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Toyota i-Real

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Gavin Green, 24 October 2007 03:21

It looks like an electric wheelchair… you cannot be serious! Toyota is serious. Deadly serious. As traffic gets worse, so personal mobility vehicles like the i-Real start to make sense. The three-wheel i-Real is Toyota’s new take on single-seat urban commuting – call it a Segway with a seat, or a motorised trike – and it’s the follow-up from Toyota’s ...

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Mercedes' new E-class scooped

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Ben Pulman, 09 October 2007 09:39

Merc's new E-class arrives in 2009, and should be very, very clean. Merc's Bluetec technology, which squirts urea (basically the toxins found in your pee) into the exhaust to cut NOx emissions dramatically, should be available on all its diesels. The petrol engines will gradually get more and more of the technology first seen in the F700 concept car at ...

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Fiat Panda Aria and Grande Punto Abarth SS

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Guy Bird, 17 September 2007 02:50

Aria goes green, Abarth gets sporty, 500 goes large… Fiat’s signature white stand featured both ends of the car spectrum: From the eco Panda Aria concept to a new even sportier version of the Grande Punto, the Abarth SS prototype. It arguably had the best show stand gimmick at Frankfurt too – a giant Fiat 500 model the size of ...

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Volvo ReCharge Concept

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Ben Barry, 13 September 2007 12:38

A Volvo hybrid? Let me guess, it appeases the greens but fails to deliver in the real-world The typical hybrid this is not. Instead of having an electric motor that only works at very low speeds before a regular engine cuts in, this C30 – dubbed ReCharge Concept – can be driven on electric-only power for 62 miles which is ...

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Peugeot 308 RC Z and hybrids

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Tim Pollard, 13 September 2007 02:36

Peugeot 308 RCZ: the lowdown The Peugeot stand at Frankfurt was a timely reminder just how much the market has fragmented these days. It was packed with 27 cars in rambling hall 8 – five of which were new concept cars, albeit mostly versions of existing production cars. But there was little doubt which was most eye-catching: the 308 coupe ...

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Daihatsu OFC-1 and HSC

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Ben Pulman, 11 September 2007 10:51

It looks remarkably like a Copen… It does indeed, and at 5mm shorter, the same width, and only 45mm higher the OFC-1 is all but identical to the Copen. In fact, it is the new Copen, just not as cute. But perhaps the biggest changes is the switch from a two to a three-piece folding roof. The main roof section ...

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BMW X6 Concept

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Phil McNamara, 11 September 2007 08:00

BMW X6: the lowdown No, X6 is not a typo but the third X model in the BMW’s 4x4 range. BMW kicked off the Frankfurt show today (Tuesday 11 September) by unveiling two coupes spun off existing models. The 1-series coupe is a two-door notchback version of the baby BMW, but the X6 – an X5 SUV with a melted ...

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Opel Flexstreme

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Tim Pollard, 11 September 2007 03:13

Opel Flextreme: the lowdown Vauxhall’s European sister brand Opel showed off its surprise at Frankfurt today – the new Flextreme concept car. Under that voluminous monocab body lies GM’s E-Flex plug-in hybrid system. It’s the latest trend in hybrids, allowing up to 30 miles of zero-emissions electric operation, after which the diesel engine kicks in to recharge the battery. As ...

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Mercedes-Benz F700

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Ben Pulman, 11 September 2007 03:00

So, another big lumbering Mercedes saloon then? Not a bit of it. Although the F700 might be 5.17m long – somewhere between the S-class and long-wheelbase S-class – the F700 is supposedly cleaner and more frugal than any current S-class. This is thanks to its innovative ‘Diesotto’ engine. The F700 also features a hybrid drive and suspension that reads the ...

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Citroen C-Cactus

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Tim Pollard, 03 September 2007 06:12

Citroen C-Cactus: the lowdown Get the prickly jokes out of the way now; Citroen is deadly serious about its new C-Cactus. Its risible name was apparently picked - groan - because it's low on consumption like the spiky desert plant... Yes, it's yet another green concept car, designed to showcase a company's commitment to saving the planet. But look past ...

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