Mazda Motor Corporation today announced the addition of the new Custom Style series to the Mazda AZ-Wagon micro-mini range. Sales commence today at all Mazda Autozam, Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealers throughout Japan. The Custom Style series unites the excellent packaging and functionality of current AZ Wagons with brazen and stylish exterior design and a [...]
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Mercedes-Benz engineers are currently developing a new, prestigious luxury limousine with integrated highest protection for governments, businesses, monarchs and heads of state. The armoured Pullman Limousine is based on the long version of the S 600 with a substantially extended wheelbase length. The Mercedes-Benz State Limousine therefore provides a level of roominess worthy of its [...]
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For the third time, readers of “Off Road” magazine have voted the Mercedes-Benz Unimog cross-country vehicle of the year in the “Special vehicles” category. The Unimog picked up the title of “2007 cross-country vehicle of the year - Special vehicles category” after the October issue of the respected Munich-based all-wheel-drive magazine invited readers to vote [...]
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Financial results of ЉKODA AUTO a.s. and the Љkoda Auto Group according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) were announced today (February 22, 2007) at the company’s annual press conference in Mladб Boleslav. The Љkoda Auto Group is made up of the parent company ЉKODA AUTO a.s and its fully consolidated subsidiaries: ЉkodaAuto Deutschland [...]
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Volkswagen is planning a rear-engine compact car to compete with BMW's Mini Cooper, according to a report by German car magazine Auto Bild. Few details are available, but such an engine layout would dictate a rear-wheel-drive system — a rarity in the world of modern compact cars.
Aside from the Porsche 911, few modern cars have [...]
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Citroлn is now giving away a fantastic free portable DVD in-car entertainment pack worth £300 to all customers purchasing a new Xsara Picasso, Berlingo Multispace or C8 people carrier before the end of March. Backseat passengers will never be bored again thanks to this great offer, which has been developed exclusively for Citroлn. The DVD [...]
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A new round of spy photos of the recently-spotted BMW Z-car prototype raise questions about its true identity. First believed to be a prototype for the SL-fighting Z9, it now appears this prototype test car actually be the next Z4.
Behold the first shots of BMW's new convertible prototype caught with its top down. It probably [...]
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Currency Motor Cars in Westlake, CA has introduced its first project in an "unprecedented line of supercars." The flagship model is a 2006 BMW M5 that can reach a top speed of 240 mph.
Its high compression V-10 engine has been altered by company founder Ron Cash to accommodate twin-turbos and a custom, hand crafted inter-cooled [...]
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It is crashing through barriers in a truly heroic manner, not even a broken clutch can stop it: The reliable Volkswagen bus T2 is the seventh member of the quirky yet heartwarming Hoover family of the successful comedy “Little Miss Sunshine†(Twentieth Century Fox). The independently made road movie has proven to be unstoppable itself: [...]
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With just under three weeks to go until the BMW Motorrad New Season Launch, anticipation surrounding the dealership unveiling of the new BMW Motorrad models is building. The 2007 Launch takes place on Saturday 10 March at BMW Motorrad dealerships throughout the UK, providing the public with their first opportunity to see the new G [...]
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