British sport utility vehicles (SUV) manufacturer Land Rover is set to introduce its new Defender Challenge rally car at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham, the UK. This new car has been designed and engineered to compete in a ...
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It seems like only yesterday we awarded the Ford Fiesta ST a win against its Peugeot 208 GTi and Volkswagen Polo GTI rivals (read more here), then went a step further by crowning it one of the best-ever hot-hatches created and one of the ...
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Prices cuts of up to $2190 have been announced for the 2014 Subaru Impreza, with driveaway pricing on the entry-level model leading the charge. Equipped with a six-speed manual transmission, the entry-level Subaru Impreza 2.0i is now ...
Construction of the first Lexus assembly line in the UShas officially begun, with the Lexus ES350 set to become the first US-built model to roll off the line in 2015. Based at Toyota Motor Manufacturing’s Georgetown plant in ...
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Images and specifications have leaked from a brochure for the new Mercedes-Benz S600 revealing the V12-powered limousine’s key performance data and rear and interior styling. Debuting publically at next week’s Detroit auto ...
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The temperature may be hovering around freezing in much of the US, but the Volkswagen Beetle Dune concept will aim to bring a little summer to Detroit when it debuts at the city’s auto show next week. Dubbed “the sportiest ...
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This week’s announcement of 2013′s new vehicle sales results threw up highlights that sent PR departments into overdrive writing glowing press releases, though the figures also uncovered plenty of lowlights that car makers would ...
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Any friendliness hanging over from the festive season is apparently well and truly over in Germany, with BMW taking a cheeky swipe at rival Audi and its ‘new’ laser-based light technology. The updated Audi Sport quattro ...
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Here are some of the highlights and trends seen at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which ended Friday: 1. Wearables: From connected socks and bras to baby clothing, wearable technology with the ability to transform ...
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Never mind girls and boys—adults who refuse to grow up are being increasingly targeted by a toy industry promoting adolescence as a lifestyle choice, say industry watchers. Among the "Smart-Tech" toys at this week's Hong Kong Toys & ...
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We've all seen news alerts for missing senior citizens. Sometimes those have a happy outcome, and other times they don't. I'm sure parents of kids with special needs also live with the worry that their child might wander off and get lost. ...
Tags: portable GPS tracking devices, eTrak, eZoom, tracking signal
Here are a few things that have stood out for me from the past several days at the Consumer Electronics Show. 5G: The rollout of 4G LTE services may be still a work in progress, but that doesn't mean the folks who develop wireless ...
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Statistics Canada pegged surprisingly large 2013-14 production figures for many of the crops grown in the country in its final crop report of 2013, released Wednesday. "There's just no getting around it, this is the biggest crop of ...
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Ford Motor Company is serious about what it terms "The Car That Cares." The company is working on embedding a significant amount of health-tracking technology into its vehicles to measure everything from driversFord:' stress levels to ...
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As the clock ticks on a May 31 deadline to submit conflict mineral reports to the federal government, some in the plastics industry are wondering how the new law aimed at addressing a humanitarian crisis in Africa applies to them. The ...
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