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Renault Alpine A110-50 (2012) first official pics

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Tim Pollard, 25 May 2012 14:00

After last week's leak, here is the official announcement of the Renault Alpine A110-50. These new photos reveal a mid-engined sports car shadowing the Renault Dezir, but with an Alpine twist. As hinted at by that name, the A110-50 doffs its cap to the golden anniversary of the original Alpine A110 - as does that Alpine Blue paint job. Alpine ...

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Renault Alpine A110-50 (2012) first official pics

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Tim Pollard, 25 May 2012 14:00

After last week's leak, here is the official announcement of the Renault Alpine A110-50. These new photos reveal a mid-engined sports car shadowing the Renault Dezir, but with an Alpine twist. As hinted at by that name, the A110-50 doffs its cap to the golden anniversary of the original Alpine A110 - as does that Alpine Blue paint job. Alpine ...

Alpine A110-50 concept car (2012) first picture leaks

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 22 May 2012 12:07

The first photo has leaked of Renault's new Alpine sports car, the A110-50. It's a concept car due to be shown at the Monaco grand prix this weekend, according to online reports of an official announcement due on Friday 25 May. Only this single photo has been published ahead of the embargo - revealing a low, blue sports car with ...

Abarth 695 Maserati Edition (2012) first pictures

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 22 May 2012 10:19

Remember the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari, the hyper-expensive hot hatch fettled with some help from Maranello? Well now Fiat has tuned up its baby 500C convertible pocket rocket with assistance from Maserati. The new limited-edition Abarth 695 Maserati Edition will carry a similarly eye-watering price tag - just 499 of the convertible hot hatch will be built and it tops ...

Lexus RX450h hybrid - 2012's facelift goes on sale

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 21 May 2012 10:20

Lexus has refreshed its RX premium off-roader with a slew of new gadgets, a facelifted snout, a few small engineering upgrades and extra equipment. Sold in the UK only as the RX450h hybrid, you'll spot the new 2012 edition by the addition of the Lexus 'spindle' grille, as seen on recent concept cars such as the LF-LC from Detroit 2012. ...

Chevrolet Trax (2013) first official picture

Rated 2 out of 52

Tim Pollard, 14 May 2012 14:25

Chevrolet will show this new baby SUV called the Trax at the 2012 Paris motor show, before UK sales start in spring 2013. If that name sounds familiar, it's because Chevrolet showed a concept car called Trax at the New York auto show in 2007. That's the show car depicted in our second image (only one pic of the actual 2012 Trax has ...

BMW M135i (2012) first official pictures

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Pulman, 14 May 2012 10:30

This is the new BMW M135i, a 316bhp hot hatch and the fifth model to emerge from BMW's new M Performance Automobiles tuning arm. We've already seen the 5-series (in saloon and Touring guises) and the X5 and X6 with triple-turbo diesel engines from this new sub-division of BMW's infamous M Division, but the M135i the first petrol offering. The M135i was ...

BMW 3-series Touring estate (2012) first official pictures

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 14 May 2012 09:37

BMW has unveiled the new 3-series Touring estate. It goes on sale on 22 September 2012 in UK dealers, priced from £26,180. Although not a big seller globally - it accounts for just 6% of 3-series sales globally - the Touring is popular in Britain, where it makes up 15% of all Three sales. We're the third biggest market, after Germany ...

Mini John Cooper Works GP (2012) first official pictures

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 12 May 2012 10:00

Mini has unveiled the new top-dog Mini John Cooper Works GP - a limited edition, very fast, very expensive Mini hot hatch. Just 2000 Mini GP editions will be built, with first sales due for late 2012. Yes, it's a signal that current generation Mini is approaching its wind-down period ahead of the all-new, third-generation Mini models due to land ...

Peugeot 208 R2 (2012): first official pictures

Rated 3 out of 53

Pembroke Tenneson, 10 May 2012 11:30

Peugeot has released pictures of its first 208-derived rally car. Peugeot says the 208 R2 has been under development since the standard model was announced in 2011, and promises to reveal two more motorsport-bred 208s by the end of 2012. What will the next two 208 sports cars be? A circuit racer and an R5-spec rally car for the IRC. The Peugeot 208 ...

Toyota RAV4 EV (2012) - a Toyota/Tesla electric SUV

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Pembroke Tenneson, 08 May 2012 15:19

The Toyota RAV4 has been turned into the only all-electric SUV on the market after a heart transplant from Tesla Motors.  The RAV4 EV has been given batteries and drivetrain bits from the Silicon Valley start-up to turn Toyota's most popular SUV into an electric-only vehicle with a 100-mile range. Toyota RAV4 EV: how it works A massive 422kg of batteries provide the power for the RAV4 ...

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