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The Peugeot-Citroen group (PSA) believes that its upcoming range of products and a much stronger focus on customer care will see it shed the often negative perception of French car reliability. Speaking to CarAdvice at the Frankfurt motor show yesterday, Citroen’s head of product, Xavier Peugeot (a member of the Peugeot family), said that quality should underpin every product coming from the French group.

Kia's all-new 2016 Sportage SUV has been given an official world premiere this week, with the company promising more of the same sharp styling that made the outgoing model so popular - melded with more than a little new-generation flair. Although the profile and rear of the new mid-sized SUV give an impression of evolution at work, it's the front end that truly sets the new 2016 Sportage apart from its predecessor.

The 2016 Ford Focus RS will be quicker than the Volkswagen Golf R, Audi S3 and the Subaru WRX STI when it storms into Australian showrooms next year. Revealed in detail in June, Ford today released additional specifications of its forthcoming hot hatch hero, including its blistering 4.7-second 0-100km/h acceleration time and 266km/h top speed.

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Could Land Rover really be toying with the idea of a regular (non-SUV) passenger car, or is it just being cheeky? That’s the question we walked away with following a quick doorstop with Land Rover design director Gerry McGovern today, at the Frankfurt motor show. JLR was using the colossal German event to premiere the Jaguar F-Pace, the first SUV from a decidedly passenger car-oriented brand.