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Toyota i-Road, the promise of a better performing Renault Twizy for urban...

The Geneva motor show next month will see the European premiere of Toyota’s new RAV4. The concept of a GT86 convertible will raise many eyebrows, but the Toyota booth will also show something...

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What does Qoros want for Europe? Will the 4WD hybrid concept get real?

The will be something really new at the Geneva motor show next month. More than a car, it’s a new brand. This is Qoros, a Chinese-Israelian car company. Production will be in China, by Chery, but...

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New Volkswagen Golf GTD is here, 184-hp from frugal high tech diesel

Everybody in the world knows the Volkswagen Golf GTI, but the GTD is a Europe-only model. That may change sometimes, but it has been going on this way for more than 30 years. Many were surprised at...

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Hyundai starts regular production of a fuel cell car based on its iX35 SUV

It’s been a long wait, but the fuel cell car is here. At least in South Korea. But it’s far from big yet. Many people are convinced that fuel cells are a great technology, but car manufacturers have...

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Range Rover Evoque leads the world with new 9-speed auto transmission, or...

Advertisers have said it for years: more is better. The grass can always get greener, and it should be also be true that more gears make a better transmission. Really? The argument is that adding gears...

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Elon Musk chose the European Type 2 plug but gives no detail about...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, was at the Geneva motor show today, and I had the opportunity to interview him with other European journalists. Tesla’s CEO first said his cars would use the Mennekes...

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The Alfa Romeo 4C is fast, sexy, and so light that it’s green too

There were some really mighty supercars unveiled in Geneva. The new Ferrari, the new McLaren, cars that can do more than 200 mph and cost more than a million. Close to them, it was refreshing to...

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Volkswagen’s betting big on CNG with 2 cars, the Golf TGI and the Audi A3 g-tron

We are not familiar yet with cars running on natural gas but that may soon change thanks to Volkswagen. The German brand has been selling CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) cars for many years, but that was...

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Peugeot 208 Hybrid FE, the mission 49-8 for Frankfurt

We go to motor shows like in Geneva to see cars but obviously, this isn’t one. This is a work in progress. It’s only a shape at this stage, but it will evolve into a fully functioning automobile within...

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First video of the Volkswagen XL1, the ultimate efficiency car

Some cars are better than the others, and this one is simply better than all the others. Nothing can beat it on fuel economy, this is the most fuel efficient car on the planet. I’ve already written...

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Electric Rinspeed microMAX concept is no dream car

Rinspeed is known the world over for its innovative concepts. There’s a new one each year in Geneva at the motor show, to get journalists and all visitors cheering, and next year will be no exception....

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