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Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion
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Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion introduced in Paris

Volkswagen's Paris Motor Show stand was filled with Golf variations this year. The majority of folks would say that the GTI "Study" is the most important one out there, but I've grown a little older. It's not that I don't think the GTI is going to be a spectacular model, it's just that I think that nowadays much more people...

Mazda Takeri Concept i-ELOOP
Mazda

Mazda Takeri Concept to feature i-ELOOP

Mazda is a Japanese company that doesn't seem to follow the trends. They take their time and they tend to do things right. Which is something both good and wrong, as Mazda's brilliant products sometime go unnoticed but good because they're some of the cheapest ones around. Their latest innovation for the "average" car comes in the form of something...

2012 Nissan Titan
Nissan

Nissan will take it slow with the Titan

Nissan didn't get anything out of the immense full-size pickup segment of the U.S. market as their offering, the Titan, turned out to be much of a flop. Despite this, Nissan's chairman, Mr Colin Dodge (not ironic at all) says that the Japanese company is going to take it slow and build up their entry. He admits that the Nissan...

2012 Honda Insight
Honda

Honda takes the Insight hybrid into 2012

In a bit of a leap of faith Honda's preparation for the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show implies a mild facelift to their Insight hybrid. Under the 2012 modelyear, Honda's Insight doesn't get much of a considerable appearance change but there's a vital swap (in Europe at least) in its stats. The emissions now fall to 96 grams of CO2 per...

2011 Mercedes SL
Mercedes

Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG was killed off

Downsizing has once again gotten to the charismatic cars we know and love for having big engine. The victim this time is a very special sort of Mercedes. The lovable over-powered coupe will be the last of its breed. While the actual SL65 AMG name may survive, the glorious V12 that powers it will not. Killing off the Mercedes SL65...

Chevrolet Colorado Showcar
Chevrolet

Next generation Chevrolet Colorado revealed

General Motors came forward with a bit of a surprise just before one of the least interesting motor shows around, the Bangkok International one. The surprise came in an early release of one of GM's showcars over there, namely the Chevrolet Colorado pickup. Apparently, the launch of the new Chevrolet Colorado pickup is pretty close despite the Motor Show connection...