Japanese car manufacturer Daihatsu Motor is set to introduce its Tanto mini passenger vehicle range with new turbo engines, across the country. Earlier in October 2013, the company also launched the Tanto range as a fully upgraded model, ...
Lexus has confirmed it will aim for its forthcoming 2.0-litre turbocharged engine to beat the same-capacity BMW engine for torque and match the company's current 380Nm 3.5-litre V6. Speaking at the Tokyo motor show following the reveal of ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda Motor has developed a new line of direct injection gasoline turbo engines, VTEC TURBO, for small-to-medium-sized vehicles. VTEC TURBO is a new addition to the company's next-generation powertrain, Earth Dreams ...
Honda has introduced a new eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission to replace its ageing five-speed auto and complement its range of continuously variable transmissions (CVT). Unlike conventional dual-clutch transmissions, ...
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The Mitsubishi Lancer is now six years old, having launched locally in 2007, which makes it the oldest small car available. It is cheap and roomy, so as a budget family conveyance the Mitsubishi Lancer offers simple virtues that have ...
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Lexus announces that it will display the all-new “Lexus RC” sports coupe production prototype and a turbo-charged version of its “Lexus LF-NX” compact crossover SUV concept at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show. The show, ...
The Lexus LF-NX SUV concept will be used to reveal the company’s challenger to European turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engines. Toyota’s luxury division has confirmed CarAdvice’s previous story on the LF-NX first ...
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Porsche is placing its fastest, most powerful and most luxurious Panamera grand touring sedan at the peak of the series: With a power output of 570 hp and a top track speed of 192 mph, plus a particularly extensive and top-quality range of ...
It’s taken more than three and a half years, but the Nissan Juke is finally available in Australia. Pioneering and somewhat revolutionary when it debuted in 2010, the Juke’s exclusivity has been eroded in recent times by the ...
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The Nissan Juke is now on sale in Australia, targeting buyers in the rapidly expanding compact SUV market with standout styling and a sharp $21,990 starting price. The Juke’s belated Australian arrival comes more than three and a ...
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The next-generation Volkswagen Up! will hit the roads in 2017 as a slightly longer car with a new platform engineered to fit either a torque converter or dual-clutch automatic gearbox. Visiting for the launch of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, ...
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The Renault Fluence has come in for its first facelift, but the changes are limited to minor styling and interior equipment tweaks. On the outside, the nip-tucked Renault Fluence gets a larger chrome grille with three horizontal slats, ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car has unveiled the new P1800 plug-in hybrid concept coupe, which is the first of a series of three concepts to be built on the carmaker’s Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). The new concept ...
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German carmaker Audi is planning to unveil the new 2013 Quattro Concept vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show that will be held in Germany. The new vehicle is expected to be powered by the 4L V-8 twin-turbo engine that would generate an ...
German automobile manufacturer Opel has unveiled a three-cylinder 1.0L turbo gasoline engine prior to its global debut at the upcoming Frankfurt International Motor Show to be held during September 2013. The new 12-valve 1.0 Spark ...
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