French Circuit Mangy Cours May Return to 2013 F1 Calendar
5 Sep 2012, 13:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The French track at Mangy Cours has reportedly applied for inclusion in the 2013 F1 calendar. According to the French press, the application was handed in to the FFSA (Fédération Fran&...
Citroen Officially Reveals DS3 Cabrio
31 Aug 2012, 07:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Citroen has just released the first images and information about the convertible version of their highly-successful chic city runabout, the DS3, ahead of its official unveiling, at the Paris Motor S...
Spyshots: All-New Peugeot 308 Spotted
29 Aug 2012, 13:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The current Peugeot 308, launched in June 2007, was a real step up from the 307 it replaced - a car which was a real disappointment after the 306, an excellent car in its day. Now, though, just one ...
Renault Ads Make You Think Twice About Additional Costs
27 Aug 2012, 09:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Buying a car is a very important decision for anybody, regardless of wealth or inclination towards actually liking cars and understanding the phenomenon. However, very few people take the actual cos...
Dacia Sales in France Double
2 Aug 2012, 13:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / During the month of July, French car sales decreased by 7 percent compared to the already low result seen last year. In total 148,966 cars were sold, and domestic carmakers PSA Peugeot Citroen (-9.9...
France Getting Substantial EV Incentives Increase
30 Jul 2012, 11:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The trend towards green motoring is ever-increasing and, we hope, it will be in the back of everybody’s mind when buying a new car. The French government also seems very eager to see it develo...
How the Next Renault Megane Coupé Could Look
27 Jul 2012, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We’re all for clever design and innovative car styling and that is why we admit to really liking this Megane Coupé, designed and modeled by Clavet Thomas. We really liked how he stayed ...
Facelifted Citroen C3 Officially Revealed in Brazil
25 Jul 2012, 07:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is not the first time we’re showing you the revamped Citroen C3, as one was spotted uncovered in Brazil, last month. It featured a redesigned front fascia, which includes an LED DRL strip...
Who Needs Antiroll Bars?
21 Jul 2012, 10:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For most of their history, cars have been floaty boats, with soft suspension, as an extremely small percentage of car buyers really wanted a firm ride, which is useful 3% of the time, with the comfo...
Peugeot 208 GTi Production Confirmed
20 Jul 2012, 13:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hot hatch fans rejoice! Peugeot officials have confirmed that the 208 GTi will make it into production, and will retain most of the styling cues of the 208 GTi concept which was shown at the Geneva ...
Peugeot Launches Special Edition RCZ Onyx
20 Jul 2012, 07:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The RCZ is easily Peugeot’s prettiest and sportiest car for years. It shows us that the French manufacturer still has the necessary resources to make proper sports cars, albeit ones underpinne...
Renault Clio Order Books Open. Priced from €13,700
17 Jul 2012, 16:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After the official media reveal of the car on Jul 3rd, Renault has opened order books for the Clio in France. The bad news is that the model has moved upmarket and prices now start at €13,700. ...
Renault Names Stefan Mueller as Chief of European Operations
12 Jul 2012, 14:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / To counteract poor European sales, which which reportedly fell by 14.9%, to 708,131, compared to last year, Renault has decided to appoint a new head of European operations, which will have fewer at...
PSA Closing Down Aulnay Plant
12 Jul 2012, 14:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After a history of 39 years, it looks like Peugeot’s Aulnay factory, located just outside Paris, will be closed down. The reason for this is the fact that it has been operating under its optim...
Camaros Invading France
11 Jul 2012, 12:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The French are a classy bunch of baguette-eating folks, big on culture, architecture, cuisine and... front-wheel drive. Yes, they practically invented the stuff and we’re struggling to think o...
Electric Citroen Berlingo Goes From Berlin to Paris on One Charge!
6 Jul 2012, 14:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you thought that the largest battery pack found on the Tesla Model S (85 kWh) was big, then you’ll be very surprised to know that you can safely have nearly twice that capacity, in a car th...
Toyota 2000GT EV On Display in Paris
5 Jul 2012, 13:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / January of this year marked the revealing of a new EV concept from Toyota. However, it wasn’t cutting edge modern car, but an extremely rare 2000GT, of which only 337 were ever made. Toyota en...
Citroen Concepts on Display on the Champs-Elysées in Paris
4 Jul 2012, 08:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite saying that Citroen’s design language peaked in the 1960s, nevertheless, the French manufacturer has given us lots of excellent concepts over the years, most of which have been transfo...
Tata Working With French Company to Create Sub- €16,000 / $20,000 EV
3 Jul 2012, 08:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After recently showing off the plug-in hybrid version of the Jaguar XJ, Tata Motors (owners of Jaguar-Land Rover) are continuing their green plans with something at the opposite end of the scales - ...
French Proposing Luxury Car Tax to Help PSA, Renault
22 Jun 2012, 07:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While Ferrari can get over 10 percent profit on a 458, Renault will struggle to reach neutral with a cheap car it builds in China. That’s how the fundamentals of the luxury market work, but ne...