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We previously saw Antonov advocating the use of a dual-speed supercharger which allowed boost to be delivered effectively over a wider range of engine speeds. Antonov seems to be taking this dual-speed thing quite seriously, […]
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Skoda to make own version of up! city car
Skoda is planning its own version of Volkswagen’s upcoming new Lupo (based on the up! concept), and plans to manufacture it in India. Skoda currently has two plants in India, one in Aurangabad and one […]
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New Toyota RWD Coupe to be JDM-only?
I am not sure if this source is reliable, but Edmunds claims that Toyota and Subaru have decided that the Toyota-badged version of the upcoming co-developed boxer-engined rear wheel drive coupe will only be sold […]
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Volkswagen teams up with Sanyo for battery R&D
Volkswagen is partnering up with Sanyo to jointly develop high-performance energy storage systems, or in laymen speak batteries that can store LOTS of juice. According to Vee-Dub, Sanyo is currently the world’s biggest supplier of […]
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Upcoming 2010 Rolls-Royce RR4 sketch released
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (BMW’s subsidiary that makes Rolls-Royces since 1998) has released preliminary sketches of its upcoming smaller car to be slotted under the Phantom range, debuting in 2010. The car is called the RR4 […]
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Artist’s Impression: SEAT Tango, Spanish Scirocco?
Click to enlarge The SEAT Tango Concept was a 2001 Frankfurt concept car that featured an open top, two seats, and a 1.8 litre turbocharged engine. The seats in the SEAT were fixed, adjustment for […]
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Scirocco GT24 tops class in Nurburgring 24 hours
The 3 units of Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 race cars that participated in the recent Nurburgring 24 hours race managed to clinch the 11th, 15th, and 32nd place, not too bad for a vehicle that was […]
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Tata Nano to get US$10 airbag?
The Tata Nano is a no-frills car, but one of the more well-equipped, pricier versions of the Tata Nano will feature dual front airbags. And with luck, they’ll only increase the cost of the car […]
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Peugeot 407 Facelift: Initial Details and Photos
Peugeot has given the Peugeot 407 a very minor facelift which incorporates new tail lamps and a new front grille on the exterior and a new climate control interface and telematics system for the interior. […]
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Proton MPV sketches preview production model!
Sketches of the front and rear three quarter views of the upcoming 2009 Proton MPV have been revealed on the Buletin Utama segment on TV3 last night, revealing a front bumper design that is reminiscent […]
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Foreign cars banned from filling up near border
The government has banned all petrol stations within 30 to 50km from the Malaysia-Thailand border and the Malaysia-Singapore border from selling fuel to foreign cars beginning this Friday (30th May 2008) onwards. This would include […]
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Kia to unveil production Kia Soul at Paris 2008
Kia Motors will produce the Kia SOUL Concept, which will retain its concept name and be called the production Kia Soul. It will be unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. It doesn’t just retain […]
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Ricardo 2/4SIGHT engine: switches between two stroke and four stroke cycles
Click to enlarge Ricardo Engineering Consultants (the company that designed and produced the Bugatti Veyron’s DSG gearbox and designed the JCB Dieselmax’s engine) has produced a prototype 2.0 litre V6 engine called the 2/4SIGHT, which […]
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Tyre prices may increase due to rising material costs
We could soon be paying more for our tyres, or at the very least Pirelli tyres, according to its CEO Francesco Gori. He says price increases should not be unexpected sometime in the second half […]
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Infiniti to _SHIFT European cars
Infiniti plans to differentiate its European-bound cars from their North American counterparts in terms of aesthetics. Examples of modifications to the European Infinitis that are set to be launched in 9 European markets October this […]