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We all know how Topgear presenter Jeremy Clarkson cleared out apprehensions about the two-door Twingo by taking it to the busy streets of Belfast and answered some common questions on fuel economy, space and interiors in the trademark Clarskon style. To highlight the surprisingly voluminous stowage space for a city car, he put Ross Kemp in the boot. The body panels of the Twingo are dirt cheap and [...]

The Dacia Popster (code – Dacia J92) has been under the spotlight constantly over the last few weeks here on Steering News. The next Dacia model is not a jaw-dropping vehicle, as unlike a coupe or a convertible, Popster puts function over form like a MPV should. Expect nothing slippery or aerodynamic in its design. Going by the spyshots that have recently surfaced on the internet, one is able [...]

The Volkswagen Golf is like the next James Bond movie – Hopes and expectations are sky high on this dual-nature hatchback that plays the role of a perfect family car in the weekdays the adventure seeking husband’s perfect companion over weekends. The Golf has attained legendary status in the VW family. It is Europe’s best selling hatchback and the successor is designed by Walter de [...]

The next generation Audi TT (Tourist Trophy) has been rendered by AutoBILD. Expected in mid 2013, thematic inspiration of the successor will come from the E-tron concept car shown last year. The next gen TT will be an evolution of the current model and will not a complete revamp as several compact sports cars are taking shape among the VW group companies. What we will see is a sportier and aggressive [...]

Steering News illustrator Shoeb R Kalania has brought to life Porsche’s Cayenne Junior (Cajun). Through CAR Magazine’s report we understood the Cajun will be 30mm shorter, 20mm lower and 15mm wider compared to the Audi Q5. The car will stand on 19 inch wheels and the interiors will be close to the Panamera’s. Except for the windscreen angle, firewall and roof pillar, the interiors [...]

‘Wherever you go, we follow’. You must be wondering about what’s the link between a telecom company ad jingle and an automotive article. Well, the jingle almost defines the market strategy of famous premium car makers of the world Audi, BMW and Mercedes. You must have recently seen spy shots of the 2012 Mercedes Benz A and B Class. Talking about the B Class, Mercedes is developing the next generation [...]

The low cost MPV by Dacia in Romania has already been shown to you through renderings. Built on the Logan platform, the 7-8 seater will be seen for the first time in 2012. Codenamed J92, the Dacia MPV will be 4.5 meters long and arrive with the Renault-Nissan group’s 1.5-liter K9K diesel engine producing about 85 bhp. This will be Dacia’s first shot at the MPV market. There will be commercial [...]

The first images of the 2012 Fiat Panda have emerged in a recent patent filing. As the pictures depict, the next generation Fiat Panda adopts a few changes like Aerodynamic design appearance with rounded hood, Wider grille, Swept back Headlamps, Larger Air intake, New rear quarter window and a Sloping roof line. Overall the design now includes more curves compared to the earlier boxy and straight-lined [...]

Honda’s Beat was a success story for Honda but in its final stages of life, sales dwindled and the recession in 2008 didn’t help much. Honda discontinued the model in 2010 and since then fans have been desperately waiting for a successor as economies have been rebuilt. Honda has takes its time with the Beat and the successor will arrive sometime in 2013 according to a recent report. The [...]

The car in fact the only car which if we turn the pages of history which has stood and competed against the Volkswagen Beetle is this, the Fiat 500. It is their long sustained history and affection towards them which in today’s world lets companies fetch a premium for providing you with a car that is an important part of the world history, if you may. The Fiat 500 in today’s time is perceived as [...]