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Skoda looks to appeal to businesses with great car leasing deals

sus — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:28:39 +0000

Škoda is offering great deals across the Škoda range that are designed specifically for business users in order to meet their needs. Škoda Finance is offering monthly rentals on Superb and Octavia models that deliver Škoda’s legendary value, from high fuel economy and low CO2 emissions to low servicing costs and excellent resale values, all [...]

First Drive Test HUMMER H3T

sus — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:21:10 +0000

If HUMMER had a theme song, it’d probably be the Allman Brothers’ Whipping Post — the one that goes “Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel, like I been tied to the whipping post…” The brand has been the go-to effigy when something needs to burn on the altar of eco desecration. But HUMMER doesn’t have [...]

Volkswagen EcoRacer and Concept R

sus — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:09:32 +0000

Volkswagen has resurrected plans for an affordable, mid-engined coupe and roadster as part of an image building campaign as it sets about fulfilling its ambitious target of selling over five million cars a year by 2018. According to Volkswagen chairman, Martin Winterkorn, the company is planning to unveil a concept version of a lightweight two-seater [...]

Volvo C30 R in the works

sus — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:32:49 +0000

The C30 has been a hit with hatch fans since its introduction thanks to strong proportions and unique design cues, but something that has always been missing is a super-high performance variant. Like the Focus RS, the new C30 R could offer huge power in a small and sporty hatch. The C30 R shouldn’t be [...]

GM Daewoo’s Bupyeong plant idled for cut-off tire supply

sus — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:15:39 +0000

GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. has announced that its main operations at the Bupyeong plant in South Korea have halted due to its tiremakers cutting off supplies for higher prices. “Domestic tire suppliers today stopped supplying tires to call for higher tire prices and the Bupyeong plant has been sitting idly since 1 p.m. [...]

Volkswagen Up

sus — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:49:51 +0000

Volkswagen’s new affordable small car range, code-named Up!, may have to be converted from rear-drive to front-drive, VW insiders have revealed. The Up! concept was revealed last year with an ultra-compact twin- or three-cylinder engine mounted under its rear seat to drive the rear wheels. But after development difficulties, the Up! may have to be [...]

Lexus IS F to take on SPEED

sus — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:30:59 +0000

The Lexus IS F’s path from production car to racing version has been a long and convoluted one. Starting with a grainy picture and initial information of the Lexus IS F Racing Concept which were followed by real-life pictures of its debut at the 2008 Tokyo Auto Salon courtesy of my.IS member David Huang (screen [...]

Tornadoes tear through northern Oklahoma

sus — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:56:34 +0000

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Supercell storms plowed across northern Oklahoma state Saturday spawning several tornadoes that crushed structures and sent debris flying miles away, US media reported. The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that the storms would drop “a few tornadoes near an outflow boundary where wind shear is very favorable for rotation. Other scattered severe [...]

VW planning third SUV

sus — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:52:27 +0000

Volkswagen is planning to extend its existing line-up of four-wheel drives with a new mid-sized seven-seat offering to slot between the Tiguan and Touareg. The new model, which could go on sale in 2011, has been conceived as a rival to Volvo’s recently introduced XC60. But rather than using the same platform as Audi’s upcoming [...]

Corvette ZR-1 ‘Ring times in low 7:40s, GT-R V-Spec amused

sus — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:56:55 +0000

Leading up to the official reveal of the Corvette ZR-1, a rare week went by when we didn’t see spy shots of the General’s new super coupe eating up the Nurburgring. But still images don’t tell the whole tale, so InsideLine sent its spies to the North Loop with a video camera to capture an [...]