Volkwagen Up! concept photos

The Up! concept was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It is the newest, smallest Volkswagen model however, the spacious interior seats four adults and has two cargo areas - one in the nose and one just above the rear-mounted engine. Here are the first press photos.

Check out the Up's mini site.

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VW unveils New Passat

Volkswagen has unveiled the new Passat BlueMotion at the Geneva Motor Show. The car is said to be the most fuel-efficient production Passat to date and has a combined consumption of 67.3 mpg for the saloon, while CO2 emissions are expected to be just 109 g/km (114 g/km for Passat Estate).

The car is powered by a 1.6-litre 105 PS common rail TDI engine with manual six-speed gearbox and with the 70-litre fuel tank capacity, the Passat BlueMotion has a theoretical range of 1,035 miles.

The car comes standard with Stop/Start and battery regeneration systems.

High tech features available as options include the fatigue detection system, city emergency braking function, Park Assist II, High Beam Assist and Easy Open boot.

The new Passat is due to go on sale in the UK in June and the first models are expected to arrive in August. Prices will be announced later.

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Latest Euro NCAP's test results for the Hyundai I-30, the Ford Mondeo, the Volkswagen Caddy ‘Life’ and the Volkswagen Tiguan

Euro NCAP had released the crash test results for the Hyundai I-30, the Ford Mondeo, the Volkswagen Caddy ‘Life’ and the Volkswagen Tiguan.


Small Family Car

Make and model		Adult Occupant Protection	Child Occupant Protection	Pedestrian Protection
	Hyundai i30	4 stars	3 stars	2 stars

Large Family Car

Make and model		Adult Occupant Protection	Child Occupant Protection	Pedestrian Protection
	Ford Mondeo	5 stars	4 stars	2 stars

Small MPV

Make and model		Adult Occupant Protection	Child Occupant Protection	Pedestrian Protection
	VW Caddy	4 stars	3 stars	2 stars

Small Off-Road 4x4

Make and model		Adult Occupant Protection	Child Occupant Protection	Pedestrian Protection
	VW Tiguan	5 stars	4 stars	2 stars

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