Newswheel staff :: 27 March 2007 :: Filed under Porsche, Volkswagen
Porsche has upped its stake in German sister firm VW to 30.9 per cent, triggering a mandatory takeover bid. Porsche’s precise intentions, however, remain unclear. Under German law, the niche sports car maker is required to bid for the whole of VW if its stake goes beyond 30 per cent. But Porsche head honcho Wendelin Wiedeking has indicated it will offer only the minimum price demanded by the regulations…
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Newswheel staff :: 26 March 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Aston Martin
Under new ownership and planning a 700bhp uber coupe. This is the future of Aston Martin according to UK rag Auto Express. Codenamed DBX, the new car will be positioned to take on the likes of M-B’s Macca SLR and capable of well over 200mph…
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Newswheel staff :: 26 March 2007 :: Filed under Saloon, Hyundai Genesis, Europe & UK, US
First it was the Japanese that came, saw and didn’t quite conquer those crusty old European luxury brands. So, is it South Korea’s turn to take a swing at the Olde Worlde? Hyundai is certainly looking a like a serious contender courtesy of the Geniesis, a new V8 saloon ‘concept’ due to be unsheathed at the New York motorshow next month…
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Newswheel staff :: 21 March 2007 :: Filed under Hatchback, Fiat, Europe & UK
When Fiat wheeled out the petite but perfect Trepiùno concept back in 2004, it looked like a no brainer for the transition to full production. This, surely, was exactly the type of chic and sophisticated city car the Italian firm did better than everyone else. And precisely the sort of car Fiat needed to be making to secure the company’s long term future and resuscitate its flat-lining brand. Three years of umming and ahhing later, Fiat has done the decent thing and revealed the final production version of the new 500, due out later this year…
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Newswheel staff :: 19 March 2007 :: Filed under Europe & UK, Safety
Two out of three Germans reckon a speed limit should be imposed on their nation’s famously unrestricted autobahns. So says a recent poll conducted by German TV station ZDF. The poll follows pressure from EU environment minister Stavros Dimas who believes high autobahn speeds are inefficient…
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