The upcoming Peugeot 208 GTi will have closer parallels to the famous 205 GTi of the 1980s, says the French car manufacturer. The 205 GTi’s successors to date, the 206 GTi and 207 GTi, weren’t short on engine performance but ...
Renault’s performance arm, Renault Sport, is likely to move away from manual transmissions in the coming years as it seeks to further exploit its links with modern motorsport and expand its global reach. At the international launch ...
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At $22,990 the Honda Jazz Hybrid is Australia’s most affordable hybrid vehicle. But the second-generation Honda Jazz has been around since 2008, with a moderate update in 2011, so what makes this now nearly five-year old city car a ...
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Despite an extraordinary 47-year run for the Toyota Corolla, you’d be hard pressed to find anybody who would laud the ubiquitous small car as ever being a standout looker in its segment. Well, all that has finally changed in a ...
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The most fuel-efficient car in the world, the Volkswagen XL1, has been revealed ahead of its official unveiling at next month’s 2013 Geneva motor show. Volkswagen claims the futuristic two-seater is the first ever production car ...
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The Ford Fiesta ST has started to roll off the company’s production line in Cologne, Germany, ahead of its arrival in Australia later this year. Ford’s fastest Fiesta yet is powered by a 1.6-litre turbo four-cylinder with ...
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Russia-based Severstal, one of the world's leading vertically integrated steel and steel-related mining companies, has stated that it has signed a number of further long-term contracts with Russian and CIS-based automotive companies. So far ...
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The Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSI Sport is, as you’d hope with a badge that features the word ‘Sport’ not once but twice, the sportiest version of the German brand’s smallest car. It’s also the most expensive, ...
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Volkswagen will launch all-new generations of three existing models within three years, and debut three SUV models in less than five calendars time. With all-new Volkswagen Passat, Tiguan and Polo models on the horizon, member of the ...
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The Volkswagen Polo R WRC car will make its World Rally Championship (WRC) debut at round one of the 2013 season in France at the Rallye Monte-Carlo marking the German brand’s first ever foray into the FIA series. With two ...
The United Kingdom has posted its highest full year new car sales result since 2007, with 2,044,699 registrations recorded in 2012. That promising figure shows a 5.3 per cent rise year on year, pushing the market past two million units ...
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The light or city car segment had a modest sales increase of 3.9 percent overall in 2012 compared to 2011 with sales remaining relatively consistent across the field. For light cars under $25,000, the Holden Barina (up 50.5 percent to ...
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The long-awaited Volkswagen Polo R WRC road car has been unveiled in production form in Monte Carlo,but the news is all bad for Australian fans of the rally-inspired pocket rocket. Limited to 2500 units worldwide,the hottest?Volkswagen ...
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