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  Fiat Bravo 1.9 MultiJet replaced with new 2.0 MultiJet

  9 February 2009 / 12 comments

  Fiat has replaced the diesel-powered Fiat Bravo 1.9 MultiJet with the new Fiat Bravo 2.0 MultiJet, which is equipped with a new more powerful greener engine that is compliant with Euro 5 standards, improved from […]

   

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  Audi A4 and A5 2.0 TFSI quattro gets 7-speed S-Tronic twin clutch transmission

  9 February 2009 / 24 comments

  The UK market Audi A4 2.0 TFSI quattro and A5 2.0 TFSI quattro are now available with the new 7-speed S-Tronic twin clutch transmission, something previously only available in the S4 models in that range.

   

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  Renault Clio III facelift with new Clio GT variant

  9 February 2009 / 7 comments

  Renault has unveiled the mid-life cycle update for the Renault Clio III, and has also revealed preliminary details on a new variant called the Clio GT. The Clio GT will slot in between the plain […]

   

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  Citroen brings back the DS nameplate with the Citroen DS Inside Concept

  8 February 2009 / 18 comments

  Citroen will be bringing back the DS nameplate to its range of vehicles. DS is pronounced Deesse, which pronounced in French means Goddess. The DS was a showcase of technology of sorts, for a car […]

   

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  New Kia compact MPV to be showcased at Geneva

  6 February 2009 / 14 comments

  Click for enlarged image Kia will be unveiling a new compact MPV concept at the Geneva Motor Show this March. No details on the car have been unveiled other than the fact that it will […]

   

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  Euro Honda Accord Type-S: 180 PS turbodiesel

  6 February 2009 / 15 comments

  This more powerful turbodiesel Euro Accord with 180 PS and 380Nm of torque will be known as the Honda Accord Type S.

   

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  Mitsubishi announces withdrawal from Dakar rally

  4 February 2009 / 18 comments

  It seems that one by one all the Japanese manufacturers are pulling out of motorsports (Honda, Suzuki, Subaru, Kawasaki). The latest casualty is Mitsubishi’s Dakar rally team. Some expected this as Mitsubishi’s luck in the […]

   

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  Toyota Estima receives a facelift in Japan

  4 February 2009 / 47 comments

  With the Estima facelift, Toyota seems to have completely changed the shape of the headlamps to ones that point downwards compared to the outgoing model which curve upwards a little towards the center of the grille.

   

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  Volvo may be sold to Renault?

  4 February 2009 / 30 comments

  Ford may finally have a buyer for its Volvo brand after all, in the form of an old French suitor named Renault. Renault almost merged with Volvo in the early 1990s and they have even […]

   

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  Geneva Preview: Mazda 3 MPS and Mazda 3 i-stop

  4 February 2009 / 24 comments

  Mazda will be exhibiting two different versions of the Mazda 3 at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show this March. One will be the facelifted version of the powerful Mazda 3 MPS, and the other will […]

   

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  Chris Bangle quits BMW and the auto industry

  3 February 2009 / 20 comments

  Bangle and his “machais” (L-R): David Robb (BMW Motorrad), Adrian van Hooydonk (BMW), Ulf Weidhase (BMW M and BMW Individual), Ian Cameron (Rolls-Royce), Gert Volker Hildebrand (MINI) Chris Bangle has quit BMW, and apparently the […]

   

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  Nissan Qazana Concept set for Geneva 09 debut

  3 February 2009 / 7 comments

  No, the image you see above is not an early sketch of the Kia Soul. It’s actually a teaser image for a new Nissan concept car due for the 79th Geneva International Motor Show called […]

   

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  Focus-based Ford electric vehicle due in 2011

  3 February 2009 / 6 comments

  The next generation Ford Focus due in 2010 will spawn an electric-only version that will share its platform. This new Focus platform is important for Ford as it will be a global platform, which means […]

   

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  Dacia expands eco2 range with LPG and E85 cars

  2 February 2009 / 7 comments

  Click for enlarged image Dacia has expanded its eco2 brand name with a few new vehicles – the Sandero and Logan 1.4 LPG, the Logan MCV 1.6 LPG, the Sandero 1.6 E85 bioethanol, and a […]

   

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  Hyundai’s new minicar to be modular and minimalist

  2 February 2009 / 12 comments

  Click for enlarged image Hyundai is developing a minicar much like the Toyota iQ that aims to be “funkier”, more basic and more functional. A source in Hyundai likened the new vehicle ideally to be […]

   

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