Monday, July 2, 2012

New Sports-Flavored Honda Jazz Si Edition from £14,550 in the UK


After its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show this past March, the new limited edition Honda Jazz Si is now available for order in Britain with an on-the-road price of £14,550 for the standard model and £15,545 for the Si-T that benefits from the addition of SD navigation and integrated Bluetooth. Read more »

2013 Clio RenaultSport Mk4 Makes Surprise Debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed


We knew that Renault was going to show the Alpine A110-50 Concept at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (June 28 – July 1) but the French carmaker had another surprise up its sleeve for this outing as it brought along a camouflaged prototype of the upcoming 2013 Clio RenaultSport Mk4.

The test car competed in the famous hill-climb event with Renault's Chief Operating Officer Carlos Tavares behind the wheel.

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Facelifted 2013 Mazda MX-5 NC3 Revealed in JDM Brochure


With the end of production of the rotary-powered RX-8 and until Mazda decides otherwise, the MX-5 / Miata takes on the lonely role of being the Japanese company's only true sports car.

Already on the market since 2005 having received a mild makeover in 2008, Mazda now wants to give the MX-5 NC another extension to life with a second facelift, which has been revealed through a leaked Japanese brochure that made its way online.

The photo scans from the JDM brochure show that the MX-5 with the codename NC3 gains a newly designed front bumper sporting a five-point grille with a more curved upper part and re-shaped fog-lamp surrounds, plus black bezels for the headlamps.

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After the Lexus LFA AD-A, Another Prototype with an AD-B Moniker Filmed Around the 'Ring


A second prototype model of the Lexus LFA with some visible differences from the teal-colored LFA AD-A model that we scooped last week was captured on film by the crew from YouTube channel TouriClips right outside the Nürburgring track.

While featuring a similar, if not identical, aero package with the LFA AD-A, this particular prototype was finished in a green hue and sported 'AD-B' markings on either side.

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Mild Updates for New Model Year Citroën C5 Saloon and Tourer


Citroën has revealed a new model year version of its C5 for the European market. Revision to both the saloon and Tourer (estate) models include the addition of new technologies and some barely noticeable updated styling features.

On the outside, the latest C5 adopts the brand’s new double chevrons with softer edges on the front grille, plus the option of 17-inch ‘Egée’ alloy wheels on Exclusive models and a new pearlescent body colour named ‘Guaranja Brown’.

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG and Audi RS5 Convertible Speculatively Rendered


Germany's premium carmakers have plenty of new cars in store for us in the coming months including the all-new Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG and the Audi RS5 Convertible, both of which were speculatively imagined by Khalil Bouguerra from Virtuel-Car.

Beginning with the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG, the rendering suggests that the hot hatch will sport a new front bumper with air-outlets and elongated LED light bars on either corner along with side skirts and black alloy wheels.

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New Aston Martin Vanquish at the Goodwood Festival of Speed [Video]


One of the stars of this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed is the new Aston Martin Vanquish, which not only made its first public outing but also gave spectators a taste of what it is capable of by driving up the famous hill climb. Read more »