Time to be keen about Kia. The well-known Korean carmaker and the country’s oldest motor manufacturer delivered a triple whammy at the International Geneva Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland: the twin world premiere of its all-new Sportage crossover and all-electric Venga EV concept car, and the European premiere of the Ray plug-in hybrid sedan concept.

Officially known in French as Salon International de l’Auto, the International Geneva Motor Show is a showcase of the latest and best in the automotive industry, held in Geneva, Switzerland. Now on its 80th year, the exhibit fair is ongoing and runs until Sunday, March 14. continue reading…

Get out of the way! Motor Trend magazine has announced the winner of the Truck of the Year contest and it’s a doozy: the brand spanking new 2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty pickup truck.

Of course, the Dodge Ram may have had an easier time given that only four models met Motor Trend’s criteria for the competition of being new or substantially changed. Moreover, only two of the four were actual trucks, i.e. the Dodge Ram and the Toyota Tundra 4.6-liter work truck.

It could also be a case of timing: the Dodge Ram will be hitting the market a full year ahead of the heavy-duty trucks from Ford’s Super Duty and General Motors’ Silverado/Sierra. continue reading…

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Here’s a driving tip for you: if you’re ever lost while driving, make sure you’re driving a Ford.

According to a recent navigation system survey commissioned by JD Power and Associates, Ford managed to rank first and second with their Clarion navigation systems in their Lincoln MKS and Ford Flex respectively.

Likewise, the survey noted that Ford took five of the top ten slots: the Ford F-150 was at 4^th place, the Ford Escape was at 7^th while the Ford Edge followed at 8^th.  Meanwhile, non-Ford vehicles were ranked accordingly: the Acura TL was at 3^rd, the Porsche 911 was at 5^th, the Cadillac CTS was at 6^th, the Hyundai Genesis was at 9^th, and the Infiniti FX-series was at 10^th. continue reading…

Are you ready to go on one of the most brutal rally races in history? Just sign up for the 2010 Dakar Rally which will take you all across South America: from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Antofagasta, Chile and back.

The Dakar Rally—also known as The Dakar—is an off-road automobile race for amateur and professional racers held every year by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) since 1978. The race route is usually from Paris, France to Dakar, Senegal. But due to the political uncertainties in Africa, the race was moved to South America in 2009. continue reading…

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Rough-and-ready Hummer has a lot of work to do, especially with General Motors cutting them off and being sold to a Chinese company.

Currently, the negotiations between GM and the Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. Ltd. over the sale of Hummer are set to be finalized come December. This, of course, will depend on the sale’s approval by the Chinese government. continue reading…

Luxury is spelled L-e-x-u-s, especially if it’s the on-the-road type.

Building on the success of the company’s first luxury hybrid SUV, the new RX 400h Hybrid is different from its successors in that it features unique front bumper, blue-tinted headlamps and taillamps, an exclusive grille, hybrid badging with blue-trimmed Lexus logos, and a distinct 19-inch wheels.

The new SUV offers a smooth, “tamable” ride, as well as other outstanding pluses as a new Remote Touch controller and a hugely improved EPA city fuel-economy. continue reading…

Game over… there! It’s a mobile gamer’s dream come true: a vehicle gaming center where you can play video games with three of your friends out in the wilds.

Admittedly, it’s a joint venture called—aptly enough—the Toyota Tacoma ATG (for All-Terrain Gamer) or TACO ATG. The vehicle was conceptualized as the “ultimate active lifestyle vehicle” by Toyota Motor Sales, The Big American Dream (B.A.D.) Company, Microsoft, Kicker, Toyota Racing Development, INNO Advanced Car Racks and Cannondale. continue reading…

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Subaru of America, Inc. revs up with another achievement at it snatches a motoring magazine’s 2010 sports utility vehicle (SUV) award for the second time in a row.

Described as “spacious, tough, thoroughly modern, exceedingly capable sport/utility vehicle,” recognized motoring authority Motor Trend named the Outback as the SUV of 2010. continue reading…