The Mitsubishi Mirage will battle it out with the cheapest cars on the market from January following the confirmation of a sub-$13K starting price for the all-new Thai-built city car. The entry-level Mitsubishi Mirage ES manual will start ...
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Opel has officially confirmed the Australian arrival of the Opel Insignia OPC and Opel Corsa OPC for 2013. Following CarAdvice's exclusive story in October,the General Motors-owned brand has confirmed the Opel Performance ...
The Chevrolet Spark is an affordable city car that's great for tight parking spots and easy on gas, but that is where the good news ends. The new four-door subcompact gets excellent 32 mpg overall and 42 mpg on the highway. There is a ...
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Italian private equity fund Investindustrial has agreed to acquire 37.5%stake in British sportscar manufacturer Aston Martin. Investindustrial senior principal Andrea Bonomi said,"We are looking forward to working with the management and ...
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A production-ready prototype of the Volkswagen Cross Up! has been spotted in Europe completely undisguised–save for a fresh dumping of snow. Appearing almost identical to the Volkswagen Cross Up!concept that debuted alongside four ...
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Italian carmaker Fiat will halt the production of cars at its Pomigliano plant for two weeks this autumn due to weak demand. Because of the weak demand, more European carmakers are trying take steps to cope up with five years of declining ...
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BMW and Boeing have signed an agreement to collaborate on carbonfibre technology that will flow through to the German car maker's future production cars. The partnership will see BMW share carbonfibre manufacturing know-how with the ...
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The Audi S1 Sportback has been spied undergoing cold-weather testing in Sweden ahead of its anticipated unveiling in 2013. The Audi S1 will become the smallest and most affordable model in the German manufacturer's high-performance ...
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A one-off Batman-inspired Nissan Juke Nismo,built to celebrate the release of latest caped crusader film The Dark Knight Rises onto Blu-Ray and DVD,is up for grabs as part of an online competition in the UK. Built by Nissan and based on ...
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The Fiat 500L Trekking has made its international debut at the 2012 Los Angeles auto show,demonstrating the adventurous spirit of Italy's new five-door small car. Mirroring the Mini Countryman philosophy,the Fiat 500L Trekking is a ...
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German carmaker Audi has completed the three year e-performance research project to develop a technology platform for electric mobility. Commenced in October 2009, the project involved Audi's collaboration with Robert Bosch and ...
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French automaker Renault has selected Sevcon to provide Gen4 controls for its new Twizy two-seater,electric city car(EV). Renault said that Twizy offers a range of 100km(60 miles)with the single 3.5 hour battery charge. The new EV is ...
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The Hyundai Veloster C3 Roll Top concept has been unveiled at the 2012 Los Angeles auto show,revealing the Korean manufacturer's take on a convertible version of its quirky three-door sports car. Based on the 150kW/265Nm 1.6-litre ...
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Toyota Australia has expanded its hybrid family once more with the addition of the new luxury-spec Toyota Prius V i-Tech. Priced from$46,490,the new i-Tech variant adds a number of extra features to justify its$10,500 premium over ...
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British sportscar manufacturer Aston Martin has received bids from Mahindra & Mahindra and Investindustrial to acquire half of its business. London based private equity fund Investindustrial offered about $401m but Indian automaker ...
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