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New Audi A4 (2012): UK prices start at under £24k

2012 Audi A4 - UK Prices start from 'under' £24k The facelifted Audi A4 isn’t a new A4 for 2012, just one with plenty of tweaks and changes under the skin to freshen it up for its battle against the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C-Class. The new Audi A4 was revealed at the end of October - together with the facelift for the S4 and A4 Allroad – and it brings with it some decent styling updates, a more upmarket interior and changes under the bonnet. There’s a new 1.8 litre TFSI with 170bhp and 50.4mpg, although you can still have the old 1.8 TFSI with 118bhp, and it’s the old A4 1.8 TFSI Audi are trumpeting as ‘sub £24k’, although for some reason they’re not being specific.

CAR's guide to the 2008 New York auto show

By Ben Pulman Motor Shows 20 March 2008 12:23 Click here for all the latest new cars and news from the New York auto show our handy A-Z. CAR Online is bringing you all the new cars that count, including coupes from Hyundai, Pontiac and Scion. Pontiac has also unleashed some big V8 brutes, and GM has told CAR why the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid must exist.

Japan automakers extend shutdowns as quake impact widens

Japan's seven big automakers are extending nationwide production shutdowns amid growing concern about supply chain interruptions, power shortages and export difficulties following the massive earthquake and tsunami that hammered northern Japan, killing thousands. Toyota Motor Corp., one of the few automakers with a major manufacturing presence in the quake zone, suspended all manufacturing--at both assembly and parts plants--on Monday and extended the shutdown through at least Wednesday as an added precaution. The company will lose output of roughly 40,000 vehicles over the three-day period, spokesman Dion Corbett said.