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The Opel/Vauxhall Ampera has been crowned European Car of the Year for 2012. The winner was announced today at a ceremony at the 2012 Geneva motor show. The votes of the 59 jurors from 23 European countries ranked the Ampera first, from a shortlist comprising Citroen DS5, Fiat Panda, Ford Focus, Opel/Vauxhall Ampera/Chevrolet Volt, Range Rover Evoque, Toyota Yaris and Volkswagen Up. The ...

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Vauxhall Ampera is 2012 European Car of the Year

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Ben Pulman, 05 March 2012 14:30

Audi R18 E-tron Quattro (2012) first official pictures

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Ben Pulman, 05 March 2012 06:00

If you don’t fancy the chances of the Toyota TS030 Hybrid winning at Le Mans on its first attempt, then you’re looking at the car that will probably be taking the chequered flag at La Sarthe on June 17 2012. It’s the Audi R18 E-tron Quattro, a hybrid version of the Audi R18 TDI that won the 2011 Le Mans 24hrs. ...

VW Cross Coupe at 2012 Geneva motor show

Ben Pulman, 04 March 2012 06:00

This is the new Volkswagen Cross Coupe, which will be unveiled at the 2012 Geneva motor show... Hang on! Haven’t we seen the VW Cross Coupe before? Yes, but not in red. Or more importantly, not with a plug-in hybrid TDI powertrain. Volkswagen unveiled the first Cross Coupe at the 2011 Tokyo motor last autumn with a plug-in electric-petrol powertrain; now ...

Toyota FT-Bh concept (2012) the first teaser sketch

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Ben Pulman, 10 February 2012 09:00

This is the Toyota FT-Bh show car. Or rather, it’s a sketch of the Toyota FT-Bh, and our first glimpse of a new affordable city car concept that will be unveiled for the first time at the 2012 Geneva motor show in March. Ah, the tried-and-tested PR tease. So what little information has Toyota released about the FT-Bh concept car? ...

Toyota TS030 Hybrid (2012) first pics of new Le Mans racer

Ben Pulman, 25 January 2012 10:30

Toyota has unveiled its new Le Mans challenger, the TS030 Hybrid. The TS030 name designates this car as the successor to the TS010 and TS020 (better known at the GT-One) which competed at Le Mans in the 1990s – TS stands for Toyota Sport. What? This Toyota TS030 is a hybrid racecar? That’s right – and would you expect anything ...

Infiniti previews new sports car concept for Geneva 2012

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Ben Pulman, 11 January 2012 14:59

This is our second glimpse of a new range-extender sports car concept that Infiniti will unveil at the 2012 Geneva motor show in March; it's already been teased once before. So presumably the engine that's part of electrified powertrain isn't the company's big 3.7-litre V6? You're right there. Infiniti hasn’t released much information about its new sports car concept, but ...

Toyota Yaris Hybrid (2012) first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 09 January 2012 23:01

This is the new Toyota Yaris Hybrid, and although it’s been unveiled on the same day as the world’s motoring media descends upon Detroit for the 2012 North American International Auto Show, it's not there. Instead, the new Toyota Yaris Hybrid won’t actually appear until the Geneva show in early March 2012. Presumably the Toyota Yaris Hybrid is even cleaner and greener ...

Lexus GS (2012) the first official pictures

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Ben Pulman, 19 August 2011 00:15

This is the new Lexus GS, which has just been revealed at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California, USA. Presumably the new Lexus GS is clean and green? Well, yes, but much of the official Lexus press release is filled with phrases like ‘improved driving dynamics’ and ‘packed with innovative performance’, but no mention is made of fuel consumption ...

BMW i8 Concept (2011) first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 29 July 2011 11:00

This is the BMW i8 Concept, a near-production preview of Munich’s new plug-in hybrid supercar. Audi and Mercedes might have stolen a march on BMW with the R8 and SLS respectively, but while its rivals prepare limited-run electric versions of their supercars, BMW is putting this i8 into proper mass production in just two years time. The BMW i8, and its i3 EV ...

Peugeot 508 RXH (2011) first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 11 July 2011 16:00

Peugeot isn’t going to replace the 607, its big French attempt at taking on the hegemony of Audi, BMW and Mercedes. Instead the plan is to offer its Mondeo-sized 508 in posh, premium specs, and to tempt buyers with this, the 508 RXH. And the Peugeot 508 RXH is…? A 508 SW dressed in Audi Allroad attire. Raised suspension means ...

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