It could be - after Nanjing Automobile Group revealed ambitious plans to launch four MG models, including a completely new saloon and hatchback.
The Chinese maker has already assembled a handful of TF roadsters at the Longbridge factory in the West Midlands, and will start full production in May. Initially, the two-seater drop-top will be offered [...]
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The Touareg’s baby brother can be seen on a website that will publish more details every month. The highlight will come in June, when visitors can take a virtual drive in their own configuration of the SUV. Visit www.vw.co.uk and follow the Tiguan links.
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The firms have just opened up their track experience events to the public. Multi world rally champ Prodrivehas launched a driving day based at its test facility in Kenilworth, Warks – a potential home for its new Formula One team – to give all motorists a taste of what it’s like to be Subaru ace [...]
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The 2008 European Ryder Cup captain, and winner of six major tournaments during his career, will head up the Maybach Golf Cup, which starts in April in Marbella, Spain. It will take in Russia, Austria and Germany before going to the US for a Florida-based final in December.
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Seen here officially for the first time, the Infiniti models are due to be unveiled at the New York Motor Show in April, and will go on sale in dealers here by the end of the year.
Top of the bill is the EX Concept, which is nearly ready for production. A rival to the BMW [...]
Posted on March 30th, 2007 by livgon
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It’s penning new regulations which will give traffic wardens the power to seize vehicles if the registered owner has failed to pay three parking or traffic fines in a row, and has not made an appeal. This already applies to an estimated 50,000 drivers in London. When the new rules come into effect, they would [...]
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The next-generation family model looks set to be a strong contender in the estate class by providing a huge load area. It shares its underpinnings with the Peugeot 407, but while that estate has a curved rear hatch, the Citroen has a near vertical rear screen to optimise space.
The C5 will also do without [...]
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The covers will come off the heavyweight SUV’s fresh motor at April’s New York Motor Show. It is expected to be shared with other models in General Motors’ North American line-up. The new V8 will join the existing 3.7-litre 241bhp five-cylinder model, but it won’t be made available to UK buyers.
The right-hand-drive version set [...]
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The latest in-car entertainment systems show that compact discs in the cockpit could soon get the eject button - just like cassette players and the eight-track tape machine before them.
Alpine has recently launched head units that don’t have the crucial disc slots. Instead, the company predicts music lovers will prefer to play the songs which [...]
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For the first time in the Nissan Z's 37-year history, a high-performance Nismo 350Z is part of the Z lineup. The Nismo 350Z's aerodynamics package strongly resembles the Super GT championship winning Zs, with an aggressive front fascia with chin spoiler, side skirts, an extended rear fascia with underbody diffuser and a rear wing. [...]
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