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Newswheel staff :: 19 March 2008 :: Filed under Coupe, Dodge, Dodge Challenger, US
Of marginal relevance to we long suffering right-hand drivers, Dodge
has announced a more affordable version of its shiny new Challenger
muscle car. Full speeds and feeds have yet to be divulged, but the
cheaper models will pack less powerful V6 and V8 lumps than the
flagship SRT8 model. And of course, pricing for the new pairing, known
as the Challenger SE and R/T respectively, will be well south of the
SRT8’s $40k sticker. Think mid-range Ford Focus money for a rear-drive
muscle machine and you probably won’t be far off…
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Newswheel staff :: 19 March 2008 :: Filed under Crossover, SUV, Volvo, Europe & UK, US,
It’s been a long time since Volvo ditched its bland and boxy design vibe for something more elegant and contemporary. But the new XC60 mid-sized crossover, revealed at the Geneva motorshow this week, is still surprisingly sexy. It might just be the most desirable vehicle in its class…
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Newswheel staff :: 17 July 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Front engine sportscar, Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, Europe & UK, US
Yours for a piffling 159,300 Euros: we give you the final Euro list price for the Alfa Romeo 8C uber coupe. That’s a whisker over £100,000 at current exchange rates…
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Newswheel staff :: 15 May 2007 :: Filed under Cabriolet, Coupe, Hatchback, Audi, Audi A5, Europe & UK, US
The A5 and S5 coupes were just the beginning, folks. According to reports, Audi is tooling up to release a wide range of variants based on its new coupe, including an inevitable uber-hot RS5, a cabriolet and an intriguing shooting brake concoction…
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Neville Contractor :: 12 April 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Front engine sportscar, Ford, Ford Mustang, Trade shows, US
So, Ford has offloaded Aston Martin to Dave Richards and his band of merry
(and considerably richer than thou) men in return for a modest 500
million sterling sum. But with its losses measured in many billions,
FoMoCo ain’t quite back in the black. Still, that hasn’t prevented the
boys from Ford and Shelby from prepping a mega-powerful limited
production Mustang. Known as the Shelby Cobra GT500KR, it’s claimed to
be quickest production Mustang ever launched …
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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 :: 23 February 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Front engine sportscar, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Corvette, Europe & UK, US
US rag Motor Trend has the scoop on the upcoming C7 Corvette. In an
interview with a senior GM suit Jim Queen, plans for a potty 700bhp
flagship model were mooted and rumours of four-wheel-drive scotched.
Intriguingly, Queen confirmed that the 700-pony output would be
achieved without the aid of forced induction. If our calculations are
correct, that would ensure the new Vette is the most powerful
naturally-aspirated series production car in town…
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Newswheel staff :: 22 February 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Maserati GranTurismo, Europe & UK, US
Next month’s Geneva shindig is shaping up very nicely indeed. One of the stars of the show will surely be Maserati’s GranTurismo two-door cruiser, revealed for the first time in these official images. Striking panel work aside, the GranTurismo is notable for being larger, snazzier and no doubt more expensive than the outgoing Coupé…
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Newswheel staff :: 21 February 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Audi, Audi A5, Europe & UK, US
Better late than never, eh? After seemingly decades of allowing BMW to coin it courtesy of the 3 Series in the compact premium coupé market, Audi has finally produced a competitor. The first official images of the new A5 coupé and its S5 high performance sibling have been leaked, apparently from Audi’s own website…
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Newswheel staff :: 09 February 2007 :: Filed under Saloon, BMW, BMW M5, Europe & UK, US
As we reported back in November, Stateside public demand has forced BMW to backtrack on its original decision
not to offer the M5 supersaloon with a triple pedal, stick twiddling transmission
(though European and British buyers remain stuck with the robot box as the only
option). However, justification for BMW’s reluctance has now emerged courtesy
