2013 Dacia Duster costs from £8995

Renault has revealed that the Dacia Duster compact SUV will cost from £8,995 in the UK for the 2WD version.  Renault threatened that the Dacia brand’s arrival in the UK – and in particular the Dacia Duster SUV – would offer ”Shockingly Affordable Prices’. And they’re not wrong. We thought the Dacia SUV would dip under £10k, but Renault has priced the new Duster in its basic form - admittedly with FWD – at just £8,995.

Nissan Juke-R Official: Juke with GT-R heart – photos & video

Nissan Juke-R Official Just over a week ago we reported that Nissan were working on a ‘Super Juke’, a version of the cute urban warrior Juke with underpinnings from the Nissan GT-R. And now it’s official – welcome the Nissan Juke-R. despite our earlier report on the Juke-R promising the prospect of a mad Juke as an addition to the Juke lineup - albeit an extreme version – Nissan are calling the 520bhp Juke-R a concept.

Jag-Alfa tie-up mooted in Tata deal (2008)

By Motor Industry 07 January 2008 15:32 If, as expected, Tata buys Jaguar-Land Rover in the coming weeks, there are some potentially intriguing industrial consequences. Like Jags being co-developed alongside Alfa Romeos. Just imagine the next 169 exec being based on the sublime new XF.