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The first Kia Ceed, launched in 2006, signalled a step change for the Korean car company. Not only was it designed and built in Europe (in Germany and Slovakia respectively) but it was also good enough to be considered a worthy rival for the Focus, Golf, Astra et al. From Soul to Optima, from Picanto to Rio, nearly everything that's ...

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Kia Ceed (2012) first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 13 January 2012 16:50

Audi unveils new A3 interior at 2012 CES

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Ben Pulman, 11 January 2012 12:59

Audi has revealed the interior of the next Audi A3 at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas... And what should I know about the insides of the new Audi A3? The interior of the A3 was unveiled at the Consumer Electronic Shows (CES) in Las Vegas, where there was lot of technical talk about plug-in modules and dual-core ...

Ford Focus (2011) prices start at less than £16k

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Peter Adams, 15 December 2010 14:46

The new Ford Focus range will start at less than £16,000 when it hits UK showrooms in March 2011, the company has announced. The base Edge, with a 1.6-litre 102bhp petrol engine, is the cheapest Focus at £15,995, with the £25,095 2.0-litre TDCi Titanium X topping the range. There will be seven engines to choose from: three petrol and four diesel. The ...

Saab 9-3 ePower electric car at 2010 Paris show

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Tim Pollard, 24 September 2010 10:22

Saab will showcase its electric car ambitions at the 2010 Paris motor show with the new 9-3 ePower. Look out for this badge on future Saabs – it’s the next step from the existing E85 biofueled BioPower models. The 9-3 ePower is a technical testbed vehicle rather than anything you can go and buy, but the Swedes aim to have ...

Citroen C4 (2011): first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 01 June 2010 10:00

This is the new Citroen C4, the French car company's latest rival for the ever-present VW Golf, Vauxhall Astra and forthcoming Mk3 Ford Focus. Citroen hopes to challenge the trio with a mix of class-leading interior space and a gadget-laden cabin, and the new C4 will be unveiled at the Paris motor show this September, before UK sales start in early 2011. Can I see ...

Lexus Premium Compact Concept – a 1-series by Lexus

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Gareth Evans, 17 August 2009 10:03

Lexus today issued a sneak peak at its new Premium Compact Concept ready to make its public debut at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show in mid-September.Think BMW 1-series by Lexus, and you'll get the idea. Not that you'd know too much from the solitary teaser sketch released today.Details are vague at present, with only the above sketch and no technical ...

VW Golf Bluemotion concept (2008): first pictures

Ben Pulman, 08 September 2008 13:22

This is Volkswagen’s cleanest Mk6 Golf, a Bluemotion concept car that is claimed to achieve 74mpg while puffing out a paltry 99g/km. Those are figures on a par with today’s Polo Bluemotion, but this concept will become production reality in mid-2009. So what’s the clever tech in this VW Golf Bluemotion? A 1.6-litre common-rail diesel engine powers the new Golf Bluemotion, producing ...

Subaru Impreza diesel (2009): first photos

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Ben Pulman, 05 September 2008 12:31

Subaru will upset die-hard fans at the Paris motor show by unveiling a new diesel-powered Impreza. The oil-burning Impreza will debut alongside a new Forester diesel and a WRC replica car. Does the diesel Subaru Impreza at least get a boxer engine? Of course. Both the Impreza and Forester get a horizontally-opposed 2.0-litre engine with a new six-speed ‘box, rather than the ...

Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart: the first pictures

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Dimitri Pesin, 11 June 2008 14:39

Mitsubishi has unveiled its new Sportback today, in both Ralliart and hum-drum regular form. The former, the Ralliart version, is a cut-price hot-hatch with Evo looks, but a more mainstream price. It will also be available in four-door saloon form, but not in the UK. Combined with the regular models, Mitsubishi reckons that the Sportback range will account for 80 percent of Lancer sales ...

Audi S3 Sportback and A3 facelift first official pictures

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Ben Pulman, 24 April 2008 15:16

Audi has facelifted the A3 and while the tweaks can at best be described as mild, a new S3 Sportback has joined the line-up. The hot five-door runs the same 261bhp 2.0-litre TFSI engine found in the three-door S3, and of course the quattro four-wheel drive system is standard. The exterior cosmetic surgery brings the looks of the A3 Cabriolet ...

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