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  Mitsubishi i MIEV Research Electric Vehicle

  13 October 2006 / 24 comments

  Mitsubishi has developed another vehicle for electric vehicle research, the Mitsubishi i MIEV. Mitsubishi took the Mitsubishi i, and installed a lightweight motor into it, hooked up to a pack of high-energy density li-ion batteries, […]

  
  

   

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  2007 Range Rover TDV8 gets petrol fuel guard

  12 October 2006 / 29 comments

  Apparently, the new turbodiesel 2007 Range Rover TDV8 is so refined that Land Rover is afraid customers might mistake it for a petrol unit and accidentally fill petrol into the tank, especially if the driver […]

  
  

   

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  Subaru says turbodiesel boxer nearly complete

  3 October 2006 / 16 comments

  Subaru Europe President Hiroyuki Ikeda announced at the 2006 Paris Motor Show that the upcoming horizontally opposed 4-cylinder turbodiesel engine by Subaru is almost complete, with development at final stages now. Subaru’s gasoline boxer won […]

  
  

   

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  Audi debuts new 2.8 FSI V6, 1.8 TFSI and 2.0 TFSI

  29 September 2006 / 11 comments

  Audi launched three new engines at the 2006 Paris Motor Show – one being a new 2.8 litre V6 FSI engine with Audi’s new valvelift system, a new 1.8 litre Turbo FSI engine and a […]

  
  

   

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  Honda announces 2nd gen i-CTDi with NOx cat

  26 September 2006 / 25 comments

  Honda announced it’s new second generation i-CTDi engine today, featuring a new NOx catalytic converter which significantly reduces NOx emissions to meet stringent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier II Bin 5 emissions requirements. The […]

  
  

   

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  Honda announces Advanced VTEC engine (AVTEC)

  26 September 2006 / 61 comments

  Honda has announced it’s next generation VTEC engine, the Advanced VTEC engine (AVTEC) which will make it’s debut in a production car within the next three years. Honda’s new Advanced VTEC (AVTEC) engine combines continuously […]

  
  

   

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  How does Variable Turbine Geometry work?

  16 August 2006 / 57 comments

  Variable Turbine Geometry technology is the next generation in turbocharger technology where the turbo uses variable vanes to control exhaust flow against the turbine blades. See, the problem with the turbocharger that we’ve all come […]

  
  

   

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  Ford eliminates gas caps on future vehicles

  14 August 2006 / 10 comments

  Ford plans to implement the capless fuel filler intakes it first introduced in the production Ford GT supercar on all it’s vehicles beginning with the 2008 Lincoln MKS, though details on exactly in how soon […]

  
  

   

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  KTM tests two-wheel-drive motorcycle

  8 August 2006 / 14 comments

  Following the footsteps of Yamaha with their 2-Trac two wheel drive system for motorcycles, Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM has developed it’s own version and has been testing it on a motocross bike. KTM says the […]

  
  

   

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  Apple teams up with Ford, Mazda and GM

  6 August 2006 / 16 comments

  Apple Computer has teamed up with Ford Motor Co, General Motors and Mazda Motor Corp to offer easy iPod integration with their cars. While some manufacturers have begun offering AUX input so you can plug […]

  
  

   

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