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Following the unveiling of the Lodgy, which managed to sizzle at the Geneva motor show, Dacia has now announced a limited edition, called the Story, for both the Sandero hatchback and the Logan sedan, that incorporate some interesting features to these models. On the outside, the Dacia Sandero Story and the Dacia Logan Story will get some badges claiming the car’s limited edition status whereas [...]

The Chinese continue to add their personal touch to cars, the most common of which is lengthening the wheelbase. Yet again spy shots of the new Audi A6L (long wheelbase) emerge revealing new details before its launch at the Beijing auto show in April. The long wheelbase A6 is not expected to hit the showrooms before May. The A6L is stretched by 15 centimeters providing even more space in the back. The [...]

Dacia has launched the Lodgy minivan at the Geneva Motor Show for European markets for a price of €9,900. Dacia describes the starting price as “revolutionary” for its segment introducing yet another price warrior, this time in the MPV segment and keeping the Dacia legacy of offering more for less going. Dacia Lodgy dimensions The Lodgy measures 4.5 metres long and is 1.75 in wide. It [...]

Our friends Theophilus Chin has uploaded a rendering of the upcoming Volvo S40. The rendering is done with references from the side profile of the bigger S60 and the tail of the Volvo You concept. Volvo premiers the V40 model (5-door hatchback) at the Geneva Motor show today and the news is officially out that the V40 will share its platform with several other cars, including the successor to the S40. The [...]

Making its world debut today at the Geneva motor show is the all-new Kia Cee’d. The car already manages to get good sales numbers around the globe with a record of 4,30,000 vehicles sold just in the Western Europe. In developing the new Cee’d, the engineers has their main focus on making it even more efficient, reducing the emissions and making the design a bit more global. The dimensions The new [...]

The Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II range has been unveiled in Geneva. The Phantom Series II is showcased nearly nine years after the first generation Phantom was launched. The new series see a lot of upgrades and improvements which would be carried over to the Coupe and the Drophead versions. The new front end of the Phantom see a restyled grill and bumper with full-LED headlamps as standard, (first [...]

Nissan revealed its Invitation Concept at the Geneva Motor Show previewing what possibly could be a successor to the Livina. The generously proportioned hatchback has been sanctioned for production at the Sunderland Plant in the UK next year which lost the contract for manufacturing the Micra to the Renault-Nissan joint venture plant in Chennai, India. The new model will be built alongside the Juke [...]

Ford has presented in mini MPV, the B-Max built on the Fiesta platform at the Geneva Motor Show. Here is a round up of the car’s features and capabilities. Dimensions and design features Sliding rear doors with a B-Pillar-less design and sliding doors to provide obstruction-free entry for rear seat passengers – the entry aperture is 1.55 meters, twice the competition’s offer. At [...]

Bentley has given shape and style to its ambitions of delivering a world-class luxury SUV through the ‘EXP 9 F’ all-wheel drive luxury Sport Utility Vehicle concept unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show today. The production model is a potential for a third Bentley model beside the Continental and Mulsanne. The EXP 9 F is a luxury off-roader is powered by a 6-liter twin turbocharged W12 engine [...]

Ford has unveiled a kick-activated tail gate system for the Kuga SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. By performing a kicking action under the rear bumper, shoppers can now open their tail gates to load up minus the hassles. Ford spent six months and several volunteer kickers were used to perfect the system at Ford’s Human Machine Interface laboratory. It employs two sensors under the rear bumper that [...]