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The Audi has unveiled first official photos of its new compact SUV Audi Q5. Unlike its big brother the Q7, the Q5 doesn’t share an architecture with a VW model. The Q5 utilizes the same underpinnings as the A5 coupe and A4 sedan/wagon. That means the Q5 has a longitudinally mounted engine rather than the [...]

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The first images of the new Mercedes-Benz GLK were leaked on the internet. The Mercedes-Benz GLK is acompact SUV, which scheduled debut at this week?????s Beijing Auto Show. Based on a modified version of C-Class platform the GLK will compete with the BMW X3, Land Rover Freelander, Infiniti EX, Volvo XC60 and the forthcoming Audi [...]

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The Logan Dacia 4×4 test mule was caught without camo on public roads.
Now Dacia ready to produce small SUVs, with a jacked up version of the Logan. The Logan 4×4 has got everything we’ve ever loved about cars like the AMC Eagle or Fiat’s 4×4 Panda, but looking ugly.
Dacia is a Romanian Renault subsidiary.

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Kia work on their all-new mid-size SUV Borrego, which will make its official debut in January at the Detroit Auto Show. The Kia Borrego will go on american dealership in late spring of 2008 as a 2009 model.
Built with body-on-frame construction the Borrego will be available with either a V6 engine or the company’s first [...]

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What do you think about drive under water? Russian guys successfully do it, using Lada Niva, just an ordinary Russian off road car for the middle class.

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The Volkswagen has unveiled its new Touareg R50 at the 2007 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. The Touareg R50 is based on the Touareg TDI with the firm’s 5.0L V10 diesel engine. In R50 guise, the V10 gets an ECU tweak to pump more pressurized air from the twin turbos to produce 350 horsepower [...]

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2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS commercial video. Look great.

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Porsche will unveil its Cayenne GTS at Frankfurt Motor Show next week. The new GTS positioned between the Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo, and its a first Cayenne to be equipped with the active suspension (PASM) combined with steel springs (only sports cars privilege). Its sits 24 mm lower than the S and its V8 [...]

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Nissan has announced that it will offer the new SUV at a starting price under $20,000 base MSRP. The new Nissan’s small CUV, called Rogue, will arrive to Nissan dealerships at the beginning of September. 2008 Nissan Rogue equipped with a 2.5-liter inline-four and continuously variable transmission as standard. Based on the Sentra platform, the [...]

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Christa Lehmann has a few shots of an early X4 prototype, which should slot in between the X3 and X5. The BMW’s test mule seen here appears to make liberal use of 3-series wagon bits, albeit on a longer and wider scale. That said, it seems likely that the running gear will be shared with [...]

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