Hatchback
[subscribe]Kia releases second teaser image of Detroit-bound 'Soulster' concept [Full Story]
leftlane TodayFollowing a single teaser image released last month, Kia has released a second teaser photo of a forthcoming concept vehicle slated to debut at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit this month. Though not confirmed, the vehicle appears to be a two-door variant of the four-door Soul Add A Comment »
Audi's New Compact Hatch [Full Story]
DUB Daily YesterdayAuto Express got its hands on some renderings and details for Audi’s new S1 hatchback. The model is expected to challenge the likes of cars such as the MINI Cooper JCW, Fiat 500 and the Volvo C30 among others. The vehicle is based on the Audi A1 with a more powerful version of Audi’s 1.4L Add A Comment »
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www.egmcartech.com via @eGMCarTech YesterdayAfter bringing the Audi A1 to the market later this year, Audi will offer a high-performance S1 version of the hatchback that will compete with the likes of the MINI John Cooper Works and the upcoming Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA. Add A Comment »
2011 Audi S1: first details revealed [Full Story]
4wheelsnews YesterdayA 2011 model Audi A1 compact hatchback will be introduced to the market next year and it won’t be as affordable as either the Toyota iQ or the Vw Up! but it will be a high rated vehicle created to compete with the likes of the Mini Cooper and it will also have its own Add A Comment »
All-New BMW Z4 Review [Full Story]
anycarinfo.com via @dtmrin YesterdayBMW Review. This new generation appear more sexy with fossa-dent body stronger than the current generation. Faces appear more aggressive, while the stern cleaner and more elegant. Taillights with a simple lighting effects that attractive. But the biggest change is the roof. BMW no longer use soft top Add A Comment »
European Insight brochure leaks out [Full Story]
Autoblog Green Jan 5, 2009Click above for a gallery of leaked Honda Insight images The world can be a leaky place, especially since the internet makes it easy to spread any early information in an extremely rapid manner. Such is life for automakers at the moment. The latest victim (or beneficiary, if you consider a leak to be Add A Comment »
Honda Japan confirms new A-segment hatchback, gives sneak preview of future products [Full Story]
Honda Hybrid Cars Jan 5, 2009When Honda's CEO Takeo Fukui delivered his 2008 year-end speech in mid-December last year, everyone went nuts over the announcement that the Japanese company was going to cancel its new NSX project and will be pulling out of Formula One. After all, didn't Soichiro Honda say if Honda does not Add A Comment »
2008 Toyota YARIS [Full Story]
vancouver.en.craigslist.ca via @tywright Jan 4, 2009email this posting to a friend vancouver, BC craigslist > cars & trucks - by owner Add A Comment »
Honda Japan confirms new A [Full Story]
paultan.org via @paultan Jan 4, 2009When Honda’s CEO Takeo Fukui delivered his 2008 year-end speech in mid-December last year, everyone went nuts over the announcement that the Japanese company was going to cancel its new NSX project and will be pulling out of Formula One. After all, didn’t Soichiro Honda say if Honda does Add A Comment »
Toyota adds five-door to Yaris Lineup For 2009 [Full Story]
Ride Lust Jan 4, 2009The new auto wars are taking place not over horsepower, but utility and value. Taking clear aim at the Honda Fit, and with the help of a five-door hatchback version, the Yaris is projected to account for nearly 130,000 sales for Toyota in 2009. Yaris Interior The smallest of Toyota models Add A Comment »
Chery to launch S16 "mini sedan" [Full Story]
Autoblog Jan 3, 2009The Chery S16 is called a sedan even though it only has two doors, a hatchback, what appears to be zero rear headroom, and is about 22 inches shorter than a Chevy Aveo . From the front, the styling conjures words like "bizarre" and "Picasso" and "flounder," but -- and perhaps it is the hour -- we find Add A Comment »
Audi Hatchback [Full Story]
hyundaisd.p8.hu via @debratuy Jan 2, 2009Inserisci qui ci? che vuoi il testo scorrer? verso l'alto. Spazio destinato a una frase che vuoi che scorra verso l'alto. Add A Comment »
Hybrid Sales Crushed In November [Full Story]
clusterstock.alleyinsider.com via @lifsonlinkblog Jan 2, 2009US hybrid petro-electric sales in November shrank 53 per cent from a year earlier, compared with a 37 per cent drop overall, according to Autodata, a market-research firm. December sales, to be announced on Monday, are to show a similar trend. Add A Comment »
2009 Toyota Yaris Review [Full Story]
AutomoBlog Jan 1, 20092009 Toyota Yaris New for 2009 For 2009, Toyota introduces a third body style to the Yaris lineup - a five-door hatchback. This will give a greater range of choices to those who need a sub-compact car, without giving up too much interior room. Also added in 2009 is standard anti-lock brakes, front seat Add A Comment »
Top 10 Mid-Engined Hatchbacks [Full Story]
Autoblog Dec 31, 2008Click above to start Top 10 Best Mid-Engine Hatchbacks There are few concoctions in the automotive industry as bonkers as the mid-engine hatchback. The concept takes the most exotic layout and wraps it in the bodywork of the most mundane and commonplace, creating a paradoxical sub-segment that makes Add A Comment »
The Cheapest Import Hatchback Your 1978 Dollars Could Buy: Mazda GLC [Classic Ad Watch] [Full Story]
Jalopnik Dec 31, 2008$3,480 sounds cheap, but the '78 Chevette Scooter went for $2,999. Still, the Mazda GLC was a good deal. Can you imagine a carmaker using the word "little" in their marketing today? Add A Comment »
BMW gives the go ahead for 5-Series GT 'Progressive Activity Sedan' [Full Story]
leftlane Dec 31, 2008Whether you call it a wagon or hatchback, BMW has been long working on a more spacious “Progressive Activity Sedan”. Although our spy photographers have spotted such a prototype testing, BMW has never official confirmed the project. However, the German automaker is coming clean and has announced Add A Comment »
Saab 900 4-Door Notchback Turbo TV Ad [Full Story]
Saab History Dec 30, 2008Saab History has just received a super rare Saab 900 4-door Notchback TV ad from 1988 as part of the “most intelligent cars ever built” advertising campaign in the United States. The Saab 900 notchback was introduced in 1983 and became the quintessential sedan version of the Add A Comment »
Honda Fit Hatchback - Part 2 [Full Story]
Turbo Dec 30, 2008Honda Fit Hatchback - The Geek - Part 2 Editor, Mike Kojima, speaks out on what consumers really want in a car, including his thoughts of the new Honda Fit. Last month, I ranted on about the seemingly sad state of the import performance industry. I argued that if our scene is diminishing, manufacturers Add A Comment »
Bargain Prices on Small Cars as Oil Gets Cheap [Full Story]
www.treehugger.com via @orbitz Dec 30, 2008The New York Times has already noted that without a gas tax to keep prices high, small, efficient cars may never take off in the States. And now ABC tells us that this hypothesis may well be correct, with sales of small cars tumbling as oil prices dropped and the economy went into turmoil. But for those Add A Comment »
