Automakers tout the size of their SUV's third-row seats claiming they are accessible and usable. And while SUVs are pitched as a hipper alternative to the minivan, they still can't rival the big people movers. We took a look at a variety ...
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Red Bull?has signed its first-ever female racing driver to its Junior Team development squad. Eighteen-year-old Beitske Visser from the Netherlands started karting when she was five years old before karting competitively at age seven. ...
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With the media days at the New York International Auto Show behind us, the cars team has had time to reflect on the approximately 1,000 vehicles on display. Many new models made impressions, and some were utterly forgettable. To share our ...
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Confirmation that an all-new compact premium Infiniti will go on sale in Australia from 2015 is evidence that Japanese luxury brand is committed long-term to our market, says the company’s global boss. Infiniti president Johan de ...
The Infiniti Q50 will be offered with the option of petrol and diesel power when it launches in Australia during the final quarter of this year. While Infiniti Australia has been tight-lipped about the specifications of its hugely ...
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Spring is finally here, and deals on new cars are blossoming. In our latest analysis, we're seeing dramatic savings available on sedans ranging up to $4,700 off. For our latest deals list, we looked at sedans because of their broad ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan is recalling its 2013 Sentra models over fuel tank problems, as the affected vehicles may be equipped with improperly sealed fuel tank assemblies. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan is planning to increase the use of advanced high tensile strength steel (AHSS) to reduce vehicle weight in new production models from 2017. The company had developed 1.2 gigapascal (GPa), ultra high tensile ...
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Computing's semi-regular podcast this week features a roundup of Mobile World Congress - everything you need to know from the world of mobile computing. We also discuss HMRC's new policy of trawling social media for evidence of tax ...
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The Infiniti QX60 Hybrid will make its world debut at the upcoming New York auto show later this month. An efficiency conscious variant of the previously-named Infiniti JX35 SUV that launched in the US in early 2012, the seven-seat ...
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Infiniti, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor, will unveil the hybrid version of its 2014 Infiniti QX60 crossover at the upcoming New York International Auto Show to be held during 29 March 2013 to 07 April 2013 ...
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The first diesel-powered Infiniti Q50 has been revealed at the 2013 Geneva motor show. The Q50 diesel becomes the first Infiniti to benefit from the Japanese car maker’s collaborative agreement with Daimler, the owner of ...
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The Renault group is looking to expand its reach with potential for a new premium brand in the future. Renault’s plans are to position itself in the middle of a Y-shaped strategy, which has budget brand Dacia down the bottom while ...
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Each year, the most popular report in the Consumer Reports Annual Auto Issue is Top Picks, which spotlights the 10 best cars of the year. In a previous blog, we looked at which brands perennially make the list, but what about those brands ...
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Datsun has added South Africa to its list of target markets, announcing plans to launch a new passenger vehicle in the country by the end of 2014. Datsun, a derivative of the Nissan Motor Co., will return to South Africa – where it ...
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