The Citroen DS5 liftback and Kia Cerato sedan each scored a maximim five stars in the latest round of ANCAP crash tests. The finding also applies to the Cerato hatchback, which goes on sale in New Zealand later this month. The DS5 scored an overall 35.66 points and the Cerato 35.51 out of the maximum 37. A minimum of 32.5 points is needed for a five-star safety … [Read more...] about Citroen, Kia get five-star safety ticks
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Millen on Loeb at Pikes Peak: ‘Simply incredible’
International rally champion Sebastien Loeb shattered the Pikes Peak Hill Climb record with a breath-taking time of 8m13.878s in the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak, blitzing the previous best of 9m46.164s, set by New Zealand’s Rhys Millen last year. Frenchman Loeb negotiated the 20.1km and 156 corners of the Colorado mountain at an average speed of 141.7km/h. “For me, this was … [Read more...] about Millen on Loeb at Pikes Peak: ‘Simply incredible’
Peugeot 2008 spy
When Peugeot took the covers off their Urban Crossover Concept in Beijing in April this year, they neglected (or not) to mention it is a preview of a new crossover variant of the Peugeot 208 compact hatchback. According to Automotive News Europe, the crossover will enter the hot new compact SUV segment when it goes on sale in Europe and Asia. Following Peugeot's … [Read more...] about Peugeot 2008 spy
Peugeot 308 spy
With the 301’s arrival this autumn (the sedan model for emerging markets), Peugeot also is revising a long-held three-digit naming policy that dates to 1929 and the Peugeot 201. The system traditionally used zero as a central digit, with the first digit representing the relative size and segment of the vehicle – with, for instance, a Peugeot 107 being a minicompact … [Read more...] about Peugeot 308 spy