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  Lontra Blade Supercharger to be tested in Ford prototype

  18 May 2010 / 16 comments

  The Blade Supercharger by British company Lontra is a variable mass flow positive displacement compressor that can be used for both petrol and diesel engines. It is said to be able to change boost pressure […]

   

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  Hybrid Jaguars leaping out in two years time, XJ is first

  18 May 2010 / 6 comments

  Jaguar plans to introduce hybrid variants of the XJ, XF and the XK, expected to hit the market by 2013-2014. This comes after sister company Land Rover announced similar plans starting with the hybrid Range […]

   

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  Volkswagen’s SEAT has 5 years to turn around its losses!

  18 May 2010 / 29 comments

  Not all Volkswagen Group marques are doing as well – SEAT operating losses hit almost 340 million Euros last year. Volkswagen only has three unprofitable units – SEAT, Bentley, and Volkswagen commercial vehicles. SEAT’s 1Q […]

   

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  Honda Civic to live past five years, new model in 2011?

  18 May 2010 / 103 comments

  It has been five years since the current Honda Civic made its debut. So based on the standard 5 year product plan, a new model should be unveiled later this year. Not so, says Honda, […]

   

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  GM makes first quarterly profit in three years

  18 May 2010 / 5 comments

  Finally the words Americans want to hear – General Motors is now profitable! GM has posted its first quarterly profit in 3 years; the last time that happened was in the second quarter of 2007. […]

   

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  Chinese man builds $3000 “Lamborghini” from scratch

  18 May 2010 / 63 comments

  You can’t buy most cars with $3000 especially not a Lamborghini, but Chen Jen Miao, a 25 year-old mechanic from China proves critics wrong. Well, its not the same Lamborghini as those that roll out […]

   

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  Suzuki Swift Plug-In Hybrid to use Sanyo batteries

  17 May 2010 / 9 comments

  Suzuki plans to use Sanyo as its battery supplier for an upcoming plug-in hybrid version of the Suzuki Swift. 60 test units of the plug-in hybrid equipped with the Sanyo batteries will be deployed in […]

   

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  Toyota is back in the black, streamlining effort continues

  17 May 2010 / 7 comments

  Toyota will further streamline and become more efficient by moving production to emerging markets and away from mature markets such as North America and Japan. Exchange rates are one of the problems faced by Toyota […]

   

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  Lumma Design is quick to work on the new Cayenne

  17 May 2010 / 19 comments

  The second-generation Porsche Cayenne is not even on sale yet, but German tuner Lumma Design has already started working on it. The styling package, named CLR 550 GT, includes a new front spoiler that has […]

   

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  Hertz to add Nissan Leaf electric car to its rental fleet

  17 May 2010 / 5 comments

  Want to drive and experience the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle? It may not be as impossible as you think, as you will be able to do so on your next holiday to Europe or America. […]

   

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  Switzer GT2 R911S is a 911 with 911 horsepower!

  17 May 2010 / 20 comments

  Anything Porsche can do, we can do better. This must be the mindset of Ohio-based Porsche tuner Switzer. While many are still talking about the just released Porsche 911 GT2 RS, Switzer Performance has unveiled […]

   

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  Toyota to suspend production in Thai factory

  16 May 2010 / 30 comments

  Toyota will suspend production at one of its four vehicle plants in Thailand as part of restructuring efforts to boost efficiency and profitability. Vehicle production will stop by the end of this month at Thai […]

   

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  Volkswagen Golf GTI “Excessive” Concept at Wörthersee

  15 May 2010 / 24 comments

  Is there really such a thing as too much modification to a Golf GTI? Volkswagen’s Austrian Wörthersee Show debut is a concept Mk6 called the Volkswagen Golf GTI Excessive, which incorporates a series of small […]

   

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  Brabus takes the SL 65 AMG Black Series to the extreme

  14 May 2010 / 23 comments

  Even the already extreme Black Series SL65 AMG is not spared by the tuners. The perpetrator this time is Brabus, which managed to coax 800 horses from the SL’s 6.0-litre V12 engine. 0-100 km/h is […]

   

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  Chevrolet Cruze user and eco friendly cartridge oil filter

  14 May 2010 / 13 comments

  Here’s a good solution for an oil filter – user friendly and easy to recycle. Chevrolet will be using this cartridge style oil filter for the Cruze (not sure if it’s applicable to our market) […]

   

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