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GreenGT H2 to mess with the big boys at Le Mans

GreenGT H2 to mess with the big boys at Le Mans

The GreenGT H2 is the first prototype electric/hydrogen competition car. The GreenGT H2 project was selected in June 2011 by the French Automobile Club de

Mild nose-job for the 307

Mild nose-job for the 307

After 4 years of success, Peugeot refurbishes the 307, endangered by the Vauxhall Astra, VW Golf V and… Citroën C4. Don’t expect major changes though. The front end gets a 407-like look, with a wide grille and stretched headlamps, diode-like [...]

Peugeot
The DS, a fifty-year-old goddess, part I

The DS, a fifty-year-old goddess, part I

Yes, the DS is nearly fifty. It appeared at the Paris Motor Show, on October 6, 1955. Drawn by Flaminio Bertoni, the DS astonished everybody: it was 20 years ahead. Everything about this car sent its rivals to the museum: [...]

Nostalgia
The DS, a fifty-year-old goddess, part II

The DS, a fifty-year-old goddess, part II

Bertoni died in 1963, but he had had time to draw a new front end for the DS. It came out in 1967, and once again, the audience was amazed. 4 headlamps took place under a glass panel, conferring the [...]

Nostalgia
Audi Q7, for rich Tuaregs

Audi Q7, for rich Tuaregs

Audi had given a hint of its new SUV 2 years ago, with a concept car called Pike’s Peak. The definitive version, called Q7, will be presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show, in October. Offering accommodation for 7 people, this [...]

Audi
A welcoming Cayman

A welcoming Cayman

Derived from the Boxster, the Cayman is meant by Porsche to reach a wider audience. To do so, the Stuttgart-based carmaker has paid great attention to practicality, fitting its new car with 2 boots, the total capacity of which is [...]

Porsche
Renault Clio III

Renault Clio III

In September, Renault will present the achievement of the X 85 program, i.e. the new Clio. Sharing its platform with the Nissan Micra, this new supermini will be built in Renault’s Turkish plant of Bursa, for which the French carmaker [...]

Renault
Logan, the low-cost Renault

Logan, the low-cost Renault

A modern brand-new car for £5,500? Renault has made it possible with the Logan, built in Romania by Dacia, in a first time. Initially designed for emergent markets only, this 3-box sedan eventually arrives in Western Europe : Renault had [...]

Renault
Exelero is a Maybach, not an F-117

Exelero is a Maybach, not an F-117

Maybach has developed this 5890-mm-long coupe for the German tyre maker Fulda, which intends to use it as a “reference vehicle” for its new generation of tyres. Notwithstanding its 2.5 tons, this stealth bomber styled weird car, powered by a [...]

Concepts
Don’t call Mazda 5 an MPV!

Don’t call Mazda 5 an MPV!

Mazda’s new MAV is now available in the UK. This time, the Hiroshima-based carmaker hopes more than a succès d’estime. Mazda has gathered all the components to succeed in this range, having for example stylishly designed the body and fitted [...]

Mazda
Peugeot 207 not unveiled before Januray 2006

Peugeot 207 not unveiled before Januray 2006

A few 207 will be assembled in Poissy, for a general tune-up, in June. Like the Punto III, the 207 will be bigger than its predecessor, a new trend prompted by toughened European protection norms. Peugeot’s new supermini will be [...]

Peugeot