Austrian trail bike maker KTM recently unveiled its new 690 Enduro R for 2009, building on the range of LC4-powered bikes.

Based on the 690 Enduro, the hopped up Enduro R brings to the table longer travel suspension, a more aggressively shaped front fender, a pair of Pirelli MT 21s chunky tyres, a smaller, less obtrusive [...]

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Renault’s director of design Patrick Le Quement says the Ondelios Concept crossover is “inspired by motion rather than speed”. However, judging from that full-width chrome grille, it looks like that someone on Renault’s design team drew much of their influence from the 1967 Mercury Cougar.

Thankfully that’s where the similarities end. The Ondelios is Renault’s [...]

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Nissan’s popular Navara D22 workhorse range has been mechanically upgraded and will make its first appearance at this years Brisbane International Motor Show in February.

The new line-up includes both dual cab and single cab variants, and Nissan have dropped the previous Patrol based 3.0-litre turbo-diesel for a new YD25 2.5-litre turbo-diesel engine, matched to [...]

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Its now official and we’ve got the photo gallery to prove it! First details of Aston’s V12 Vantage RS filtered through yesterday after its debut at the opening of Aston Martins new design centre. Yes, it is a concept but as is usual for Aston Martin it is a fully functioning car that has been [...]

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Honda have released a special race only version of their cult Civic type R. It may look unfamiliar but keep in mind that Honda have based it on the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) four door sedan Civic type R - not the hatchback ‘European’ version (based on the smaller Honda Fit chassis) that we know.

The [...]

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I’m not really a big fan of political correctness, in fact the idea of following societies “sheep” doesn’t appeal to me at all. It seems to be the season for bashing big cars, with fuel prices and “the environment” being the major reasons cited by “the sheep” but I’ve never really bought into that hoo-hah [...]

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For Immediate Release – August 2, 2007

Limited Edition SUV Offers Jet-Like Performance

Saab 9-7X Aero Takes Off

DETROIT — Saab takes SUV-performance to a new altitude as it announces the Aero performance version of the Saab 9-7X today. The limited edition 9-7X Aero will make its way to dealer showrooms early this autumn.

The Saab [...]

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