Audi debuts new 2.8 FSI V6, 1.8 TFSI and 2.0 TFSI
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
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)
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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Toyota’s new hatch to be named Toyota Auris
The next Toyota Corolla-based hatchback that will be sold in the European market will be called the Toyota Auris – a Latin word which means ‘good taste’. Toyota had trademarked the Auris name way back […]
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More on Lotus turnaround plan – Lotus Satria Neo?
We have more details on Group Lotus’ plan to turnaround the company within the next 5 years. Previous details on the plan revealed plans to produce more of it’s own cars, re-engineer third party cars, […]
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Oil prices expected to remain at US$60-65 level
Oil prices seems to have settled down at the US$60-65 level, with prices currently standing at US$62 per barrel, slightly up from US$60 per barrel on Wednesday. The oil price madness began in February this […]
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LMG to display cars at 2006 Oman Motor Show
While the company has been pretty much silent in Malaysia since it’s launch, LMG Auto will be displaying it’s LMG cars at the 2006 Oman Motor Show. Anyone have any news on LMG? For those […]
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Hammond down
Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was seriously hurt after the dragster-style jet-powered car capable of reaching speeds of more than 482km/h he was in crashed while filming an episode of Top Gear. The Top Gear […]
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Ford decides to buy Rover brand name
While Nanjing Auto bought MG Rover back in July 2005, the forerunner to buy the Rover brand name from BMW was Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp, who actually owns many of Rover’s design rights. SAIC was […]
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Proton and PSA Peugeot Citroen sign letter of intent
After rumours of talks between PSA Peugeot Citroen and Proton surfaced back in May 2006, we can finally see some results with Proton and Peugeot having signed a letter of intent in France to study […]
