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Bosch develops new solenoid valve injector

Piezo fuel injectors are all the rage for turbodiesel engines these days for the superior performance they have. Pieze injectors (graphic shown) can inject fuel using multiple jets and multiple injections per …

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Volkswagen Golf GT wins Barcelona award

The Volkswagen Golf GT is quickly becoming a favourite with the automotive world, heck, even I wish I could lay my hands on one, and the little boost meter on the top …

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New Toyota-Isuzu turbodiesel engine plant

Increasing demand for diesel-burning Toyota cars in the European market has prompted isuzu to build a new plant in Japan to increase supply to keep up with demand. The new US$110.5 million …

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Nissan plans diesel Titan

The Nissan Titan is Nissan's full-sized pick-up truck offering in the US, and is powered by a 5.6 litre 32 valve V8 engine codenamed VK56DE, making 317 horsepower and 522Nm of torque …

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PSA Peugoet Citroen might revive Panhard

PSA Peugeot Citroen said going into the market of premium vehicles with a new marque might be one of the options it is considering, a move much like Nissan and Toyota with …

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Honda wants to sell diesels in Japan

Honda wants to sell diesel-powered cars in Japan by 2009, in an attempt to reignite Japan's dead diesel passenger car market, which is also the world's third-biggest auto market. There is only …

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Ford might sell Jaguar and Land Rover

The latest whispers being passed around dinner tables in the automotive industry are that Jaguar and Land Rover are currently on the table, and potential buyers are Fiat. It seems that talks …

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Renault plans US$3000 car

If you think the Renault/Dacia Logan (shown above) was a budget car, wait til you see what Renault has in mind next. The guys at Renault are planning an even cheaper car …

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Honda Accord Sport GT 2.2 i-CTDi

Honda has a new trim level for the 2.2 litre i-CTDi engined Honda Accord in the UK, and Honda thinks it's good enough to be a GT! Well, that's what I interpreted …

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Fiat reveals new 188hp 1.9 liter JTD M turbodiesel

Fiat Powertrain Technologies has unveiled the latest revision of it's 1.9 litre JTD MultiJet 16 valve inline-4 turbodiesel engine, which uses twin stage turbocharging to produce high power and massive torque in …

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Toyota reveals Valvematic technology

Toyota has something new up it's sleeves - Valvematic, an evolution of the VVT-i mechanism which now incorporates continuous valve lift control together with VVT-i's existing valve timing control. Valvematic also eliminates …

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2009 Hyundai Elantra LPG Hybrid planned

Hyundai is taking a slightly different approach to electro-combustion hybrid powertrains. It will be releasing a hybrid version of the Hyundai Elantra in 2009, and it will be powered by an LPG-electric …

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South African church promotes Nissan Navara

Now this is some really strange stuff. Contrary to what everyone is saying about how 4X4s and SUVs should be banned because of the excess fuel they consume, apparently Jesus wants you …

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Ikea goes hybrid with the Civic Hybrid

Ikea UK has decided it's entire company fleet cars will be Honda Civic Hybrids. This decision is part of Ikea's commitment to reduce it's environmental impact. 50 Civic Hybrids will be supplied …

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Nanjing to get European turbodiesel for MG 7

Nanjing Automobile, who owns the MG brand now, will be purchasing diesel engines from an European engine supplier to slot into its' MG 7 for the European market. What Nanjing has right …

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BMW wants to increase cooperation with Benz

BMW's sales and marketing chief Michael Ganal says BMW wants to increase cooperation with rival Mercedes-Benz, as it would allow both carmakers entrepreneurial freedom. Both companies are dependant on cutting edge automotive …

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New Mercedes AMG supercar coming up soon

Mercedes Benz is planning a new supercar, but this time it will not have anything to do with McLaren. A new step-sibling for the McLaren-Mercedes SLR (photo above) will be built by …

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Mazda6 Kumano for UK market

Mazda has a special edition Mazda6 lined up for the Uk market called the Mazda6 Kumano. The Mazda6 Kumano is only available in 5-door hatch form done up in Titanium Grey Metallic …

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New Subaru Impreza launched in Japan

The new Subaru Impreza has been launched in Japan, and we now know that the JDM market only gets the hatchback. Apparently the sedan is exclusively for the US market only, though …