Toyota introduces RAV4 SR180

Posted 1 month 3 days ago under: Sports/GTs, SUVs, Toyota
Toyota introduces RAV4 SR180
The new RAV4 SR180 brings both sporting performance and high value to Toyota’s compact SUV range, a model that ably combines spirited on-road driving, contemporary good looks and the kind of off-road ability that more than meets the demands of most motorists.
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Land Rover stands 40 foot high at Goodwood

Posted 1 month 8 days ago under: Motor Shows, SUVs, Land Rover
Land Rover stands 40 foot high at Goodwood
Gerry Judah's largest and most impressive Central Display structure will feature at the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed from July 11-13. Positioned directly in front of Goodwood House, the eye-catching 40 ft raw steel rock structure - featuring five Land Rover vehicles (one of each nameplate) and designed in celebration of the company's 60th anniversary - was unveiled last night by Lord March at the official opening of this year's event.
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Carlsson CK50 with 435 bhp and 600 Nm

Posted 1 month 13 days ago under: SUVs, Tuning, Mercedes Benz
Carlsson CK50 with 435 bhp and 600 Nm
The most imposing vehicle in the Mercedes-Benz range is the GL Class. Despite its robust nature, this all-terrain vehicle is also distinguished by an ambience that captivates S Class drivers. The impression of luxury given can be refined even more at Carlsson in the southwest German town of Merzig.
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Renault’s Koleos on sale and in UK showrooms now

Posted 1 month 13 days ago under: Crossovers, SUVs, Renault
Renault’s Koleos on sale and in UK showrooms now
Renault’s new 4x4 crossover, Koleos, has arrived on UK shores and is on sale now. Boasting MPV levels of comfort and interior space combined with robust exterior styling and genuine off-road ability, Koleos’ class-leading standard equipment puts its rivals in the shade.
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JE DESIGN Audi Q7 Street Rocket

Posted 1 month 18 days ago under: SUVs, Tuning, Audi
JE DESIGN Audi Q7 Street Rocket
What do you get when JE DESIGN combines its special paintwork “Red Rocket” with its Audi Q7 aerodynamics kit “Street Sport”? JE DESIGN “Street Rocket”! An elegant luxury vehicle with integrated show-effect.
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Land Rover announces new Range Rover line-up at the BIMS 2008

Posted 1 month 19 days ago under: Motor Shows, SUVs, Land Rover
Land Rover announces new Range Rover line-up at the BIMS 2008
A new, high-specification 'Autobiography' model is to make a global debut at the British International Motor Show on July 22nd 2008. The Range Rover model line-up for 2009 will feature the most luxurious top of the range production Range Rover yet. Taking the name 'Autobiography', it replaces the model previously reserved for bespoke versions of the luxury 4x4.
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Dodge brings volleyball to an ‘Urban Beach’ near you (UK)

Posted 1 month 19 days ago under: News, SUVs, Dodge
Dodge brings volleyball to an ‘Urban Beach’ near you (UK)
Dodge will be helping the international stars of the Olympic sport of Beach Volleyball battle it out on the sand this summer by building ‘urban beaches’ across the UK.
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Porsche Cars Great Britain Enters Rallye Transsyberia

Posted 2 months 1 day ago under: News, SUVs, Porsche
Porsche Cars Great Britain Enters Rallye Transsyberia
Porsche Cars Great Britain will once again enter the gruelling Rallye Transsyberia in 2008. This is the second year that a UK team will participate in the event with the Cayenne S ‘Transsyberia’. The car will begin this extraordinary journey from Red Square in Moscow on July 11, and drive over 4347 miles, crossing the Ural, the Altai Mountains and passing the Gobi desert to finish in Ulaanbaatar – the capital city of Mongolia – on July 25.
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Hummer to be sold to the Chinese?

Posted 2 months 4 days ago under: News, SUVs, HUMMER
Hummer to be sold to the Chinese?
This is a very interesting scenario. SUVs powered by big gasoline engines are becoming unpopular in the U.S, thanks to sky-rocketing crude oil prices that threaten to destroy the conventional car itself. GM has been posting record losses on a regular basis and to stop the bleeding to some extent, it planned to push off the Hummer brand, one of the main culprits.
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Land Cruiser V8 wins security award

Posted 2 months 4 days ago under: SUVs, Toyota
Land Cruiser V8 wins security award
The new Toyota Land Cruiser V8 has been voted number one in the large 4x4 category at the British Insurance Car Awards. Held today at the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre in Thatcham Berkshire, the awards which have been running since 2004, are designed to raise consumer awareness of what is best in vehicle security.
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