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Look at the 2008 Saab 9-3 SportCombi. It is a wagon version of the redesigned Saab 9-3. The Saab will have more than just new sheetmetal for the 2008 model year. Other changes include an upgraded sound system, Xenon cornering headlights, a more powerful 255 horsepower engine for the 9-3 Aero and the gray leather [...]

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Swedish carmaker today unveiled a facelifted V50 wagon for the next model year. Changes include a revised interior and exterior. Volvo??™s gasoline engine 2008 line include: 1.6 100 hp, 1.8 125 hp, 1.8F 125 hp (Flexifuel), 2.0 145 hp, 2.4 140 hp, and 2.4i 170 hp. Diesel line include: 1.6D 109 hp, 2.0D 136 hp, [...]

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Hans G. Lehmann’s guys caught a second-generation RS 6 on cold-weather testing. Under the hood is said to beat a twin-turbocharged V10. While a source close to Fourtitude hinted just weeks ago that this might be a twin turbocharged V8 FSI as with the previous car, the V10 seems the more likely scenario for now. [...]

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2007 Volkswagen Passat R36 was caught in testing near at the Nurburgring in Germany. The R36, both sedan and wagon variants, has larger air intakes up front, large alloy wheels, and a small spoiler and two exhaust pipes at the back. Power engine is expected to come from a 280 or 300 horsepower V6 coupled [...]

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Spy shooter Chris Doane unveiled new Volvo’s prototype. The all-new Cross Country wagon XC70 will arrive as a 2008 model. The Volvo XC70 takes many of the new S80??™s styling features, albeit pumped up with a tougher-looking front end, thanks to its enlarged egg-crate grille. In profile, the XC70 appears to have some bulging fenders, [...]

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Subaru has unveiled a new Legacy tuned by STi. The tuning is available for the both the Legacy Wagon and Sedan. It features a 280-hp engine and a number of visual enhancements. It features sports suspension with Bilstein dampers, STi spoilers, 18′ wheels, an STi muffler, Brembo brakes, neat gauges, Alcantara upholstery, and STi badging. [...]

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The Opel Vectra C Wagon will be imported and rebadged as a Saturn. The target is 50,000 units annually, beginning in 2008 or 2009. The mid-sized wagon will be assembled in Ruesselsheim, Germany, using GM’s front-wheel-drive Epsilon platform. The Opel Vectra wagon will become the second Opel import in Saturn’s lineup. GM will replace the [...]

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