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Big ideas for a brilliant small car - Toyota presents production-ready iQ at Paris show
03-10-2008
iQ redefines what a car should be in today’s era of congested cities and increased environmental awareness, not least by achieving carbon dioxide emissions levels that start at 99g/km. At the same time it is fun to drive with outstanding dynamics and advanced powertrain technology.
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Toyota presents the new Avensis
03-10-2008
Building on the success of its predecessors, Toyota’s new European flagship delivers a new level of superior quality, dynamic handling and refined ride comfort.
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Citroen Hypnos - Creativity and technologies
03-10-2008
Citroën is revealing its new concept car, Hypnos, at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. An elegant and distinctive cross-over vehicle, Hypnos explores new avenues in the design of luxury ecological vehicles. Its creative technologies deliver outstanding performance and environmental efficiency, combined with subtle but powerful motoring sensations.
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Venturi Volage introduced at Paris Motor Show
03-10-2008
This new Venturi incorporates innovations which have enabled radical changes in terms of the vehicle’s architecture, style, dynamic behaviour and, more generally, the design of a modern vehicle.
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Pinninfarina B0: the solution for a cleaner world
03-10-2008
Bolloré and Pininfarina have entered into a partnership featuring all the expertise required to launch serial production of an electric car which, thanks to its technical characteristics and its attractive styling, is bound to make waves in motoring circles.
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PGO Automobiles unveils the PGO Hemera
03-10-2008
Comfortable, luminous and dynamic, the PGO Hemera is a mix of a “coupé” and a shooting break.
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Microcar introduces the M.Go Electric
03-10-2008
With our 27 years of experience, Microcar developed the M.GO Electric based on our extensive expertise. By producing a 100 % clean car, Microcar once again proves its commitment to the environment.
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Maserati presents the new Quattroporte
03-10-2008
The new Maserati Quattroporte, today more than ever, is the ideal synthesis of two seemingly different souls: that of the luxury sedan and that of the grand tourer.
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SsangYong Motor unveils the C200, an environment - friendly compact SUV concept car, at the Paris Motor Show
03-10-2008
The new concept car of SsangYong Motor has been named “C200” to convey its characteristics: Compact, City, and Convenience. SsangYong Motor has effectively leveraged its advanced design competencies to create a design that exudes a young and urban image.
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Hyundai presents the new i20 and i20 blue at the Paris Motor Show
03-10-2008
With its fresh and head-turning styling, versatile interior, class-leading safety and engaging driver dynamics, the sparkling new i20 takes centre stage on the Hyundai stand at this year’s Paris Mondial de l'Automobile. At the show,the company also introduces the the latest addition to the i-blue range: the i20 blue.
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Ford unveils all-new 'Custom' Ka at Paris Motor Show
03-10-2008
Three factory-fitted packs have been specially developed for the all-new Ka, offering a combination of exciting interior and exterior designs based on very different themes.
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New Suzuki Alto: An eco- friendly, stylish, and compact winner
03-10-2008
The new Alto combines eye-catching style and easy urban mobility with great performance in terms of fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions, thereby meeting the lifestyle needs of today's motorists and the pressing global need for environmental compatibility.
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Citroen C-Cactus - An essential car with a range of engines
02-10-2008
In a major event at this year’s Paris Motor Show, the Marque is presenting an electric-powered version of C-Cactus, illustrating the breadth of its environmental research and development.
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New Renault Megane Coupe: Out to seduce
02-10-2008
Unveiled at this year’s Paris Motor Show, Renault’s New Mégane Coupé is inspired by a passion for cars. Its extremely dynamic frontal-styling feature a grille comprising two outer air-scoops picked out by a satin-finish chrome trim that runs either side of the logo, as well as a central air-intake incorporating a matt-black crossbar.
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Honda's Insight Concept Makes its World Debut
02-10-2008
Honda has always intended Hybrid vehicles to be a bridge to a hydrogen powered future, the potential of which has already been demonstrated by the leasing of the first FCX Clarity. The Insight Concept has clear stylistic links to the world's first production fuel cell car, with both vehicles' forms shaped to maximise their aerodynamic efficiency and therefore reduce fuel consumption.
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Drop-top gorgeous - World debut for Lexus IS 250C at Paris motor show
02-10-2008
The new Lexus IS 250C makes its world debut today at the Paris motor show, ahead of going on sale across Europe during the summer of 2009. The new model combines the award-winning design of the IS sports saloon with outstanding open-top engineering ingenuity.
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Renault Z.E. Concept, an all-electric concept car which provides a glimpse of mobility in the future
02-10-2008
Z.E. Concept is Renault's vision of the electric vehicle as an efficient, userfriendly zero-emission car. Based on the brand new Renault Kangoo be bop, Z.E. Concept features a design which has been adapted to the spirit of an electric vehicle, with the focus on minimizing energy consumption while at the same time providing core comfort features.
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Nissan unveils Nuvu and Pixo at Paris Motor Show
02-10-2008
Nuvu is literally a ‘new view’ at the future of the city car. It is electric, of course, but as far as Nissan is concerned, for tomorrow’s city cars that is a given. No, the most important aspect of Nuvu is the interior design which provides great comfort and space in an intelligent package designed to make best use of our crowded roads and limited parking slots. Pixo's arrival coincides with an ever-increasing demand for cleaner, greener cars as a result of the volatility of oil prices and, as a result, the global economy.
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GTbyCITROEN - Cross over to the virtual world...
02-10-2008
With GTbyCITROËN, a show-car presented at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Citroën becomes the first vehicle manufacturer to cross over to the virtual worlds: An original take on a road car, GTbyCITROËN is a style replica of a vehicle from the digital world.
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Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback & Lancer Ralliart - Driving Force
02-10-2008
Core – in form and content - to Mitsubishi Motors’s mid-term development is the all-new “Project Global” Lancer family and especially the two variants to star at the Paris Motor Show: Lancer Sportback (World premiere) and Lancer Ralliart (European premiere).