Saturday, December 25, 2010

The Cars of 2010 Part One: Europe

Merry Christmas to all! As you may know, today is December 25, 2010. Today is Christmas Day! Everyone gotten themselves a presents?

This Christmas before New Year's Eve, I'm covering up the cars that was on sale this year. These cars were sold on their home market is the things I'm showcasing it. First up, from Europe!







































THE LIST OF EUROPEAN CARS IN 2010:

Alfa Romeo
1) Giulietta (Debut, the naming returned but now in the form of a hatchback)

Aston Martin
1) Rapide (Debut)

Audi
1) Audi A8/A8L (Full Model Change)
2) Audi A1 (Debut)
3) Audi R8 Spyder (Additional Model)
4) RS5 (Additional Model, high-performance version of the A5)
5) A7 (Debut)

Bentley
1) Mulsanne (Debut, not to be called a Arnage replacement

BMW
1) 5-Series/5-Series Touring (Full Model Change)
2) X3 (Full Model Change)

Citroen
1) DS3 (Debut)
2) C4 (Full Model Change)
3) C-ZERO (Debut, sourced from Mitsubishi i-MiEV)

Dacia
1) Duster (Debut)

Fiat
1) Abarth 500C (Additional Model, Canvas Top version of the Abarth 500)

Maserati
1) GranCabrio (Debut, Convertible version of the GranTurismo

Mercedes-Benz
1) E63 AMG Estate (Additional Model)
2) E-Class Cabriolet (Additional Model)
3) SLS AMG (Debut)

MINI
1) Countryman (Debut)

Opel/Vauxhall
1) Meriva (Full Model Change)
2) Astra Sports Tourer (Additional Model, replaces the Astra Caravan)

Peugeot
1) RCZ (Debut)
2) iOn (Debut, based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV)

Porsche
1) Cayenne (Full Model Change, S Hybrid an additional model)

Renault
1) Megane CC (Full Model Change and Additional Model)
2) Megane GT Berline/Coupe/Estate/CC (Additional Model)
3) Wind (Debut)
4) Latitude (Debut, from South Korea as the Renault Samsung SM5)

Saab
1) 9-5 (Full Model Change)

SEAT
1) Ibiza ST (Additional Model)
2) Alhambra (Full Model Change, sourced from VW Sharan)

Skoda
1) Fabia RS/Fabia Kombi RS (Additional Model, RS returned to the facelifted Fabia since the first generation)

Volkswagen
1) Amarok (Debut)
2) CrossPolo (Additional Model)
3) Passat (I might try to consider it minor change but since the B6 is now B7, I may consider it a full model change)
4) Polo GTi (Additional Model, in 3-door and 5-door)
5) Sharan (Full Model Change)
6) Touareg (Full Model Change, Hybrid an additional model)

Volvo
1) S60 (Full Model Change)
2) V60 (Debut, tourer version of the S60)

These are the cars from Europe for 2010! On Part Two of this blog, I will be tackling JDM! Thank you and have a merry little Christmas!


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