Let's face it: MINIs have a lot of curb appeal, but the company's advertising campaigns frequently come up short. A new spot for the MINI Cooper Convertible proves that point beautifully. Compared to yesterday's ad featuring the Alfa Romeo MiTo, this clip feels clunky and under-rehearsed -- although the potentially clichéd punchline somehow...
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Toyota's Huge New Driving Simulator
Rumors that Toyota engineers have plugged in the latest version of Gran Turismo are unconfirmed. But what is fact is that the Japanese firm has unveiled a massive new driving simulator. To the external ...
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Land Rover Celebrates 60 Years
Legendary British off-road firm Land Rover celebrates its 60th birthday during 2008, and has unveiled a special-edition Defender to mark the event. While most of the 25,000 units built every year are ...
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GM Approves Beat for Production
GM has given the official “go” to one of the three Korean-made minicar prototypes it unveiled earlier this year. The Beat — along with similar Groove and Trax concepts — were initially unveiled at last ...
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2008 Subaru Impreza Beams Edition
by Ken Zino Does it make you “feel happy”? The press release from Subaru sounds almost like the new Impreza BEAMS edition were designed by Mr. Rogers, whose neighborhood was always happy. But if we’re to ...
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Renault Grows with Modus
French manufacturer Renault isn’t short of small cars for the European market. There’s the recently announced Twingo, Clio, Clio Campus, and Modus, none of which is more than 157.5 inches long. And now it’s ...
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Lexus Putts Out New Pebble SC
As has become a tradition on the fairways on 17 Mile Drive , Lexus is introducing a new Pebble Beach Edition of its retractable-hardtop SC430 this week, amid the backdrop of the classic-car weekend at ...
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Hyundai Adds “Elantra Touring” For ‘09
Hyundai says the new Elantra range coming for 2009 will include a “Touring” edition with a five-door body. Hyundai VP of product development John Krafcik made the announcement at the annual Management ...
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2005 MINI Cooper/Convertible
Cooper/Convertible A convertible version of the popular MINI Cooper debuts for 2005 in both base and "S" trim levels for big-sky enjoyment in a diminutive package. The fully automatic convertible top ...

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