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2012, 2013, 2014, European, Exports, France, Korean, Monitor, South, Union, Wants
The spike in South Korean car sales in Europe the past few years has the French
worried as at the same time they are seeing their numbers drop amidst the debt
crisis that has engulfed the continent.
Just last year, sales of Korean cars in the European Union grew 24 percent,
even though the overall market contracted. French carmakers, on the other hand,
saw their sales drop with PSA Peugeot Citroen announcing plans to slash 8,000...
"Leaving well enough alone” doesn’t translate into German, especially the
dialect spoken by Porsche engineers. Witness the new, judiciously polished
Boxster, a machine that advances the modern sports car.
As before, the new Boxster is essentially a 911 with its engine set in the
middle, which is where Dr. and Ferry Porsche intended it to be in the first
place. In spite of a 2.3-inch-longer wheelbase and modest track-width bumps,...
Six months and ten thousand miles have passed since the Honda Civic Si has
arrived and I have really adopted it as my own. The seat is always adjusted
correctly and my phones Bluetooth auto-connects when I turn on the stereo. So
what kind of impression has the Civic left on me? Well, Honda Civic ownership is
very uneventful. Everyone I have talked to agrees that the Civic is an overall
good looking car, but you don't exactly catch little...
While mostly known for its custom exhaust systems, Germany-based Capristo also
develops other parts for sports and super cars like the Ferrari 458 Italia and
in this case, the new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4.
With the raging bull model, Capristo's goal was to increase performance
through a specially developed exhaust system and by reducing the Aventador's
weight.
In stock form, the all-wheel drive Lamborghini model is fitted...
Hyundai made a minor splash at this year’s New York auto show when it
introduced two versions—standard-length Sport and long-wheelbase, uh, LWB—of the
redesigned 2013 Santa Fe crossover. Needless to say, we were only expecting a
single Santa Fe replacement. Either way, the smaller, five-passenger Sport’s
late-summer on-sale date is fast approaching, and today Hyundai released the
model’s pricing info. The stretched, seven-passenger...
