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Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 23 Sep 2010, Wheels, W04

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4 WHEELS September 23 2010 Hyundai to unveil pair Hyundai will kick off an intensive period of product launches by unveiling two important new models at this year's Paris Motor Show. First of these exciting new models is Hyundai's new B-segment MPV, named ix20. The ix20 is the second European model to adopt Hyundai's new `fluidic sculpture' design language which helps differentiate it from the boxy `minivan' image typically associated with the segment. On sale from mid November in Europe, ix20 is expected to attract young families with its excellent all-round package: class-leading fuel economy and low CO2 emissions; the latest in active and passive safety technologies; and the company's groundbreaking Five Year Triple Care warranty. The ix20 will be joined at the show by the face lifted version of Hyundai's best selling i10 city car. Jaguar celebrated its 75th birthday on September 23. Among the many outstanding cars built by Jaguar, the XKE is probably the most alluring. Hyundai will unveil its new ix20 at this year's Paris auto show Jaguar marks 75th anniversary Today, September 23, marks the 75th anniversary of the Jaguar marque. To mark the occasion, a group of 75 individually numbered, iconic Jaguars from across the years will make a two-day journey from Coventry to Goodwood. This exclusive celebration drive, which started starting in Coventry at on Friday, September 17, will take in London's May Fair hotel-- site of the original Jaguar model launch in 1935-- and finish at the UK's largest heritage motor festival, the Goodwood Revival on Saturday 18th. Most cars will be privately-owned examples, driven by their owners, joined by some of the most famous cars from Jaguar's own heritage collection, including the E-Type, C-Type, pre-war SS Jaguar saloons and a selection of its latest models. Launched to coincide with the drive, an iPhone and iPad app charting the 75 years of the British marque's history is available to download now by searching `Jaguar 75' in iTunes. This `Jaguar 75' app pulls together a host of materials that tell the company's story of making beautiful fast cars over the past 75 years through the people and machines that have made it a British motoring icon-- including the SS 2.5-litre Saloon, XK120, C-Type, D-Type, XKSS, MKII, EType, XJ13, XJ6, XJ-S, XJR-9, XJ220, XK8, XK, XF and XJ. Our favourite top facts include: 1) When the first ever Jaguar was revealed, Sir William Lyons (founder of Jaguar Cars) asked guests of the launch event to speculate on how much the SS Jaguar 2.5 Litre Saloon would cost. The average guess was £632. In fact, the handsome, luxurious machine cost a mere £385. 2) For the 1938 British Motor Show, Lyons penned a coupe version of the SS100. With beautiful sweeping curves and Art Deco detailing it proved a sensation but sadly, with the outbreak of war the following year, the show car was the only one ever built. 3) At Le Mans in 1953 Jaguar C-Types finished 1st, 2nd and 4th. The company sent a telegram to the Queen, dedicating its win to her, in her coronation year, and received a congratulatory reply from Her Majesty. 4) Of the 16 XKSS vehicles produced, one was bought by actor and racing driver Steve McQueen, who kept it for 10 years before selling it on. Of all his cars it was possibly the one he enjoyed a little too much for it netted him two driving bans. However, clearly regretting his decision, McQueen later bought the car back and owned it until his death. 5) Enzo Ferrari proclaimed the E-Type to be `the most beautiful car ever built' on first sight of it, while America's Road & Track magazine reported it as, in the unreconstructed language of the era, `the greatest crumpet collector known to man.'

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