Toyota Prius Eco Fleet of Police Cars in Berlin

Toyota is participating in the Berlin Police force's efforts to go green by providing an initial batch of three Prius hybrids for its "Initiative 120" program that calls for the use of alternative fuel and low CO2 emission cars.


Some more Toyota Pirus Police Car

2013 Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition

The very first 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition with VIN number 001 hit the auction block this past weekend at the Barrett-Jackson event in Scottsdale, Arizona, bringing home $600,000. GM said that proceeds from the sale would benefit the Drive to End Hunger food relief program.

Volkswagen Introduces Five-Door Version of its Up

Volkswagen has made the new Up! city car a little more practical with the presentation of a five-door model that will go on sale across Europe early this summer.

volkswagen up 5 door


volkswagen up 5 door


volkswagen up 5 door

The new addition to VW's New Small Family, which is the internal name for the model series, keeps the same 2.42 m (95.3-in.) long wheelbase and 251-liter boot as the three-door model.

volkswagen up 5 door

Holden Caprice V Series II with 6.0-liter V8

The car that most Americans know as the Chevy Caprice PPV (Police Patrol Vehicle) owes as much to the Australian designed and built Holden Caprice luxury sedan reviewed here as the latter owes to business decisions Ford Australia made a couple of decades ago.

In the early 1970s, Holden – GM’s Australian subsidiary – introduced two new models to compete with local rival Ford. The first was the Statesman, a vehicle with no Holden badging whatsoever, designed as a direct competitor to Ford’s Australian-built Fairlane and as a replacement for the unloved Brougham sedan.

$74,500 for ‘Rolls-Royce’ Mini

Developed under the guidance of the Rolls-Royce design team, the Mini Goodwood is priced from $74,500 before on-roads, making it the most expensive light car in the country.

Rolls-Royce’ Mini


Rolls-Royce’ Mini

Rolls-Royce’ Mini

The Mini Goodwood exceeds the $69,990 asking price for Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari and could top the Toyota iQ-based Aston Martin Cygnet, which is expected to cost around $60,000-$70,000 when it arrives in Australia in the second half of 2012.

Porsche Cayenne production hits 100,000

Porsche has celebrated the production of the 100,000th second-generation Porsche Cayenne at the company’s Leipzig facility in Germany.

The facility, which currently produces the Porsche Cayenne and Porsche Panamera, is also celebrating its 10th anniversary and is about to undergo a major expansion.