Porsche has announced a new Aerokit package for the Cayman and Cayman S sports cars. The package consists of add-on spoiler lips for the standard front-end apron panel and a new, fixed rear spoiler.
Designed by engineers at the Porsche Development Center in Weissach,
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Mazda Motor Corporation will take centre stage at this year’s Geneva Motor Show with three reveals, including the global premiere of the all-new Mazda2, the first new-generation Mazda to reflect the next evolutionary stage of Zoom-Zoom. Safer, lighter and more fuel efficient than its predecessor, the all-new Mazda2 meets global environmental and safety standards and [...]
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Volkswagen has unveiled the 2008 Golf Variant — a wagon version of its popular Golf hatchback. Expected to be sold in America as the next Jetta Wagon, the new estate will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show.
Over a foot longer than the
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Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today, Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, has been announced as the location of what will potentially be one of the largest automotive production sites in India, with an installed capacity of 400,000 units per year, seven years after its initial production. Automakers Mahindra and [...]
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Mercedes-Benz will unveil a new environmentally friendly concept car at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show in March, the company announced today. Boasting an output of 170 hp and a peak torque of 400 Nm, the diesel Vision C 220 Bluetec achieves 43 mpg.
The Vision C 220 Bluetec is prepared for future emission standards, even the [...]
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General Motors could use the Zeta platform that underpins the 2009 Chevy Camaro and 2009 Pontiac G8 for "very large" Cadillac, GM product planner Bob Lutz told a group of journalists earlier this month.
"What you've got to understand is that we've got this modular
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This might be regarded as the direct answer to PSA’s plans to introduce another SW-variant of their still-new Peugeot 207. Like other makes, Renault hopes to gain new customers in emerging markets like South America or East Europe. Nevertheless, the car will be on offer in Old Europe, too, and we expect it to make [...]
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The German manufacturer has announced a pair of new M Sport models for the 1-Series and 3-Series, and the short production run of the hatchback is sure to trigger a rush to showrooms.
That’s because only 160 three-door 130i M Sport Limited Edition models will be built. The newcomer, based on the standard 130i, has a [...]
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Premium car buyers are being “lulled into a false sense of security by the cars’ badge and prestige image”, according to its motor expert Peter Stratton.
“They have faith in premium brands,” he explained. “Buyers think they are in a safe, trusting environment. They can’t get their heads around the fact these vehicles are just as [...]
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To celebrate the launch of its revised TT, Audi has commissioned some modern rei-nterpretations of 14 famous music tracks.
Fans of the roadster can log on to www.ttremastered.com to listen to the Audi tunes, including a version of Soft Cell’s classic Tainted Love by newcomers Coco Electrik. There’s also a series of exclusive podcasts about the [...]
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