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  GM to sell Saab to supercar maker Koenigsegg

  15 June 2009 / 12 comments

  It appears that GM’s Saab division will go to Swedish luxury supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg, if final negotiations on the subject go well. A Swedish TV station reported late last week that a Letter of Intent […]

   

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  10,000 orders for the Carbon Motors E7

  15 June 2009 / 34 comments

  The Carbon Motors E7 is said to be the world’s first purpose-built law enforcement car and they’ve claims to have already received 10,000 reservations. And this is even before they’re announced how much it will […]

   

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  Chatenet CH26: the French’s idea of a ‘smart’

  13 June 2009 / 32 comments

  I don’t blame you if you think this is what happens when a Chinese car company cannot decide whether to rip off the MINI or the Alfa Romeo MiTo and decided to just do both […]

   

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  Lotus not happy about Litespeed’s “Team Lotus” Formula One 2010 entry

  11 June 2009 / 36 comments

  F3 team Litespeed will be participating in the Formula One along with a few other new teams like Campos Racing, Lola, Prodrive (future Aston Martin) and USGPE for the 2010 season. But get this – […]

   

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  Preview: Mercedes ESF 2009 Safety Concept

  10 June 2009 / 9 comments

  Mercedes-Benz has taken the new W221 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid and modified it with experimental safety features. The new testbed is called the ESF 2009 Experimental Safety Vehicle. The features are quite interesting – inflatable metal […]

   

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  Chevrolet Cruze to get 5-door hatch variant

  6 June 2009 / 24 comments

  GM’s Australian car company Holden will take charge of the development of a 5-door hatchback version of the Chevrolet Cruze, which would be the replacement for the Chevrolet Optra5 which was sold here in Malaysia. […]

   

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  New Hyundai Verna Transform (facelifted Accent)

  5 June 2009 / 72 comments

  The model that we know as the Hyundai Accent has been updated in Korea and called the Hyundai Verna Transform, a naming scheme that seems to echo the Sonata facelift which was also called a […]

   

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  New Peugeot 5008 7-seater MPV – first details!

  2 June 2009 / 120 comments

  Peugeot has just unveiled a new MPV called the Peugeot 5008, able to seat up to 7 passengers in a three row 2-3-2 configuration.

   

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  Volvo to introduce diesel-electric hybrid in 2012

  2 June 2009 / 4 comments

  Volvo and Swedish energy company Vattenfall will be cooperating on producing plug-in diesel-electric hybrid Volvos that combine electric motors with high capacity lithium ion batteries and turbodiesel powertrains by 2012. Volvo will manufacture the cars […]

   

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  Thai-assembled Toyota Camry Hybrid unveiled!

  1 June 2009 / 58 comments

  Toyota have previewed the Toyota Camry Hybrid that will be assembled in Thailand. The Thai-assembled Camry Hybrid will be the first Camry Hybrid to be based on the Aurion-based Camry body. Currently the Camry Hybrid […]

   

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  Toyota Vios GT bodykit for the Thai market

  1 June 2009 / 95 comments

  UMW Toyota has been toying with a TRD Sportivo bodykit for the Vios but perhaps they should also take a look at what their friends up north are doing. This Toyota Vios GT is on […]

   

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  New BMW M3 Edition Models available in White, Black, Yellow and Blue

  1 June 2009 / 9 comments

  Click for enlarged image We’ve long ago found out and mourned BMW’s decision not to produce a hardcore lightweight track-ready CSL version of the new V8-powered BMW M3. Yes, no M3 CSL but we do […]

   

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  New Toyota Corolla Altis 2.0V with Dual VVT-i engine introduced in the ASEAN market!

  30 May 2009 / 94 comments

  Toyota has added a 2.0 litre variant with sporty intentions to the Toyota Corolla Altis in Thailand and Indonesia called the 2.0V. It even has a new sportier mesh grille to complement the new more […]

   

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  Volkswagen Golf Variant gets updated to Mk6

  29 May 2009 / 23 comments

  Known has the Jetta Wagon in some other markets, the estate variant of the new Golf has been updated as per the Mk6 Golf hatchback. It’s alternate names are either the Golf Variant, or the […]

   

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  2009 Toyota Hiace updated in the UK market!

  29 May 2009 / 32 comments

  The Toyota Hiace in the UK is something quite different from what we get here. The 2009 Hiace gets standard air conditioning, extra sound-proofing, an extra interior light for the load area, antiglare window glass, […]

   

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