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Porsche confirms its first diesel: the Cayenne 3.0 D

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Digby Fullam, 21 November 2008 10:00

Porschephiles look away now – Porsche has just confirmed it will build its first diesel. The Cayenne SUV gains derv power in 2009 and will put Porsche in the unique position of having hybrid, petrol and diesel models in the same 4x4 range.The Cayenne diesel will use a VW sourced engine. And, no, it's not the Touareg’s 5.0-litre V10. Instead, ...

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Porsche confirms its first diesel: the Cayenne 3.0 D

Rated 3 out of 5

Digby Fullam, 21 November 2008 10:00

Porschephiles look away now – Porsche has just confirmed it will build its first diesel. The Cayenne SUV gains derv power in 2009 and will put Porsche in the unique position of having hybrid, petrol and diesel models in the same 4x4 range.The Cayenne diesel will use a VW sourced engine. And, no, it's not the Touareg’s 5.0-litre V10. Instead, ...

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Lexus RX450h hybrid unveiled at LA Auto Show

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Digby Fullam, 20 November 2008 16:14

Lexus showed off the new RX450h hybrid at the LA Auto Show – and when the car comes to the UK in 2009, it will be a hybrid only range with not a smokey petrol-only model in sight. Are you sure you haven’t been tricked? The 'new' RX looks the same to me! While the looks of the latest version ...

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SEMA 2008 show report: Hummer H3

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Ben Whitworth, 07 November 2008 09:49

Las Vegas being Las Vegas – and SEMA being SEMA – there’s probably no better place to unveil a trio of modded Hummers H3s. GM bosses bill the H3T Weekend Warrior, the H3 X and the H3 Alpha concepts as the last word in Hummer-ness. Let’s hope they’re serious about the ‘last’ bit… That’s a bit harsh on Hummer, isn’t it? ...

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Lexus RX (2009) revealed in brochure blunder

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Chris Clarke, 30 October 2008 15:34

Lexus has let slip pictures of its new RX after a Japanese brochure was seemingly leaked ahead of the car’s launch. We weren’t supposed to see the 4x4 until the November 2008 LA auto show, but we’ve tracked down the photos of the new Lexus RX early. Are these Lexus RX pictures the real thing? They certainly look it and ...

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Land Rover at the Paris motor show 2008

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Ged Maxwell, 06 October 2008 09:57

Land Rover unveiled its most fuel-efficient car ever at the French motor show: the new Freelander TD4_e Stop/Start. No prizes for guessing it's a diesel 4x4, whose economy is improved by 3.8mpg and CO2 falls by 8 percent. Tell me more about the Freelander TD4_e Stop/Start Land Rover has been harping on about its new green technologies for quite a ...

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New BMW Concept X1 unveiled: first official photos and video

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Ben Whitworth, 01 October 2008 00:31

This is the new BMW X1. Okay, BMW calls it the Concept X1 – it will be wheeled out tomorrow at the opening day of the Paris motor show – but 99 percent of what you see here will be arriving in production form in the UK in autumn 2009. Expect prices to kick off around £20,000 as the X1 tries to capitalise ...

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New BMW Concept X1 teaser video

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Ben Pulman, 29 September 2008 11:04

BMW will unveil its Concept X1 at the Paris motor show, a tarted-up version of the production car that will debut in mid-2009. But ahead of the official debut BMW has released this teaser video. Of course it's a PR stunt, with glimpses of the Concept X1 mixed in with shots of skateboarders and grafftti artists, but it gives us our ...

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Yeti leads Skoda growth spurt

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Tim Pollard, 19 September 2008 14:47

Skoda is secretly planning to double its range of cars in three years. Today the Czech manufacturer has a four-strong range: Fabia supermini, Octavia family car, Superb saloon and roomy Roomster. But by 2011 it’ll have a tiny Smart-like city car, a new small four-door, the Yeti junior off-roader and a seven-seater MPV. CAR's already revealed the bones of Skoda's ...

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Porsche's new '911': the Cayenne fire engine

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Nick Eaton, 10 September 2008 10:13

Another day, another Porsche variant. Stuttgart's fire department has taken delivery of two red-hot Cayennes with a difference: they're emergency vehicles which have been specially tweaked by Porsche's Training Centre for the city's firemen. The Stuttgart fire service claims that the hilly topography of the city meant it needed all-terrain emergency vehicles, and the project was given to local firm Porsche because the ...

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Mini Crossover Concept: the first photos

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Tim Pollard, 09 September 2008 23:00

Here's the first look at the new Mini Crossover Concept – proof, at last, that BMW will indeed build a 4x4, SUV-lite version of the Mini. The Crossover concept car will be shown at the 2008 Paris motor show (where else?) and previews the production Mini SUV due in 2010. Mini Crossover Concept: the first official pictures Pore over these ...

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