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Vauxhall calls its new 2013 city car the Adam

Rated 4 out of 54

Pembroke Tenneson, 08 May 2012 12:25

Vauxhall has revealed the name for its new city car – the car previously dubbed Junior will in fact be called the Adam. It’s one of the more oddball car names we’ve heard recently. As well as announcing the Adam name, Vauxhall today issued two photographs of a disguised city car, giving us the first official glimpse of its new ...

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Vauxhall calls its new 2013 city car the Adam

Rated 4 out of 54

Pembroke Tenneson, 08 May 2012 12:25

Vauxhall has revealed the name for its new city car – the car previously dubbed Junior will in fact be called the Adam. It’s one of the more oddball car names we’ve heard recently. As well as announcing the Adam name, Vauxhall today issued two photographs of a disguised city car, giving us the first official glimpse of its new ...

Vauxhall Junior (2013) - name announced on 8 May

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard (artist's impression by Christian Schulte), 04 May 2012 10:37

Vauxhall and Opel will announce the name of its new city car - codenamed Junior and bound to replace the Agila - next week. It has issued an unusual comic strip announcing the fact that the Vauxhall Junior's name will be confirmed on 8 May 2012. So what's this picture of the Vauxhall Junior doing here? That's CAR's artist's impression ...

Mercedes A-class at 2012 Geneva motor show

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Tim Pollard, 05 March 2012 19:30

Mercedes whisked the covers off the new A-class on the eve of the 2012 Geneva motor show. As predicted, it's a lower, sleeker, more Golf-like alternative to the Golf, sitting 18cm closer to thetarmac. These first official pictures of the new 2012 Mercedes A-class prove the 'tallboy' look is over for good and the production car closely apes the look ...

Skoda Citigo five-door (2012) first official pictures

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 31 January 2012 08:18

Skoda will show this slightly more practical Citigo five-door at the 2012 Geneva motor show. Mirroring the VW Up five-door, the Czechs buck the tradition of offering a single body derivative in the bargain basement city car sector. It's only in recent years that more manufacturers began to offer a choice of three or five doors in the smallest car ...

Mini cancels the mini Mini, aka the Rocketman

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Georg Kacher, 23 January 2012 17:06

The Mini Rocketman, aka the mini Mini, has been shelved, CAR understands. BMW has recently signed off a slew of new Minis, many of which are revealed in the new February 2012 issue of CAR Magazine, but the baby Mini was not one of them. Why BMW has canned the mini Mini Mini showed the Rocketman concept as design study ...

VW Up 5dr (2012) revealed - the Upsized one

Rated 2 out of 52

Marcus Roberts, 23 January 2012 16:40

VW has revealed a new five-door version of the Up to broaden the appeal of its city car range. The new five-door Up hatch will cost £397 more than the three-door Up on the Continent; UK prices have yet to be revealed, but the three-door will kick off at £7995 when sales start on 6 March 2012. How much more practical is the ...

Renault looking to 'relaunch the 5 below Clio'

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 13 January 2012 14:30

Spurred on by the success of BMW's Mini, Fiat's 500 and VW's Beetle, Renault is actively considering the relaunch of the 5 to slot below the Clio, CAR has learned. However, a new Renault 5 would not be a retro car, according to senior sources in Paris. 'We have no retro cars in our plan,' said our mole. And this ...

Chevrolet Code 130R, Tru 140S at 2012 Detroit show

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 09 January 2012 19:59

Chevrolet's press conference at the 2012 North American International Auto Show was all about youngsters: namely the millennials, or 11-30-year-olds who hold increasing consumer power. GM reckons there are 80 million of them in the US, and they account for $1 trillion of spending power. So it's worth taking them seriously. Such digital youngsters are very collaborative, according to Chevrolet ...

Peugeot 107 facelift (2012) first official pictures

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Tim Pollard, 05 January 2012 08:00

Peugeot has shown its newly facelifted 107 city car at the Brussels motor show. It's the first major change to the Franco-Japanese city triplets. The 107 was jointly developed with Toyota and Citroen and it remains a big seller in the fast-rising city car sector. Peugeot sells around 16,000 in a typical year, making it the third best-selling models in its range. What's ...

Rinspeed Dock + Go concept car (2012) - a more practical Smart

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Tim Pollard, 08 December 2011 15:06

And over on the Rinspeed stand at the 2012 Geneva motor show, you can expect to see the new Rinspeed Dock + Go, a Smart Fortwo with a new mobility concept. It adds a bespoke trailer to the Smart city car, letting customers drive into town two-up in the regular Smart, or go on a longer journey to the seaside ...

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