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2012 Opel Astra GTC

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At the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany to 64, in mid-September, General Motor introduced the new Opel Astra GTC. The newest member of Opel’s ever-growing Astra family will go on sale across Europe including the United Kingdom where it will be available as a Vauxhall later this year.

Planning the future of Lotus Elan in 2013

2010 lotus elan concept front side top view Planning the future of Lotus Elan in 2013

Lotus still has a lot of forward planning for the future map, despite a series of concepts presented at the Paris Motor Show. Five concept vehicles were revealed in 2010:the Elan, Elise, Elite, Esprit and Eterne. We’ve got an update on two of them. The Lotus Esprit should arrive by 2013. The Elan, however, has a murkier future. Forget 2013; it’s been speculated that we might not see it until 2016. Blame the Lotus Evora.

2012 Ford Focus ST Hatchback – Spy Photos

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They will be powered by a new 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine delivering 250 horsepower and significantly better fuel-efficiency than the previous, Volvo-sourced, 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine. Developed together by the RS and SVT engineering teams, the Focus ST was presented as a pre-production concept car at the 2010 Paris motor show.

2011 Peugeot EX1 Concept Breaks the Electric Car Record on the Nurburgring

2011 peugeot ex1 concept nurburgring front angle view 2011 Peugeot EX1 Concept Breaks the Electric Car Record on the Nurburgring

A concept version of an EV is an even rarer sight on the “Green Hell”, but that’s exactly what Peugeot did as it put the EX1 design study at work on the world’s toughest circuit.

2012 Toyota Verso-S mini-MPV

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2012 Toyota Verso-S will make its world debut at the Paris motor show, prior to anticipated launch in the UK early in 2011. The mini-MPV will also celebrate 10 years of full hybrid technology and look to its future development with Prius Plug-in Hybrid.

2012 Volkswagen Tiguan

2012 volkswagen tiguan front view 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan

The new Volkswagen Tiguan will be make world debut at the Geneva International Motor Show on March 1st. The reason: Volkswagen accelerated the start of advance sales several weeks, because sustained high demand for the previous model has resulted in it being sold out.