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Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive badging will soon be phased out, according to Toyota Motor Sales USA's president Jim Lentz. Instead, future hybrid-only models by Toyota will have Prius badging, and conventionally powered …
The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Bajaj Auto will form a new joint-venture in India, held 50% by Bajaj Auto, 25% by Renault and 25% by Nissan. The new joint venture will develop and …
BMW has conquered the 2008 International Engine Of The Year awards again, with the N54 Bi-Turbo in the BMW 335i and the BMW 135i taking home the overall award and the 2.5 …
Ferrari has set up a countdown site for its upcoming Ferrari F149 GT car with four sound clips and a promise for more details and photos to be revealed later. From the …
MV Agusta F4 Tamburini Apparently MV Agusta could have a new owner or at least a large shareholder in the form of Tata Motors, according to Italian bike magazine euroMoto. MV Agusta …
Volvo made a bold announcement this week - to have an injury-proof car by the year 2020. Sweden's head of traffic safety Claes Tingvall doubts the target can be achieved, but I …
Mazda has launched a new JDM-only MPV called the Mazda Biante. It's an MPV designed to have a very tall interior roof, which is useful for those who have difficulties bending their …
The new SEAT Ibiza was first introduced as the SEAT Bocanegra Concept car, which was a nice evil-looking 3-door car. The production Ibiza that was launched later was a 5-door. It didn't …
Hyundai has unveiled the Hyundai i800, which is actually the UK market name for the Hyundai H1 Starex. It will go on sale on the 20th June 2008 onwards for £19,495. The …
Click to enlarge Volvo V70's R-DESIGN package will be able to be ordered from this month onwards in the UK, with the first R-DESIGN V70s to be delivered in August this year. …
Click to enlarge Volvo has developed this Volvo V70 2.5 FlexiFuel Turbo police car for the UK Emergency Services, and will be available from June 2008 onwards. The UK government has a …
In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Frankfurt General Newspaper), BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer said that the BMW-PSA Prince engines currently used in BMW's MINI products and Peugeot products will be used …
Ford has added the Titanium X Sport variant to its Ford Mondeo range in the UK, which is the highest spec Mondeo so far. Standard equipment includes an in-dash Sony six CD …
Click to enlarge Vauxhall has updated its UK-market Vauxhall VXR8, a badge-engineered version of the Holden HSV Clubsport. The Chevrolet LS2 engine under the hood has been replaced by the latest LS3, …
UK-based Antonov Automotive Technologies is advocating the use of a dual-speed supercharger (which they are already producing and continuously improving) for the current trend of downsizing displacement and force inducting engines in …
Click to enlarge Mazda has unveiled the North American domestic market version of its new second generation Mazda 6. More details are to come later, but from the initial press release we …
Subaru is worried that its upcoming "AE86 spiritual successor" rear-wheel drive coupe that it will share with Toyota may erode its image as a niche all-wheel drive specialist, according to Subaru's overseas …
Apparently there has been some criticism on how modern Lamborghinis have become no more than Audis on steroids (especially with the introduction of the Audi R8), so president Stephen Winkelmann has announced …
Daimler is reacquiring a stake in its old division Tognum, which supplies diesel engines and driveshafts to the German automaker. Daimler will buy the 22.3% stake for 585 million Euros. Tognum was …
The Korean domestic market Kia Sportage gets a different exterior look than the facelift that we received last year. The Korean Sportage gets a more Rondo/c'eed-like look on the front end. Two …
