Lancer sports a new engine

Mitsubishi is getting in early with its bid to boost sales in September when the new registration mark hits the streets.

Keen to cash in on the best sales period of the year, the firm has announced a new Lancer Sport with 2.0-litre engine.

Complete with lowered suspension, alloy wheels and sporty looks, the Lancer Sport starts at £11,524.

For those hoping to live out their Evo IX dreams in the Sport, they'll be in for an abrupt wake-up call when they find the new model only manages 0-62mph in 9.4 seconds and tops out at 124mph.

However, Sport buyers will at least be fingering the same Momo steering wheel as used in the genuine Evo models.

Another sporty deal from Mitsubishi is the Colt Blue. Guess what? It's blue with a blue interior.

It comes with a 1.1-litre three-cylinder engine, has three doors and costs £8,499.

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Skoda shows off Superb nose job

The Skoda Superb has gone under the surgeon's knife for a mid-life touch-up.

The most obvious exterior change is a more pronounced grille, while the rear lights are now C-shaped.

It's just as subtle inside with a new dashboard design and main instruments with white backlighting.

The usual three trims carry over, and there's the addition of a Laurent & Klement top spec model with 17in alloys and leather seats.

The engine range remains unchanged.

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Audi S3 - first official photos

First official photos of the new Audi S3 from Auto Motor und Sport, while Audi's press site still doesn't have anything. Another embargo violation ? While wating for the english press release, here are some highlights.

The S3 has a further power-step of the 2.0 liters Turbo-FSI engine, with an output of 265 ps (exactly like the BMW 130i), with a torque of 350 Nm at 2,000 rpm. The Haldex 4WD system and the close-geared six-speed manual gearbox combine to let the S3 accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 5.7 seconds, top speed is (as usual) electronically limited to 250 km/h, while average fuel consumption on the di 9,1 litri per 100 km. For comparison's sake, the BMW 130i takes 6.1 seconds from 0-100 km/h and has an average fuel consumption of 9.2 liters/100 km.

Available only with the three-door body, the new S3 has 18"alloy rims with 225/40 tyres and 17" sport brakes. The ride has been lowered by 25 mm, the front has a chromed single-frame grille and big air intakes integrated in the front apron. In the back you can see a small spoiler over the back glass, a double chrome-finished exhaust tube.

In the interior you can find sport seats covered in a combination of leather and fabric, aluminium decoration and a special design for the instruments. Standard equipment includes foglamps, bi-xenon headlights and a multi-function display that includes the laptime timer. The starting price for the Audi S3 is 35.150 € in Germany.

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