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Gordon Murray Design T25 city car: the scoop

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Tim Pollard (artist's impressions by Motor Forecast), 30 October 2008 21:27

CAR Online today exclusively reveals how two versions of Gordon Murray Design’s radical new T25 city car will look when they go on sale in Europe and Japan in 2012. And we can disclose that – in a departure from Murray’s initial plans – the T25 could go on sale in the Unites States just two years later. The first ...

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VW Up: the inside story

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Georg Kacher (artist's impression by Larson), 12 September 2008 09:00

CAR Online today publishes a secret dossier on the new VW Up – revealing everything we know about the diminutive new city car from Wolfsburg. We've already revealed how the Up will switch from rear- to front-engined, but today we flesh out the rest of the story. Dubbed New Small Family (NSF), Volkswagen's new baby now follows the template set ...

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Audi Electric Car Photos & Review | Audi Electric Car 2010 | Secret New Cars | Car Magazine Online

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Georg Kacher, 27 August 2008 11:41

Audi has unofficially said it will sell an electric version of the VW Up (pictured, right) as soon as it becomes available, with the earliest estimate being late 2010.  But so far, it is not even clear yet whether the group’s new low-cost economy car will be rear- or front-engined; the concept had the engine slung at the back, but ...

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Audi A2 Revived | Audi A2 1999-2005 Photos & Review | Secret New Cars | Car Magazine Online

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Georg Kacher, 27 August 2008 11:27

Could the Audi A2 badge be revived? Sources at Ingolstadt say that the electric package for the A1 could be reserved for a reborn A2; it is considering a lightweight aluminum spaceframe (ASF) city car made to measure for battery operation. Think a Duracell A2, wrapped up in contemporary Audi styling. Audi’s ASF costs too much to be shared with ...

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KTM prepares new affordable and green cars

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Georg Kacher, 09 July 2008 10:33

The X-Bow is only the beginning for KTM. The Austrian bike manufacturer is now readying a slew of new low-cost, eco models – including a cleaner, cheaper 4x4 and a choice of city cars aimed at developing countries and Europe alike. KTM isn't deserting its madcap roots; an even more expensive X-Bow powered by a 300bhp Audi engine is on ...

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Ford Ka (2008)

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Ben Whitworth, 04 December 2007 10:45

What’s this bug-eyed monstrosity, then? The new Ford Ka. Honestly. It’s still early days yet – hence the rather carbuncle-infested camouflage of this Fiat 500-based test mule. Even the programme engineers know their bug-eyed drive is no beauty – our rear shot shows some wag has called it 'Kermit'. The production version won't break cover until the Paris Motor Show ...

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Mitsubishi i goes electric

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Guy Bird, 18 June 2007 09:53

Mitsubishi i: the electric era looms Mitsubishi’s first fully electric car slated for mid-2010 release in Japan will be the i city car – and UK bosses are secretly preparing to launch it here by early 2011. A research vehicle called the i MIEV (Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle) is already being tested and, according to UK managing director Jim Tyrrell ...

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Toyota readies a Smart rival

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Tim Pollard, 30 April 2007 01:01

A Toyota Smart? Tell me more... Remember the Toyota Endo (pictured)? It was one of many concept cars vying for attention at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2005, but the Japanese firm is now readying a production version to show this autumn, CAR Online has learned. It's a sub-Aygo city car to square up to DaimlerChrysler's Smart Fortwo; DC boss ...

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Smart ForTwo

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Phil McNamara, 02 August 2006 09:25

What's this revving up for the Pikes Peak hillclimb? You guessed right. This is the unmistakable shape of Smart's all-new ForTwo, due on European sale in mid-2007. An amazed CAR Online watched as two prototype Smarts pulled up at the ranger's hut at the bottom of the Pikes Peak. After a quick pause, they embarked on the legendary race into ...

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