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VW Passat Highline Plus released
Volkswagen has announced a new top of the range Passat – the VW Passat Highline Plus – featuring SatNav, Bluetooth and a chrome grill. I suppose that when you’re trying to shift a huge range of cars it’s always useful to have a model to fit every niche. VW – an...

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Ford KA not for the US
Ford CEO Alan Mulally has said that Ford won’t be taking the KA to the USA as he doesn’t think American buyers would accept a car smaller than the Fiesta. With the American car buyer starting to ‘Get’ smaller, more efficient and more enjoyable to drive cars, it seeme...

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Chrysler’s future will see Lancia back in the UK
Jeep will be the only Chrysler brand to be sold outside the US, with the Voyager and 300C being rebadged as Lancias in Europe. Now Fiat and Chrysler have had time to sort out what the future holds for their joint future we are starting to see some concrete details emerging from the US. Chry...

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McLaren MP4-12C – on track in the US
Despite rumours flying around that McLaren are putting back the launch of the MP4-12C in the US, McLaren confirm it is firmly on track. The motoring press, particularly the US motoring press, have been getting their knickers in a twist over the realisation that McLaren aren’t taking t...

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BMW M3 GTS Revealed +video
BMW has revealed a track-focused M3 – the BMW M3 GTS – which will cost over £100k and go on sale in May 2010. The idea of the stripped out and very quick M3 has been on the cards for a while. Rumours went round about an M3 CSL or an M3 GT. But now we [...] News from: Cars UK | ...

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VW Golf R and VW Scirocco R – UK Details
Volkswagen has now released price details for the UK for both the Scirocco R and the Golf R. First cars due in the UK February 2010. First we had the launch of the VW Scirocco R back in May and that was followed up by the launch of the Golf R at the Frankfurt Motor Show [...] News from: Car...

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Fisker buys GM Plant – Project Nina moves on
Fisker Automotive has bought a redundant GM plant in Wilmington, Delaware to produce a new low-cost electric hybrid – Project Nina. All the news from Fisker until recently has been about the development of the Fisker Karma, a luxury plug-in hybrid electric car. But last month we repor...

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Ford Kuga – moving to the USA
Ford are planning to move production of the Kuga from Saarlouis toLouisville in the USA in 2011. The Kuga may replace the Ford Escape as Ford’s small SUV in the US. The Land of the Free and the gas-guzzling SUV/Pickup is changing. No longer do US buyers seem to consider the acerage of...

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Nissan GT-R 2010 – Tokyo Catchup
Nissan has brought along a 2010 GT-R to the Tokyo show featuring a new SatNav, tweaked suspension and better connectivity. We, along with every other car site and magazine, have raved about the Nissan GT-R. It is an astonishing car, but most astonishing is the price. Less than £60k for a su...

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Porsche to share platforms
Porsche boss Michael Macht has said that Porsche will now be sharing its platforms with others in the VW group. Here we go again. More reason for the ‘Porsche Afficienados’ (read ‘Porsche Wannabees’) to be up in arms. Porsche boss Michael Macht has revealed that now P...

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China’s Hong Qi State Limo twice the price of RR Ghost
China’s FAW is to produce a civilian version of the 2009 Hong Qi State Limo for £720,000. Twice the price of a Rolls Royce Ghost in China. It would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, but this week China has seen the reveal of two cars that would stretch the finances of a Western [...

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Escort Mexico Mk I – The Drive
We take the chance to spend an hour with a 1974 Escort Mexico MK I for a blast round the Cambridgeshire countryside. We recently spent a day in the company of Ford blatting around the Cambridgeshire countryside in a selection of their latest metal. We’ve already done a review of the F...

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