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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Japanese automobiles manufacturer Honda has unveiled the revamped version of the five-door 2013 Civic hatch with added features. The 2013 Civic hatch is powered by the 1.8L Inline 4 cylinder SOHC i-VTEC petrol engine mated to a ...
The new Skoda Octavia wagon has been spied testing in both standard and sporty RS forms, as the German-owned Czech brand readies for the cars’ respective Geneva and Frankfurt motor show debuts. Wrapped in camouflage to look like the ...
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The Ssangyong Korando S petrol has launched in Australia, introducing a new low-cost entry-level variant to the compact SUV range and ending the South Korean manufacturer’s long-running diesel-only local strategy. Priced from ...
The first official sketches of the all-new Ssangyong Stavic have been released ahead of the second-generation Korean people-mover’s impending unveiling. Set to launch internationally early this year, the new Stavic benefits from a ...
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Development of the Alfa Romeo 4C is progressing ahead of the new mid-engined sports car’s anticipated unveiling at the Geneva motor show in March, with the car caught testing in Europe. Despite the extensive use of camouflage, the ...
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Laura is celebrating her 5th birthday and, as the family gathers around the table to cut the cake, they are not thinking about the many facets of production that turned myriad raw materials into a safe, delicious birthday cake. But long ...
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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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The Audi S3 Cabriolet has been spied undergoing cold-weather testing in Europe, confirming that development of the German manufacturer’s first ever high-performance small-car-based soft-top is well advanced. The revealing spy photos ...
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The entry-level Volkswagen Golf 77TSI will be ditched when the all-new seventh-generation small car arrives here in late April. “We’ve created a new entry model [and] added a lot of equipment,” confirmed Volkswagen ...
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The next-generation Volkswagen Golf R has been teased encased in an online ice cube ahead of its unveiling on February 11. Volkswagen’s flagship high-performance hot-hatch will be ‘thawed’ in 11 days’ time on the ...
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Automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the Arocs construction trucks in Munich, Germany. The vehicle is powered by the BlueTec 6 six-cylinder engine mated to a PowerShift 3 automated transmission that generates 16 ...
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The Nissan Pulsar is on the cusp of its return to Australian showrooms. Nissan has today staged the media launch for the new-generation small car ahead of its official on-sale date of February 1 – exactly seven years after the ...
The Nissan Pulsar is back. Plenty of Australians have missed the badge – which still has a 71 per cent recognition rate in Australia despite the nameplate taking a seven-year sabbatical from the market. It replaces the Tiida that ...
The Opel Insignia will come in for its first facelift since the mid-sized model range launched in 2008. Caught here during cold-weather testing, the Insignia testers have undisguised headlights, engineers obviously testing their ...
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