Volkswagen may have come a long way since the original Beetle, but in at least one way it still is very much the People's Car, giving the market their own versions of some of the most popular trends in the industry. Despite their pioneering the Microbus decades earlier, Volkswagen managed to skip the minivan craze, but has jumped on the biggest ones since. With the Touareg, VW joined the SUV boom. With the Eos, it got on the coupe-cabrio elevator closer to ground floor

As much as we love the new Mazdaspeed3 and pray that we might find one in our garage soon, we know that for much of the world this 263-hp mini monster just isn't very practical. The base Mazda3 is a much better option for most, and even the diesel version makes more sense for a lot of customers, Europeans in particular. But knowing that the turbo terror is out there can make even the most devoted diesel fanboys want a little more than the 108-hp oilburner Mazda offers at the moment

There's no easy way to say this. Toyota isn't perfect. We know what you're thinking. Surely we jest (Prepare for heavy sarcasm - Ed.). Everybody in the whole wide world knows that Toyota can do no wrong. We elitist journalists proclaim their magnificence at every opportunity and are quick to defend them when there is even a suggestion of something going amiss

Due to an egregious omission of the 2007 Jeep Wrangler on the ballot for the 2007 North American Truck of the Year Award, jurors are being asked to revote for finalists of the honor that's traditionally bestowed upon the most deserving truck at the beginning of the Detroit Auto Show. Voting officially closed for the truck award on December 6th, but jurors now have until next Tuesday, December 19th, to revote

We know God loves us. How else can one explain the existence of GeigerCars? Whether it’s a 700-horsepower police H2, an audacious Gulf-liveried HUMMER GT, or any number of the various customer cars the company has prepared, no one knows how to hook up a HUMMER like Geiger. Modders who think they’ve accomplished something by throwing on donks, a killer stereo and calling it a day are simply not in the same ballpark

The Paris Motor Show is all set to delight the crowd with major car making companies revealing the details of their new cars. The pick of the models was from the stable of Peugeot, who will be revealing their "207 EPURE". The 207 contains a new "futuristic" engine which has a electric motor coupled with a new 20 kW experimental fuel cell developed by PSA Peugeot Citroen Group

The Audi Company together with the KTM motorcycles manufacturer and Dalara firm known in the racing world, develop a new car, which can appear the next year. The model will be a two-seater sports automobile with the engine with the large 1.6-2.0 liter. It is supposed, that this car will be bought not only for driving on roads for common use, but also for participation in sports car racing. Audi can even organize a special championship, in which will take part only these models

Renault will show on a motor show in Paris next unusual concept. It will be called Nepta, a four-seater cabriolet, with a 313 kW direct injection version of the Nissan-Renault "family" 3.5-litre V6 which pushes it from rest to 100 km/h in a staggering 4.9 seconds. It is necessary to note, that Renault Nepta looks very stylishly. But to speak about serial manufacture of this car is too early. Most likely, Nepta will remain a conceptual development

Citroen will be launching a new people carrier, based on its C4, at next month's Paris motor show. The new MPV may keep the same Picasso name as the current Xsarabased model but it is packed with interesting new features. Although compact, it is a full seven-seater. The front windscreen meets the roof much further back than usual, which lets in plenty of light. The dashboard doesn't have a central section that goes down to the floor so there's stacks of leg-room

The Pakistani government expects major investments from European car manufacturers including Renault, Volkswagon and London's Black-Cab in response to its new auto policy that will break the "monopolistic culture" being followed by the Japanese auto firms