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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 ...

Infiniti releases teaser sketch of new EV

Ben Pulman, 14 September 2011 08:00

Infiniti’s new metal at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show was a special FX SUV co-developed with reigning F1 champion Sebastian Vettel, but the Japanese manufacturer has also unveiled a sketch of its forthcoming electric vehicle. Hang on! Hasn’t Infiniti already released a sketch of its upcoming EV? Yes it has, but the production date has slipped from 2013 to 2014 ...

Vauxhall Astra GTC (2011) first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 26 April 2011 13:00

This is the Vauxhall Astra GTC, a sleek three-door version of the Vauxhall’s family hatch. Unveiled in these rendered images, it looks almost identical to the sharp GTC Paris concept that Vauxhall revealed at the 2010 Paris motor show. How does the Vauxhall Astra GTC differ from the original GTC Paris concept car? The front grille isn’t quite so swooping, ...

Ford Focus Electric (2011): Blue Oval's new BEV

Ben Pulman, 07 January 2011 19:00

This is the new Ford Focus Electric, just unveiled at CES 2011, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Ford Focus Electric will become the first electric production car from Ford, and the first of five electric or electrified (hybrid) vehicles that Ford will put on sale in North America and Europe by 2013. What can you tell me about the new 2011 ...

Infiniti's 2013 luxury EV: the teaser sketch

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Ben Pulman, 27 September 2010 11:05

Infiniti has released a teaser sketch of its upcoming electric vehicle. Revealed at the opening of Infiniti’s second UK dealership, at Piccadilly in London, the single image previews a ‘luxury’ EV that Infiniti promises will be launched in 2013. What do we know about Infiniti’s new luxury EV? Underneath it’s essentially a Nissan Leaf, but as you can see from ...

Vauxhall GTC Paris concept (2010) first pictures

Ben Pulman, 23 September 2010 23:01

This rather lovely red beauty is the Vauxhall GTC Paris concept, and our first look at how 2011’s new three-door Astra will look. But you know that because Vauxhall released the first pictures of this car back in early September – the reason we’re revisiting it is that we’ve now got a chance to glimpse inside the GTC Paris.Vauxhall GTC ...

Citroen DS4 (2011) first official pictures

Ben Pulman, 31 August 2010 11:45

Hot on the heels of the new Citroen C4 comes the new Citroen DS4, the second of the French car company’s 21st century DS models. Designed to take on sleek models like Alfa’s Giulietta and Vauxhall’s forthcoming three-door Astra, it mixes humdrum hatchback underpinnings with a more adventurous styling direction on the outside, and more luxurious materials on the inside. ...

VW Jetta (2011) first official pictures

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Ben Pulman, 15 June 2010 16:00

This is the new, US-spec Volkswagen Jetta, and it’s part of VW’s plans to triple its annual sales in America to 800,000 units by 2018. And to help its cause, the VW Jetta no longer shares any body panels with the Golf, so the bold claim being made is that this new model is ‘just as independent as a CC or a ...

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 ...

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