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  Nissan KIX announced for Japanese market

  30 September 2008 / 19 comments

  The Japanese domestic market rebadging game continues as manufacturers try their best to cut development costs and maximize profit in these tough time. Nissan announced today in Japan the new Nissan KIX, a badge engineered […]

   

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  Volkswagen Golf Mk6 to get more performance variants including twin-turbo diesel?

  30 September 2008 / 7 comments

  Performance versions of the Mk6 Volkswagen Golf will go beyond the GT, GTi and the R32-replacing higher-powered version of the Golf GTi.

   

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  BMW X1 teaser photo shows mini-X5?

  30 September 2008 / 4 comments

  BMW has released another teaser image of the BMW Concept X1 in some pretty bad light but with the help of some brightness and contrast adjustments we are able to see a little more detail of the upcoming small SUV.

   

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  Aston Martin DBS now with automatic transmission

  30 September 2008 / 7 comments

  Click to enlarge Those who have been eyeing the Aston Martin DBS but didn’t really want to bother with the fuss of the sole 6-speed manual transmission option it has can now rejoice as Aston […]

   

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  Oil prices drop 10% on bailout bid failure

  30 September 2008 / 20 comments

  Prices of crude oil dropped about 10% yesterday on the NYMEX after the US House of Representatives rejected the Bush administration’s bid for a US$700 billion bailout of the American financial sector called the Emergency […]

   

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  Warren Buffet invests in China’s BYD

  30 September 2008 / 16 comments

  MidAmerican Energy Holdings, a unit of investor Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway announced it will be paying US$230 million for a 10% stake in Chinese automaker BYD Auto. BYD Auto (Build Your Dreams Auto) is said […]

   

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  Audi S3 now with 7-speed twin clutch S-Tronic

  30 September 2008 / 4 comments

  The 2.0 litre TFSI engine in the Audi S3 producing 265 PS at 6,000rpm and 350Nm of torque between 2,500 to 5,000rpm finally gets the 7-speed version of the S-Tronic dual clutch transmission. This means […]

   

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  Proton Satria Neo: Top Gear Australia’s “Bog Standard Car!”

  29 September 2008 / 49 comments

  In Top Gear Australia, the segment is called the "Star in a Bog Standard Car", and the first car used is our very own Proton Satria Neo!

   

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  Alfa 166 to underpin new Guangzhou Auto sedan

  29 September 2008 / 6 comments

  Guangzhou Automobile will be developing a new large sedan using the platform of the Alfa Romeo 166, fully licensed and paid for of course. The 166 has just been discontinued in spring last year, and […]

   

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  Next generation Lada cars to be based on Renault Logan in 220 million Euro deal

  29 September 2008 / 7 comments

  Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ will pay a sum of 220 million Euros to Renault (who owns 25% of AvtoVAZ) to license its Logan car platform to use as underpinings for the next generation Lada car […]

   

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  Suzuki Wagon-R launched in Japan

  29 September 2008 / 21 comments

  Suzuki has just unveiled its all-new Suzuki Wagon-R in Japan. It’s essentially the same car and model line-up as the Mazda AZ-Wagon, offering two different styling options, two engines and three choices of gearbox. The […]

   

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  Mazda launches all-new Mazda AZ-Wagon

  29 September 2008 / 8 comments

  Mazda has just unveiled the new Mazda AZ-Wagon in Japan, which is a badge engineering project based on the Suzuki Wagon-R. Two different exterior styling options are available. The “standard” model is the AZ-Wagon while […]

   

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  Fiat launches “PUR-O2” green brand

  29 September 2008 / 4 comments

  Volkswagen has BlueMotion, Mercedes-Benz has BlueEFFICIENCY and soon Toyota will make Prius a badge for fuel efficient vehicles that are environmentally friendly. Fiat is wasting no time developing its own “Green” brand called PUR-O2. The […]

   

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  Maserati GranTurismo MC Corse Concept

  29 September 2008 / 8 comments

  Maserati's GranTurismo MC Corse Concept takes the Maserati GranTurismo S and race-preps it up to 450 horsepower.

   

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  Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback and Lancer Sportback Ralliart set for Paris 2008 debut

  28 September 2008 / 15 comments

  Here are some new photos released of both the regular and Ralliart version of the Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback. The Lancer Sportback is essentially a hatch version of the Lancer to attack the European market and […]

   

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