Updated Hyundai ix35 Arrives in the UK Priced from £16,995

 After its European premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in March this year, the mildly facelifted Hyundai ix35 has landed in the UK with on-the-road prices starting from £16,995 for the base 1.6-liter petrol 2WD to £27,755 for the 2.0L diesel AWD. First deliveries will commence on September 1st.  Along with the soft cosmetic revisions to the crossover's front and rear ends, the new ix35 also gains chassis and suspension upgrades that...

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BMW’s 2014 Upgrades Include New xDrive Models and 8-Speed Auto Across the Board

BMW has announced a number of model upgrade measures that will be effective starting this summer in Europe. With the EU6 exhaust emission standard coming into effect in September 2014, BMW will increase the number of models that already fulfill the EU6 emission regulations. Beginning the summer of 2013, almost all models featuring the BMW TwinPower Turbo petrol engine will comply with the EU6 classification as standard. At the beginning...

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Shelby Supercharges Ford F-150 SVT Raptor to a Mighty 575-Horses

    What do you think is missing from a 411hp sport truck like the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor? Why, more horses and stickers, of course. Welcome to Shelby's interpretation of the Raptor that was introduced today at the New York Auto Show and which will set you back $17,995 (€14,000) for the special items alone, excluding the price for the truck itself that currently stands at $43,630 (€34,000).  Shelby begins from the engine bay...

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Buick Says 40 Percent of First-Generation Enclave Owners Choose the New Model

Buick’s redesigned 2013 Enclave luxury crossover is the brand’s best-selling model in the first quarter of this year, with retail sales almost 40 percent up. According to GM, many of the new model’s buyers are former owners of the previous-generation Enclave, with statistics showing that four in 10 owners trade-in their first-generation Enclave for the new model. Buick says the Enclave is not only building loyalty for the brand, it is...

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New Shelby Mustang 1000 S/C Gets a Bugatti-Rivaling 1,200HP for NY Auto Show

As if the 2013 Shelby GT500, with its 662 hp, was not quick enough, Ford and partner Shelby deemed it necessary to add an even more powerful variant to their high performance range. In 2012, Shelby debuted the GT500-based 1000 at the New York Auto Show, and this year's edition of the event has been chosen as the venue for the unveiling of an even madder 1000 S/C with a mind-boggling 1,200 hp. We'll remind you that the 2012MY 1000 gets...

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BMW M7 Sports Saloon Speculatively Rendered

If you take a look at BMW's current range of models, the closest thing you can get to a high-performance 7-Series model is the 540hp Alpina B7, which was not only created with the blessings of the Bavarian automaker (like all Alpina models), but in some countries, including the U.S., it’s also distributed by BMW itself. While the idea of an M7 performance saloon has crossed the minds of BMW's M division more than once, it has yet to be...

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Renault Zoe Priced at £13,650 in the UK After Incentives

 Renault’s EV supermini, the Zoe, is priced from £13,650 (€16,040) in the UK after the government’s Plug-in Car Grant deduction. The new hatchback is already available to order now and will arrive in UK showrooms from June 7. On top of the retail price that is similar to the diesel Clio, buyers will also have to pay from £70 (€82) a month for the battery lease. Starting April 5, Zoe’s base price will increase to £13,995 (€16,450),...

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