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  New optional dual-mode sports exhaust system for the Posche 911 Carrera and Targa 4

  28 January 2009 / 7 comments

  Click for enlarged image More and more car manufacturers especially those at the higher end of the price range are entering the aftermarket modification domain, traditionally serviced by the likes of Hamann and etc. Porsche […]

   

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  Porsche 911 GT3 RSR updated for 2009

  24 January 2009 / 16 comments

  The Porsche 911 GT3 RSR has been updated for 2009. From the outside, you’ll notice the larger air outlets on nose, which feed air into the radiators. On the rear you have a rear wing […]

   

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  AC Schnitzer mechanical LSD for BMW and MINI

  23 January 2009 / 4 comments

  AC Schnitzer has announced it will be selling a mechanical LSD kit for the BMW 1-Series, the 3-Series and the BMW MINI. This mechanical LSD will transfer up to 75% of driving power when one […]

   

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  Alfa Romeo Mito GTA set for Geneva debut

  23 January 2009 / 24 comments

  The MINI John Cooper Works will have a new rival come the Geneva show this March in the form of this hot little Italian number, the Alfa Romeo Mito. The Mito will receive a new […]

   

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  New dry-clutch Ford Powershift twin clutch transmission complements wet-clutch version

  23 January 2009 / 8 comments

  Just months after the wet-clutch 6-speed Powershift dual clutch transmission was released by Ford (and available in Thailand on the Ford Focus TDCi), Ford has announced a new dry clutch version, which will be installed […]

   

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  New AMG Sports Package for W212 E-Class

  22 January 2009 / 21 comments

  Mercedes-Benz has officially announced details of the new W212's AMG Sports Package, sort of a mid-way between a regular E and an E AMG, much like BMW's M Sport packages.

   

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  2,918 Protons on Thai roads so far

  22 January 2009 / 58 comments

  Proton has been in the Thai market for just over 1 year now, and its market share is currently 1.4% or 2,918 cars. Total industry volume for 2008 in the Thai market was 615,270 units. […]

   

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  GM is no longer world’s largest automaker

  22 January 2009 / 14 comments

  GM is no longer than world’s largest automaker in terms of sales, ending its 77-year claim to that title. GM only sold 8.36 million units in 2008, which is slightly less than Toyota’s 8.97 million […]

   

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  Volkswagen Concept BlueSport needs to be built by 3 brands for economies of scale

  22 January 2009 / 5 comments

  Click for enlarged image Volkswagen says the Concept BlueSport will make it into production if other marques in the group such as Audi and SEAT want it to, according to a senior Volkswagen executive. He […]

   

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  Fiat to take up 35% stake in Chrysler and share platforms and engines

  20 January 2009 / 10 comments

  Fiat S.p.A today confirmed that it has signed a "a non-binding term sheet to establish a global strategic alliance" with Chrysler and Chrysler's majority shareholder Cerberus Capital Management.

   

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  Chrysler considering new car-based pick-up truck

  20 January 2009 / 13 comments

  Chrysler is said to be mulling introducing a small pick-up truck based on a monocoque car chassis to slot in below its large ladderframe trucks. Such a vehicle would allow Chrysler to improve its Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, as the more fuel efficient small truck would compensate for the large guzzlers at the top of the line.

   

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  Mazda Axela Sport 1.5 Smart Edition: now cheaper!

  19 January 2009 / 57 comments

  Mazda Japan has just announced the Mazda Axela Sport 1.5 Smart Edition (the Mazda 3 is called the Axela in Japan), which is over 160,000 yen cheaper than the base Axela 15C model, an obvious […]

   

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  Is the new 510hp Jaguar XF-R an M5-killer?

  19 January 2009 / 22 comments

  The new Jaguar XF-R is powered by the new AJ-V8 Gen III engine that supercharges 5.0 liters of displacement in V8 configuration to produce 510 PS and 625Nm of torque.

   

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  Lexus HS 250h Detroit Auto Show Unveiling Video

  17 January 2009 / 8 comments

  Essentially what you could consider a hybrid version of the Toyota Avensis, the new Lexus HS 250h is not exactly a dedicated hybrid version by that definition but in the Lexus line-up it does come […]

   

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  Toyota unveils TF109 Formula One racer car

  16 January 2009 / 10 comments

  The second car manufacturer to reveal their 2009 Formula One car is Toyota, and here is their new TF109. Like the Ferrari F60 that was revealed a few days ago, the TF109 features a huge […]

   

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