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BMW 5-Series GT introduces liftback model

BMW will bring the elevated seating and packaging of an SUV to its 5-series line with the addition of a liftback model called the Grand Turismo or, simply, GT. The automaker is now revealing the production look for the vehicle, which will debut at this fall's Frankfurt motor show after having been previewed as a concept car at the Geneva show in March. It will go on sale in the United States in December, priced in the low-$70,000s range.

Aston Martin DBRS9 (2008): first official pictures

By Ben Pulman First Official Pictures 11 January 2008 12:52 Two famous names will unite for the 2008 Le Mans 24hrs. Aston Martin will return to Le Sarthe to defend its GT1 crown and this time the cars – numbered 007 and 009 – will be in Gulf Oil colours. The evocative orange and eggshell blue DBRS9s will compete 40 years after a Gulf-liveried car first won Le Mans.

SsangYong Korando heralds SsangYong’s return to the UK

SsangYong Korando sees SsangYong back in the UK If you choose to think about the Korean takeover of the car sales charts in the last few years, you tend not to think of SsangYong. But maybe that will change with the arrival in the UK from September of the all-new SsangYong Korando, a compact SUV come Crossover aimed at its compatriots – the Hyundai ix35 and Kia Sportage. How will it get on?