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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

The Fleet

Fiat have found a rather amusing way of advertising their vans and commercials with new 3 minute sitcoms. Episodes 1 & 2 are already out with 11 more to come.

My favourite is the salesman. What's yours?

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Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Upgraded Hyundai i30 U At Geneva

Hyundai will reveal an updated version of its highly successful i30 hatchback at Geneva.

The revised i30 builds on the strengths of the current i30 range, whilst taking styling cues from the 2010 MY i30 Edition to further accentuate the car's dynamic design.

Hyundai will seek to launch the upgaded i30 (2011 MY) this summer. Specification, pricing and launch timings will be confirmed in due course.

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Hyundai Go Blue

On the eve of Hyundai's Geneva debut, where the all new Hyundai iX35 will be revealed, the Korean giant will also showcase a plethora of eco-focused Blue Drive vehicles.

The i10, i20 and i30 will undergo a number of tweaks to transmissions, tyres and aerodynamics, aided by ISG technology, in order to achieve to the sub-100g/km range.

The i10 will employ a new efficient 1.0 petrol engine, emitting CO2 of just 99g/km, whilst the i20 with 1.4 CRDi engine will be mated to a new 6 speed manual transmission and produce just 98g/km of CO2. The i30 uses the 1.6 CRDi 90PS engine and produces CO2 emissions of just 98g/km and 99g/km for the hatchback and estate models respectively.

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