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  No plans for full model change BMW 5-series in 2009

  19 December 2007 / 8 comments

  A source inside BMW attests that there will be no new BMW 5-series planned for introduction in any country at anytime in 2009, contrary to the story by Autocar UK earlier this month. Autocar’s report […]

   

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  Brilliance BL18T wins BorgWarner China Heart award

  18 December 2007 / 10 comments

  BorgWarner has announced the winners of the 2007 China Heart awards – an annual event which picks China’s top 10 engines. The 2007 China Heart awards are selected by an independant evaluation committee comprising of […]

   

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  Ford Focus RS to be unveiled in 2008

  17 December 2007 / 18 comments

  Ford is taking the Ford Focus ST up another level with a top of the range Ford Focus RS. Above is a teaser image of the new car released by Ford. While the ST competes […]

   

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  BMW X6 UK prices announced

  17 December 2007 / 9 comments

  Prices for the new BMW X6 in the UK has been released, and there will be 4 variants available in that part of the world. The cheapest is the BMW X6 xDrive30d, powered by the […]

   

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  New Mercedes Benz E-Class due in Sept 08

  17 December 2007 / 15 comments

  Click for full image Autocar reports that the next generation W212 E-Class will be unveiled in September 2008 – less than a year from now. Once again Mercedes Benz will be trying to get a […]

   

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  BMW X6 full details, specifications and photos

  16 December 2007 / 44 comments

  The final production version of the new BMW X6 will be unveiled at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show in January, but for the benefit of all of us who obviously can’t take off and head […]

   

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  Chang’An Jiexun HVE: China’s first hybrid

  16 December 2007 / 40 comments

  After 6 years of development, the Chang’An Jiexun HVE hybrid vehicle has rolled off the production lines – China’s first locally developed hybrid vehicle. It’s your run of the mill hybrid – a 1.5 litre […]

   

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  Europestar RCR – rebadged GEN2 in China

  15 December 2007 / 68 comments

  It seems that the abomination of a jaundiced GEN2 is not the final Europestar product after all. This is the recently announced Europestar RCR based on the GEN2 and it looks pretty much like a […]

   

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  Mazda Atenza Mazdaspeed Concept

  15 December 2007 / 16 comments

  Mazda will be showcasing this concept called the Mazda Atenza Mazdaspeed Concept at the 2008 Tokyo Auto Salon, to be held at the Makuhari Messe in January 2008. The Mazda Atenza is the Japanese Domestic […]

   

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  Land Rover LRX Concept

  14 December 2007 / 21 comments

  The Land Rover LRX Concept will be making its public debut at the 2008 North American International Auto Show early next year. The 3-door compact SUV is smaller than the smallest LR2 (Freelander 2) in […]

   

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  BMW’s IPFS for diesels now standard on all models

  14 December 2007 / 6 comments

  BMW’s Incorrect Fuelling Protection System (IFPS) system is now standard on all diesel-powered BMW cars, previously available only on the 1, 3, X3 and 5 series. Now the 6, 7 and X5 models also have […]

   

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  Nissan and Chrysler in technical collaboration talks

  14 December 2007 / 3 comments

  Nissan and Chrysler are current exploring the possibilities of a technical collaboration to help each other with new vehicle development. Nissan is interested in leveraging on Chrysler’s full-size truck expertise, while Chrysler is interested in […]

   

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  New Honda Pilot prototype to debut at Detroit 2008

  14 December 2007 / 6 comments

  Click to enlarge The mid-sized Honda Pilot shares its underpinings with the Acura MDX, and since the second generation 2007 Acura MDX was introduced late last year, it’s due time for a new Honda Pilot […]

   

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  BorgWarner R2S sequential VGT turbocharger

  14 December 2007 / 7 comments

  BorgWarner has developed a new integrated 2-stage turbocharger called the R2S system, which uses two differently sized turbochargers in a sequential arrangement. The smaller of the two turbochargers is a smaller conventional unit that provides […]

   

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  Irankhodro to lead Islamic car project

  14 December 2007 / 22 comments

  Iran’s Irankhodro will spearhead the development of the proposed “Islamic car” to be built only in Islamic states for Muslim markets, announced its chief executive Manouchehr Mantheghi on the 12th of December 2007. A meeting […]

   

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