The sports car traces its roots to early 20th century touring cars and roadsters. These raced in early rallys, such as the Herkomer Cup, Prinz Heinrich Fahrt, and Monte Carlo. Though the term would not be coined until after World War One, ...
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Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high-performance automobiles. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines muscle cars as "any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance ...
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Supercar is a term used most often to describe an expensive high end car. It has been defined specifically as "a very expensive, fast or powerful car". Stated in more general terms: "it must be very fast, with sporting handling to match", ...
Agricultural technology critical to feed 9 billion people Challenging year ahead for cotton Friant water allocation decreased again While traveling out of state recently, I saw a sign near a business which made me laugh. It read, ...
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French car maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen has unveiled the new DS Wild Rubis Concept hybrid crossover vehicle at the ongoing 2013 Auto Shanghai being held in China. The vehicle is powered by a 1.6L THP gasoline engine that generates an output ...
The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) has welcomed the announcement by the Victorian Government of the extension of available roads in Victorian regional and metropolitan areas for access by Higher Productivity Freight Vehicles (HPFV), ...
The Lexus GS300h has been unveiled at the Shanghai auto show, adding a second hybrid option to the GS range. The Lexus GS300h slots into the Japanese manufacturer's premium large line-up beneath the existing petrol-electric GS450h, ...
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Opel Astra OPC versus Renault Megane RS is the ultimate example of challenger attacking, champion defending. But the French know, arrogantly but correctly, that the Megane RS has long been the benchmark sub-$50,000 hot hatch – when ...
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Italian design and engineering company Italdesign Giugiaro has released a video of its Lamborghini-based ItalDesign Giugiaro Parcour all-terrain supercar. Powered by a 410kW/540Nm 5.2-litre mid-engined V10 borrowed from the Lamborghini ...
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The production version of the new?Volvo S60 Polestar has been launched with a limited production run developed exclusively for the Australian market. Under the bonnet of the new Volvo S60 Polestar lies the T6 3.0-litre six-cylinder ...
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Clean energy production using CSP technology has moved out of the doldrums and is making considerable headway. The well-known Desertec project is now in full swing and new plants are being built in the vast desert areas of North Africa. ...
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Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems incorporating its own indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs), says that its DTN-X platform with ultra-long haul ...
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The NSW Government has leased Port Botany and Port Kembla on a 99-year contract. Following a six-month competitive bidding process, the 99-year lease of state-owned port assets at Port Botany and Port Kembla has been awarded to the NSW ...
The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has been reinstated as the fastest production car in the world after Guinness World Records overturned its controversial decision to strip the car of its title. Earlier this month, Guinness World Records ...
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Ford has announced a new 1.5-litre EcoBoost engine will join its efficiency-focused turbocharged engine line-up, with the new Ford Mondeo the first to benefit from the new powerplant. The fifth EcoBoost engine made by Ford, the new ...