The new Audi A3 will start nearly $5000 below the model it replaces as the German company responds to an aggressive pricing strategy by rival Mercedes-Benz. Audi Australia has announced the next-generation Audi A3 luxury hatchback will ...
The Audi RS5 DTM racecar due to compete in the European touring car series in 2013 has been revealed at the Geneva motor show. Based on the road-going Audi RS5, the new DTM racer is an evolution of the 2012 car that has spent the winter ...
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German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz will unveil the Viano AVANTGARDE at the ongoing 2013 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. The vehicle will come with two engine variants, including the four-cylinder 2.2L CDI that will generate ...
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Astronauts on the International Space Station began unloading cargo from the SpaceX Dragon capsule on Monday, a day after the commercially delivered capsule was attached to the station. Tom Marshburn, a space station astronaut and flight ...
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Since February 1 of this year, the Pump and System Division of the Lewa-Nikkiso Group has been led by a triumvirate. The former CEO of Lewa GmbH, Bernd Stütz, already left the company at the end of 2012. On January 1, Naota ...
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Google today patched 10 vulnerabilities in Chrome, just two days before the start of Pwn2Own, a hacking contest that has $100,000 in prize money waiting for the first researcher to crack the browser. In an update Monday for the Windows ...
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The iconic Alpine brand is set for a complete revival with the Renault-owned brand well underway to produce its first model by 2016. Alpine, which has been around since 1954, is renowned around the world for producing such iconic cars as ...
The next-generation Suzuki SX4 has materialised as the production version of the Japanese brand’s 2012 S-Cross concept. The new SX4 is being displayed at the 2013 Geneva motor show ahead of its roll-out to showrooms later this year. ...
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Kia will debut its new seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission in 2014. The South Korean manufacturer featured a seven-speed twin-clutch gearbox in its Kia Provo concept car (main image) at the 2013 Geneva motor show, but says a ...
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The Holden VF Commodore will get redesigned automatic transmissions to address criticism of the current model, and a faster steering rack ratio to compensate for electric steering limitations. Holden engineering group manager for energy ...
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The all-new Volkswagen Golf wagon has been unveiled at the Geneva motor show, revealing an all-wheel drive option and efficient BlueMotion technology that delivers fuel consumption of 3.3 litres per 100km. First seen in images leaked ...
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The Renault Captur urban crossover has been unveiled at the Geneva motor show today ahead of its anticipated launch in Australia in 2014. The Captur, which is the second car by Renault’s new head of design, Laurens van den Acker, ...
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British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning to invest about GBP500m to double the capacity of its Wolverhampton engine manufacturing plant in central England. The investment forms part of rise in capital spending ...
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Frequency inverters are used to perform the task that involves the conversion of "invert" direct current (DC) frequency to alternating current (AC) frequency. A three-phase motor is driven by the means of "re-targeted" voltage. Before ...
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The 2013 Australian Toy Awards winners have been revealed. The news comes after the 2013 Australian Toy Hobby & Nursery Fair kicked off yesterday (March 3rd). It runs until March 6th at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre ...