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Chevrolet AVEO 1.6 Liter - Superior Power Hub for Efficient Driving

After the first, widely lauded public debut of AVEO cars by Chevrolet Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Chevrolet continues the unstoppable development of its product portfolio with the launch of several new models to cater to the different needs of its clients over the past years.
Recently, AVEO, the compact sedan from Chevrolet, has made a [...]

2010 Chevrolet Camaro Official Information

The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is built on the new global rear-wheel-drive passenger car platform, representing GM’s global vehicle development and design process. The original design concept was conceived in the United States, with engineering shared by both Australia and U.S. teams. Validation was conducted on roads worldwide and assembly is handled by GM’s award–winning plant [...]

Review 2009 Proton EXORA

Phranakorn Auto Sales Co., Ltd. Proton distributor in Thailand, imported the newest model ”Proton Exora” which is the outstanding MPV. Touch the spacious experience to carry 7 adult seats at 26th Thailand International Motor Expo 2009 in December this year.
Proton EXORA marks PROTON’s entry into the highly popular MPV segment. The EXORA is a [...]

Review - 2009 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

BY RAY HUTTON

There have been endless predictions that the famous and once-revered Alfa Romeo marque would return to the U.S., having departed in 1995. And later this year, it is really going to happen—with just 84 cars from a limited production run of 500. The $250,000 8C Competizione is a special-edition, two-seat sports coupe that [...]

Review - 2009 Ferrari California

BY TONY SWAN

Are you ready for a Ferrari to drive to the office, the mall, the beach, the slopes—anywhere, everywhere? That’s the concept behind this revival of a name from Ferrari’s storied past—a fast GT that supplies style, panache, plenty of performance, and thanks to its folding hardtop and “two-plus” interior layout, an unusually high [...]

Review - 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sedan and SportWagen

The Jetta shares much of its underpinnings with the Rabbit/GTI hatchbacks. It sits between the Rabbit and Passat in Volkswagen’s lineup. The Jetta is the only nonluxury German small sedan and wagon for sale in the U.S., and it offers a stiff chassis, sporty handling, and clean styling inside and out. The Jetta SportWagen—that’s VW-speak [...]

Review 2009 Audi Q7 V12 TDI Diesel

BY JENS MEINERS

This 500-hp monster is the strongest commitment to the diesel engine yet.
Some folks are writing off the diesel. The future, they say, lies in electric vehicles, with hybrids as the transition technology. Diesel fuel is expensive, they continue, and there is the further popular conception that diesels are not “clean.” In reality, a [...]

Review 2009 Hummer H3T

BY STEVE SILER

Nice, but could there be a worse time to launch a Hummer pickup?
That’s right. In spite of skyrocketing oil prices having an inversely proportional effect on Hummer sales in the United States, the brand’s global sales are at an all-time high. This can be attributable to Hummer’s newfound market penetration and accompanying sales [...]

Review 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

BY AARON ROBINSON, PHOTOGRAPHY BY RICHARD PRINCE

A car nobody needs hits a track nobody knows for a ride nobody will forget.
Just past the curve in which Bruce McLaren bought it, and right before the corner where Niki Lauda had his face burned off, we ­realize the truth: General Motors must still be mad about our [...]

Review 2009 Maserati Quattroporte S

BY STEVE SILER

Maserati takes us to Mozart’s hometown to play a 4.7-liter symphony.
For most of the last 45 years, Maserati has been a presence, but hardly a dominant force in the market. In sports cars, for example, Ferrari and Porsche have overshadowed Maserati’s best. In terms of luxury sedans, which Maserati has built off and [...]