Audi opts for new prototype racing series
Two Audi R15 TDI cars in the new “Le Mans Intercontinental Cup” Three prototypes in the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours Clear commitment to the DTM – customer sport with the Audi R8 LMS Ingolstadt, December 8, 2009 – In 2010, the DTM, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the customer sport program with the Audi R8 LMS will again be the three cornerstones of AUDI AG’s motorsport commitment. By participating in the inaugural “Le Mans...
SCUDO DOES IT AGAIN AT WHAT VAN? AWARDS 2010
Fiat’s rugged Scudo has made it once, twice, three times a winner after being crowned Small Panel Van of the Year in the latest What Van? awards. Developed as part of a long term partnership between Fiat and PSA and built in the Sevel Nord plant, France, the Fiat Scudo is designed for Europe’s busy towns and cities and has won over the What Van? panel of judges for a third time. A big carrying capacity, ease of loading and unloading,...
STRONG AND GREEN – FORD WINS TWO BBC TOP GEAR AWARDS
BRENTWOOD, Essex, 7 December, 2009 – Ford has won two BBC Top Gear awards that recognise the company’s prowess at extreme ends of the auto industry spectrum. The Ford Focus RS, the fastest and the most powerful front-wheel-drive Ford ever produced in Europe, has been selected as “Muscle Car of the Year” by BBC Top Gear magazine, while Ford’s lowest carbon emitting model, the 98g CO2/km Ford Fiesta ECOnetic is...
PRICE ANNOUNCED FOR BRITAIN’S ‘GREENEST’ SMALL VAN: FIESTA VAN ECONETIC
Fiesta Van ECOnetic has lowest CO2 in its segment at 98g/km (76.3mpg*) Priced at £11,635 Ford ECOnetic line-up now covers Mondeo, Focus, Fiesta, Fiesta Van and Transit BRENTWOOD, Essex, 07 December, 2009 – Super-frugal, stylish and ‘green’, the new Fiesta Van ECOnetic is now on sale at £11,635. Compared with the previous-generation, Fiesta Van ECOnetic will use 35 gallons less fuel in an average year – offering genuine...
KIA VENGA WINS DESIGN AWARD BEFORE IT GOES ON SALE!
Not yet on sale, but already new Kia Venga has won one of the most prestigious international design awards. The stylish new B-segment MPV, unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2009 has been awarded the prestigious iF product design award that recognises design quality, as well as a number of other criteria, including workmanship, level of innovativeness and eco-friendliness. Judged by an international jury of experts, the...