The new Holden VF Commodore Ute has lapped Germany’s famous 21km Nurburgring circuit in about 8 minutes, 20 seconds as part of a promotional stunt for the new-generation model. It’s understood the run conducted in late April ...
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A sports car (sports car or sport car) is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for spirited performance and nimble handling. Sports cars may be spartan or luxurious but high maneuverability and minimum weight are ...
A coupé or coupe (from the French past participle coupé, of the infinitive couper, to cut) is a closed car body style (permanently attached fixed roof), the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, ...
The drive train and engine layout significantly influences the handling characteristics of an automobile, and is crucially important in the design of a sports car. The front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout (FR) is common to sports cars of ...
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Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Group, and Gildo Zegna, CEO of Ermenegildo Zegna Group, signed a three-year agreement giving birth to a long-term partnership between the two brands, both representing Italian design and manufacturing ...
Maserati has partnered with Italian fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna to develop a special edition Quattroporte sedan and a line of bespoke customisation options for future customers. Fiat Chrysler?Group CEO Sergio Marchionne and ...
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Japan's three major car manufacturers Toyota, Honda and Nissan Motor announced on April 11 to recall at least 3 million cars. The reason was the airbag fault. Toyota Motors announced a global recall of 1.73 million cars, including the ...
Retailer Hawkin's Bazaar is launching a host of toy car and F1 products this weekend. It is stocking lines from die-cast toy car manufacturers Maisto and Bburago during the current Formula 1 season, with the products available on its ...
German market leader in assembly products Wurth has become an official supplier to the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship. Wurth Asia-Pacific manager Benjamin Wurth says car rallying is an ideal stage for Wurth to demonstrate the ...
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NXP Semiconductors has partnered with Australia-based Cohda Wireless to develop technology for the wireless communications between cars and traffic infrastructure, in Europe. The two companies are the first automotive electronics ...
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Car manufacturers both locally and internationally yesterday ran April Fools' Day?advertisements and released press releases about hoax models, technologies and developments. Mini?played its part in the day of hoaxes, revealing a cheeky ...
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Brazil-based ArcelorMittal Vega, part of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal, has announced that it has completed a $10 million investment to install new post-treatment technology on its galvanizing line No. 1. The new technology ...
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According to Japanese media reports, the European business association (AEB) recently released statistics showing Russia's new car sales (including commercial vehicles) in February 2013, 210666 vehicles, up 2% from a year earlier, for four ...
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Muenster. For exactly five days in April, classic car aficionados’ hearts will be all aflutter. From April 10 to 14, 2013, the Techno-Classica will be taking place in Essen for the 25th time. BASF , with its premium paint brand ...
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Cars sales have been falling in Western Europe as yet another economic downturn confirms expectations that the region’s recovery from the 2008 financial crisis will be a lengthy process. However, while demand for cars declines, ...