
Combined 25 years’ experience of designing compact cars for city driving, Nissan Motor unveiled the company’s all new Micra, the fourth generation of the iconic city car, at the 80th International Geneva Motor Show. At a glance, Nissan Micra presents new features including spacious interior, all new 3-cylinder petrol engine with supercharged and direct injection version, New Continuously Variable Transmission, and all new platform. In Europe,...

Over the next six years after the second-generation Sportage was introduced in 2004, now, under the direction of Kia’s Chief Design Officer Peter Schreyer, Kia have created a third-generation Sportage incorporating Kia’s new design DNA and many features from the 2007 Kia Kue concept car. The all-new Kia Sportage will be available in Europe with new diesel and petrol engines. At launch this summer, the engine line-up will comprise 2-litre diesel...

9ff offers the first increases in horsepower output for the Porsche 911 Turbo by performing three engine modifications. The 9ff modifications provide Ex works with flat 6 engine with a cubic capacity of 3800 cubic centimeters and a maximum of 500 HP. The first engine modification, 9ff DR530, enable the Porsche 911 Turbo to produce max power 530PS/390KW with Ex works 500PS/368KW and max torque 735NM with Ex Works: 650/700NM. The conversion includes...

New Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet completes the renewal style of the New Mégane family which is built on the strengths that forged the success of its predecessor. Its new appearance is supported by the large folding glass roof, high-gloss finish, black glass roof contrasts with the satin-effect chrome windscreen frame exterior, and the dark red taillights featuring a linear lighting pattern and LED brake lights to provide a distinctive rear lighting character. With...

The Seat Ibiza FR TDI SC available to order now at SEAT dealerships with deliveries set to begin in March 2010 with prices starting at just £16,465 RRP. The new Seat Ibiza FR TDI SC comes with a turbocharged diesel engine for a muscular 143 PS, enough to carry it from rest to 62 mph in only 8.2 seconds (8.3 seconds 5dr) and thence onward to a top speed of 130 mph where legal (129 mph 5dr). Linked as standard to a smooth and precise six-speed manual...

Designed by Volkswagen Individual, the 2011 Volkswagen Golf R is equipped with standard Bi-Xenon headlights, LED daytime running lights and LED rear lights. Shifted manually or by optional DSG. At 199 kW / 270 PS it is the most powerful version of the model series ever built. The Golf R sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.7 seconds. The Golf R performs even better when shifted with the optional direct shift gearbox (DSG): It leaves the 100-km/h...

SEAT has unveiled the new Seat Ibiza FR TDI, available in either sporty SC or practical 5dr bodystyles with prices starting at just £16,465 RRP. The Seat Ibiza SC FR TDI price starts at 16,465 GBP and both models will become available for ordering from March. The 2010 Seat Ibiza FR TDI’s turbocharged diesel engine is good for a muscular 143 PS – enough to carry it from 0 to 62 mph in only 8.2 seconds (8.3 seconds 5dr) and thence onward to...

The 2010 BMW 135i Convertible come with a straight-six power unit of the latest generation for the first time combining BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology, High Precision Injection and fully variable VALVETRONIC valve management, all interacting with one another to set new standards for economy with the highest level of performance. The top engine featured in the BMW 135i Convertible develops maximum output of 225 kW/306 hp at 5,800 rpm from a capacity...

The next-gen Ford Focus, a 2011 model will be offered to Americans as a four-door sedan and five-door hatchback just like the new Fiesta. The sedan also will get a swept roof-line and tall rear deck profile like the Fiesta sedan. The new sedan is dimensionally about one inch lower than the outgoing Focus sedan but a little less than an inch wider than the current European model. Like other new Fords, the next-gen Focus also is getting an electric...

New Mégane Renault Sport is powered by a new-generation 2-litre 16-valve turbocharged petrol engine which boasts maximum power of 250hp (184kW) at 5,500rpm and peak torque of 340Nm from 3,000rpm. The sum of the different improvements made to this engine has produced a gain of 20hp and 40Nm over Mégane R26.R which itself emerged as the yardstick in the world of performance hatches. The Renault Sport 2.0 T engine’s twin-scroll turbo is exceptionally...