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  Infiniti Q50 to get turbo four-cylinder, diesel engines

  29 January 2013 / 5 comments

  Two V6 engines were announced at the unveiling of the Infiniti Q50 sedan at the Detroit show: a 3.7 and 3.5 litre, with the smaller engine powering the hybrid variant. We lamented at the time […]

   

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  GM and SAIC gunning for Indonesian car market

  29 January 2013 / 9 comments

  The fast growing Indonesian car market has caught the interest of General Motors and its Chinese partner SAIC Motor Corp. Both parties are in talks to form a joint venture to sell vehicles in the […]

   

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  Audi RS6 Avant Plus confirmed, could have 600 hp

  29 January 2013 / 13 comments

  There’s the Audi TT RS Plus and R8 V10 Plus; now there will be an RS6 Avant Plus, confirms Quattro GmbH boss Stephan Reil in an interview given to CAR Magazine UK. Keeping with Plus […]

   

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  Ford, Daimler, Nissan agree to jointly develop fuel cell EV tech, to launch mass-market vehicles by 2017

  29 January 2013 / 4 comments

  We hear about plug-in battery-powered hybrids and plug-in battery-powered pure electric vehicles all the time, but mentions of hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric vehicles have been pretty rare. This is probably because plug-in EVs already have […]

   

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  Subaru BRZ RA Racing announced for Japan

  29 January 2013 / 19 comments

  Here’s a track-spec Subaru BRZ that the Japanese company has announced exclusively for its home market. Aptly called the Subaru BRZ RA Racing, the car will compete in a one-make series scheduled to happen this […]

   

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  Kia cee’d GT and pro_cee’d GT to debut at Geneva

  28 January 2013 / 61 comments

  Watch out European hot hatches – the Koreans are coming after you! The Kia cee’d GT and Kia pro_cee’d GT hatchbacks are Kia’s 2013 Geneva Motor Show debutants, and they’ll be powered by the same […]

   

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  Toyota, BMW jointly research lithium-air batteries – fuel cell system and sports car also on the cards

  25 January 2013 / 16 comments

  Toyota and BMW will jointly research a lithium-air battery expected to be more powerful than the lithium-ion batteries used in today’s hybrids and EVs, the two carmakers said. The cooperation will also include work on […]

   

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  MINI Clubman Bond Street – inspired by the posh road

  25 January 2013 / 4 comments

  There are so many variants of the MINI today, but the Clubman was where the diversification plan started back in 2008. Largely forgotten and overshadowed by fresher and flashier siblings like the Countryman, Coupe and […]

   

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  Aston Martin Rapide S – V12 makes 81 PS, 20 Nm more

  25 January 2013 / 13 comments

  This is the Aston Martin Rapide S that will replace the Rapide in markets worldwide. More luxury and more power to reassert its position as the world’s most beautiful, and beautifully balanced, four-seat sports car, […]

   

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  Mystery Kia hatchback concept ready for Geneva 2013

  24 January 2013 / 10 comments

  Here’s a concept car Kia will be showing at the upcoming Geneva show. We don’t know its name yet, or even the segment it’s intended for, but these high-res official pics give a good view […]

   

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  Toyota to build new Thai factory, eco car coming soon

  24 January 2013 / 49 comments

  Even as we read about Malaysia trying to establish itself as a hub for energy efficient vehicles, our ASEAN neighbours are busy raking in further investment from carmakers. Toyota, the biggest carmaker in Thailand, has […]

   

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  Next-gen Nissan X-Trail patent drawings appear in China, ditches trademark boxy shape for curves!

  23 January 2013 / 28 comments

  These are patent drawings filed by Nissan with the Chinese patent office, and they show a next-gen Nissan X-Trail that looks nothing like the current one. No more boxy, but rather curvy, the third-generation Nissan […]

   

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  Nissan Juke Nismo launched in Japan and Europe

  23 January 2013 / 18 comments

  Nissan took the covers off of the Juke Nismo at the recent 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon, and will be taking Japanese orders for the car from February 1. Juke Nismo, the first model in Nismo’s […]

   

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  Mazda VX-1 – Indonesian rebadge of the Suzuki Ertiga

  23 January 2013 / 14 comments

  To get meaningful volume in Indonesia, one must have an affordable seven-seat MPV to sell, a car like the Toyota Avanza. If you don’t have it, rebadge it, and that’s what Mazda has done with […]

   

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  Kia Cadenza 3.3 V6 GDI launched in North America

  23 January 2013 / 40 comments

  Kia Motors America (KMA) introduced the 2014 Kia Cadenza sedan for the North American market at the 2013 NAIAS in Detroit. The Cadenza will be KMA’s flagship in the US, but in Kia’s complete range, […]

   

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