With new-model offerings in the four-door coupe segment from nearly every luxury automaker this year, this relatively new automotive market share appears to be bursting at the seams. Now Audi has decided to throw its hat into the ring with the all-new A7. Although it is a little late to the party, the Audi A7 really shows other manufacturers how a car like this should be done.

The A7 is 4.97m long and 1.91m wide, which is 17cm shorter and 4cm narrower than the A8. But it sits 4cm lower than Audi’s luxury saloon, at 1.42m. At 2.91 metres, the wheelbase is around Read the rest of this entry »

The Citroën C4 is a small family car produced by French automaker Citroën since autumn 2004. The C4 was designed to be the successor to the Citroën Xsara. It is mechanically similar to the Peugeot 308, which was launched in 2007. A revised version with new front end, reverse light and dashboard revisions was launched for the 2008/09 model year. In January 2010 it was announced that the Coupe version was to be discontinued in favour of the new Citroën DS4. The C4 came in 2nd place in the 2005 European Car of the Year awards.

Designed to exceed the highest expectations, the New Citroën C4 boasts Read the rest of this entry »

Some Facts:

• Porsche will show the latest variation of its 911 at the upcoming Paris auto show.
• Positioned just above the current Carrera S, the new 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS offers a slight bump in horsepower.
• Porsche 911 Carrera GTS goes on sale in the U.S. in early 2011.

With a little more than a year before the arrival of a brand-new model, Porsche has revealed yet another version of the existing 911, the Carrera GTS, in both coupe and cabriolet body styles.

Set to underpin the German sports-car maker's stand at the Paris motor show, the newest addition to the 911 lineup receives a revised version of the 3.8-liter horizontally opposed six-cylinder boxer engine found in the Read the rest of this entry »

It's like a match made in heaven: French automaker Citroën and French clothing giant Lacoste are bringing a small concept car called the Citroën Lacoste to the 2010 Paris Motor Show.

To be unveiled at the forthcoming Paris Motor Show, this new model is an emblem for a state-of-mind and a lifestyle. Clearly alluding to leisure and pleasure, it takes a simplified, no-nonsense approach to motoring - without forgetting refinement - and transports passengers to a lighter, fresher world.

The Citroën Lacoste Concept is both resolutely Citroën and typically Lacoste. Positioned at Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, I got a chance to take a very short drive in Saab's new 2011 9-5. So what's it like? Well, my first impression was that there are a lot of General Motors parts. (Saab was owned by GM until just a few months ago.) The steering wheel, column stalks, transmission selector, even the heads-up display are all from the GM parts bin. Even the start/stop switch is a GM part, even though they've moved it down to the center console, where Saabs normally have their ignition keys. I'd heard that the Saab folks were frustrated with GM's stewardship, and I could understand why.

The new Saab 9-5, while basically designed and developed under GM's aegis, is a Read the rest of this entry »

Saab will showcase its electric car ambitions at the 2010 Paris motor show with the new 9-3 ePower.

Saab Automobile is taking its first step towards developing an all-electric vehicle with the Saab 9-3 ePower. Making its public debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, the Saab 9-3 ePower is the prototype for a test fleet of 70 vehicles which will participate in extensive field trials in Sweden in early 2010.

Although the majority of the car appears to be a stock 9-3 Sport Combi, its engine, transmission Read the rest of this entry »