Audi A1 Sportback gets the Tuning Treatment from ABT Sportsline

After the three-door Audi A1, it's time for ABT Sportsline to show some tuning love to the five-door Sportback variant of Ingolstadt's premium supermini.

The German tuner offers a complete mix of cosmetic and performance enhancements, including a lite styling package as seen on the model in these pictures and which includes vents on the front fenders, side skirt décor parts, chrome tailpipes and a choice of 17- and 18-inch alloy wheels.

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Spy Shots: 2013 Dacia Sandero Stepway is a Junior Duster

What we have here is next year's replacement to the Dacia- and in some countries, Renault-badged, Sandero Stepway, which is a high-riding version of the Sandero sub-compact hatchback, also due for a release in 2013.

The more adventurous Sandero Stepway is a lite, smaller sized and lower-cost alternative to the Dacia brand's Duster SUV.

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Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid to Deliver 550-Mile Range, More than 20 Miles on Electric Power

Once again, the Blue Oval is on a bragging spree specifically targeting Toyota, which we don't know whether it should feel complimented or aggrieved.

Today, Ford said it expects its new 2013 C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid minivan to achieve more than 20 miles (32 kilometers) of electric-only range, noting that's "nearly double the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid".

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Ice Age's Scrat Spots an Acorn in the Peugeot 5008 MPV, 307 and Partner Tepee

As one of the most, if not the most, popular characters from the Ice Age movie franchise, Scrat, the saber-toothed squirrel obsessed with acorns, plays a central role in the advertisement efforts related to the film series.

Peugeot, an official sponsor of the fourth installment of the Ice Age franchise dubbed "Continental Drift", has enlisted the help of Scrat to sell its vehicles across many regions around the world including Europe and Australia.

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