2012 Mitsubishi i MiEV

Automotive News: 2012 Mitsubishi i MiEV

2012 Mitsubishi i MiEV

The Japanese domestic market (JDM) version of the i has been on sale in Japan as the i-MiEV since July 2009. Mitsubishi put the popular i on a sumo's diet to beef it up for the U.S. market and to meet North American crash regulations. Adding 4.3 inches through the longitudinal center of the i pushes the width to 62.4 inches. It's still about two inches narrower than a Fiat 500, but the gains in width translate into much more elbow room than the Japanese version has. Additional front and rear crash structure adds about nine inches of overall length but no additional interior room. The North American i weighs in at a feathery 2500 pounds despite carrying 88 steel-encased lithium-ion batteries under the floor.

New 2012 Jaguar XF Facelift

Automotive News: New 2012 Jaguar XF Facelift

New 2012 Jaguar XF

The 2012 XF compact saloon has been unveiled at the New York Auto Show complete with fresh styling, advanced new technologies and an innovative entry-level powertrain that promises to make it the most efficient Jaguar yet produced.

New Skoda Octavia 2013

New Skoda Octavia 2013

Automotive News: New Skoda Octavia 2013 - Skoda is working on the third generation of the Octavia that will arrive in 2013. The new sedan will be available in variant three volumes and 5-door. The car will share the platform with other cars in segment C of the Volkswagen Group, Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf.

The new technical base will debut in 2011 with the new compact of the House of Ingolstadt, while the Golf will take 7 the following year.

New Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series

Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series

Automotive News Online: New Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series - The Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series won't be officially unveiled until July, but Canadian forum Beyond has managed to get the inside scoop early. Canadian AMG dealers let the cat out of the bag by asking customers who have reserved one of these rockets if they'd like to enter a contest to go to the N ürburgring. With a little sleuthing, Beyond was able to uncover the plan and connect the dots from there.