One of the more popular small SUVs, the RAV4 has been a top performer in Consumer Reports tests for years. To see how the new model compares against fresh competitors, we just purchased a typically equipped RAV4 for testing. With the ...
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When it comes to how people perceive car brands, Toyota, Ford, Honda, and Chevrolet stand above all others, based on the 2013 Car Brand Perception Survey, conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center. The survey scores ...
With an all-new Toyota Corolla launched with a $19,990 price tag, we find out which is the best entry-level small car for the money, putting the world’s best selling small car up against the Ford Focus, Hyundai i30 and Mazda3. Words: ...
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Turbocharging is more popular than ever as car makers look for ways to produce power more, more efficiently. Turbos have been around since before the First World War and have traditionally been used as a way of generating more power ...
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GE Oil & Gas’ Drilling and Surface business announced it has introduced two new products for the upstream oil production sector, including the company’s first-ever Motor Cooling System (MCS) and a new high-efficiency electric ...
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We'll remember 2012 as being a banner year for driving enthusiasts. The Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ twins took to the road, closely followed by the Ford Focus ST, a model whose track prowess we recently captured on video. The ST is Ford's ...
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Gasoline blended with 15% ethanol caused failure in a "substantial" portion of fuel pumps and other components in a test designed to represent 29 million vehicles approved to use the fuel, according to a study the Coordinating Research ...
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January 29, Ford Motor announced that its global sales were 5.668 million in 2012, down 0.5% year on year compared to 5.695 million in 2011. Although the sales slightly declined in 2012, Ford’s sales in the fourth quarter grew ...
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Ford Motor said recently that its hybrid vehicle sales in US will be more than 6,000 in January of 2013, up 5 times year on year. In January last year, Ford sold 1,209 hybrid vehicles in US, promoted by the good sales of the hybrid ...
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Describe a European luxury car with a 3.0-liter supercharged V6, all-wheel-drive, and eight-speed automatic, and one name probably comes to mind: Audi A6. But now this appealing technological combination platter also describes the Jaguar ...
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Mazda has announced it will build a new transmission plant in Thailand, with operations set to begin between April and September 2015. At a cost of $273 million (26 billion yen) and with an annual production capacity of approximately ...
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Ken Block has shown off the fresh livery and headquarters for his new Hoonigan Racing Division team as the extreme motorsports icon prepares for his assault on 2013. Formally known as the Monster World Rally Team and covered in bright ...
Ford predicts that its European business will continue the deficit of about 2 billion dollars in 2013, which exceeds the expected amount of 2013 and the total loss in 2012. Ford said that European business’s expected loss will be 2 ...
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Set to debut at the Geneva motor show in March, the Ferrari F150, successor to the legendary Ferrari Enzo, has been snapped during public road testing. Ferrari released details of the F150’s advanced carbonfibre monocoque ...
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Daimler, Ford and Nissan have entered into a unique three-way alliance that will see the three leading global automakers collaborate on a common hydrogen fuel cell system to power their future zero-emission vehicles. The joint venture ...
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