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. Chrysler Grand Voyager sets a new standard for the minivan segment. Restyled Chrysler 300C Sedan and Touring to make their first European appearance. Chrysler brand continues the succession of innovative product introductions. Shown for the first time in Europe on September 11, the all-new Chrysler Grand Voyager raises the bar with an all-new interior and exterior design and more than 30 new or improved features. This debut is complemented ...

Making its world debut at Frankfurt, the C-Cactus is an imaginative and ingenious eco-friendly concept car brimming with clever thinking and dramatic design, which demonstrates how an extremely environmentally-sensitive design is feasible for a similar price to a conventional car. Low on consumption, like the cactus plant, the diesel hybrid model returns over 80mpg on the combined cycle helped by an innovative approach to reducing weight and impact on the ...

The 1. 6-litre powered C4 BioFlex is Citroën's first flexfuel vehicle in Europe, with its ability to run seamlessly on low-carbon E85 bioethanol, regular unleaded or a mixture of both. Already well established in Brazil, where flexfuel models currently account for 80 percent of Citroën sales, the Company is now introducing the technology to Europe as availability of E85 fuel increases. The car will initially be launched later this year ...

Citroën will reveal its head-turning C5 Airscape concept car to the world at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show. Featuring a carbon-fibre folding roof, striking styling and crammed with innovative technology, much of which is designed to minimise its impact on the environment, this all-new design provides a fresh take on the world of executive cabriolets. The high waistline, ribbed panels, C6-style concave rear window and sleek, aerodynamic profile help to ...

Aston Martin will unveil the most eagerly anticipated car of the year when the new DBS is revealed at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 16th, where the company takes a starring role as the featured marque. Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ulrich Bez, said:. “The DBS is the ultimate expression of Aston Martin's engineering and technical ability. It offers pure performance without compromise. “The DBS delivers the ...

The most powerful production Bentley ever and the first to top 200mph. Inspired by Bentley's legendary ‘Speed' models of the1920s. A harder-edged, more sporting Bentley driving experience. Builds on the success of Bentley's iconic Continental GT coupe. The Continental GT Speed is the most powerful production Bentley ever and the first to top 200mph (322km/h). A potent addition to the company's highly successful Continental series, the GT Speed extends the ...

Aston Martin ended more than 50 years of production at Newport Pagnell today when the final car, a Vanquish S Ultimate Edition, was driven off the production line by Ken Clarke one of the longest serving employees and a test driver for the company. More than two hundred people, including previous company owners, local dignitaries and Aston Martin employees, both past and present, attended the event to witness this historic ...

Frank Stephenson is the new Head of the Alfa Romeo Styling Centre, replacing Wolfgang Egger who left earlier this year. He will report directly to recently appointed Lorenzo Ramaciotti, Head of Style for all Fiat Group Automobiles brands and Maserati. Stephenson was born on 3 October 1959 in Morocco. He has lived and worked in Spain and graduated from the Art Center College of Design at Pasadena, California. Stephenson speaks ...

Citroën's 'flecha roja' and Loeb triumph in Argentina. Two days of intense action in the 2007 Rally Argentina have ended in victory for Sébastien Loeb. and Daniel Elena who have once again succeeded in taking their C4 WRC to the top of the podium,. while the second Citroën of Dani Sordo and Marc Martí completed the South American round in 6th. place. The classic stages that figured on Sunday's programme ...

At the Shanghai Motor Show (20 - 28 April 2007) Audi will present a study that defines a new segment in the field of crossover vehicles. TheAudi Cross Coupé quattro combines the design and dynamism of a compact premium sports car with the spaciousness and versatility of a four-seat sport utility vehicle (SUV). Innovative technical solutions show new ways of achieving efficiency, driving pleasure and comfort in a manner ...

Peugeot Citroën Argentina launches production of the Citroën C4 notchback, the first Citroën saloon to be built in Argentina. In a ceremony attended by Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, Christian Streiff, Chairman of PSA Peugeot Citroën, today inaugurated the new production line for the Citroën C4 notchback, the first Citroën saloon to be built at PSA Peugeot Citroën's plant in Buenos Aires. The new C4 notchback will extend Citroën's lineup in ...

Bertone has presented the Barchetta concept car in celebration of its 95th anniversary. Based on the floorpan and mechanicals of the Fiat Panda 100 HP, the Bertone Barchetta is an open-topped strictly two-seater sports car that calls to mind the Italian racing cars of the 1950s. In this case, the design explicitly cites the Fiat 500 with Barchetta bodywork created by the young Nuccio Bertone in 1947 as a one-off ...

Its name alone spells out the epitome of ultimate driving pleasure: the BMW M3. And now the new version of BMW M GmbH's most successful high-performance sports car bears out this claim once again, at the same time providing a thrilling answer to the question asked by so many sports car fans around the world whether a further improvement is still possible at all. And the answer is yes ...

The world's most exclusive coupé: limited to just 550 cars. The most powerful V8 engine Bentley has ever produced. Inspired by the exploits of the ‘Bentley Boys' at the famous Brooklands racetrack. Powerful, muscular and rakish with classic British proportions. Introduction. The Bentley Brooklands is a stunning new model that marks the company's return to the luxury coupé market and reaffirms its reputation as creator of the world's most exclusive ...

Wolfsburg, March 13, 2007 - With immediate effect, Dr. -Ing. Franz-Josef Paefgen (60) has been appointed the new President of Bugatti Automobiles S. A. S. (Molsheim) and Bugatti International S. A. (Luxemburg). He succeeds Dr. Thomas Bscher, who leaves the company by mutual agreement at the end of the month. Paefgen will continue to perform his duties as Chairman and Chief Executive of Bentley Motors Ltd. and General Representative of ...