Renault's Quirky Pure-Electric Twizy Goes on Sale in the UK

Renault has never been the one to shy away from eccentric creations (remember the Avantime?) but the new Twizy certainly takes quirkiness one-step further as it looks like the odd pairing of a golf kart with a motorcycle offering seating for two in a tandem layout while riding on four wheels.

Revealed as a concept for the first time at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Renault surprised us a year later with the presentation of the production model in Paris. Now, the Twizy is available in European showrooms including Britain where it went on sale today.

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Woman Crashes Ex's Ford Into a Bowling Alley After He Changed his Facebook Status to Single!

Have you ever heard the quote by William Congreve, "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned"?

Welcome to the scary world of Davy Jones who saw his former girlfriend, Claire Holley, 31, driving his Ford Focus hatchback into the bowling alley where he worked after he changed his Facebook status to single!

A security camera recorded the incident showing Holley crashing the Focus into the Hollywood Bowl in Middlebrook, UK, stopping right in front of the reception desk. The incident took place on January 25th this year.

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Lexus Delivers Europe's First LFA with a Nürburgring Package to a UK Customer

More than a year after Lexus officially presented the LFA Nürburgring Edition at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the first example of the Japanese supercar arrived in Europe and was delivered this week to an unnamed customer in Britain. This is one of only 50 LFA Nürburgring Edition models that will be sold worldwide.

The Nürburgring Edition model is finished in an orange exterior hue with a black interior, but that's not what makes it special.

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New Volvo V40 Hatchback Starts from £19,745 in Britain

A little over a month after its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show, Volvo of Britain has released detailed pricing on the brand's new premium five-door hatch, the V40.

On-the-road prices range from £19,745 for the base 115hp diesel to £26,795 for a fully equipped SE LUX model with a 177hp diesel. Volvo said that customers can place their orders now, though the first cars won't be arriving in the UK before September.

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New Twin-Turbo Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG Priced at £82,995 in the UK

Mercedes has released details on pricing and specifications for the flag-bearer of its new ML series in Britain, the ML 63 AMG. The most powerful model of the ML lineup starts at £82,995, or about the same as the BMW X5M (£83,290).

Under the hood, you will find a 5.5-litre bi-turbo direct-injection V8 engine producing 517hp (525PS) and 516 lb-ft (700 Nm) of torque which is sufficient to deliver a 0-62mph (100km/h) sprint time of 4.8 seconds.

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New Mazda2 Venture Edition Launched in Britain

Every once in a while, automakers introduce some sort of special edition, which most of the times translates to added extras at a friendly price, to renew interest in a particular model series. This holds true in the case of the new UK market Mazda2 Venture Edition.

Based on the five-door hatchback Tamura model, the Venture Edition is priced from £12,995 (OTR) and features additional items of equipment. On the outside, you'll find 16-inch gunmetal alloy wheels, a sports styling kit, front fog lamps, privacy glass and a rear bumper sports trim.

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Mildly Updated 2012 Infiniti FX Goes on Sale in Europe

After last year's presentation, the 2012 Infiniti FX is now available for order across Europe. In the UK, prices remain unchanged, starting from £46,750 for the V6 model and rising to £58,250 for the V8 variant.

Key styling enhancements for the 2012 model include the adoption of Infiniti's signature pinched front grille, a reprofiled front bumper with chrome elements, new alloy wheel designs, a revised meter illumination and a fresh assortment of exterior colors.

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Toyota Confirms UK Pricing and Specs of New Prius Plug-in Hybrid

The new plug-in hybrid version of the Toyota Prius will arrive in UK showrooms at a slightly higher price than what the Japanese automaker originally estimated.

Back in September of 2011, Toyota had said that the Prius Plug-in would cost less than £31,000 and under £26,000 if you include the £5,000 government subsidy. Today we learn that the final on-the-road price for the plug-in model is £32,895, which falls to £27,895 with the £5,000 Government grant available on new vehicle purchases through the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV).

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Nissan to Build New VW Golf Hatchback Rival at UK Factory from 2014

After last month's announcement that its UK plant in Sunderland will produce a mainstream B-segment compact car based on the Invitation concept we saw at the 2012 Geneva Salon, Nissan today revealed that it will manufacture yet another new model at the factory from 2014.

The Japanese automaker said that the vehicle in question would be the company’s entry in the mid-size hatchback segment, or in other words, a direct rival for the Ford Focus, VW Golf and Citroen C4 models.

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Toyota's 7-Seater Prius+ MPV to Launch in the UK in July with Prices Starting from £26,195

Toyota has officially opened the order books for its new Prius+ in the UK ahead of the minivan's market launch on 9 July. There are two available equipment grades, the base T4 that is priced at £26,195 and the T Spirit that costs £29,495.

While it's based on the North American market five-seat Prius V, the European Prius+ features an additional third row of child-sized seats and a more efficient and compact set of lithium ion batteries that are positioned within the center console.

