The organisers of next month’s Los Angeles motor show have confirmed the Nissan Juke Nismo RS will make its world premiere at the US event. Long rumoured, the Nissan Juke Nismo RS is set to be the mid-point between the lightly ...
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The updated Renault Koleos Phase 3 range is now on sale in Australia, introducing a lower starting price and new features to the French brand’s mid-sized SUV. The 2014 Koleos Phase 3 gains the new Renault corporate face that debuted ...
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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), and Moscow-based Rostelecom OJSC, the largest ...
Hyundai will be hoping a return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 2014 will be enough to bolster its share of younger male buyers. The South Korean manufacturer earmarked its renewed involvement in the WRC as a means to capture a ...
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The Toyota FJ Cruiser has been updated for 2014 with mild revisions headlined by a new vintage-inspired exterior paint colour. A new Retro Blue hue based on an original LandCruiser FJ40 paint finish has been added to the FJ ...
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The Volkswagen Up! will not be dropped from the local line-up, Volkswagen Group Australia (VGA) managing director John White has explained, despite the sub-compact hatchback going into sales freefall. Asked directly whether Volkswagen is ...
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The next-generation Volkswagen Up! will hit the roads in 2017 as a slightly longer car with a new platform engineered to fit either a torque converter or dual-clutch automatic gearbox. Visiting for the launch of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, ...
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Researchers in Taiwan have used nanopyramid nitride semiconductor structures to explore long-wavelength green, olivine and amber light-emitting diode (LED) structures [Shih-Pang Chang, Optics Express, Vol. 21, p23030, 2013]. The team was ...
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Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania has announced plans to introduce an advanced fuel control system, Eco-roll, which can lower customer’s fuel costs by up to 2%. Eco-roll system calculates and chooses between the most ...
The new entry-level Renault Megane hatch has launched from $19,990 driveaway, making it the only European-built small car to offer sub-$20K pricing. The sharp pricing applies to the new Megane Expression manual, which is normally priced ...
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The Alfa Romeo 4C has recorded an 8min04sec lap around Germany’s famed Nurburgring, just days after its international media launch. The mid-engined Italian sports car’s lap of the 20.8km Nordschleife circuit positions it on ...
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Details of several upcoming Porsche models due to be officially revealed over the next nine months have reportedly been leaked by an industry insider. Featured in slides claimed to be taken from a US dealer meeting in Atlanta, Jalopnik ...
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Mazda has confirmed it will again sponsor the Australian Formula One Grand Prix Celebrity Challenge in 2014. The all-new third-generation Mazda 3 will be the weapon of choice for next year’s support race, with 20 cars set to tackle ...
The Audi RSQ3 will be priced from $81,900 when it lands locally in February. Audi’s first SUV to be tuned by performance division ‘quattro GmbH’ and wear ‘RS’ badges, the RSQ3 was expected to cost only ...
The first Subaru hybrid will hit Australian roads within 12 months – though it will be years before customers can get behind the wheel. Subaru Australia managing director Nick Senior confirmed the local division planned to bring a ...