Honda is set for a return to Formula One as an engine supplier to leading team McLaren, according to strong speculation in the sport. The move would reunite the McLaren-Honda partnership that dominated F1 in the late 1980s and early 1990s ...
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The first Opel Cascada has rolled off the production line at the German brand’s Gliwice plant in Poland, ahead of the convertible’s public debut at the upcoming Geneva motor show next week. The almost 4.7m-long soft-top Opel ...
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Hyundai is gearing-up to launch a three-door ‘budget’ version of its latest-generation i30 hatch in Australia this year. The i30 coupe will be sourced from the same Czech plant that builds the all-new i30 Tourer that launched ...
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The Seat Leon SC has been revealed ahead of the Sports Coupe’s unveiling at next month’s Geneva motor show. Combing three-door hatchback looks and a functional interior, the Volkswagen Golf Mark 7-based Seat Leon SC still ...
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The Audi S3 Sportback has been unveiled as the five-door version of the company’s new hot-hatch. Audi Australia will import this S3 variant in late 2013 rather than the three-door body style shown at the 2012 Paris motor show. It ...
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Turbocharging is more popular than ever as car makers look for ways to produce power more, more efficiently. Turbos have been around since before the First World War and have traditionally been used as a way of generating more power ...
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The new Skoda Octavia wagon has been spied testing in both standard and sporty RS forms, as the German-owned Czech brand readies for the cars’ respective Geneva and Frankfurt motor show debuts. Wrapped in camouflage to look like the ...
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The entry-level Volkswagen Golf 77TSI will be ditched when the all-new seventh-generation small car arrives here in late April. “We’ve created a new entry model [and] added a lot of equipment,” confirmed Volkswagen ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort and Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 3.5 You’d be forgiven for thinking the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 is a car aimed at cashed-up members of the Greens Party, but what BMW ...
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The 2013 BMW Z4 has been revealed ahead of the updated roadster's official unveiling at next month's Detroit motor show. The mid-life upgrade introduces a handful of subtle exterior tweaks and cabin refinements to the BMW Z4 range,along ...
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The first images of the new Skoda Octavia RS have been leaked ahead of the car's official unveiling, giving an undisguised look at the new performance model. Leaked just days after the all-new Skoda Octavia was officially revealed,the ...
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The Land Rover Freelander 2 has been given a mild overhaul for 2013 with a fresh exterior design,upgraded equipment levels including features from the Range Rover Evoque and a new turbocharged petrol engine. The mid-life refresh is ...
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Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo is planning to unveil the production version of new 4C sports car by mid-2013, prior to its earlier scheduled launch by 2012 at the Detroit Auto Show in the US. The Italian mid-engined sports car will ...
A new entry-level Jaguar XF 2.0-litre petrol variant,introduced for the 2013 XF model range,means a significantly more affordable first step into Jaguar ownership. Priced from$68,900,plus on-road costs,the Jaguar XF 2.0 Petrol Luxury will ...
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The South Korean automaker Kia motors has unveiled the modified version of the Sorento crossover utility vehicle (CUV), prior to its debut at 2012 Paris Motor Show in September. For the 2013 model year, the weight of Kia Sorento has ...
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