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  Good news for Proton-VW talks by end June?

  14 June 2007 / 70 comments

  Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said if the second round of the most recent attempt at negotiating the Proton-Volkswagen partnership deal is successful, we will be able to hear some positive news […]

   

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  Honda City Modulo Special Edition

  14 June 2007 / 31 comments

  A new special edition Honda City VTEC is now available in Honda showrooms – the Honda City Modulo Special Edition. Only 120 units of this special edition will be made available. It’s basically a Honda […]

   

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  Fiat reveals new 188hp 1.9 liter JTD M turbodiesel

  13 June 2007 / 9 comments

  Fiat Powertrain Technologies has unveiled the latest revision of it’s 1.9 litre JTD MultiJet 16 valve inline-4 turbodiesel engine, which uses twin stage turbocharging to produce high power and massive torque in a wide RPM […]

   

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  Toyota reveals Valvematic technology

  13 June 2007 / 44 comments

  Toyota has something new up it’s sleeves – Valvematic, an evolution of the VVT-i mechanism which now incorporates continuous valve lift control together with VVT-i’s existing valve timing control. Valvematic also eliminates the need for […]

   

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  2009 Hyundai Elantra LPG Hybrid planned

  13 June 2007 / 8 comments

  Hyundai is taking a slightly different approach to electro-combustion hybrid powertrains. It will be releasing a hybrid version of the Hyundai Elantra in 2009, and it will be powered by an LPG-electric hybrid engine! Estimated […]

   

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  Proton-VW Partnership talks to continue

  13 June 2007 / 42 comments

  It seems that the talks between Khazanah Nasional and Volkswagen officials in New York last week on a Proton-Volkswagen partnership ended in a positive tone, and a follow-up meeting has been scheduled to be held […]

   

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  South African church promotes Nissan Navara

  13 June 2007 / 15 comments

  Now this is some really strange stuff. Contrary to what everyone is saying about how 4X4s and SUVs should be banned because of the excess fuel they consume, apparently Jesus wants you to drive a […]

   

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  Robert Kubica Crash at 2007 Canadian GP

  13 June 2007 / 23 comments

  If you watched the Canadian GP during the weekend, I’m sure you’ll be talking about Robert Kubica’s crash during the race, when he made contact with Toyota’s Jarno Trulli on the approach to the hairpin. […]

   

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  Honda StepWGN – pointer to new Jazz front design?

  13 June 2007 / 16 comments

  The Honda StepWGN’s design could give us a preview of how we should expect the next Honda Jazz (called the Honda Fit in the JDM market) to look like. Previous artist’s impressions by both a […]

   

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  Ikea goes hybrid with the Civic Hybrid

  13 June 2007 / 8 comments

  Ikea UK has decided it’s entire company fleet cars will be Honda Civic Hybrids. This decision is part of Ikea’s commitment to reduce it’s environmental impact. 50 Civic Hybrids will be supplied this year, and […]

   

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  2008 Saab 9-3 Sedan, SportCombi and Convertible

  12 June 2007 / 16 comments

  Saab has unveiled it’s new facelifted C-segment premium sedan – the Saab 9-3, and it comes in Sedan, SportCombi and Convertible models! The boys at Trollhattan (what an amusing name for a place) have added […]

   

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  Nanjing to get European turbodiesel for MG 7

  12 June 2007 / 9 comments

  Nanjing Automobile, who owns the MG brand now, will be purchasing diesel engines from an European engine supplier to slot into its’ MG 7 for the European market. What Nanjing has right now is a […]

   

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  BMW wants to increase cooperation with Benz

  12 June 2007 / 17 comments

  BMW’s sales and marketing chief Michael Ganal says BMW wants to increase cooperation with rival Mercedes-Benz, as it would allow both carmakers entrepreneurial freedom. Both companies are dependant on cutting edge automotive technology, and could […]

   

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  Caparo T1 Video

  12 June 2007 / 9 comments

  Remember the Caparo T1 I posted about last month? It’s commonly tauted as the closest thing one can get to an F1 car for the roadcar, and it’s T1 moniker is apt indeed. This production […]

   

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  New Mercedes AMG supercar coming up soon

  11 June 2007 / 24 comments

  Mercedes Benz is planning a new supercar, but this time it will not have anything to do with McLaren. A new step-sibling for the McLaren-Mercedes SLR (photo above) will be built by HWA AG, a […]

   

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