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A group of experts brought together specifically to pinpoint the desires of Michelin’s fans has curated a series of some 40 items, with the centrepiece of this inaugural collection is the emblematic, internationally known Michelin Man, also known as Bibendum.
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Michelin Collectors Store offers exclusive collectibles, with Bibendum as centrepiece
The 200,000th VW R model is a Golf R with the optional Performance Pack and Akrapovič exhaust system, with the owner being a long-time Volkswagen customer who has a Mk IV Golf R32 and a Mk V Golf GTI in his collection. 
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Volkswagen delivers 200,000th R model
Ford employs body tracking technology on the assembly line at the Valencia engine plant, where workers wear special suits with sensors to promote good posture, just as sport stars perfect technique and replicate signature moves for video games.
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Body tracking technology improves Ford car assembly
The dazzling new addition to its LC flagship coupe range sports a vibrant Flare Yellow paint finish that shows off the LC’s award-winning styling to excellent effect, with the special colour theme continued in the cabin, where the black door panels are enhanced by warm yellow Alcantara inserts.
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Lexus introduces LC Yellow Edition
More than 3000 MINI owners participated in the finale of the biennial event MINI TAKES THE STATES 2018 and the road rally raised more than one million meals for charity partner Feeding America.
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MINI USA road rally fund-raises more than one million meals for charity partner Feeding America
As with all Skoda Scout models, the Karoq Scout comes with four-wheel-drive as standard in addition to sporting a powerful off-road look.
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Skoda Karoq Scout is fully equipped for off-road driving
Arguably one of the highest-specification examples of the E-Type Series 3 model and totally unique, this Jaguar's highlights include 284hp 6.1-litre fuel-injected V12, adjustable uprated suspension, 5-speed gearbox, one-off custom wheels, full LED lighting including DRLs, bespoke interior and air-conditioning.
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1974 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 fully restored and extensively upgraded
Renault is hosting a series of pop-ups in London, Birmingham and Manchester, bringing to life the Clio’s style and technological evolution from the 1990s to 2018, and visitors can relive the 90s with an immersive experience of complete throwbacks at the pop-up ‘Play, Pause, Rewind’.
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Renault UK relives the 90s and celebrates the Clio at nostalgia pop-ups
skoda octavia rs245 front
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Skoda Octavia RS 245 available in Singapore, if you can wait
Rated at 450 horsepower and 691Nm of torque, the new Ford F-150 Limited leads the competition, offering more power than any light-duty pickup on the road in the USA.
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Ford F-150 pickup gains high-output 3.5-litre EcoBoost V6 engine
Headlining the improvements for the 2019 Chevy Volt is a a new 7.2kW charging system which cuts recharging times nearly in half by adding about twice the all-electric driving range per hour of charge.
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Chevrolet Volt improved for 2019
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New Kia Cerato now in Singapore showrooms
The Korean automaker's first US-market N model leverages the outstanding, new-for-2019 Veloster platform, showcasing an even higher level of performance appealing to the most discerning of automotive enthusiasts and offering a comprehensive degree of exterior, interior and mechanical differentiation, even beyond the Veloster Turbo and R-Spec models.
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Hyundai Veloster N for US market
The Spanish hot hatch, driven by racing driver Jordi Gene, measures up against a German horse called Calgary, a competition show jumper with professional rider Virginia Graells in the saddle.
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Seat Leon Cupra competes against equestrian show jumper
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