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Lancia Delta (2008): first official pictures

By George Chapman First Official Pictures 05 February 2008 15:50 This is the car that will relaunch Lancia in the UK market – after an absence of 14 years. The new, more upmarket Delta hatchback, unveiled today, is designed to overcome memories of catastrophic rust, reliability and aftersales problems. The new Delta is based on Fiat Bravo underpinnings stretched to a wheelbase of 2700mm.

New Jaguar XE will get the V6 engine from the F-Type

The new Jaguar XE (pictured) will get the F-Type’s V6 We’re expecting the Jaguar XE – Jaguar’s new smaller saloon aimed at the BMW 3-Series – to arrive at the Paris Motor Show in September before going on sale in 2015 after Jaguar revealed the first official details on the XE at the Geneva Motor Show this month. Jaguar were a little vague on detail, although they did confirm the XE would come with aluminium underpinnings – a first for the sector and to be shared with the new Jaguar SUV when that arrives – and offer Jaguar’s new range of 4-cylinder diesel and petrol engines. But what Jaguar also said is that there will be a range-topping XE capable of 186 mph, which seemed a bit of a stretch for a 4-cylinder engine, however good.

131 new cars for 2008

By Georg Kacher Motor Industry 31 January 2008 14:30 Will 2008 be a good year for new cars? You bet. Our European editor Georg Kacher has the lowdown on all the new metal due this year and we can spill the beans on all 131 new cars.