2011 Chevrolet Corvette...

Way back in 1962, Zora Arkus-Duntov, head of the Corvette engineering department, began development of an all-out race car based on the upcoming 1963 model Corvette, to compete with the Shelby Cobra and Ferrari GTO. The car was to be called the Grand Sport. Five cars were built of the 100...

2011 Hyundai Sonata Lim...

All new for 2011 doesn’t really begin to describe the transformation of the latest Hyundai Sonata. Hyundai has undertaken a dramatic redesign of its mid-sized sedan. The Sonata competes in what is perhaps the most fiercely contested segment in the automotive market. Typically, in...

Lamborghini Gallardo LP...

Lamborghini’s Special Edition Super Sports car March 3 – 13 at the 81st Geneva Motor Show, Automobili Lamborghini will debut its V12 replacement for the Murciélago. But early in this year at the 2011 Qatar Motor Show, held from January 26 – 29 at the Exhibitions Centre in Doha,...

Green Machine: The New ...

Concept cars used to be about pushing the elements of design. That is just so 1990s. The reality of auto manufacturing has been impacted by ideas like sustainability, carbon footprint and green – and I am not talking about the colour. This brings us to the 2011 Ford Focus...

2011 Porsche 911 Carrer...

The first time I drove a Porsche 911 was back in 2002. The car was everything I had hoped it would be – fast, nimble and exhilarating, but above all else a true thrill to my driving senses. It easily became a vehicle I longed to own. The 911 was redesigned for 2009 with a long list of...

2011 Chevrolet Camaro S...

A few years back, when General Motors launched the Chevy Camaro, it was in the middle of the biggest crisis in its history. In a very poor overall economy, one may have been surprised to see the company rollout such a niche product. The car, which does not exactly fit into the current...