The Land Rover Freelander isn't the ideal sort of car for the British company that specialized in making some of the finest and most capable off-road machines but they did go to town in making it. Why? Simply because as a company there's a bit of pressure in selling and profit when your numbers are low as most customers can't...
Kia Cee'd is undoubtedly a young but successful model in the range of the South Koreans from Kia Motors. The family model entered the market in December 2006 replacing the old Kia Spectra. The production started at the Zilina plant in Slovakia, the South Koreans offering three different body styles, namely three-door hatchback, five-door wagon and hatchback. The model is...
Lamborghini Gallardo is probably the most renowned sports car built by the Sant'Agata Bolognese-based manufacturer. The Italian model is offered both as two-door coupe and spyder and is mainly offered as a four-wheel drive model. The only Gallardo which benefits only from a rear-wheel drive system is the Balboni Edition, the short for LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni. The sports car...
Kia Rio is a subcompact model manufactured by the South Korean company since 2000 over three generations. The 2000 Kia Rio replaced the Pride model and debuted in front of the audience in August 2000. Kia offered the model in four-door sedan and five-door hatchback body styles with engines ranging from a 1.3-liter entry-level unit to a more powerful 1.6-liter...
Jeep Wrangler is one of the most successful models of Chrysler's subsidiary Jeep, a model which reached its fourth generation with production debuted more than 20 years ago. To be more precise, the first generation Wrangler entered production at the Brampton plant in Canada in 1987 replacing the Jeep CJ. Jeep also opted to build the four-wheel drive SUV in...
Infiniti G37 has been introduced in 2009 replacing the G37 sedan which entered the European market after its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. The modifications brought by Infiniti are not significant over the outgoing G35, the main improvements including a new 3.7-liter V6 engine able to develop 328 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 365 Nm of torque at 5,200...
The Lamborghini Aventador is the newest and latest installment into the company's hall of fame list of high end supercars the Italians from Sant'Agata Bolognese make. Meant to replace the superb Lamborghini Murcielago, the Aventador offers up quite the shift in direction of the company not only for what's underneath, the production techniques used but also in the ideology behind...
As a flagship model of the Sant'Agata Bolognese it's clear that the Lamborghini Murcielago is no family car, no SUV and definitely no hybrid model, yet it comes with some sensible features and it still hasn't been presented as one of the most hated models in the company's history. Quite the contrary, the V12 powered dinosaur that is the Lamborghini...
Initially revealed as a concept model at the New York Auto Show in 2007, Hyundai Genesis entered production in 2008 at the Ulsan plant in South Korea aiming to conquer the luxury car segment. The model is offered only as a four-door sedan and is known as Hyundai Rohens in China. In terms of dimensions, the South Korean model is...
Hyundai isn't the only Korean company that managed to build itself a very successful SUV/crossover machine, their sister company introduced the Kia Sorento in 2002 some actual 4x4 appeal and ability at the same time. The first generation of the Kia Sorento came with a 5 speed manual or a 4 speed automatic that was generally connected to 3.0 liter-ish...
The Kia Picanto is a product from Korea that's apparently got the biggest problem one can get from the multiple personality disorder since it's also known as the Kia Morning, Kia New Morning, Kia Euro Star, Naza Suria and Naza Picanto across various countries it's sold in. We've heard of various aliases but this little hatchback has even got Pablo...
The Hummer H3 entered the series production in 2005 at the Shreveport plant in Louisiana, United States, sharing the same GMT355 platform with other models of the brand such as GMC Canyon or Chevrolet Colorado. The mid-size SUV was available exclusively in a four-door body style with a choice of three different engines ranging from a 3.5-liter offering 220 horsepower...
Hummer H1 is an off-road vehicle manufactured starting 1992 by AM General, a brand which agreed to create a joint venture with General Motors in 1999. The Hummer H1 was manufactured until 2006 at the Mishawaka plant in Indiana, U.S. in different body styles such as two and four-door pickup truck but also four-door wagon and convertible. In terms of...
Honda Civic is certainly a long-history model as the first generation of the subcompact car entered the market in 1972 being sold as a 1973 model. The Japanese model replaced the Honda N360 and was offered in five body styles, namely two-door coupe, three-door hatchback, four-door sedan but also five-door hatchback and station wagon. Under the bonnet, power was delivered...
The Ford F350 is a full-size pickup truck which entered production in 1953 at the Dearborn plant in Michigan. The American company offered the model in two different body styles namely two-door pickup and four-door panel truck. In terms of power, the F350 benefited from various engines ranging from an entry-level 3.5-liter straight-six with 101 horsepower to a 4.5-liter V8...
The Jeep SRT8 is the high performance version of the most off-road ready SUV ever to roll out of the United States car making industry. Built to compete with very fast Range Rovers and other high class offerings that were street worthy machinery the special mixture between the Jeep Grand Cherokee and a crazy muscle car that is born in...
Having grown a size from its previous incarnation, the Jeep Grand Cherokee also got a bigger, longer name and a lot more things to brag about under the bonnet and inside the cabin while still retaining two of its original core values. These are a serious off-road capability and some legendary reliability and build quality. Apart from these already considerable...
Ford Mustang represents one of the most appreciated models in the muscle car segment, a vehicle manufactured by Ford starting 1964 along five generations. The first Mustang entered production in mid-April 1964 being designed at the Lincoln-Mercury Division studios by Joe Oros. At that time, Ford Mustang benefited from a variety of engine choices ranging from a 2.8-liter engine with...
Ford Focus is a model which entered the mass production in 1999 and was designed to replace the Ford Escort. The first-generation Focus was available in a variety of body styles such as three-door hatchback, four-door sedan and five-door wagon. The North American showrooms received the Ford Focus in late 1999 along with some minor improvements comparing to the European...
The Jaguar XF is the second step towards the modern iteration of the British company that seemed to have lost its way and kept falling into deeper and deeper financial crisis every day. Meant to replace the dreary and outdated looking S-Type, the Jaguar XF is a car the company launched in 2008 and, after a long time for the...
