At our test track, we found an easy recipe for cooking up a homemade supercar without resorting to tuner-shop tweaks that could break the bank or void the warranty. Here's our recipe: Take one fresh Scion FR-S, available at your local ...
Small cars are getting bigger with each new generation and the latest Volkswagen Jetta is example eins. The Jetta is now in its sixth generation, but only the last four have come here – the third-gen badged Vento, fourth-gen ...
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Mercedes-Benz is still investing in future diesel passenger cars despite continuous improvements in petrol engines and ongoing mainstreaming of hybrid technologies. Speaking to CarAdvice at the Detroit auto show this week, the head of ...
Protean Electric has collaborated with US-based SKF to supply components for the company's in-wheel electric drive system, which is scheduled to start production by 2013 in Liyang China. The companies have inked a five year agreement on ...
Acura has unveiled the 2014 MDX prototype at the ongoing 2013 North American Cin Detroit, US that is scheduled for launch by mid 2013. The vehicle is powered by a direct-injected 3.5L i-VTEC SOHC V-6 engine with Variable Cylinder ...
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Mercedes-Benz has updated its workhorse E-Class sedan and wagon for 2014 with new safety technology, sportier styling, and a new four-cylinder diesel that will offer, for the first time, a four-wheel-drive version. The new 190-hp diesel ...
Jeep is giving Grand Cherokee customers some awesome options for the 2014 model year: "Would you like power or fuel economy? Or, perhaps boatloads of torque?" If you're a fan of extended road trips, as I am, the 2014 Grand ...
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If proclamations such as "more Facebook fans than ever" are meant to impress, you have to wonder if FB, that paragon of credibility, should really serve as the paradigm of success. To our well-worn eyes and ears such a boast carries all the ...
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Johnson Controls is planning to unveil the 48V Micro Hybrid battery system for automobiles on 14 January 2013 at the North American International Auto Show(NAIAS)in Detroit,US. The company plans to implement a dual voltage design with a ...
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US demand for liquid fuels will rise slowly over the next two years to 18.77 million b/d in 2014, driven by distillate and liquid petroleum gas consumption from a recovering industrial sector, the Energy Information Administration said ...
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Startup company Elio Motors is closer to achieving its goal of selling an American-made, three-wheel vehicle by securing a former General Motors plant in Louisiana. The lease and financial assistance from the state moves the low-cost Elio ...
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The Week reported that lighter,stronger and with new levels of refinement,the fourth generation Range Rover reinforced its position as the world's most well honed luxury SUV at the automotive division of Mohsin Haider Darwish's unveiling ...
Long a favorite among our subscribers, the Subaru Forester has been affordably priced and practically packaged—just what many buyers need in a small SUV. Admittedly, we were concerned about what the 2014 redesign would bring. ...
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Sales of electric cars in the UK are expected to rise from 3,000 to 6,000 in 2013, according to a report from Next Green Car. The report said that the focus will be less on electric cars and plug-in hybrids, as new low emission petrol and ...
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Despite the winter chill,the auto show season is heating up,revealing a number of exciting redesigns,new models,and refreshes coming up in 2013. We saw a few at the recent LA Auto Show and expect more to be displayed in Detroit in ...
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