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Skoda Announces UK Prices for New Citigo Mini, Starts at £7,630

The Czech sibling of the Volkswagen Up! city car, the Skoda Citigo, will go on sale across Britain on 1 June, 2012, with prices starting from £7,630 for three door and £7,980 for five door model.

Both bodystyles measure 3,563mm long and offer a boot capacity of 251 litres, which rises to 951 litres when the rear seats are folded down in the three-door model and 959 litres in the five-door version.

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Land Rover Presents 2012 LR4 HSE Luxury Limited Edition in New York

The New York Auto Show marks the world premiere of a new special edition version of the Land Rover LR4 (called Discovery 4 in Europe), which will be available in limited numbers worldwide from this summer.

The new LR4 HSE Luxury Limited Edition is available exclusively in a Santorini Black finish. It rides on 20-inch 10 spoke alloy wheels and features silver finishes on the full-length roof rails, mirror housing, bonnet script, tailgate badge and the front grille surround.

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Mercedes-Benz Celebrates M-Class Launch in the UK with Two Special Edition Models

To celebrate the arrival of the new 2012 M-Class in Britain, Mercedes-Benz is launching two special edition versions of its luxury SUV, based on the diesel-powered ML 250 BlueTEC (204hp) and ML 350 BlueTEC (258hp), with on-the-road prices set at £43,235 and £46,335 respectively.

On the outside, the Special Edition ML models get aluminum-finish running boards with rubber studs, chrome underguards in the front and rear bumpers, 19-inch wheels, LED daytime running lights, and the Mirror Package that includes electrically operated, heated, folding and auto-dimming door mirrors.

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Infiniti Enhances its European Range with All-Wheel Drive G37x S

The G37x S is the latest addition to Infiniti's European lineup. This is the first time that the Japanese automaker's sportiest S grade has been available with all-wheel drive in the G range, as up until now, only the GT models were offered with AWD.

And from now on, the G37x will be the sole AWD model in the G range as the GT variants will be offered exclusively with RWD.

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VW Drops Prices of UK Market Scirocco and Adds New R Line Trim

Volkswagen wants to increase the appeal of its Scirocco hatch in Britain by lowering the prices of the entry-level model by between £420 and £600, depending on engine, and adding new standard features and a sportier R Line trim grade to the range.

All Scirocco models, including the base variants, now come equipped with the firm's RNS 315 touchscreen satellite navigation, as well as a multifunction steering wheel and 17-inch ‘Long Beach’ alloy wheels, while the ACC Adaptive Chassis Control is now optional.

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Citroën's New DS5 Goes on Sale in Britain, Prices Start from £22,400

Following a prolonged advertising campaign, Citroën’s third addition to the DS range, the new DS5, has finally reached UK showrooms.

On-the-road prices start at £22,400 for the entry-level DSign with a 1.6-liter diesel and rise to £32,200 for the range-topping DSport Hybrid4 version. There are three trim grades named DSign, DStyle and DSport.

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Project Kahn Fashions Up a Wide Bodykit and Interior Mods for Porsche Cayenne

In the British tuner Project Kahn's own words, "toning down the look of the Porsche Cayenne in favour of a sleeker vehicle" equals a wide bodykit and an assortment of spoilers wrenched together with over-the-top 22-inch wheels, but who are we to disagree…

In detail, Kahn's exterior package include wheel arch extensions on all four corners to make space for the 22-inch RS600 rims, integrated LED daylight running lights on the front wheel arch vents, a lower boot lid spoiler, red brake calipers, full color coded bumpers with matt pearl grey inserts, carbon fiber detailing up front, and undercar white LED illumination.

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New Special Edition Suzuki Swift Attitude, Only for the UK

A more stylish version of the latest generation Suzuki Swift has been launched in Britain. The new Swift Attitude follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, albeit this time, it's available as a five door as well as three door for the first time.

Scheduled to go on sale in the UK on April 2, production of the new Attitude is limited to 500 units with prices set at £10,750 for the three-door version and £11,220 for the five-door model.

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Toyota UK Releases Detailed Pricing and Specifications for New GT 86

The roll out for the Toyota and Subaru rear-wheel drive coupe triplets continues in the UK where the Toyota confirmed pricing and specifications for the GT 86 after an initial announcement in February.

In Britain, the GT 86 is available for order with first deliveries to take place on July 1. There's only one equipment grade available at launch, with buyers having the option of a six-speed manual model priced at £24,995 (€29,890 or US$39,580) on-the-road or a 6sp automatic variant at £26,495 (€31,680 or US$41,950).

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Facelifted 2012 Renault Twingo RS 133 Hits British Shores

Following the arrival of the regular 2012 Twingo series in the UK earlier this year, Renault is now expanding the range with the addition of the Renaultsport (RS) 133 version that will be available for order next week on April 2, with first deliveries programmed for April 23.

Renault's hot hatch is priced at £13,565 on-the-road with the some of the available options including 17-inch Anthracite or Gloss Black alloy wheels for £500, Cup chassis for £700, RS Liquid Yellow i.d. paint for £1,300 (from end May 2012) and the Anthracite Style package for the front blade, door mirrors covers and rear spoiler, priced at £150.

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