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  Hyundai’s 2.4L Theta II gets direct injection

  18 November 2009 / 17 comments

  Of all the GEMA manufacturers, the Hyundai-Kia Group has been setting the best track record in terms of extracting the most power and torque out of their engines. The current generation Sonata and Optima’s 2.0 […]

   

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  Geely targets Volvo annual sales up to 1 million by 2013 – possible?

  18 November 2009 / 28 comments

  Geely already has some grand plans for Volvo when it finally takes over the Swedish brand known for safety. It’s a twist of irony for many as Chinese car companies are rather infamous for their […]

   

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  BAIC BE701 – a self-developed electric car?

  17 November 2009 / 53 comments

  BAIC (Beijing Automotive) has unveiled in China its first self-developed electric car, the BE701. The BE701 was built by BAIC’s Beijing New Energy Automotive subsidiary. Claimed specifications for the car so far looks pretty decent […]

   

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  Brawn GP to be called Mercedes GP!

  17 November 2009 / 28 comments

  We should have known this would happen. McLaren and Mercedes-Benz had begun slowly severing their ties, and you can see that from the introduction of the new SLS AMG and the McLaren MP4-12C. And now […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG to cost 177,310 Euros

  14 November 2009 / 67 comments

  Wanna know how much you’ll have to fork out for a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG if you’re in Europe? The car itself is sold at 149,000 Euros but you’ll actually have to pay an additional 19% […]

   

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  Renault Fluence EV made in Turkey from 2011

  14 November 2009 / 9 comments

  Renault’s production Zoe Z.E. EV and Kangoo EV will be produced in France (although at two different plants), but the EV version of the Renault Fluence will be produced in Bursa, Turkey in the first […]

   

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  ‘Electric Avenue’ exhibit at Detroit 2010

  14 November 2009 / 3 comments

  Despite Americans being known to be suckers for things like a large SUV ‘hybrid’ weighing over 2 tonnes, next year’s Detroit Auto Show (set to be held mid-January 2010) will have a special 37,000 square […]

   

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  Satria Neo Super 2000 clocks in 6th fastest at Rally of China 2009 shakedown

  14 November 2009 / 131 comments

  The Proton R3 Rally Team is in China this weekend for the Rally of China 2009 in the Longyou countryside. They had their shakedown yesterday and managed to clock the 6th fastest time of the […]

   

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  Changes for next year’s Nissan GT-R

  12 November 2009 / 26 comments

  We already know that the Nissan GT-R has been updated for next year but previously details have been scarce. We only know the suspension had been updated, a diffuser with cooling ducts had been added […]

   

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  NTT DoCoMo mobile phones to use Nissan Scratch Shield paint – totally makes sense

  12 November 2009 / 14 comments

  Here’s an example of automotive technology doing more than just working on cars and benefiting our every lives instead. Nissan’s Scratch Shield paint which it developed together with the University of Tokyo and Advanced Softmaterials […]

   

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  New BMW 5-Series set for November 23rd debut

  10 November 2009 / 32 comments

  It’s finally going to be here – the new F10 BMW 5-Series Sedan! BMW has released a teaser video of the new F10 and they say the F10’s debut is ‘about to take place’. A […]

   

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  GM flip-flops its Opel-Magna deal

  9 November 2009 / 12 comments

  Vauxhall/Opel Insignia, voted 2009 Car of the Year (Europe) GM must have caught the flip flop disease from somewhere as it has at the last minute turned back on its decision to sell Opel to […]

   

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  Cracked vase Ferrari auctioned for RM 6 million

  4 November 2009 / 33 comments

  The cracked-glaze-vase look special one-off Ferrari 599 China was auctioned off for a final price of 1.2 million Euros, which translates to just over 6 million ringgit. The car was auctioned off at a gala […]

   

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  Kia Forte Koup goes racing in the US

  4 November 2009 / 14 comments

  Kia has already started dabbling in motorsports in Europe but the car above is part of its US motorsports program which it unveiled at the 2009 SEMA tuner car show. Two Kia Forte Koups built […]

   

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  VIDEO: 400 meter slot car track in a W212 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate

  3 November 2009 / 12 comments

  Mercedes-Benz decided to showcase its new E-Class Estate’s interior capacity by building a 400 meter long slot car track inside it. A publicity stunt no doubt but still makes an interesting watch. Look for the […]

   

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