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  Porsche design chief keen on a new puristic midship sports car with no electrics, just fully mechanical

  13 February 2020 / 17 comments

  Back in 1969, Porsche made history by being the first German car manufacturer to market a production mid-engined sports car. The car in question was the little-known 914, but Porsche design chief Michael Mauer said […]

   

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  2020 Honda Jazz goes on sale in Japan – 109 PS e:HEV hybrid and 98 PS 1.3L petrol, up to 28.8 km/l

  13 February 2020 / 13 comments

  Following on from this morning’s news, Honda has confirmed that the new fourth-generation Jazz will go on sale tomorrow in Japan, where it will be called the Fit. Unlike in Europe, where the B-segment hatch […]

   

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  ASEAN NCAP: 2020 Isuzu D-Max scores five stars; five-star rating in AOP, COP – see the crash test video

  13 February 2020 / 2 comments

  The Asean New Car Assessment Programme (Asean NCAP) has conducted crash tests on the 2020 Isuzu D-Max crew-cab pick-up truck, which has scored five stars in both adult occupant protection (AOP) and child occupant protection […]

   

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  All Geely cars to come with Intelligent Air Purification System (IAPS) from March, same level as N95 mask

  13 February 2020 / 7 comments

  After announcing earlier this month that it has earmarked 370 million RMB (RM218 million) to further the development of “healthy, intelligent vehicles” Geely is now saying that all of its future vehicles will be equipped […]

   

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  Bentley Mulliner Bacalar – limited edition luxury model due soon, inspired by two-door EXP 100 GT concept

  13 February 2020 / 2 comments

  The Bentley Mulliner Bacalar is a brand new coach-built luxury car that will be unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show next month. According to a very brief press release by Bentley, the car will […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Volkswagen Tiguan facelift seen on test

  13 February 2020 / 2 comments

  The Volkswagen Tiguan is due for a facelift, and this development vehicle hints at cues taken from the Mk8 Volkswagen Golf for its front end. Here, there is some camouflage foil which hides the headlamps’ […]

   

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  2020 Pininfarina Battista – Nick Heidfeld to lead final developments of 1,900 hp, 2,300 Nm electric hypercar

  13 February 2020 / 4 comments

  Automobili Pininfarina is sparing no time in developing the Battista, dubbed as the world’s first fully electric luxury hypercar. In fact, the company has appointed former Formula One driver Nick Heidfeld as its development driver […]

   

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  New MR2 ‘not a priority’ now for Toyota – European VP

  13 February 2020 / 3 comments

  Toyota has been rather active on the sports and performance car front of late, and that’s most possibly down to the company boss being a kaki kereta himself. Yes, that’s Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota […]

   

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  2020 Hyundai i30 facelift teased ahead of Geneva show

  13 February 2020 / 2 comments

  A forbidden fruit this generation (ultra rare N model aside), the Hyundai i30 has been practically unchanged since 2016, so a bit of housekeeping is in order to keep this C-segment hatchback looking fresh. And […]

   

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  2020 Honda Jazz Hybrid detailed for Europe – 1.5 litre i-MMD powertrain; 109 PS and 253 Nm; 4.5 l/100 km

  13 February 2020 / 18 comments

  At the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, Honda revealed the fourth-generation Jazz that is available as a hybrid featuring the carmaker’s e:HEV technology. We now have more details about the hybrid powertrain, which is the only […]

   

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  2020 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster debuts – gets AMG’s 4.0L V8, 510 PS & 685 Nm, 0-60 mph in 3.7s!

  13 February 2020 / 3 comments

  After giving us an early glimpse of the car last October, British luxury automaker Aston Martin has finally unveiled the Vantage Roadster, which joins the Coupe model launched in 2018. The droptop two-seater sports car […]

   

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  Hyundai to partner US startup Canoo to develop EVs

  12 February 2020 / 2 comments

  Hyundai has announced it will be collaborating with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo to jointly develop electric vehicles, Reuters reports. This is the second such deal being announced this year by the Korean automaker – in […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake seen

  12 February 2020 / 4 comments

  Here’s something a little different from Volkswagen – a ‘shooting brake’ version of the sleek-roofed Arteon has been spotted undergoing cold-weather tests in Sweden. Starting from the back end, the Arteon shooting brake is differentiated […]

   

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  2021 Kia Sorento official renders and interior shown

  12 February 2020 / 5 comments

  Kia has released official renders of its upcoming 2021 Kia Sorento. The very realistic renders fully match the spyshots we showed you last week, where the fourth-generation Sorento was caught totally undisguised in the middle […]

   

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  EVs outsold manual transmissions in the US last year

  12 February 2020 / 7 comments

  The popularity of manual transmissions continued to decline in 2019, at least in the United States. For the first time, car buyers in the country bought more electric cars than a vehicle that required its […]

   

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