After the official Volkswagen Phaeton announcement, the full details are finally here. The flagship VW saloon will boast either individual backseats or a rear bench, as well as the choice of a long wheel base or standard wheelbase setup. Changes to the Phaeton facelift include a recreated front end with LED cornering lights, bi-xenon headlights and a chrome grille. The...

Peugeot’s 308 has received ‘Millesim 200′ treatment to celebrate their 200th anniversary. There will be four special edition versions, two petrol and two diesel. All of these will be based on the 308 S five-door hatchback model which includes 16-inch wheels, body coloured panels, a sports front grille and a sports rear bumper. The engines include a 1.4-litre...

Formula One driver Mark Webber will stay with Red Bull Racing for 2011 where his teammate will remain Sebastian Vettel. In other words, the team will not change whatsoever. Team boss Christian Horner said on Monday: “The decision to retain Mark was very straightforward. He is an important member of our team and is in the best form of his career.” The decision...

Lorinser has teased a brand new styling program for the up and coming 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS, which is weird because we have not actually seen the 2012 CLS just yet. If we judge by the above sketch we’d be lost in the dark because we’re not too sure which parts are from Mercedes-Benz and which parts are from the tuner itself. Lorinser said that they added a...

Buick has announced that they will start selling the Excelle GT on the 23rd of June in China. It will be positioned in the market as a high-end mid-size car with a high build and a comfortable interior. There will be styling similar to that of the Buick LaCrosee. General Motors has used the Opel/Vauxhall Astra platform for the Excelle GT. Engines for the new Chinese addition...

Chrysler will be sold as Lancia’s in the Europe. The models sold under the Lancia brand will be a compact sedan, a mid-sized sedan which will replace the Sebring and PT Cruiser, the 300C full-sized sedan and a new Voyager minivan. Fiat will drop Lancia dealers by around 300 for a total of 800 active dealers selling the American-based brand. “Our plan is to...

Mansory, a Swiss tuning firm, has released a brand new tuning kit for the Porsche Panamera Turbo. The tuning firm has upgraded power by 36 percent, and further enhanced the exterior with a few new body parts. The standard power on the Panamera Turbo is 368kW where the Mansory kit upgrades power to 507kW with 700Nm of torque. The 0-100km/h time would be 4.0 seconds where...

Oakley Design has released a brand new package full of upgrades for the Ferrari 458 Italia, however there will only be five units created. The tuned vehicles will include aerodynamic upgrades, and power enhancements through a remapped ECU. Power will be boosted by 10 percent to 461kW from 419kW while the torque is upped by five percent to 567Nm of torque. Following these...

Alfa Romeo’s Giulietta has received a Euro NCAP five-star rating, with a score of 87/100. The score of 87 percent means that the Giulietta is the safest compact — ever. The Giulietta scored the following in the Euro NCAP test: Adult Occupant – 97% Child Occupant – 85% Pedestrian Protection – 63% Safety Assist – 86% Over the next two...

Those interested in the Volkswagen Amarok will be able to see it at various shopping centres across South Africa between 10 June and 1 August, 2010. Dates and venues of the Amarok display will be as follows: 10-13 June 2010 Johannesburg, Eastgate Shopping Centre 17-20 June 2010 Pretoria, Menlyn Shopping Centre 26-27 June 2010 Nelspruit, Ilanga Shopping Centre 3-4 July...

AutoExpress has found the first image of the new Volkswagen Passat which has been leaked through a German VW brochure. The production version of the Passat will boast a revised front end which falls in-line with the rest of the VW family, wider air intakes and LED daytime running lights. Inside will house a three spoke multi-function steering wheel and chrome...

Sources have already confirmed that the BMW Concept Gran Coupe will debut during 2012. It has now been said that the second quarter of 2012 will see production of the new BMW, which should use a 6-Series badge. Following this, we should expect an M6 version of the Gran Coupe too. We previously suggested that BMW would badge this as a 6-Series to compete with various...

Reports have hinted that Fiat are currently working on an entry-level hybrid powertrain. There will be a turbocharged 0.9-litre engine with a hybridized dual-clutch transmission which sends power to the wheels. The transmission will house a small electric motor, and this will power the vehicle at low speeds. This system will allow for emissions of only 80g/km. It’s...

Inden-Design has created a new kit for the Daihatsu Materia. Inden-Design is a firm which usually focuses on exclusive vehicles, so the Daihatsu kit is something completely new for the brand. It’s called the “Icecube” and it will include a body kit with a new rear bumper, a rear diffuser, LED daytime lights for the standard front bumper, carbon fibre...

The United States government has said that BMW ActiveHybrid 7-Series buyers will qualify for $900 federal tax credit under the Alternative Motor Vehicle provision. The price for the 7-Series ActiveHybrid is still over $100,000, despite the credit return. BMW’s normal Active 7 will cost $103,125 where the long-wheel-base version will cost $107,025. The US government...