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  Volkswagen Scirocco Million celebrates milestone

  7 May 2013 / 11 comments

  The Volkswagen Scirocco has reached the one million unit production mark, and to celebrate that milestone, VW has come up with a special edition of the third-gen car. The Scirocco Million, as it’s called, will […]

   

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  Loeb takes Rally Argentina win in WRC comeback run

  7 May 2013 / 5 comments

  There’s just no stopping Sebastien Loeb. Coming back to WRC after skipping the Mexico and Portugal rounds to indulge in some FIA GT Series fun (where he won first time out, naturally), he’s taking no […]

   

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  New Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S – up to 560 hp

  7 May 2013 / 14 comments

  Porsche has announced the flagship of the latest 991 range, the Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S models. Described as the “technological and dynamic performance peak of the 911 series” the Turbo boasts new all-wheel […]

   

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  BMW i3 EV to be priced at BMW 3-Series level?

  6 May 2013 / 5 comments

  This is pretty interesting news – BMW’s North American CEO Ludwig Willisch has indicated that the BMW i3 electric car will be priced around the price of a ‘well equipped’ BMW 3-Series, although an official […]

   

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  Audi connect MMI adds new Fuel Prices service

  6 May 2013 / 6 comments

  When your car’s GPS navigation system is hooked up to an online database, it opens up many possibilities because for one, your navigation information always stays up to date and two, if there’s an app […]

   

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  F15 BMW X5 M SUV sighted with less disguise

  6 May 2013 / 3 comments

  The E70 BMW X5 M and it’s sibling the X6 M were BMW’s first M SUVs, and the X5 M nameplate will continue with the new generation F15 X5. These spyshots snapped by our European […]

   

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  2013 Toyota Camry 2.0G and 2.5V finally gets VSC

  6 May 2013 / 83 comments

  Good news for Toyota fans! UMW Toyota will be updating the specs of the 2013 Toyota Camry offering to include Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and Traction Control (TRC) in the mid-range 2.0G and top-end 2.5V […]

   

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  GE13 poll day is over – what about our cheap cars?

  5 May 2013 / 239 comments

  It’s polling day today. A lot of you would have casted your votes. Both the government and opposition parties have issued manifestos with points that concern motorists, and those who keep themselves informed would have […]

   

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  GM pulls Chevrolet Trax ad off the air after faux pas

  3 May 2013 / 6 comments

  Ah, here’s another story about a play that has gone askew. According to news reports, General Motors has yanked a TV commercial off the air after complaints were made over questionable lyrics in the song […]

   

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  Volvo working on XC40, C60 coupe, Golf-sized model

  3 May 2013 / 5 comments

  Volvo is in the midst of developing a Golf-sized modular vehicle platform with owner Geely, and according to Automobile Magazine, this platform will first underpin the XC40, a future C-segment crossover that could bridge the gap […]

   

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  Nissan’s VW Golf competitor to surface next year

  3 May 2013 / 42 comments

  Nissan is working on a Volkswagen Golf rival that will have styling inspired by the Invitation concept (pictured) shown at last year’s Geneva show, according to an Auto Express report. The car is set to go […]

   

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  Jaguar F-Type Coupe in the works – patent filing done

  3 May 2013 / 6 comments

  The truly sexy Jaguar F-Type convertible will soon have a fixed top sister, as these patent filings show. The Jaguar F-Type Coupe will share the soft top’s uniquely slim tail lamps and rear diffuser with […]

   

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  Coda Automotive – another EV project gone bust

  3 May 2013 / 9 comments

  Still not much joy to be found in going the electric route, if you’re making them, that is. Yet another EV jaunt has fallen by the wayside in the US – Coda Automotive, which only […]

   

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  GALLERY: Nissan 370Z Nismo gets cosmetic add-ons

  3 May 2013 / 1 comment

  A new set of photos of the 2014 Nissan 370Z Nismo has surfaced ahead of the car’s US launch. It gets a chin spoiler, side skirts, side mirrors and Nismo rear spoiler garnished with red pinstripe accents. Dark […]

   

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  Volkswagen Taigun SUV previewed via patent filings

  3 May 2013 / 9 comments

  Last October, Volkswagen wheeled out the VW Taigun compact SUV concept at the Sao Paulo motor show in Brazil. Not a misspelling of Tiguan, the Taigun concept previewed a small crossover that will be the […]

   

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