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Either there is an error in the article below, or Eco-Cars are going to be expensive. Taken from the Bangkok Post, the article below is mostly stuff you will have already heard about the Eco-Car project.

But it seems that this article does answer a question that many are interested to know: What will Eco-Cars cost? Or perhaps the best way to put it is: How cheap will Eco-Cars be?

As you scan down through the article you eventually meet this statement:

Thailand's small eco-cars will be selling in the range of $16,000 and up.

The 2009 Nissan Teana will be officially unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show in a few weeks time. However, as is usually the case, and thanks to the internet, nothing is sacred anymore, and dealer sales manual images have been leaked out of Japan. Although the quality of these images isn't the best, it gives us a pretty clear impression of the 2008 Nissan Teana.

Read on for more images.

Car shows in Thailand are basically glorified showroom. Thankfully some of the car makers still get the idea, and offer at least one concept car. At the back of the Nissan display, on a raised revolving platform sat the Nissan Intima concept.

The Nissan Intima concept gives us some clues as to what the 2009 Nissan Teana might look like when it arrives next year.

The Nissan Intima concept gives us some clues as to what the 2009 Nissan Teana might look like when it arrives next year.

The Nissan Intima concept gives us some clues as to what the 2009 Nissan Teana might look like when it arrives next year.

The Nissan Intima concept gives us some clues as to what the 2009 Nissan Teana might look like when it arrives next year.

The Nissan Intima concept gives us some clues as to what the 2009 Nissan Teana might look like when it arrives next year.

The Nissan Intima concept gives us some clues as to what the 2009 Nissan Teana might look like when it arrives next year.

The Nissan Intima concept gives us some clues as to what the 2009 Nissan Teana might look like when it arrives next year.

The Nissan Intima concept gives us some clues as to what the 2009 Nissan Teana might look like when it arrives next year.

The Nissan Intima concept gives us some clues as to what the 2009 Nissan Teana might look like when it arrives next year.

Remember the story on the pick-up truck safty testing from Euro NCAP? Well, Nissan have taken some action to try and rectify some of the safety concerns, and submitted the Navara for a second test.

I'd been waiting for this for a long time, and now finally the Euro NCAP treatment has been dished out on some pick-up trucks. And no, the results are not pretty.

In Thailand, Nissan have been successful in attracting a large portion of pick-up truck buyers to its Navara. The Navara has many qualities that make it worth considering. For a start it is the largest truck in the one-ton class and, although rated to carry the ton, it can easily carry heavier loads thanks to its size, strong chassis and powerful engine.

The Navara was also the first to market with a 6-speed transmission, and is still alone on that front, while the 5-speed auto is up there with Ford and Mazda offerings. Next is the engine line up. Nissan offer two 2.5 litre engines in the Navara, a 144 hp unit for the two-wheel-drive models, and a class leading 174 hp unit powering the four-wheel-drive models.