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  Subaru BRZ gets Possum Bourne treatment for AIMS

  18 October 2012 / 6 comments

  Yet another sported up offering on display at the Australian International Motor Show, and it’s a potent track-ready Subaru BRZ, developed by New Zealand-based Possum Bourne Motorsport (PBMS). The show car features driveline and suspension […]

   

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  Opel/Vauxhall Cascada – new cabriolet fully revealed

  18 October 2012 / 13 comments

  Cruising along with the sun softly warming your skin, feeling the air thickening in your open hand as speed increases, tipping back your head and finding no limit to your view, just diving into the […]

   

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  SAE approves new fast-charging standard for EVs

  18 October 2012 / 0 comments

  SAE International has approved a new fast-charging technical standard for plug-in electric and EVs, one that promises to reduce fast-charging times down to as little as 20 minutes. The SAE J1772 conductive charge coupler standard, […]

   

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  Hyundai Veloster Race Concept unveiled in Sydney

  18 October 2012 / 3 comments

  Hyundai Australia has unveiled its Veloster Race Concept car at the Australian International Motor Show, which begins today in Sydney. The car has been been developed locally by a specialist engineering team, with a hint […]

   

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  Renault Clio Mercosur – Clio IV nose on a Clio II

  18 October 2012 / 7 comments

  Renault has wasted no time in pushing its new face onto older models. In this case, it’s the face of the just launched Clio IV grafted on its grandfather, the Clio II. It’s called the […]

   

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  Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo for 2013

  18 October 2012 / 2 comments

  Click to enlarge. Lamborghini has unveiled its Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo series 2013 race car. The 2013 version continues on with chassis and mechanical platform of its predecessor, but significant aerodynamic re-profiling has been […]

   

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  US battery maker A123 goes bankrupt – Johnson Controls to buy its automotive assets for US125 mil

  17 October 2012 / 2 comments

  Having filed for bankruptcy protection, US electric-car battery manufacturer A123 Systems is set to sell its automotive assets off to auto parts maker Johnson Controls, which will buy A123’s auto business for US$125 million. The […]

   

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  Honda Thailand teases 1.2L car – Brio Sedan coming!

  17 October 2012 / 22 comments

  The long-rumoured Honda Brio Sedan is coming soon. That’s something we gathered from this banner on Honda Thailand’s website, which promotes the models eligible for Thailand’s first car tax rebate scheme. The government project, which […]

   

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  Suzuki Alto 800 – upgraded model debuts in India

  17 October 2012 / 22 comments

  Maruti Suzuki has introduced its revised Alto 800 in India – the new car replaces the current model in the lineup, and is available in both petrol and CNG versions. Powered by an F8D 800 […]

   

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  Honda’s hybrid sales reach 1 million unit milestone, two- and three-motor hybrid systems coming soon

  17 October 2012 / 8 comments

  Honda has announced that its cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles surpassed one million units as of the end of September 2012. This milestone was reached 12 years and 11 months after the start of […]

   

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  Mitsubishi forms Chinese JV with Guangzhou Auto

  16 October 2012 / 6 comments

  There’s no way a carmaker can go it alone in China, and local partners are a necessary inconvenience. The latest marriage is between Mitsubishi Motors and Guangzhou Automobile Group, which last week unveiled their joint […]

   

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  China’s Dongfeng buys into Swedish engineering firm

  16 October 2012 / 3 comments

  More Chinese carmakers buying into foreign technology. This time, Dongfeng Motor Corp has acquired a 70% interest in T Engineering AB, formerly a unit of Saab Automobile Powertrain AB. The state-owned Chinese company did not […]

   

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  Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai sign MoU for Nordic introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles

  15 October 2012 / 18 comments

  Last week, Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with organisations from the Nordic countries to support the market introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure between […]

   

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  Volkswagen mulling over adding a sub-brand by 2015

  15 October 2012 / 12 comments

  Ah, the sub-brand looks to be a new fashion, with more jumping on the bandwagon. It was earlier reported that the next brand to mull this path is Volkswagen, which is of course aiming to […]

   

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  Second-gen Porsche Cayenne Turbo S revealed

  15 October 2012 / 15 comments

  For those who feel the Porsche Cayenne Turbo’s 500 hp isn’t enough, Stuttgart brings out the 550 hp Cayenne Turbo S, the latest model to sit at the top of its current Type 958 range. […]

   

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