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It's big and slick! The new Skoda Superb! A sedan for discerning tastes... Stylish and cool - The new Mercedes CLC. The sports coupe post facelift! present it! The Skoda Superb The Skoda Superb celebrated its world premier at the Geneva Motor Show. The first test drives show the Czech carmaker's biggest car will be a welcome addition to the mid-sized segment, with its more than ample room in the passenger compartment and a trunk with more than 1670 liters of space. At the touch of a button, Twindoor turns the rear into a hatchback, making it easier to load bulky items. The Superb also features newly designed headlights and taillights. The interior is well arranged, providing some convenient new amenities.taste it! The New Ford Focus CC If you want to feel the wind rushing through your hair in a Ford, you'll do it in the Focus CC this year. The latest model has a redesigned front end, with trapezoidal headlights and a contoured hood. Ford calls this Kinetic Design, and the new concept is applied to the S-Max and Mondeo as well. The CC's top takes only 29 seconds to open, but you'll need to stop for putting it up or down. And just in case you don't want too much wind, the windshield stretches far to the rear, still providing passengers with that convertible feeling, but without the messy hair!spot it! The World's Lowest Low-Rider: the Flat Out Andy Saunders from Poole, England is the unspoken King of Custom Cars in Britain. His record-breaking creation is called the Flat Out. Andy and his team created this bizarre vehicle from an old Fiat 126. Using the smallest car tires in the world, he was able to keep the Flat Out's body height down to a mere 53 centimeters. This car has such a low profile that it has been acknowledged in the Guinness Book of Records.test it! The Mercedes CLC 220 CDI Mercedes has given its CLC a facelift. Its technological improvements include a direct-steer system that assists the driver on curves. It also has a modern infotainment system. The new model offers a selection of six engines, including four 4-cylinder and two 6-cylinder motors that offer between 122 and 179 horsepower. The new model burns ten percent less fuel than its predecessor. In Germany, the new CLC has a sticker price of around 28 thousand euros. examine it! Side Impact Collisions Crash tests have, over the past years, done much to help engineers and car designers to take the necessary measures to improve safety. Whether you are rear-ending the car in front of you or being hit from behind, your chances of being hurt have declined considerably thanks to the lessons learned in crash tests. However, engineers are still pulling their hair out when it comes to another kind of accident: the side-impact collision. Scientists, engineers and design specialists are working to reduce the force of such accidents. A little wire and a fast moving bolt might be the answer to helping save lives and reducing injuries.vintage: The "First Porsche": A Sporty Pre-historic Beauty Three quarters of all Porsches ever built are still on the road! And the very first sports car ever produced by Porsche is no exception to the rule. The Number 1 was built by father and son Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche in 1948, in Gmünd, Austria. Regarded as avant-garde at the time, nobody suspected that this cute little sports car with a mere 35 horse power would achieve the legendary fame it has today.

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