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  Next-gen Mercedes-Benz S-Class styling hinted at through ‘Aesthetics S’ sculpture, to be shown in Paris

  6 September 2012 / 3 comments

    Don’t worry, you haven’t stepped into an art gallery – but the evolution of the Mercedes S-Class is clearly as much about the way it looks as the engineering behind it, and the Stuttgart-based […]

   

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  Mazda6 estate for Paris debut: official images

  6 September 2012 / 22 comments

  Here are some official pictures of the estate (or wagon, if you prefer) version of the Mazda6, the saloon version of which recently made its first public appearance at the Moscow motor show. It’s set […]

   

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  Ford Fiesta facelift unveiled, gets 1.0L EcoBoost

  5 September 2012 / 49 comments

  Just as we wrapped up news of the 1.0 litre EcoBoost-engined race car’s staggering performance at the Nurburgring, this has to come in. The facelifted Ford Fiesta will get the mill – albeit in standard […]

   

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  Future Bentleys to use Porsche Panamera platform?

  5 September 2012 / 4 comments

  Reports have surfaced that Porsche is developing a new Volkswagen Group platform derived from the Porsche Panamera (pictured), and that the platform, christened MSB (Modular Standard Platform), will underpin Bentley models in the future. The […]

   

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  VIDEO: Ford 1.0L EcoBoost-engined racer sets 11th-fastest lap time ever at the Nurburgring

  5 September 2012 / 22 comments

  They say there’s no replacement for displacement, but Ford begs to differ. This Formula Ford racer, powered by a tuned 1.0 litre three-cylinder EcoBoost engine, has completed a lap of Germany’s Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in 7 […]

   

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  Peugeot 208 GTi: production model pictures released, on sale in the UK next spring

  4 September 2012 / 33 comments

  Peugeot has released these pictures of the production 208 GTi ahead of its Paris motor show debut. The three-door hot hatch will have 200 hp and 275 Nm of torque coming from a turbocharged 1.6 […]

   

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  Aston Martin Virage to be replaced by new DB9

  4 September 2012 / 3 comments

  Yes, the Aston Martin Virage is going out, as soon as it came in. It’s only been on the market for 18 months, but it’s sold only 1,000 examples so far, and Aston has had […]

   

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  2013 Renault Samsung SM3 launched in Korea, previews facelift Euro-market Fluence

  4 September 2012 / 24 comments

  In the case of the Renault-Samsung alliance, it’s pretty much been a case of new cars being launched in Korea first, before being renamed and translated over to Europe. Which isn’t surprising, given that they’re […]

   

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  Volkswagen to hold back brand acquisitions, no interest in buying Proton, CEO says

  3 September 2012 / 39 comments

  German daily Handelsblatt has quoted Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn as saying that the company, now the world’s second-largest carmaker, will take a break from buying up new brands for now, instead focusing its efforts on integration. […]

   

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  Tan Sri Azman Yahya: we interview Team Sime Darby Auto Performance’s gentleman racer

  1 September 2012 / 29 comments

  Tan Sri Azman Yahya is far from a stranger to motorsports. A seasoned competitor in the Malaysian Super Series (MSS) and Merdeka Millenium Endurance (MME) races, where he emerged winner of both in 2004, the […]

   

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  Ford to bring Lincoln brand to China in 2014

  30 August 2012 / 5 comments

  More news to do with the People’s Republic – everybody wants to sell there! This time, Ford Motor Company is planning to introduce its Lincoln luxury marque in China by the second half of 2014. […]

   

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  SPIED: Mitsubishi Mirage spotted on our roads

  29 August 2012 / 13 comments

  Reader Stephen Khong managed to snap this picture of the sixth-gen Mitsubishi Mirage near Ara Damansara, not too far from Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia’s office in Saujana. We last spotted an example in April, just a […]

   

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  Perodua UK offers free wheel and tyre upgrade for Myvi Sport buyers

  29 August 2012 / 28 comments

  For a limited time only, Perodua UK is throwing in a set of 16-inch Ravenna alloys and tyres for Myvi Sport buyers, at zero cost. The wheel and tyre package, worth over £1,100 (RM5,500), is […]

   

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  Hyundai Veloster Turbo SE sets its sights on the UK

  29 August 2012 / 13 comments

  Hyundai’s UK range gets some much-needed velocity in the form of the Veloster Turbo SE, which will come to showrooms on September 24 bearing a £22k sticker price. Its turbocharged 1.6 litre T-GDI engine produces […]

   

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  Continental shows electric Renault Megane concept

  28 August 2012 / 0 comments

  German auto supplier Continental, of tyres fame, has turned this Renault Megane hatchback all electric using a total of 40 EV components from its catalogue. The car is powered by the same electric motor you’d […]

   

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