Chevrolet Europe added a new model to the Lacetti line-up, and it brings with it better performance, stylish good looks and incomparable value for money. The Lacetti Sport, based on the popular five-door version of Chevrolet’s mid-sized hatchback, is instantly identifiable thanks to its smart factory-fitted body styling kit. It also comes with body colored trim, stylish 15-inch alloy wheels, lowered suspension and integrated front fog lamps. Inside, the highlight of the package (...)

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Visitors at today's GreenFleet Arrive ‘n’ Drive event at Rockingham are able to experience an impressive range of Volvo cars, including the new Volvo V70 2.5 FlexiFuel Turbo (FT) 200bhp police car, developed by Volvo to the specific requirements of the Emergency Services as part of its environmentally-friendly FlexiFuel offer. Joining this new model at the event is the C30 SportsCoupe, S40 saloon and V50 Sportswagon, all equipped with Volvo's 1.8 FlexiFuel engine, and the Volvo (...)

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The best-selling Volvo V70 becomes the fifth Volvo model to be offered with the sporty factory-fitted R-Design option pack. This further cements Volvo Cars' aim to offer unique products to particularly discerning customers. The Volvo V70 estate car is for many people the very essence of Volvo: practical, safe and exuding Scandinavian elegance. The R-Design pack spotlights a new dimension: impassioned, extrovert and challenging. The R-Design pack for the Volvo V70 boasts a wide range (...)

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One of the most well-known tuners in Germany, Brabus, proposed a special work for the new Mercedes SL-Class. The biggest change represents the 730hp high performance engine of found also on the Brabus Rocket. The powerful engine inforces a five-speed automatic transmission and a special Brabus limited-slip differential. The package is completed with a new sports exhaust system, a special suspension kit and a high performance brake system. With all this added the SL can reach now 0-60mph (...)

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The AMG PERFORMANCE STUDIO has developed a new limited edition vehicle, the exclusive SL 63 AMG Edition IWC. Limited to a total of 200 units, the new roadster features an eye-catching designo magno Kashmir white finish as well as an AMG Exterior Carbon package with a matte surface. In keeping with the exterior appearance, the vehicle’s interior is fitted with Carbon matte trim as well as Tobago Brown nappa leather upholstery that creates additional visual and tactile highlights. (...)

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Following the ACS1 Coupe the ACS1 Cabrio based on the Bmw 1-Series Convertible was unveiled today by the German tuning company AC Schnitzer. The new vehicle features heigh-adjustable suspensions, exhaust silencer and allpy wheels available in different sizes. At the interior the silver-carbon insertions ad a plus of sportivity to the car while the aluminium pedals and accesories together with the new gear knobs and velour floor mats complete successfully the tuning kit. In order to obtain (...)

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Mercedes Netherlands launched today the CLK Grand Edition, a new special edition priced at an extra 1000 euro over the price of the standard CLK. The Grand Edition is being offered in five new metallic colours: Palladium Silver, Obsidian Black, Indium Grey, Irridium Silver and Diamond Metallic, each of them priced at 2107 euro. At the interior the Grand Edition features tobacco or grey colors. In order to accentuate the sportiveness of the vehicle, Mercedes added new sport pedals, (...)

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Honda will launch the next generation S2000 next year to celebrate the company's 60th anniversary! The S2000 Roadster first launched in 1999 encountered a few changes in its short life time, but none of them being impressive. The future S2000 will feature a more aggressive design, with a totally new front-end, with bigger air intakes and the high-tech optic units. About the next generation S2000 there are two kinds of rumors. First one says the 2009 S2000 will grow in size and will be a (...)

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The multi-award winning Ford Mondeo is set to extend its premium sporty appeal with the introduction of a new flagship - the Titanium X Sport. Visually exciting, packed with standard equipment and powered by new premium diesel or five-cylinder petrol engines, the new Titanium X Sport is the most desirable Mondeo yet. Created in response to the recent surge in retail demand for top end versions of Mondeo, the new Titanium X Sport combines superb dynamics with premium luxury and a (...)

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To appeal to young drivers, Toyota launched a complete line of vehicles in 2004. This new brand is called Scion. Their hope was to repeat the Lexus success story with the Scion. Don't ask me what Scion means or where it comes from, but after only 4 years in the US, you will have a hard time to find a teenager who doesn't know or want a Scion. Scion has three models: the xD, the tC, and the xB. The xB, however, is the Scion flagship. It represents what the brand is all about in that is unique, (...)

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Big tuners also love small cars, not just V8 powered sports car with plenty of power. Hamann also love small cars and today unveiled their customization programme for the recently launched Fiat 500. The new programme includes 17” alloy wheels painted in black, a sport exhaust system that changes completely the sound of the engine but also a re-programming of the diesel ECU which improves the power from 75 to 90 hp and 230 Nm of torque. For the exterior the Fiat 500 also received some (...)

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General Motors demonstrated its progress on developing a future advanced engine technology for consumers that squeezes more miles per gallon of gas and reduces emissions. GM engineers have brought the advanced combustion technology from the laboratory to the test track and, now, to the highway in a driveable concept vehicle - a Saturn Aura equipped with homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI). GM demonstrated its latest progress with the HCCI technology during a media test-drive (...)

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Now, when everyone's attention was focused on finding as much info as possible about the Targa version of the Veyron supercar, Bugatti launched a new special edition, only one month away after the launch of the special edition Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès. The new edition, called Veyron Sang Noir is, dedicated to the Bugatti Atlantique 57S, and it features many special design elements, including a black exterior and a orange interior. . The vehicle features re-designed front grille, a (...)

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There’s blue, then there is Aygo Blue. This spring Toyota’s award-winning city car has a fresh look with a new dedicated Slate Blue metallic paint finish. The colour co-ordination includes the door mirrors and bumper inserts on the outside and continues inside the cabin with new carpet mats with matching blue stitching and slate blue bezels for the air vents and instrument display. Aygo Blue sits alongside Aygo Platinum at the top of the model range, offering an attractive (...)

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For those who know of GeigerCars.de, the tuning specialists native to Munich, this name instantly calls to mind their impressive Hummer SUVs. Up until now, these SUVs have long been regarded as the sumo kings amongst automobiles – however GeigerCars.de has decided to change all that and have now served up something significantly larger on their plate: the Ford F-650. This monster truck is a solid 21.3 feet long and brings an entire 5.2 tons of curb weight to the scale. The car’s (...)

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