Tokyo Motor Show: Subaru EXIGA Concept best 7-seat Legacy ever

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Subaru has been promising a seven seater for years, but have yet to deliver one to their own home market as the Tribeca isn’t sold this side of Pacific. A couple of years ago it was leaning towards a minivan-style MPV, but for [...]

Mazda1 city car coming to Paris Motor Show

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show cars with a supermini concept, due to be unveiled at the Mazda is finally going to employ the styling cues shown on its Taiki, Ryuga, Hakaze and FuraiParis Motor Show. The concept aims to slot in below the Mazda2 and may be the [...]

2009 Kia Soul bares itself ahead of Paris

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Kia has released the first official image of the production Soul. And that’s pretty much it. The press release accompanying it is several paragraphs of filler that tells you exactly nothing of value, other than that the car keeps “it’s” concept forebear’s name and will be formally unveiled in October at the [...]

Paris unveiling rumored for MINI SUV

Common sense says that MINI is gearing up to unveil its convertible Cooper before the end of the year, but according to AutoTelegraaf, the purveyors of everyone’s favorite retromobile is planning to debut its new SUV in Paris. The Dutch site claims that the cabrio version of the Cooper and Cooper S won’t make an [...]

BMW X1 to be built in Leipzig

BMW announced today that it would begin building its entry-level CUV at the automaker’s Leipzig plant, alongside the 1- and 3-series. The news confirms rumors that the X1, which has yet to be revealed publicly, will indeed be built on the 3-series platform, lending some amount of sporting cred to the mini ‘ute.
BMW hasn’t announced [...]

Volvo to offer T6 engine option in XC70 this fall

The Volvo XC70 recently spent some time in the Autoblog Garage, and while we liked the vehicle overall, we had a few major complaints: its high price, poor gas mileage and a noticeable lack of power. At least one of those issues will be rectified somewhat this fall when Volvo begins offering the turbocharged 3.0-liter [...]