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Dacia prepares for its UK market D-Day

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Mark Hamilton, 03 May 2012 05:15

Renault may have halved its UK product range and taken a profit tumble in 2011, but its budget car subsidiary Dacia has been growing strongly with its range of no-nonsense value-for-money cars. The Dacia Duster SUV has been winning plaudits for its cheap-and-cheerful blend of practicality and value,and leads the UK market launch next month. Dacia: Renault's developing market brand ...

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Dacia prepares for its UK market D-Day

Dacia prepares for its UK market D-Day

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Mark Hamilton, 03 May 2012 05:15

Renault may have halved its UK product range and taken a profit tumble in 2011, but its budget car subsidiary Dacia has been growing strongly with its range of no-nonsense value-for-money cars. The Dacia Duster SUV has been winning plaudits for its cheap-and-cheerful blend of practicality and value,and leads the UK market launch next month. Dacia: Renault's developing market brand ...

Land Rover Defender to star in 2012's new Bond film

Land Rover Defender to star in 2012's new Bond film

Rated 4 out of 54

Phil McNamara, 24 February 2012 13:48

Land Rover’s Defender will be one of the star vehicles of the new James Bond film Skyfall, due in cinemas this winter. The venerable 4x4 will be driven in a chase sequence by Naomi Harris’s character, Eve. And the assignment is shaping up to be one of the toughest in the Defender’s 64-year history, says Skyfall co-producer Andrew Noakes. ‘We ...

BMW X4 confirmed for production in 2014

BMW X4 confirmed for production in 2014

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Tim Pollard (artist's impressions by Christian Schulte), 16 January 2012 17:35

More details have emerged about BMW's forthcoming X4. As previously reported by CAR, the new 2014 X4 is in essence a baby X6 - a sort of squashed coupe-cum-4x4 to appeal to outward-going types. Now Frank-Peter Arndt, BMW's board member in charge of production, has confirmed the new BMW X4 will be built at Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, USA. ...

Eterniti Motors readies two SUVs and a sports car

Eterniti Motors readies two SUVs and a sports car

Rated 2 out of 52

Tim Pollard, 16 December 2011 11:12

New British car brand Eterniti Motors is steaming ahead with its plan to launch the Hemera - a new Cayenne-based SUV due in 2012 - and there are two other projects waiting in the wings, including a dramatic sports car. The first project for the London-based company is taking Porsche's Cayenne Turbo S and reconfiguring it with exotic new materials, ...

Subaru XV and Coupe 'to double UK sales'

Subaru XV and Coupe 'to double UK sales'

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 31 May 2011 08:46

Subaru will launch a trio of new models in the next year to shore up flagging UK sales. The new XV and new sports car will expand the UK Subaru range by 50% and put the malnourished brand back on the map, the UK's managing director told CAR. The new Subaru XV is a Nissan Qashqai rival and will change ...

Lamborghini considering a new 'everyday model'

Lamborghini considering a new 'everyday model'

Rated 3 out of 53

Mark Hamilton, 23 May 2011 17:00

Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann has admitted Lambo is looking at introducing an additional model to its existing range. He made the announcement at a Reuters luxury brand forum in Paris. We know about the next Lamborghini, it's the Estoque... isn't it? Lamborghini produced the Estoque saloon concept for the 2008 Paris motor show. A relative of the Audi A8, the ...

Aston to launch 'two or three Lagonda models' - Bez

Aston to launch 'two or three Lagonda models' - Bez

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 19 May 2011 09:34

Aston Martin is preparing to launch 'two or three' new Lagonda models, CEO Ulrich Bez has confirmed to CAR. In a wide-ranging interview with our European editor Georg Kacher in the new June 2011 issue, Dr Bez revealed numerous details about the plan to relaunch the Lagonda brand. The new-generation Lagondas are to include a sporty crossover, an Allroad-type crossover and a high-end ...

VW Tiguan (2015) first details of the next generation

VW Tiguan (2015) first details of the next generation

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Georg Kacher, 05 April 2011 11:06

First details are starting to leak out of Wolfsburg regarding the next VW Tiguan. The compact soft-roader is due in showrooms 2015. Hang on, haven't they just launched the new VW Tiguan? Indeed. VW unveiled the sustantially-facelifted Tiguan with the subtle/bland (delete as appropriate) new corporate look at the 2011 Geneva motor show. But work has already begun on its replacement, due ...

Range Rover Evoque (2011) UK prices announced

Range Rover Evoque (2011) UK prices announced

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Mark Hamilton, 04 April 2011 14:02

Land Rover has announced UK pricing for the new Range Rover Evoque, which goes on sale in September 2011. Prices for the new Evoque start at £27,955 and run to £44,320, with details on the range and specifications below. Range Rover Evoque - the body and powertrain options The Range Rover Evoque will offer a multitude of customisation options, as is ...

Porsche approves the Cajun, a junior 4x4

Porsche approves the Cajun, a junior 4x4

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Tim Pollard, 29 November 2010 17:01

Porsche's supervisory board today confirmed it would build the Cajun, a junior SUV to slot beneath the Cayenne in its range. The announcement from Stuttgart confirmed the 'working name' Cajun and said the new model would increase growth. Critics will surely say that the Cajun represents yet another move away from Porsche's sports car roots, but don't forget the effect ...

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