easy one-two finish. Mixed emotions between the team mates saw Mark Webber blame the entire incident...

What good is a crashed BMW? Not much, unless you can mend metal — like this guy. After totaling his 2005 BMW 645CI convertible, he created a robot. Designed by Bruce Gray, the robot is called ‘Robot Sculpture 1′ and it actually functions. The robot can move its head, upper-arms and fore-arms. The hands can move in different directions too. Overall...

Interested in a big black BMW X6? Well, Zaoor Design has the solution to your problem. A model created for Met-R, a Moscow-tuning shop, is called the Interceptor and it’s pretty much matte-black with new body parts. There is a new set of details on the grille, new wheels, and a couple of other additions. ...

Nissan will price their Juke compact crossover from £12,795 when it goes on sale in the United Kingdom in September. The Juke will target the supermini segment, and this means that Ford’s Fiesta has a brand new rival. The Juke will come with three engine variations, the 117-horsepower 1.6-litre unit, a 110-horsepower 1.5-litre dCi turbodiesel and a 1.6-litre turbocharged...

Reports from Infiniti state that the Japanese automaker is looking to create a performance line. The IPL or Infiniti Performance Line. IPL is said to be similar to Nismo and this means new sport suspension kits, spoilers, seats and shift knobs. There will, at request, be various power upgrades in the form of turbo- and superchargers. At the moment there is no word on which...

The latest special edition from Mazda is the brand new JDM-only Biante 20S Navi Special. The special edition will celebrate Mazda’s 90th anniversary. With a limited production run of 400 units, the Biante 20S Navi will include a voice-controlled HDD navigation system, parking assist and a start/stop system. The rest of the vehicle will be identical to the standard...

The UK debut of the Atomik 500 will take place between 21-23 July. The modified Fiat 500 has been equipped with two electric motors, one in the front with 80kW and 840Nm of torque and one in the rear with 1,710Nm of torque. When combined the two motors amount to 160kW of power and 2,550Nm of torque with a 33/67 split. 0-100km/h is said to be less than five seconds, where...

Kahn design have added a new body for the Land Rover Freelander. Kahn’s Freelander RS200 will sell for about £30,000 and this includes the vehicle and upgrades. Upgrades for the modification kit include new vents, a new grille, smoked lenses, silver handles and silver mirror caps. There will be a matte black bonnet stripe. A set of 20-inch wheels, and a full leather...

Daimler AG and BYD auto, from China, have established a venture for joint research. The project is called Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. Ltd and it is a 50-50 partnership. Shenzhen will revolve around creating cars in China. BYD has expertise in battery technology and electric-drive systems, while Daimler has top-level vehicle architecture and safety. Expect the...