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2012 Nissan Quest reveals its face

After the teaser image of MY2012 Nissan Quest that leaked approximately three months ago, the PRs at the Japanese brand have finally decided to reveal us in full the face of the fourth-generation of its family vehicle – 2012 Nissan Quest. Officially, the all-new Quest minivan will make its first public appearance at the forthcoming 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show in November, with market launch scheduled for early 2011. Nissan has also announced a new microsite dedicated to the new ride, which is

Koenigsegg Agera makes UK debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed

At the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Koenigsegg’s latest top-performance masterpiece - the Koenigsegg Agera - made its sparkling UK premiere. Driven by the brand’s partner Bard Eker and the race driver Justin Bell, the exotic sports ride demonstrated fully what the “true crowd pleaser” means. The staggering Agera draws its character from the original Koenigsegg CC body style, but with more bold and sculpted design. For powering the superb vehicl

Ford expands new Fiesta's custom accessories line

Ford is definitely trying to satisfy all customers’ wishes regarding the new Fiesta’s unique styling as it is expanding its accessories line even more. Fitted with more sleek custom accessories, body elements and tattoo graphic vinyl designs, Ford’s expanded options line is giving Fiesta owners even more reasons to love their new compact ride. Sam De La Garza, Fiesta brand manager, shares: “The Fiesta already offers customers a range of options to make it their own, from unique exterior colors to interior seatin

mopar and dodge unveil the 2010 challenger limited-edition

Mopar and Dodge unveil the 2010 Challenger limited-edition

From this year’s August, the Dodge dealerships will have a new highlight in the face of the special-edition Mopar 2010 Dodge Challenger. Full of muscles, uniqueness and exclusivity, this all-new pony ride will be manufactured in limited number of only 500 examples worldwide. The MSRP for the Dodge’s performance beast i

Suzuki Alto SZ-L limited in 500 units

Suzuki Alto SZ-L is announced and starts on sale from this week. It is limited to just 500 units, so be hurry, if you want one. The SZ-L is based on the SZ3, which already features air conditioning with pollen filter and side airbags as standard equipment. Now, Suzuki offers you a higher specification at low cost – front fog lamps and various exterior and interior upgrades. The price of Suzuki SZ-L is £8 170 on the road. Outside, the vehicle features stylish new design wheel caps, black fo

A happy owner won Peugeot RCZ Sports Coupe at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Because of the huge interest in the new Peugeot RCZ Sports Coupe, the orders for the first five weeks already exceeding over half the 2010 production allocation. Many of them include personalisation options that are a key part of the RCZ specification and available to configure online. The range is also expanded with more petrol versions: a THP 156 Automatic and the THP 200 available in both Sport and GT trim levels. Matthew Stollery from G

Dodge presents the Ultimate Factory Customized 2010 Viper coupe

Last week, at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit, Dodge brand’s President and CEO Ralph Gilles and the facility manager Shelly Brown Gordon welcomed more than 400 hundred loyal Viper owners and fans to a special unveiling ceremony, featuring the ultimate factory customized 2010 Dodge Viper coupe and the car’s proud new owner D'Ann Rauh. Extremely special in both, styling and history, the one-of-a-kind Viper benefits from unique bronze

Revised and improved 2010 Vauxhall Insignia is now available to order

Vauxhall Insignia come with significantly reduced CO2 emission and fuel consumption to the key models in Europe. The well-known 2.0-litre Turbo petrol engine dropped the harmful emissions with 5 per cent on the Sports Tourer. The upgrades are mainly on the engine’s engine management system. The emissions of ecoFLEX have also dropped from 136g/km to just 129g/km, with a corresponding improvement in fuel consumption from 54.3mpg c

2010 Mercedes-Benz S350 BlueTEC - the most efficient and safest S-Class ever

Mercedes has released the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S 350 BlueTEC, announcing it the most efficient and safest S-Class ever. Boasting an amazing levels of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions - 6.8 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres in combined cycle and CO2 emissions of 177 grammes per kilometre – the new 2010 diesel model is eleven percent more economical than its predecessor, and at the same time its output is ten percent higher at 258 horsepower (190

Audi starts the manufacturing of Q5 small SUV in India

Audi has announced the start of the manufacturing process of its Q5 sporty SUV in Aurangabad, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The compact Q5 crossover is the third Audi-branded ride assembled in India after the A4 and A6, increasing the German company’s production volume to more than 2,400 units this year. The bran

hofele-design unveils the rivage gt 970 panamera conversion

Hofele-Design unveils the Rivage GT 970 Panamera conversion

The stellar Porsche Panamera is getting quite famous in the aftermarket customization area and the German experts at Hofele are presenting us their latest masterpiece, based exactly on that ride. Dubbed Hofele Rivage GT 970, the masterful conversion boasts bolder yet unobtrusive new body-styling backed by massive 22-in

Hamann wheel program for the Ferrari 458 Italia

Hamann-Motorsport, the Germany-based aftermarket specialist has presented a high-end wheels program for the latest Maranello ride, the Ferrari 458 Italia. The superb Ferrari sports ride benefits from Pininfarina’s undoubted body-design and the new forged alloys from Hamann add even more exclusivity and uniqueness. The Hamann program is offered with a choice of two different rim designs, the EDITION RACE “ANODIZED” and the DESIGN UNIQUE FORGED “ANODIZED”, both manufactured in modern process from special aluminum