The Car of the Year prizes have been dominated by the Germans with many being awarded one of Autobild’s “Golden Steering Wheel” awards. The Porsche Panamera won the luxury car category, beating the BMW 7-Series and Mercedes S Class, while the medium to large sedan category was won by the Audi A5 Sportback, followed by the BMW 5-Series GT and the Mercedes E Class.

Among the compact class, a nice win for the new Opel Astra, beating the Skoda Yeti, which came in second ahead of the Renault Megane. In its sector, the Renault Scenic emerged ahead of the Toyota Verso and Peugeot 5008, and among the small cars the Volkswagen Polo won over the Citroen C3 and Hyundai i20. The Toyota Prius took out the ecological prize, followed by the Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion and the Mercedes S400 Hybrid.

The supercar category was dominated by the new Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing, followed by the Audi R8 Spider and the Aston Martin One-77. The finalists for overall COTY are the Citroën C3 Picasso, Mercedes-Benz E-class, Opel Astra, Peugeot 3008, Skoda Yeti, Toyota iQ and Volkswagen Polo. Take your bets now…

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The new Citroen C3 is gearing up for its assault on the market, and tomorrow an event will take place at no less of a location than the Eiffel Tower. This is a curious video, very quirky and….French? Below we give you a few more pics of the new C3 hatch, set to make its mark on the European sector.

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Citroen has released the pricing of the new C3 on the French market, with prices starting at 12,950 euros, topping off at 21,100 euros. This makes it quite economical, depending on your choice, and it can already be ordered by customers in France. Kits available are Attraction, Confort and Exclusive.

Seven engine options are available for the Citroen C3, with four petrol units among them. The entry level engines are the 1.1-litre with 60 hp and the 1.4-litre with 75 hp, moving up the range to the 1.4 VTi with 95 hp and the 1.6 VTi with 120 hp. Diesel options comprise the 1.4 HDi with 70 hp, the 1.6 HDi with 90 hp and the 1.6 HDi FAP with 110 hp. The 1.6 VTi Exclusive can be ordered with traditional automatic transmission.

The pricing for the rest of Europe shouldn’t vary much from that of France. After the jump is the full range of prices for each model option.

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The Peugeot 1007 is out of production after disappointing sales has made it a commercial failure in recent years. Peugeot sold just 10,400 units in the last year, producing in total just 120,000 units in five years of production. That figure is what Peugeot had oringally hoped to sell in just one year.

According to reports, the failure of the 1007 can be attributed to its high price point, given that the car was originally intended as a city people mover. The space made on the Peugeot production line will now be dedicated to manufacturing the Citroen DS3 and Citroen C3, alongside the Peugeot 207.

Source | Le Figaro

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Citroen has released the first images of its new C3 that will be on the market from November. The model takes on the overall size of the previous C3, updating it to match the latest styles of more recent models.

The Zenith windshield, for example, is similar to that seen on the C4 Picasso and gives greater light to the interior of the vehicle. The new Citroen C3 is 3.94 metres long, 1.71 metres wide and has a 300-litre boot.

The internal style has experienced an overhaul with a next generation multimedia system including RD4 mp3 audio, Connecting Box (USB port, iPod compatibility and Bluetooth kit) and MyWay navigation system. The dash design is that seen on the Concept DS Inside.

Citroen C3 2010

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The latest spy pictures by now date back to November 2008, but the developments of the next generation Citroen C3, awaiting the exclusive DS3, haven’t stopped. Actually the next C3 will recapture some stylistic aspects from this latest model, keeping the “egg” shape, but making it more sleek and slender, as we can see in this successful graphic reconstruction based on the most recent prototypes that have been caught sight of.

Citroen will maintain, however, certain differences between the C3 and the DS3: the former will continue to have the 5-door design while the latter, with only 3 doors, will be the compact sports vehicle of the French series, with an exclusive interior design and high-performance engines. The debut of the new C3 is expected for the end of 2009, with marketing beginning in 2010, and therefore it is logically anticipated at the Frankfurt Auto Show.

Source | Autosblog.fr

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