They may not be the cars teenagers have pinned to their bedroom walls, but the Fiat 500, Mitsubishi Mirage, Nissan Micra and Volkswagen Up! are among the cheapest ways first-time drivers can get into a new car. Particularly when parents ...
Tags: City Car, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen
The wagon version of the Mercedes-Benz CLA will launch in 2015, reports industry journal Automotive News. The wagon version, which will be dubbed the CLA Shooting Brake, was essentially confirmed by Benz designer Gorden Wagener earlier in ...
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Hyundai Motorsport GmbH says it is committed to its three-year World Rally Championship program starting in 2014, but admits timing is tight. Unlike rival manufacturers Volkswagen and Citroen, who already have team structures and mature ...
The next-generation Volkswagen Up! will hit the roads in 2017 as a slightly longer car with a new platform engineered to fit either a torque converter or dual-clutch automatic gearbox. Visiting for the launch of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, ...
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The updated Alfa Romeo Giulietta is set to debut at next week’s Frankfurt motor show touting revised interior and exterior styling, added technology and a reworked diesel engine. An updated version of the existing 2.0-litre ...
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The top-spec Mitsubishi Mirage is now more than $1000 cheaper following price cuts for the Japanese manufacturer’s city car. The Mirage LS equipped with the optional automatic continuously variable transmission (CVT) now costs ...
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Alfa Romeo will cease production of its front-wheel drive-hatchbacks and shift to rear-wheel-drive models in early 2015, according to an overseas report. Car magazine claims the front-wheel-drive Alfa Romeo Mito and Giulietta hatches ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3.5 Comfort & Interior 5 Quality & Design 4.5 Value & Features 3.5 The Audi A3 Sedan is the answer to a question so many have been asking: a small, affordable luxury sedan with killer looks. Germany's ...
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The smallest Jeep 4WD yet will become a competitor for the likes of the Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Golf. Jeep CEO Mike Manley has told US motoring media the yet-to-be-named model will be 4.2 metres long, making it about the size of a ...
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NHTSA Administrator David Strickland At the Consumer Reports "Fuel Economy: Now and in the Future" event last week, the theme was easy to spot: No matter what kind of car you want, you can find one today that gets good gas mileage. And ...
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The entry price of the Fiat 500 range has been lowered dramatically, with a new base model Fiat 500 Pop priced from just $14,000 drive-away. The Fiat 500 range, which previously started from $18,300 for the 0.9-litre TwinAir, has been ...
The Over-the-Top trunk rack uses a “clearance frame” to reach over a car’s spoiler on so-called “no fit” SUVs, minivans and hatchbacks previously not compatible with trunk racks due to potential spoiler damage. ...
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CarAdvice Magazine has pushed beyond 20,000 active users in its first six issues, and the June issue, available to download now, is jammed with even more features and reviews. We're also the first to feature a comparison test between the ...
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Sports sedan for hot-hatch money – the Holden VF Commodore SS now sells for $41,990, a reduction of $5800 compared with the outgoing model. Based on SV6 specification, the Holden Commodore SS gets front and rear parking sensors, a ...
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The Ford Fiesta Metal, Suzuki Swift Sport and Volkswagen Polo GTI are entry-level hot hatchbacks. They're a classic recipe of the automotive world, as simple and delicious as san choy bow. Take one small and light hatchback (the lettuce ...
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