Auto Sector

Alfa's baby Mito gets a little help from Ferrari

Alfa's baby MitoHamburg - This is a small car with a big mission: Alfa Romeo's new Mito hatch is designed to grab sales from BMW's iconic Mini and breathe new life into the famous Italian marque at the same time.

Getting the looks right is essential, if young people are to be lured to the brand and the makers of this sporty three-door hatchback have come up with a cheeky shape which oozes style.

VW Tiguan with wireless Internet access

VW TiguanWolfsburg, Germany - Volkswagen is testing a wireless mobile Internet WLAN access on a VW Tiguan which it presented recently at the International Suppliers Fair (IZB) in Wolfsburg.

The Tiguan is in constant contact with the Internet portal, which provides it with information on current events in the city and various search engines. The selected information then appears in the display of the navigation system.

Toyota Prius tops German Eco rankings

Toyota Prius tops German Eco rankingsMunich  - The Toyota Prius hybrid continues to lead the Eco-Test rankings conducted annually by Germany's automobile association (ADAC) which measured fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in a special test.

None of the 800 cars tested achieved the maximum number of five stars. The ADAC says its test is more realistic than the fuel consumption tests conducted under laboratory conditions by the car makers. The Eco-Test takes the cars on motorways, stop-and-go city traffic while the air conditioning systems run.

Lancia to launch special edition of Ypsilon

Lancia to launch special edition of YpsilonRome - Italian car m

Super luxury carmakers buck the credit crunch

Super luxury carmakers buck the credit crunchHamburg - As the credit crisis slices into global car sales, some of the world's most exclusive automobile manufacturers are weathering the storm with aplomb.

Their customers are people so super-rich that the economic downtown dents neither their income or desire to own the most expensive luxury vehicles money can buy.

While former financial high-flyers struggle to offload their BMW and Mercedes-Benz limousines, elitist British maker Aston Martin based in rural Warwickshire reports a surge of interest in high-end models.

Spy shots of new Toyota Prius revealed

Toyota PriusTokyo - Images of the third generation Toyota Prius have been revealed on the internet months prior to the official debut at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2009, showing minor design modifications such as a more aggressive looking bonnet with a centrally positioned nose cone.

Most of the changes are technical with Toyota confirming on its blog site that the images are real and that further details will be revealed in Detroit.

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