The Rio is one of the few cars still carrying the old Kia baggage. But despite Kia only releasing these simple sketches of the next-generaiton 2012 Rio, the car is more ready than you’d think. It is set to debut in March at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.
The 2011 North American International Auto Show held in Detroit saw the official reveal of the 2012 Hyundai Veloster, the oddball-yet-cool hatchback with three doors, not counting the tailgate.
This here is the 2012 Honda Civic “concept” which debuted at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Our frequent photographer, Faisal “Chunky” Khatib, caught this Dubai-registered camouflaged prototype on the streets of the UAE. The design cues suggest it is the 2012 Hyundai Elantra that has already been unveiled elsewhere, but is still undergoing hot-weather testing in the Middle East, even though it’s now winter.
Chevrolet recently revealed the Sonic, which is a replacement for the Chevrolet Aveo. The 2012 Chevrolet Sonic will have two body styles: as a four door sedan and a five-door hatchback.
Due for public debut at the current 2011 Detroit Auto Show, Volkswagen has officially announced that their “New Midsize Sedan” project will still be known as the Passat in North America. That means there are now two variations of the Passat, one a facelifted version of the old one in Europe, and the other is this up-sized one. Word is this larger one will come to the GCC.
Sometime back, the facelifted 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class was revealed. It seems some images of the 2012 C-Class Coupe has surfaced.
Jaguar has launched a Black Pack appearance package for their carryover 2011 XF sedan.
ويمنح خيار “بلاك باك” السيارة إحساساً فريداً بالقوة، مما يعزز الإقبال على سيارات XF، خاصةً وأن مزايا السيارة الحصرية الجديدة تشبه إلى حد كبير المزايا التي توفرها سيارة XK الرياضية التي حققت استحساناً كبيراً منذ إطلاقها في عام 2010.
ويتضمن خيار “بلاك باك” إطارات دراكو خلائطية رمادية اللون قياس 20 بوصة، تتميز بأطرافها الهندسية التي تشبه تصميم الجوهرة، وشبك أسود وجوانب سوداء لامعة للنوافذ. ويتوفر هذا الخيار في سيارة XF المزودة بمحرك بنزين عادي الشحن بسعة 5.0 لتر، وسيارة XFR و”XF Diesel S”.
Ford recently showed off its first-ever fully electric car, called the Ford Focus Electric. It is the first of five electric car models Ford plans to release by 2013 for the North American and European markets. The Focus Electric will be able for customers by the end of 2011.