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Volvo S60 Concept car: first official photos

Rated 3 out of 5

Simon Stiel, 24 November 2008 11:41

Volvo today releases the first exterior photograph of its new S60 Concept car that will appear at the Detroit motor show in January 2009 – ahead of a showroom launch in 2010. Last month, teaser photographs revealed the interior of the S60 concept car, but now we’ve got a glimpse of its exterior lurking in the shadows. Some have criticised the ...

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Volvo S60 Concept car: first official photos

Rated 3 out of 5

Simon Stiel, 24 November 2008 11:41

Volvo today releases the first exterior photograph of its new S60 Concept car that will appear at the Detroit motor show in January 2009 – ahead of a showroom launch in 2010. Last month, teaser photographs revealed the interior of the S60 concept car, but now we’ve got a glimpse of its exterior lurking in the shadows. Some have criticised the ...

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Audi A6 facelift (2008): first pictures

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Ben Whitworth, 12 August 2008 00:01

This is the new Audi A6. Despite a seemingly endless flow of new metal over the last 12 months, Audi has found time to give its 5-series, E-Class and XF rival a bit of a spit and polish, enhancing the saloon and estate line-up with new petrol and diesel engines, tweaked interior and exterior styling and enhanced safety equipment. The ...

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Audi RS6 saloon (2008): first pictures

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Ben Whitworth, 12 August 2008 00:01

Following on from the RS6 Avant launched at the start of the 2008, Audi has revealed the saloon version of its hottest A6. And it’s hot! Like the estate, the four-door RS6 is powered by a twin-turbo 5.0-litre V10 with outputs to shame the CLS63 AMG and M5… Spill the mechanical beans on this Audi RS6 saloon, then. With direct ...

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Jaguar-Land Rover officially sold

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Ben Pulman, 02 June 2008 15:37

Jaguar and Land Rover are now officially Indian-owned. The sale of the two iconic British brands was completed today, and ownership has now passed from Ford to Tata in exchange for $2.3bn in cash (£1.17bn). The sale means Jag/LR is debt-free, with none of the money used to fund the purchase being offset against the pair’s worth. The sale gives ...

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Cadillac CTS-V ‘sets saloon Nurburgring record’

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Tim Pollard, 12 May 2008 10:31

Cadillac’s new CTS-V has set a new production saloon lap record at the Nurburgring, the company claims. It reports the 2009 CTS-V lapped the 13-and-a-bit mile circuit in an impressive 7min 59.32sec.‘This blistering time appears to be the fastest ever publicly documented for a production sedan,’ says a breathless press release. And according to the records we’ve researched, they appear ...

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Vauxhall VXR8 gets new V8

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Ben Pulman, 06 May 2008 10:06

Vauxhall’s VXR8 is getting a new V8. The latest bent eight – designated LS3 – gains an extra 195cc to take power up to 425bhp. The 6.2-litre V8 is same engine that has also found its way into the revised Corvette and Pontiac’s version of the VXR8, the G8. Torque figures for the Griffin-badged saloon remain unchanged with 405lb ft, ...

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Pontiac G8 GXP

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Liz Turner, 20 March 2008 10:57

The Pontiac G8 GXP, along with the Sport Truck and Solstice Coupe signaled a brighter future for the company when the production models roar off the forecourts from the Fall. GM car tzar Bob Lutz did a good job of apologising for recent dull-as-dishwater Pontiacs. ‘Pontiac lost its tradition of style and performance. From now on we will only offer ...

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Infiniti European range launched

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Ben Barry, 05 March 2008 14:45

What’s new on the Infiniti stand at Geneva? Nissan’s upmarket Infiniti brand officially launched its European range in Geneva, essentially a slimlined and simplified interpretation of its US model line-up: G37 coupe and saloon, EX37 coupe crossover and an all-new V8 coupe crossover to sit at the top of the range: the FX50. The latter model is essentially a scaled ...

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Cadillac at Geneva

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James Foxall, 05 March 2008 13:57

What’s new on Cadillac’s Geneva Motor Show stand? It was a festival of silver on the General Motors brand’s stand. But even combining anonymity in colour with gloomy lighting couldn’t hide the lack of new product. The newest car was simply a light update to Caddy’s STS flagship. Now in right-hand drive there’s one trim level and a choice of ...

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Chrysler 300C facelift

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Tim Pollard, 21 February 2008 09:41

The Chrysler 300C is one of those rare ‘unfaceliftable’ cars, you might think. But that hasn’t stopped them having a fiddle with this striking saloon - and this is the first glimpse of the 2008-edition model.The gangster-special 300C gets a modestly refreshed exterior and cabin improvements across the range, and you can now buy the diesel model in sporty SRT-Design ...

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