Jeans developed by a Heriot-Watt School of Textiles and Design student, using a fibre made from sustainable wood instead of cotton, could be the key to cutting carbon emissions in the jeans industry around the world. Saving energy and ...
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The Sly Cooper game series from Sony Computer Entertainment is set in a fun, cartoony world of anthropomorphic animals. It centers on Sly, a raccoon and a thief. Thieves in Time is the fourth installment and the first new Sly Cooper game ...
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While the Las Vegas Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) 2013 music festival is still a few months away, Yandy.com, online retailer of sexy lingerie and Halloween costumes, is gearing up for the big event by adding new, trending rave wear items to ...
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Chess Controls Inc. has named Stephane Mayer regional sales manager for Timmins and Sudbury Mines in Ontario. Mayer, a College Boreal graduate in Greater Sudbury, Ont., joined Chess Controls more than six years ago as technical and ...
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The Opel Insignia OPC will take top spot on the German brand’s performance ladder when the $59,900 sedan goes on sale locally later this month. The Opel Insignia OPC sits above the Opel Corsa OPC and Opel Astra OPC to complete the ...
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The Opel Corsa OPC has landed, the smallest car in Opel’s local performance line-up starting at $28,990. The entry point into the Opel Performance Centre (OPC) range, the new Opel Corsa OPC is the pocket-rocket stepping stone to the ...
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The Opel Astra OPC has landed in Australia, with the German performance car becoming the latest model to join the ultra-competitive hot-hatch scene. The Opel Astra OPC is the quickest and most powerful vehicle ever to wear the Astra ...
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The Honda Jazz Hybrid has launched as Australia’s cheapest hybrid, with the $22,990 city car going on sale from this month. The fourth petrol-electric model in the local Honda line-up – after the Civic Hybrid, CR-Z and Insight ...
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The new-generation Hyundai i30 Tourer has launched from $22,990 A wagon version of the popular i30 hatch, the Hyundai i30 Tourer wasn’t originally intended for the Australian market as it is only built in Europe, where all i30 ...
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The Subaru Liberty X is designed to merge the benefits of a high-riding SUV with the look of a traditional family sedan. Launched in September 2012, the Subaru Liberty 2.5X and 3.6X are the single players in an ultra-niche market, ...
The Ford Kuga, Mitsubishi Mirage and Volkswagen Beetle have all been awarded a maximum five-star safety rating by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) in the latest round of new vehicle crash tests. The second-generation ...
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The Holden VF Commodore is being pitched as offering two sides of the same coin – sport-luxury or luxury-sport, with as-yet unreleased Commodore SS V-Series and just-unveiled Calais V-Series forming the respective heads and tails ...
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With the Holden VF Commodore exterior design “sculptural” has replaced “geometrical” as the design team set out to replace the previous car’s blocky appearance with a more curvature look. Two looks have been ...
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Every Holden VF Commodore will be equipped with technology to scan for a parking spot, indicate whether the car will fit, then automatically move the steering wheel to reverse park itself into that spot – whether it’s a parallel ...
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The Hyundai Santa Fe is now available with an all-new heavy duty load assist kit that sees the maximum down ball rate improve from 120kg to 150kg. The new Hyundai Santa Fe tow kit, consisting of two new heavy duty rear springs, betters ...
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