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Mitsubishi Lancer first look

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 11 December 2006 04:20 Mitsubishi Lancer: the lowdown Mitsubishi has unveiled its new Focus rival, the Lancer. Forget today's budget special – the new Lancer is Mitsubishi's pitch to move the Lancer upmarket, away from cheap 'n' cheereful Korean rivals and towards the mainstream heartland occupied by Ford and Vauxhall. Of course, most volume manufacturers make similar claims for new models, but Mitsubishi has some right to be optimistic.

Lexus grabs a piece of Kylie Minogue for the Lexus CT200h

Lexus are using the delectable Kylie Minogue to promote the CT 200h The Lexus CT 200h is a new dawn for Lexus. It’s the first time they’ve competed at the compact exec level and they need to turn the world on to the difference that is the CT 200h. So they’ve grabbed Kylie.

Porsche Boxster: First official photographs

Fresh from revealing the latest 911 cabriolet at the Detroit auto show, Porsche has issued these first official photographs of its third-generation Boxster. Photos and information about the Boxster appeared on the Internet ahead of the Porsche's planned release time set for early Thursday morning. Set to get its first public airing at the Geneva motor show in March, the thoroughly re-engineered roadster gets a lightweight aluminum body, a roomier 911-style interior and the choice of two heavily upgraded versions of the German carmaker's classic horizontally opposed six-cylinder--both now boasting direct injection, slight gains in power and, thanks to a host of new fuel-saving features, impressive reductions in combined-cycle fuel consumption.