BMW to launch toned-down line of M Performance Automobiles

Filed under: Car Buying, Performance, Marketing/Advertising, Design/Style

We just wrapped up the Detroit Auto Show, but BMW has already moved on to Geneva. The German automaker announced today that it’s going to be showing a new line of what it’s calling “M Performance Automobiles” at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
These vehicles will sit between standard [...]

GT Concept pushes Kia into the world of rear-wheel drive performance

Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Coupe, Sedan, Kia, Design/Style, Luxury

For the most part, Kia has had to content itself with working class iron while it has watched its corporate sibling, Hyundai, spread its wings upmarket. With massive sales momentum and big upticks in everything from styling cohesion to consumer consideration, now might just [...]

Mugen promises “Type R-like” performance from hotted-up Honda CR-Z

Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Hatchback, Honda

Mugen Honda CR-Z sketches – Click above for high-res image gallery

Not to be a total buzzkill, but before we tell you about Mugen and its plans to create a hotter Honda CR-Z hatchback, there’s one little line in the automaker’s press release that needs to be noted in italicized [...]

Paris preview: Ford confirms debut of “exciting performance” Focus concept

Filed under: MPG, Ford, Green Daily, Paris Motor Show

2012 Ford Focus – Click above for high-res image gallery

Just days ago, Ford confirmed that the 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine found in the current Focus ST and RS would be discontinued due to its inability to meet Euro 5 emissions standards. This left us eagerly awaiting the announcement [...]

Autoblog Podcast #192 – Slow Edge Sports, GM High Performance, BMW Megacity

Filed under: Concept Cars, Podcasts, Etc., Ford, GM, Hyundai, Jaguar, Toyota, Electric

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Chris, Sam and Dan return for Episode #192 of the Autoblog Podcast. We cover the reinstatement of GM’s high performance division and its new focus on small cars, the Ford Edge Sport being [...]

Video: Porsche highlights Intelligent Performance of 918 Spyder, 911 GT3 R Hybrid

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Porsche, Green Daily, Racing

Porsche 918 Spyder at the track – Click above to watch the video after the break

No doubt about it, the Porsche 918 Sypder was both one of the biggest surprises of the Geneva Motor Show and one of its most memorable vehicles. No surprise, then, that the German [...]

Touring car gurus Polestar Performance announce 395-hp AWD Volvo C30-based roadcar

Filed under: Aftermarket, Concept Cars, Motorsports, Europe, Hatchback, Volvo, Luxury

Polestar Performance Volvo C30 – Click here for the press release

Volvo has unleashed Polestar Performance on the lovable C30 hatch to create a new prototype. If that name sounds familiar to you, odds are you spend a fair amount of time downloading footage of the Swedish [...]

Canadian Kia customers get new dealer-installed Forte Koup “R” performance package

Filed under: Coupe, Budget, Kia, Canada, Design/Style

Kia Forte Koup with “R” package – Click above for high-res image gallery
In our initial review of the Kia Forte Koup, we were very impressed with the car’s overall style and levels of standard equipment, but we wished that the car were a bit more potent on the [...]

Audi Quattro celebrates 30 years of gravel spitting performance

Filed under: Technology, Audi

The first Audi Quattro unveiled in Geneva in 1980 – Click above for high-res image

Audi’s Quattro system is 30 this year, introduced on the Ur-Quattro at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show. To celebrate, Audi has a full year of activities planned, including a special exhibition at the Audi Forum Ingolstadt, a place [...]