
Following the first generation of Toyota’s RAV4 which was launched in Europe in 1994, the new and expanded Toyota RAV4 2010 model range identifies the latest addition to the Toyota family by featuring a new, more sophisticated, chrome-accented front design, emphasizing the vehicle’s wide track and stable stance. The RAV4 is making its European debut at this year’s Geneva motor show. The RAV4 exterior design is defined by a wider horizontal bar-type...

Audi has unveiled the new e-tron model series at the 80th Geneva Motor Show. The Audi A1 e-tron, a Mega City Vehicle (MCV) equipped with a powerful electric motor for zero-emission driving in the city and an internal combustion engine on board that recharges the battery in exceptional circumstances. The first e-tron, which debuted at the 2009 IAA in Frankfurt/Main, is a near-series high-performance sports car with electric motors for all four wheels....

Combined 25 years’ experience of designing compact cars for city driving, Nissan Motor unveiled the company’s all new Micra, the fourth generation of the iconic city car, at the 80th International Geneva Motor Show. At a glance, Nissan Micra presents new features including spacious interior, all new 3-cylinder petrol engine with supercharged and direct injection version, New Continuously Variable Transmission, and all new platform. In Europe,...

Over the next six years after the second-generation Sportage was introduced in 2004, now, under the direction of Kia’s Chief Design Officer Peter Schreyer, Kia have created a third-generation Sportage incorporating Kia’s new design DNA and many features from the 2007 Kia Kue concept car. The all-new Kia Sportage will be available in Europe with new diesel and petrol engines. At launch this summer, the engine line-up will comprise 2-litre diesel...

The new Lexus CT 200h, Lexus’s first five-door compact car, is the first full hybrid vehicle to be launched in the premium compact segment. Designed and developed with the European market in mind, this full hybrid model will present a new gateway to the Lexus range and attract new, younger customers to the brand. Lexus CT 200h is built on a new platform with a dedicated double wishbone and trailing arm rear suspension system. It is then supported...

The Abarth 500C is more than just a developed version of its Fiat counterpart, since it represents a strategic choice by Abarth. The Abarth 500C, the first convertible to be launched by the renewed Abarth company, is the new Abarth packed with Abarth racing spirit and the latest performance technology. The new Abarth is already prepared to meet the more stringent restrictions on the future European standards (Euro 5). Powered by a 4-cylinder 16-valve...

Porsche, a Germany car manufacturer established by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, have decided to launch two new versions of their Gran Turismo as a respond to the successful start of the Panamera. Porsche Panamera and Porsche Panamera 4 will be at the dealership as the new entry-level versions of Porsche’s Gran Turismo model series starting in May 2010. These two new versions of Porsche’s Gran Turismo are powered by a brand-new 3.6-litre V6 featuring...

CrossPolo, the next generation of the Volkswagen is ready to mark its world premiere at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. After the Polo base version presented in 2009 and the Polo BlueMotion (debut in 2010) as well as the Polo GTI, the Cross Polo completes the series as a fourth model. Buyers can choose from three petrol and three common rail TDI engines. The six engines of the CrossPolo have power levels between 51 kW / 70 PS and 77 kW / 105 PS....

The 80th International Motor Show in Geneva, to be held in early March, will reveal the 2010 IED Tesla EYE Concept, a futuristic concept car designed by students of Master of Arts in Transportation Design of L ‘Istituto Europeo di Design of Turin in collaboration with an electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors. EYE derives from a research on the identity of Tesla to meet a new goal to design a car with captivating features and sporty performance....

2010 Nissan Juke, which was firstly revealed as the Qazana show car and unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, is a new Juke coming with several refinement at the appearance and mostly at the engine and drivetrain system. Juke was created at the London-based Nissan Design Europe and refined at Nissan Design Centre (NDC) in Japan. 2010 Nissan Juke’s has a dimension of 4135mm long, 1765mm wide and 1570mm tall, with a 2530mm wheelbase. Juke uses...