Acura updates the RL sedan, sets price for the ZDX wagon

Acura, Honda's luxury division, has made some slight changes to its flagship RL sedan for the 2011 model year. It has also set prices for the 2011 ZDX wagon. Both models are powered by a 3.7-liter V6 engine, rated at 300 hp and 271 lb-ft of torque.

Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R for 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show

Toyota As we predicted last week, Toyota will unveil a 400hp Yaris Hybrid-R supermini concept at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show next month after dedicating its appearance at the German auto expo to "the presentation of hybrid technology". The Japanese firm has been at the forefront of hybrid technology in the modern era with its eco-focused Prius family hatchback, but has also brought petrol-electric propulsion systems to the fore in top line world motorsport with its TS030 Le Mans racer. On Bing: see pictures of the Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R Find out how much a used Toyota Yaris costs on Auto Trader Powered by Toyota’s 1.6-litre Global Racing Engine and supplemented by a pair of electric motors, the Yaris Hybrid-R actually uses similar technology to the firm’s hybrid Le Mans prototype, with kinetic energy recovered under breaking ‘stored’ in a super capacitor as electricity.

Holden to build new Astra-based car in 2010

Holden to build new Astra-based car in 2010 By Ben Pulman First Official Pictures 23 December 2008 16:31 Holden will start building an all-new small car in Australia from 2010. It’ll be based on GM’s Delta small car platform, which underpins the new Vauxhall/Opel/Saturn Astra and Chevrolet Cruze, and this solitary teaser picture reveals next-gen Astra design cues grafted onto a three-box saloon shape. No.