The joint venture between Toyota and PSA resulted in three versions of the same car built in the same plant – Toyota Aygo, Citroën C1 and Peugeot 107. The range was jointly engineered – PSA for the interior system and PSA marque specific items, whilst Toyota dealt with all other aspects. The C1 was last ...
The Passat CC (PQ46) was originally launched to provide a coupe profile complete with frameless door glass but also be a practical saloon / sedan as an alternative to the standard Passat of the time (B6) – much as Mercedes-Benz created with the CLS but at a fraction of the price. The model has undergone ...
The following list covers the principle model ranges launched, continously updated month by month. The list would be even bigger if all minor tweaks, engine emission level upgrades and trim pack additions were included. One thing is clear – there is no shortage of fresh product. Where the model name is highlighted, click on it ...
The second replacement for the BMW E9X series was revealed this week – the new 3 series Touring F31, which shares the body engineering architecture with the 3 series saloon / sedan (F30), X3 (F25) and the 1 series 5 door hatch (F20). The 3 series Touring shares the same platform as the F30 saloon ...
The second generation Hyundai i30 was co-developed with the all new Elantra as well as second generation Kia cee’d. The cee’d and i30 are built in both South Korea as well as Europe – in the latter case the two production plants are in adjacent East European countries with shared manufacturing capabilities too. Design as ...
