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Hyundai ix35 Review (2012): Premium 1.7 CRDi 2WD

We have Hyundai’s impressive looking ix35 compact SUV come crossover in for a week for review in 2WD guise with Premium trim and the 1.7 CRDi engine. We’ve wittered on endlessly about how impressive Hyundai’s efforts have become in the last few years; from Halford’s special to credible alternative in less time than it takes from one Olympic games to the next. But it’s one thing turning small, budget family cars in to real competition for the established market leaders, but is it a stretch too far to think Hyundai can take on the might of car makers like Ford and VW in the compact SUV market?

Volvo ES wagon completes new concept car trio (2014)

By Ollie Kew and Damion Smy First Official Pictures 24 February 2014 10:00 This is our first look at the new Volvo estate car concept that’ll be shown at the 2014 Geneva motor show. Called the Volvo ES Concept, it’s the third and final design study from Volvo’s new chief designer Thomas Ingenlath, who’s been pinched from Volvo rival VW to pen a sharp and sexy new range of Swedish metal to take on the dominant Germans. We’ve seen Ingenlath’s idea of a BMW 4-series-sized coupe, and an XC90-previewing SUV.

Revealed: New Mini Coupe set to become first modern two-seat Mini

This is what enthusiasts have been waiting for. From the cute Mini Coupe concept that debuted almost two years ago at the Frankfurt motor show to Monday, when the sporty two-seat Mini Coupe in the United States has finally been revealed as reality. Mini released the first pictures of its diminutive new car on Monday, which will fittingly and simply be called the Mini Coupe.