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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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New VW Golf GTI Mk6 concept (2008): first official photos

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Ben Pulman, 25 September 2008 02:00

The VW Golf GTI is back and the mundane Mk6 range just got interesting. These are the first pictures of the new Golf GTI, which will be officially unveiled at the Paris motor show next week. Power from the turbocharged 2.0-litre four-pot engine is up, while the looks are inspired by the W12 650 GTI concept from 2007. VW is ...

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Fiat to launch an Elise named Dino

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James Foxall, 19 September 2008 00:11

Fiat is planning a massive product offensive over the next three years and could re-launch the evocative Dino badge on a Lotus-derived sports car, CAR has learned. Not to be confused with the Dino of Ferrari fame, Fiat's version was all about affordable, stylish transport – and we could see the badge on a new Elise-based sports car due in ...

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GM 'will lose money' on the new Chevrolet Volt

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Ben Whitworth, 18 September 2008 14:39

Despite hanging its future on the make-or-break Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car, GM has confirmed that it doesn’t expect to make a profit from it – at least not on the first-generation model. The Chevy Volt was unveiled this week amid much hoopla at GM's centenary. 'I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a situation where we make money, particularly ...

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Ford Focus RS has 1000 UK orders

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Nick Eaton, 11 September 2008 16:05

Ford UK has confirmed its dealers have received more than 1000 orders for the new Focus RS, despite the rampant hot hatch having only been unveiled at the British motor show two months ago. By way of comparison, Ford UK only sold 2200 previous-generation Focus RS models in two whole years. Is that new green hue popular on the Ford Focus RS? According to ...

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Chevrolet Volt (2010) teaser pictures

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Ben Oliver, 17 August 2008 17:39

General Motors has revealed teaser images of the production version of its radical Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. The styling echoes the new Chevy Malibu saloon, and the designers claim to have added seven miles to the Volt’s electric-only range by smoothing some of the edges and creases in the original shape. They claim the Volt will now travel 40 miles ...

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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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Isuzu at the London motor show 2008

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Guy Bird and CAR reader reporter asp, 24 July 2008 09:51

Star of Isuzu’s compact island stand was the Rodeo LE Sport gunning for a slice of the lifestyle pick-up market.   What’s new on Isuzu’s London motor show stand? Pick-up obsessed Isuzu showed both ends of the truck spectrum in London. A sub-£10k stripped-out 4x2 Single Cab 2.5-litre pick-up stood at one corner while the limited edition 163bhp 3.0-litre Rodeo ...

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BMW 3-series facelift first photos

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Tim Pollard, 11 July 2008 14:20

BMW has just lifted the embargo on photos of the new 3-series, after an American website published photos early. So here they are: a pair of photographs revealing the look of the – very lightly revised – 'new' 3-series. It's a compact exec with a few surprises up its sleeve, including the ability to travel 60 miles on a single ...

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Ford Focus RS the first pictures

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Tim Pollard, 04 July 2008 00:01

The wait is over. Ford today officially took the wraps off its new Focus RS – the hottest hatch on the planet, judging by the first official details. We'll see the new fast Ford at the 2008 London motor show, but the first customer cars won't arrive until spring 2009. If you thought the original Focus RS was a hard-nosed, ...

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