Skoda are teasing the launch of the Superb Estate ahead of the launch at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Update 18/9/09: Skoda has now launched the Superb Estate – the Skoda Superb Combi – at Frankfurt. It does seem a bit daft to go down the tease route with the Superb Estate, but that’s what Skoda […]
Hyundai ix35 / Tucson ix Korea launch Press Release
HYUNDAI TUCSON IX LAUNCHED IN KOREA Hyundai Motor Company’s all-new Tucson ix* was officially unveiled today. The compact sports utility vehicle has sweeping coupe-like lines, a premium vehicle feel and comes with features unavailable on its predecessor. With the start of Tucson ix sales in the Korean market today, Hyundai aims to set the trend […]
Hyundai ix35 / Tucson ix launched
Well yes, it has been launched, but only in Korea. We reported a few days ago on the new Hyundai Tucson – the Hyundai ix35 in Europe – but we won’t get the release in Europe until Frankfurt, although there will be more dribbles of info before then. Still, interesting to look at the ix35 […]
Audi TT RS gets 400bhp with Sportec
Audi launched the TT RS at Geneva earlier this year, and real cars are now in the wild. With 335bhp and a 0-60 time of 4.6 seconds the revitalised TT has performance on a par with the mighty R8. But there’s always room for some extra oomph, so Swiss tuner Sportec has stepped up to […]
KTM X-Bow production stopped
It’s the economy. The cry of every car maker in the world, but it’s come to KTM as a bit of a blow. They were optimistically reckoning on selling 1,000 KTM X-Bows a year, but it looks like that guesstimate was way wide of the target. To date, they’ve only sold 420, and have 80 […]
Suzuki SX4 goes green for 2010
Yes, yet another car maker trumpeting their eco credentials, this time Suzuki with the changes they’re making – and showing at Frankfurt next month – to the SX4 crossover / softroader / hatchback thingy. And it looks like Suzuki are busy tweaking all round, with updates to the Grand Vitara and the Jimny SZ4 recently, […]
Christian von Koenigsegg talks Saab
Christian Von Koenigsegg is a man well known in petrolhead circles. His innovation and nous have taken him to the top of the tree of Hypercar makers, and we’ve applauded his innovation and entrepreneurial spirit on numerous occasions. But Christian is not a man who courts personal publicity. So it’s a sign of how important […]
Citroen DS3 Frankfurt Press Release
THE NEW CITROËN DS3: ANTIDOTE TO BLANDNESS Citroën has announced the new DS3 will be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2009. The DS3 will be the first model from Citroën’s brand new DS line, a product range consisting of three distinctively styled, attention-grabbing models that highlight the very best of Citroën’s ‘créative technologie.’ With […]
New Vauxhall Astra engine details
Vauxhall released a fair bit of information on the Insignia inspired new Astra back in May. That was followed up with video of the new Astra blatting round Millbrook and details of the new Astra’s interior. But with the official launch of the Astra at Frankfurt looming, Vauxhall has now released details of the engine […]
Citroen DS3 at Frankfurt
We already knew that the Citroen DS3 would launch at Frankfurt, but Citroen has decided to release more detail today ahead of the official reveal. The DS3 – a MINI competitor – is the first model in Citroen’s DS range, designed to be an upmarket range of cars based on their more prosaic ‘C’ […]