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Renault had a surprise up its sleeve at the 2012 Geneva motor show – the new production version of the Zoe electric car will cost just £13,650 in the UK. That’s after the Government’s Plug-in Car grant which pays up to a quarter or £5000 of an electric car’s RRP, and makes the Zoe a more attractive proposition than other ...

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Renault Zoe EV production car at 2012 Geneva motor show

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Tim Pollard, 08 March 2012 09:10

Tata Megapixel concept car at 2012 Geneva motor show

Tim Pollard, 06 March 2012 10:21

Remember the Tata Pixel, the posher, glitzier small car from the makers of the Nano breadcase? Now it's back for 2012, with the new Tata Megapixel concept car. It's an upgraded version of Tata's study into an urban runabout for the future, an electric supermini with a motor in each wheel. Tata Megapixel: aren't other people up to 14MP now? ...

Mercedes A-class at 2012 Geneva motor show

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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

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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 ...

Renault looking to 'relaunch the 5 below Clio'

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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

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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

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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

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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 ...

Seat Mii (2012): the Spanish VW Up city car

Tim Pollard, 03 October 2011 00:01

We’ve seen the German and Czech versions of the Volkswagen Up – and today it’s the turn of the Spanish to showcase their new Seat Mii. The Mii is the new city car for VW’s Mediterranean outpost, and launches Seat back into a segment it deserted when the Arosa walked off choice lists. Seat Mii (2012): the lowdown Seat will ...

Skoda Citigo (2011) first official pictures of Skoda's Up

Tim Pollard, 28 September 2011 09:19

It's all about economies of scale these days, so don't be surprised that Skoda's whipped the covers off its take on the new Up city car just days after Volkswagen unveiled its own at Frankfurt. The new Skoda Citigo (see what they did there?) is the Czechs' sixth model line and will go on sale in UK dealers in summer ...

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