Automotive

VW Bids for Alfa Romeo

Stephen Ottley

metro-reality.com – Shopaholic German car maker wants to add some Italian flair. Volkswagen’s shopping spree shows no signs of slowing down with Alfa Romeo the latest brand in the company’s sights.

According to reports from Europe overnight, senior Volkswagen Group… Continue reading

Big Changes for Ford’s Small Car

metro-reality.com – Fiesta gains sedan version, new auto with more powerful engine, more airbags and more goodies. Ford Australia will improve the value, safety and performance of the Fiesta in September after switching production of the city car from Europe to Thailand.

The updated Fiesta takes advantage… Continue reading

Audi’s Pocket-Rocket S1

metro-reality.com – Drive’s spy photographers have caught the Audi S1 – and claim the baby hot-hatch looks quick enough to worry hot versions of the Mini as well as Volkswagen’s Polo GTI.

As Drive has previously reported, the S1 will become the range-topping version of Audi’s new… Continue reading

Merc’s CLS ‘Coupe’

Jez Spinks

metro-reality.com – The new-generation version of Mercedes-Benz’s trend-setting CLS has been revealed on the internet in leaked brochure shots.

The images originated on a German car blog website and confirm the Stuttgart-based car maker’s four-door ‘coupe’ will adopt a more aggressive look for its second iteration.… Continue reading

BMW Confirms Four-Door ‘Coupe’

metro-reality.com – BMW is the latest luxury car maker to produce a four-door limousine that looks like a coupe. After six years in denial, BMW has finally confirmed it will develop a competitor for Mercedes-Benz’s CLS.

The car maker’s development chief Klaus Draeger told US industry journal Automotive News the… Continue reading

Ford’s New V8

metro-reality.com – The Ford Falcon won’t get a new V8 until October, but if you’re impatient you could get one shipped over early.

Ford’s potent new Coyote V8 won’t be available in a Falcon until October, but dyed-in-the-wool fanatics could conceivably get their hands on the new engine earlier.

Ford Racing… Continue reading

Toyota Recalls Avalon Sedans over Steering Problem

metro-reality.com – Toyota on Thursday announced a recall of 373,000 Avalon sedans in the United States over a steering-related issue that could increase the risk of a crash.

“Because of improper casting of the steering lock bar, which is a component of the steering interlock system, there is a possibility that a… Continue reading

New Mercedes-Benz ‘Gullwing’

metro-reality.com – It’s as much about the experience of driving – and starting to drive – as the explosive performance in Mercedes-Benz’s half-million-dollar SLS AMG supercar.
Life in a Gullwing is different – even before you push the central red start button to get it moving. Just getting inside takes some forethought …… Continue reading

New Ford Explorer

metro-reality.com – Ford’s big 4WD now bigger, but also more fuel efficient. An all-new version of one of the world’s most famous four-wheel-drives has been unveiled at last.
After months of teaser photos published on Facebook, the Ford Motor Company has released the first official pictures and details of the latest Explorer.
Ford’s… Continue reading

VW Launches Mazda6 Fighter

metro-reality.com – Bigger, all-new Jetta looms as European threat to leading Japanese cars in the medium car segment. German car maker Volkswagen will take a more focused tilt at Australia’s Japanese-dominated medium-car segment in 2011 with an enlarged Jetta sedan.
The current Jetta is essentially a Golf hatchback with a boot and straddles… Continue reading