of a report suggesting that the US-only manual M5 suffers from excessive axle
tramp…
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Newswheel staff :: 09 February 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Front engine sportscar, Aston Martin, Europe & UK, US
Following recent reports and rumours indicating LVHM had snapped up Aston Martin, the French luxury goods outfit has issued a public denial. Best known for hawking pricey nonessential paraphernalia including Louis Vuitton clobber, Moet champers and Tag Hauer watches, LVHM was among 25 companies said to have made enquiries when Ford originally put Aston up for sale. LVHM now claims a formal bid was never made…
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Newswheel staff :: 06 February 2007 :: Filed under Estate/Wagon, Volvo, Europe & UK, US
Forget the Audi-bashing elegance of the new S80 and the low key classiness of the XC90 SUV. And don’t be distracted by the surprising funkiness of the C30 coupe-hatchback. Big wagons with enough seats for an army of ill-tempered offspring and ludicrous amounts of luggage is what Volvos, even now, are all about. Right? Well, that and the ability to look after you better than the average barge if you decide you simply can’t be bothered not to park in a ditch at, say, 50mph. The launch of the new V70 premium estate car, therefore, is still a key moment for the Swedish brand…
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Newswheel staff :: 24 January 2007 :: Filed under Porsche, Porsche 911, Porsche Boxster, Porsche Cayman, Europe & UK, US
That Porsche is the world’s most profitable car company is not news. But can the German sports car outfit really be banking $28,000 (£14,000) with every car sold? That’s what the analysts at B&D Forecast reckon…
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Newswheel staff :: 23 January 2007 :: Filed under Saloon, Mercedes Benz, Europe & UK, US
It’s bigger, safer, faster, stiffer, pointier and, well, all the usual jazz. Mercedes has taken the wraps of the latest C-Class saloon and predictably it’s heaving with new technology and features including adaptive damping as standard on every car…
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Newswheel staff :: 11 January 2007 :: Filed under Saloon, Lexus, Lexus IS, Europe & UK, US
If the LF-A supercar is a taste of what Lexus is planning for the future, the IS-F is the first tangible example of the brand’s effort to establish serious performance car cred. Based on the BMW S Series-sized IS saloon, the IS-F packs a 400bhp, 5-litre V8 and a whole raft of rather tasty chassis and drivetrain mods…
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Newswheel staff :: 11 January 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Front engine sportscar, Lexus, Lexus LF-A, Europe & UK, US
First shown in concept form at the Detroit show two years ago, Lexus’s various development versions of the LF-A V10 supercar have been seen banging in laps at the usual test facilities for around 18 months. Now the Japanese luxury brand has prepped a new concept revision that is said to be extremely close to the final series production variant…
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Newswheel staff :: 11 January 2007 :: Filed under Saloon, Cadillac, Cadillac CTS, Europe & UK, US
For GM’s indigenous luxury brand, Cadillac, the only way is up when it
comes to European and particularly UK sales. Just 200 Caddies found
homes in Blighty in ’06. Still, that’s at least a 100 per cent boost
over 2005. But will the all-new CTS be good enough to turn America’s
only luxury into a genuine player in the olde worlde?
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Newswheel staff :: 11 January 2007 :: Filed under Saloon, Jaguar, Europe & UK, Trade shows, US
Given the rollercoaster ride that is Ford’s day-to-day existence, we’ll forgive you for taking this with a pinch of salt. But the Blue Oval’s new head honcho Alan Mulally spake thusly to the assembled throng at the Detroit motor show: “Jaguar is not for sale at this time.” Meanwhile, the wraps have come off the company’s latest show car, the C-XF…
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Newswheel staff :: 04 January 2007 :: Filed under Cabriolet, Rolls Royce, Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé, Europe & UK, US
Are you seriously well heeled? In search of an honest, no-nonsense land yacht with nary a hint of sports car pretension? Well, give it up for the new Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé, a car so opulently well bred, we’re even willing to put aside our usual aversion to typographical minutiae and bequeath it with its rightful acute accent…
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