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Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: The VW Allroad arrives

The VW Passat Alltrack - debuts in Tokyo Volkswagen has jumped on to the Allroad bandwagon with its own take on Audi’s faux off-roader, with the reveal of the 2012 VW Passat Alltrack. As you would expect, the Passat Alltrack is a butched-up Passat Estate with a raised ride height, extra bits of plastic round the bumpers, skid plates, flared side sills and 4WD – VW’s 4MOTION – for more traction in boot sale car parks. But when you don’t need the 4WD, around 90 poer cent of the drive is through the front wheels – saving fuel – with the rear wheel drive only coming in to play when you start to slip and slide.

Auto Show: Los Angeles Auto Show gives preview into design competition

Ask automobile designers to come up with their interpretation of the 'Ultimate LA Machine' and you'll get a broad array of creative ideas. That's precisely what the LA Auto Show asked Los Angeles area automobile design studios to do - and the results are fascinating, entertaining and thought provoking. The LA Auto Show has provided a sneak peek into the competition by releasing one of the 13 entries - the Hyundai NTT, 'Entity', submitted by the Hyundai Kia America Design Center.

Geneva Motor Show 2007

Highlights from the 2007 Geneva Motor Show include the Giugiaro Vadho concept, Renault Clio Grand Tour concept, Toyota Hybrid X, Ford Mondeo, Mazda 2, Rinspeed eXasis, Opel GTC concept, Dodge Demon concept, Hyundai HED-4 Qarmaq concept, Bertone Fiat Barchetta concept, Mazda Hakaze concept, Maserati GranTurismo, Audi A5, Mercedes C-Class. Go to the Geneva Motor Show 2007 index