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Suzuki Swift (2011): UK prices and detail

The 2011 Suzuki Swift - UK prices and detail Suzuki gave us some details – and an official photo – of the 2011 Suzuki Swift back in June. But their hand was somewhat forced after photos leaked out, so Suzuki took the pragmatic route and gave out just that bit more than the leak. But now the 2011 Suzuki Swift is ready to hit showrooms in the UK we have rather more detail.

VW CrossBlue concept (2013) first official pictures

This is Volkswagen's next SUV, just revealed at the 2013 Detroit motor show. Called the CrossBlue, it's a 'mid-sized' six-seat SUV aimed specifically at the American market. Yet judging by these images, and to these European eyes, there doesn’t seem to be much ‘mid-sized’ about it – it's a mammoth five metres long, coming in at 200mm longer than a VW Touareg.

VW Group planning 10-speed DSG, new powerful diesel engine & more plug-in hybrids

The end of the internal combustion engine is nigh, they say, as the world tries to clean up its environmental act and works towards a goal of electric motors to power our personal transport. But car makers are fighting that belief by extracting more power for less fuel from ICE engines, and there’s still a very long way to go before the ICE engine is consigned to the history books. Volkswagen has already reduced the fuel consumption of both their diesel and petrol engines by 30 per cent since 2000 and plan a further reduction of 15 per cent by 2020.