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Nissan Qashqai: UK 2011 changes

The Nissan Qashqai n-tec 2011 with its posh new alloys We reported last week on the changes revealed for the 2011 Nissan Qashqai in Japan (the Nissan Dualis), and speculated that some of these, and perhaps others, would spill over to the Nissan Qashqai in the UK and Europe. So it was no huge surprise to get an email from Nissan this morning detailing changes to the Qashqai for 2011 in the UK. Stop/Start turns up as an option for the first time on the 1.6 litre petrol Qashqais (for £200) which, if you can get in to the habit of sticking the car in neutral and foot off the clutch every time you grind to a halt in traffic, can yield decent fuel savings.

Vauxhall Adam 1.0-litre Ecotec turbo petrol

Vauxhall If there’s one thing the Vauxhall Adam has really been missing since it was launched back in 2012, it’s a modern engine line-up. Now that’s about to change with the imminent introduction of a new 1.0-litre Ecotec turbo petrol unit. Vauxhall is targeting best in class refinement for its new turbo petrol The new engine follows the recent trend for high efficiency three-cylinder designs, and will come in 90hp and 115hp variants with emissions as low as 99g/km CO2.

AC Cars and Zagato launch 378 GT Zagato

AC Cars, working in collaboration with Italian design house Zagato, has announced its new sports car, the AC 378 GT Zagato. The launch was revealed at last week's Geneva motor show, where the production version of the Aston Martin V12 Zagato – which was, in fact designed in-house by Aston Martin in the UK – was being displayed on the British carmaker's stand. The car is instantly recognizable as a Zagato-designed car, with minimalist, organic surfacing and key features such as the C-pillar/rear window crossover.