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More 2011 US Ford Fiesta photos
Still looking good.Although the sedan is really trying a bit too hard to please the American taste for more chrome.
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2011 Samsung SM5
The big sedan from Renault’s Korean unit is finally being redesigned.The current model is based on the Japanese market Nissan Teana.Quite a nice car. ( I actually saw one up close in Europe last year). But the Teana was the cousin to our previous generation Maxima. A car introduced in Japan in 2003…The next one… Continue reading 2011 Samsung SM5
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Finally! A great V6 engine for the 2011 Mustang.
-3.7 Liter-305hp-30 MPG Hwy-6 speed auto or manual This is what the Mustang needed all along.A great looking car with a decent interior and tons of personality. All at a good price. A Performance option package will be available as well. Who needs a V8? Here is the official word: ” The 2011 Ford Mustang… Continue reading Finally! A great V6 engine for the 2011 Mustang.
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2011 US version of the Chevrolet Cruze
Finally.After being sold pretty much everywhere else. Here is the official US version of the Cruze.But wait. It is still almost a year away!The exterior is fine, but the interior seems great. By that time a new Civic will be just around the corner. And a new Focus might even be out. Here is what… Continue reading 2011 US version of the Chevrolet Cruze
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2011/12 US Ford Fiesta
These are the 1st pictures of the US version of the Ford Fiesta.You can see the sedan has a different grille. Which is OK.The 3 door hatch might still appear later.Here is a pic of the Euro version to compare. I think Ford did a great job with the US model. Incorporating it better with… Continue reading 2011/12 US Ford Fiesta
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2011 BMW 6 series convertible video
It will no doubt be a really good looking car.I still like the current version a lot. Even with the big trunk. If the new Z4 is any indication, the next 6 should be pretty impressive. It seems that BMW has chosen to keep a canvas top for the convertible version. Or not?It could just… Continue reading 2011 BMW 6 series convertible video
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Chevrolet Spark on sale in Europe
Where it is one of the cheapest cars on the market, starting at under 10 000 Euros in some countries.(Including all taxes) This would compete here with cars like the Nissan Versa. As far as I am concerned, it wouldn’t be that hard to make a better car than the Versa for the same price.… Continue reading Chevrolet Spark on sale in Europe
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2012 Small Mitsubishi SUV?
This is what I was told. But it really doesn’t match the spy shots I have seen of their upcoming compact crossover.So maybe it is a replacement for the Outlander? Who knows… Any idea?
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2011 Kia Costanza video
The big new Kia will be available to us in the middle of next year…
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Toyota only gets 3 stars in the latest Euro NCAP tests
For the Urban Cruiser, sold in the US through Scion.Not a great result.Compare it to the Chevrolet Cruze . Getting the full 5 stars.
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Mitsubishi i in the US?
Mitsubishi is actually thinking about bringing over the tiny iCar in the US.Maybe with a “larger’ 1.0 Liter engine. ( It currently uses a smaller 660 CC engine)It has been on sale in Japan since 2006, but still looks really original. And compared to the Smart, it seats 4. Here is an interesting test drive… Continue reading Mitsubishi i in the US?
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Revised VW Tiguan
The top picture is the “new” version. Appearing in China this week. It will be the one we’re are getting here next year.They didn’t even change the shape of the headlights, just the bumper and the grille.A cheap makeover… With only a bit less than 9 000 units sold in the US for the first… Continue reading Revised VW Tiguan
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Koenigsegg will NOT buy Saab…
After “all that”. They’ve decided not to buy it.Most of us thought it was almost a done deal. I guess not… Here is how they explain it: “The time factor has always been critical for our strategy to breathe new life into the company”.Whatever that “lawyer dictated statement” means. It basically means Saab is in… Continue reading Koenigsegg will NOT buy Saab…
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2011 VW Passat
Not for us.The plan is to quit selling the Passat in the US once the new “US only” sedan is ready. Which would be around the same time the Passat gets revised.But I guess we are getting the new Jetta first.
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MG6
The 1st all new (Although based on the Roewe 550 sedan) MG model in about 14 years will be actually sold outside of China.It seems that England would be the 1st foreign market for the car. Where the new MG might even be built about a year after its Chinese launch.Will they ever sell it… Continue reading MG6
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2011 Kia Cadenza
Here are pictures of the “non-Korean” version of the new Big Kia.Known as the K7 in its home market. It still looks really good. And they even offer a glass roof.It will be offered with 2.4L, 2.7L or 3.5 L engines. But I suspect only the larger 3.5 Liter V6 will be available here. To… Continue reading 2011 Kia Cadenza