Mattig Golf IV

Posted 4 months 13 days ago under: Hatchbacks, Tuning, Volkswagen
Mattig Golf IV
Mattig has really gone to work on the Golf IV, making sure the somewhat ‘greying’ compact vehicle is reborn with a much more sporty look. This has been made possible with the new Mattig body kit, which makes the Golf look fantastic. A number of accessories provide the perfect finishing touch.
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Kia hits 200,000 cee’d production mark after just 18 months

Posted 4 months 16 days ago under: Hatchbacks, News, Kia
Kia hits 200,000 cee’d production mark after just 18 months
Production of the Kia cee’d at the Zilina factory in Slovakia has topped the 200,000 mark, just 18 months after the first car rolled off the line at the company’s brand new and environmentally-certified one-billion Euro facility.
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Fiat 500 by Hamann

Posted 4 months 21 days ago under: Hatchbacks, Tuning, Fiat
Fiat 500 by Hamann
Normally HAMANN-Motorsport is renowned as a tuning company for BMW and for refining sinfully expensive luxury cars. But sometimes the Laupheim-based technicians move off the beaten tracks and devote themselves to something completely unexpected – in this case the Fiat 500. The HAMANN-technicians started with a lot of joy and enthusiasm for the cool little retro sports car and developed the extensive HAMANN sportivo–tuning programme.
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Mountune’s Fiesta upgrades arrive on the street

Posted 4 months 24 days ago under: Hatchbacks, Ford
Mountune’s Fiesta upgrades arrive on the street
The first Ford Fiesta ST+ cars to feature the new dealer-fit Mountune Performance upgrade packages are being handed over to customers this month. Roush Technologies, which owns the Mountune Performance and Mountune Racing brands, has just completed the first dealer training programme for the installations.
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10 millionth Opel Astra steps out of German plant

Posted 4 months 25 days ago under: Hatchbacks, News, Opel
10 millionth Opel Astra steps out of German plant
ts not everyday that you read in the news of a car manufacturer rolling out 10 million vehicles successfully. Only a handful of manufacturers have produced such massively successful models in the past. And today, there is one more addition to that supreme list.
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The Fiat 500 speaks out in Berlin

Posted 5 months 1 day ago under: Hatchbacks, News, Fiat
The Fiat 500 speaks out in Berlin
The Fiat 500 continues to get itself talked about and once again in innovative and spectacular style. In the heart of Berlin at the legendary Checkpoint Charlie, on the corner of Friedrichstraße, the new Italian cult car calls out to passers-by from the top of a huge advertising cube with videos, messages in lights and giant hoardings.
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Volkswagen Rabbit Ranked Best in Consumer Reports' Tests of Six Affordable Hatchbacks

Posted 5 months 3 days ago under: Hatchbacks, Volkswagen
Volkswagen Rabbit Ranked Best in Consumer Reports' Tests of Six Affordable Hatchbacks
The Volkswagen Rabbit emerged as Consumer Reports' top-rated affordable hatchback following tests of six vehicles for the June issue. The Rabbit outpointed CR's previously top-rated hatchback, the Mazda3.
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New smart TV advertising campaign reinforces safety credentials

Posted 5 months 6 days ago under: Hatchbacks, News, SMART
New smart TV advertising campaign reinforces safety credentials
smart will be the subject of a new television advertising campaign starting on Sunday 4 May. The three adverts dramatise some amazing facts about smart and show how safe, practical and economical the smart fortwo is.
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Stunning Mazda3 now even more attractive

Posted 5 months 7 days ago under: Hatchbacks, Mazda
Stunning Mazda3 now even more attractive
Mazda's medium sized family car, the Mazda3, now represents even better value for money with a number of significant specification enhancements that build on the qualities that have made the Mazda3 one of the best selling Mazda models in Europe.
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Civic hybrid goes sky high with BA

Posted 5 months 7 days ago under: Hatchbacks, Hybrids, Honda
Civic hybrid goes sky high with BA
Honda (UK) has sealed a major corporate deal to supply over 100 Civic Hybrids to British Airways, representing one of the largest hybrid fleet contracts in the UK.
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