Fashion photographer Mario Testino and car manufacturer MINI have joined forces to raise funds for the charity Life Ball. A unique MINI featuring a stunning exterior designed by Testino was unveiled at Europe’s largest charity event in the fight against HIV and AIDS, the 15th Life Ball celebration in Vienna. An auction for the unique [...]
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Men get a better deal in car showrooms than women, research carried out by What Car? and women’s car buying website evecars.com reveals today. On average, a male mystery shopper was able to secure £544 more of a discount than his female counterpart.
Undercover male and female shoppers were sent to car showrooms up [...]
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05/31/07, 12:04pm, EDT
The Saab 9-3 and Volvo C70 earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's "Top Safety Pick" award for superior crash protection in the first ever tests the Institute has conducted of convertible models.
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BMW’s ever-popular M Sport derivative is to be introduced to the new BMW X5 range for the first time. On sale now, the new flagship offers customers a substantial level of sports-orientated standard equipment when compared to SE specification to offer a distinctive and dynamic range-topping model.
The new BMW X5 4.8i M Sport [...]
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Scion, of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., announced pricing today for the 2008 tC sports coupe and tC Spec Package models. The 2008 tC and tC Spec Package will be available at dealerships next month.
The core model tC receives freshened styling, new standard equipment and safety features for 2008. Exterior changes include a [...]
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More than 250,000 Mercedes-Benz B Class units have already been sold since the model’s market launch in June 2005. “The innovative B-Class product concept impresses our customers with its fascinating design and unique blend of spaciousness and high degree of utility. The strong demand for the Sports Tourer is yet another confirmation of our role [...]
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The Saab 9-3 Convertible has earned the 2007 Top Safety Pick award for open-top models in crash tests conducted by the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The 9-3 Convertible joins the 9-3 Sport Sedan, which has received top honors three-years running, in receiving this top IIHS accolade.
To qualify for ‘Top Safety Pick’ [...]
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05/31/07, 10:51am, EDT
General Motors will build a production version of its 2004 Buick Velite concept by the end of the decade, Troy Clarke, president of GM North America told Car and Driver in a recent interview.
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Mazda Motor Corporation has developed a new, naturally aspirated MZR 1.3L Miller-cycle engine, which will power the all-new Demio (known as the all-new Mazda2 in overseas markets) when it goes on sale in Japan in July 2007. In combination with Mazda’s first continuously variable transmission (CVT), the engine will assist the new Demio to achieve [...]
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05/31/07, 09:33am, EDT
Over the last few days, spy photographers have captured several images of Jaguar XKR prototypes with mysterious front fascia camouflage, plus a new interior center console with what appears to be the production version of the "JaguarDrive" system found on the C-XF concept.
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