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Good ole Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management DaimlerChrysler AG, announced today that the Smart ForTwo will go on sale in the U.S. market in early 2008. The U.S. spec vehicle will be the next generation that is currently in development, and will be offered in three seperate model configurations. U.S. bound Smart ForTwos will be distributed through the nationwide dealership network of the UnitedAuto Group.

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After dropping the news that the UK will be getting an all new diesel engine in the new BMW X3, we finally have some details on the US spec X3. The new X3 will feature an updated version of the 3.0-liter inline six that produces 260hp, and 225lb-ft of torque. This is an increase of 35hp over the outgoing model, and drops 0-60 times to just under 7.0 seconds.

Other improvements include a new version of BMW’s Dynamic Stability Control which adds Brake Drying and Dynamic Traction Control, a first for a BMW SUV.

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BMW is pleased to announce the launch of a revised X3, featuring the most powerful diesel engine ever to power a production BMW in the UK. The revised X3 features two new petrol engines and is set to take the Sports Activity Vehicle sector by storm.

Due to go on sale in the UK in September, the BMW X3 offers buyers the very latest in engine technology. BMW’s premium SAV now comes powered by a total of five different engines - two petrol and three diesel units.

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Citroën is bringing two eye-catching ‘out of this world’ concepts to the UK for the very first time at this year’s British International Motor Show (July 20-30, ExCel, London). The C-Buggy and C-AirPlay will feature on the Company’s stand, alongside the latest in Citroën technology and the new flagship of the range, the sublime, executive C6.

The C-Buggy 4WD concept, with its bright yellow interior, is certain to turn heads at the show. Designed without a roof, windscreen or windows, the 155hp C-Buggy is Citroën’s radical take on an adventurous two-seater of the future, with wide wheel arches, large 17″ wheels and cut-outs in the body sides hinting at its off-road credentials.

Masterminded by Citroën’s award-winning British designer, Mark Lloyd, the striking C-AirPlay concept car is a futuristic urban supermini, featuring iridescent white bodywork, see-through ‘portholes’ in the lower sections of the doors, touch sensitive controls moulded into a single-piece silicone front seat and a massive glazed area.

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Stuttgart, Jun 26, 2006

The launch of the new CL-Class in autumn 2006 will be the culmination of a Mercedes-Benz coupé tradition going back over 50 years. The two-door model combines peerless exclusivity and charismatic design with the sort of cutting-edge technology that no other manufacturer can match worldwide. The luxury Coupé raises the bar in terms of vehicle safety with the PRE-SAFE® brakes: the unique system automatically brakes the Coupé before an imminent rear-end collision. Furthermore, Mercedes innovations such as the Active Body Control (ABC) suspension system, the Intelligent Light System with five light-ing functions and PRE-SAFE® anticipatory occupant protection all come as standard. Two powerful engines with 8 or 12 cylinders are available, delivering a notable increase in output and torque. Thanks to their exemplary smoothness they also live up to the Mercedes heritage of superb motoring refinement.

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Detroit – Today, Saturn announced that the 2007 Sky Red Line will be available this fall at a starting manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $27,895 (including destination charges). Retailers are now taking orders for the turbocharged variant of the Sky roadster, which is one of the hottest selling cars in the auto market.

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Kensington, London, 22 June 2006 – Women’s tennis superstar and Land Rover driver, Maria Sharapova, 19, was in London today for a pre-Wimbledon Sony Ericsson Women’s Tennis Association (SEWTA) party in Kensington, where she gave party guests and on-lookers a sneak preview of the all-new Land Rover Freelander 2.

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