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Mazda has fixed the prices of its Mazda 3 until April 30 so that the price of the entry level model remains at £11,201.

This most modern promotion only means that Mazda 3 prices have not gone up since mid-2008 and the Japanese brand is also extending a choice of finance packets laying out from 0%, 4.9% and 5.9% APR.

Mark Cameron who is the Sales & Marketing Director for Mazda UK, said: “While competitor cars are suffering price hikes this spring, Mazda’s core attributes, specifications and ‘fixed’ prices stand out as uniquely attractive”.

The equipments are of exceptional standards so that they meet the expectation of the consumers. These exceptional standard equipments can be found on each Mazda3. The prices are also extremely competitive.’

The price of Mazda3 starts at £11,201 and rise to £17,626 for the range-topping Mazda3 2.0 Sport Diesel.

BMW tuner Alpina has set in motion a saloon version of its high functioning D3 diesel.

Highly developed from the D3 Coupe, the four-door saloon is catered by 2.0-litre twin turbo diesel which is similar and is lifted from the 123d. Under the Alpina’s cowl it produces 211bhp, assisting the 3-Series sprint to 62mph in just 6.9 seconds, at long last topping out at 152mph.

Apart from its storming performance the engineers have also tried their hands at improving the efficiency of the D3. This resulted in the Alpina producing good output and it averages a fine 52.3mpg and emits a 143g/km of carbon dioxide.

The cost of the new version starts from £29,950 for the six-speed manual. The price of its six-speed automatic starts from £31,585.

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Hyundai has exposed the 1st pictures of a pioneering plug-in hybrid idea car that will make its first public outward show at the Seoul Motor Show next month.

The Blue-Will has been made from a host of conservational friendly materials. The headlamp bezels have been made from recycled plastic drink bottles while other bio-degradable plastics made from plant extracts, rather than fossil fuels, have been used in the interior.
It is power-driven by an all-aluminium 1.6-litre petrol engine which is coupled to a Continuously Variable Transmission and a 100kw electric motor.

Electric power, stored by a lithium-ion polymer battery pack, is bundled with the fuel tank beneath the back seat to increase the space for luggage. Hyundai will be the first car maker in the world to apply lithium-ion polymer in a mass production vehicle when the Elantra LPI Hybrid goes on sale in Korea in July this year.

Porsche is expanding its Cayenne range with a new special edition model called the GTS Porsche Design Edition 3.

Only 1000 of the Design Edition 3 models are being produced and they will be available for ordering from May.

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Lotus has declared the price for its Evora coupe which will be on sale in May. The price starts from £47,500 in ‘2+0′ two-seater, plus £950 on-the-road charges, and £49,875 as a 2+2.

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Porsche will have a tough job selling its Panamera as it has disclosed the prices for its four-door this week.

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Three final pre-production Panameras are still lying and waiting for us at Porsche’s secret test facility. Since the entire Internet wrath over its style, the vehicle is finally allowed to be inspected from close quarters and one can get personal with the Panamera: to prod it, sit in it, learn its technical mysteries and also try a passenger ride.

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Driving a SUV is great! Well thats to opinion of a lot of people. Everyone thinks he is safe in a bigger car then instead of a regular car. Well thats not true. With front and back crashes.. you might be safe indeed… but what do you think of a crash when you rollover? Well this is deathly, keep that in mind. This hardly depends on what kind of vehicle your drive.

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The first official pictures of the 2010 Kia Sorento can be seen on the internet of Kia World.

Kia has held back the same introductory shape of its large 4×4 but it’s got a very smart front end and a new clamshell bonnet.
The car is bigger and measures 4.685 mm which is an increase of 95mm in length, 1.885 in width which is 35mm wider and 1.710 in height which is 15mm lower. Its wheelbase has been reduced by 5mm to 2.700mm. (more…)

Used prestige-brand cabriolets value has fallen to a extraordinary low, according to Glass’s, publisher of a guide to used car prices.

Glass’s Guide has reported that year-old drop-tops from premium marques are worth up to 24% less than in March 2008. This suggests that possible buyers should reflect on buying now before price rises in the run up to summer.

Glass’s equated values of one-year-old roadsters like the BMW Z4, premium cabriolets such as the Audi A4 Cabriolet, and luxury drop-tops such as the Jaguar XK Convertible in March 2008 to March 2009. Every vehicle had extra depreciation of at least 17%. The biggest extra fall in value was for the Mercedes-Benz SLK 280, with a one-year-old example worth 24% less this month than an identical car of the same age in March 2008.
For example, the price difference between a one-year-old Mercedes-Benz SL350 and a SL500 is only £3,425, despite the cost difference when new being nearly £13,000.