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| Motoring and Technology Lexus, a luxury marque created by Toyota in 1988 to rival BMW and Mercedes, is now launching the first hybrid luxury saloon, which will be put on sale in Europe this summer.
The Note is a mini-MPV, somewhere between family saloon, people carrier and supermini. Its capacity immediately ranks it among the most spacious vehicles in its class.
Marketed in the United States since 2004, this big luxury 4x4 is now arriving in Europe and presents itself as a rival of the Volvo XC90 and Jeep Grand Cherokee.
This year, in Geneva, Rolls-Royce caused another stir by unveiling a new concept: the 101 EX coupé which, despite its ostentatious luxury, looks set for a great future!
In general, when people talk about saving energy and preserving the environment, the engine immediately springs to mind. And yet the tyres also play a crucial role.
In early April, the Principality hosted the EVER Monaco show, which sets out to be the benchmark event on the theme of the electric car, and more generally of the "clean" car.
In March, the European Union decided that a single driving licence would replace the 110 documents currently in circulation... This new document should be in use by 2012.
Aprilia's famous large-wheeled 500cc maxi scooter has undergone a transformation for Spring 2006. Aesthetically more pleasing than the previous version, the Scarabeo is also faster.
For all sufferers of a handicap, the internet is a tremendous vector for integration in society. Yet website pages must comply with the accessibility concept. This is the case with the ViaMichelin business application. Tourism and Gastronomy Sport and tourist panorama of the 12 German World Cup cities.
Albi, a magical town of red brick imbued with Toulouse-Lautrec's naughty spirit, now boasts a Michelin-starred table, l'Esprit du vin, run by David Enjalran, an Albigeois who sources locally the products for his fun, light cuisine. | On the occasion of the publication of the Michelin Guide 2006, we decided to find out more about France's new star-rated chefs. Here is a portrait of a young 26 year-old Japanese man who opened his restaurant in Nice only three years ago. Elected most feminine car of 2005, the Mini Cooper convertible is nevertheless a man's car giving you genuine driving sensations. Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, the Biwak concept car reinterprets the ineffable New Beetle in SUV mode... True to the Fazer concept, the new 1,000 cc version is closely derived from a superbike, the Yamaha R1. However, this half-faired street bike is comfortable and easygoing enough to envisage use on a daily basis or long journeys.
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