The VW Polo has been a big success for Volkswagen since it was introduced nearly 35 years ago, and VW recently released details of the UK version of the 5 door Polo. But now comes details of the 3-door VW Polo which will debut at Frankfurt next month. Volkswagen has done a good job with […]
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MINI Coupe Concept Press Release
Read our report on the MINI Coupe Concept See the MINI Coupe Concept Photo Gallery and Video Concentrated Driving Pleasure: The MINI Coupé Concept. * 26.08.2009 * Press Release MINI is celebrating a great birthday: Exactly fifty years ago, on 26 August 1959, the classic Mini was presented to the public for the first time, […]
Mini Coupe Concept Revealed
MINI has released the first details of the MINI Coupe Concept, which will join the MINI Roadster as new UK built MINIs Well, it makes a change from yet another MINI special Edition. This time we have something that’s more than smoke and mirrors and a pretty paint job – The MINI Coupe Concept. BMW […]
Mercedes S250 CDi BlueEfficiency coming?
Now this is an area that hasn’t really got a handle on the whole ‘Eco’ thing yet – big, luxury saloons. But if rumours that have started popping up today are to be believed, Mercedes is going to introduce an S250 BlueEfficiency at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. A 4-pot S Class. Whatever next? […]
Volvo XC60 R-design – more detail
We ran a report early last month on the new Volvo Volvo XC60 R-Design which gets unveiled properly at Frankfurt next month before going in to production in November. Although the XC60 R-Design doesn’t get any sort of power boost, it does get some tweaks to the setup to provide a more sporty drive. Volvo […]
Skoda Superb Estate teased
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 […]