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Mitsubishi's ASX And Pajero Top Their Class In The Wheels Magazine Awards

Mitsubishi's ASX And Pajero Top Their Class In The Wheels Magazine Awards

Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) has placed well in Wheels Magazines Gold Star Cars awards 2010 seeing the ASX and Pajero receive first place and Lancer VR Sportback and Lancer VRX receive second place in selected categories. ... Continue reading

One Million Audi Cars Sold In China

One Million Audi Cars Sold In China

Yesterday the one millionth Audi sold in China - a metallic blue Q5 - was handed over to a customer from Changchun. ... Continue reading

Historic 'Thunder To Continue At Sandown

Historic 'Thunder To Continue At Sandown

Historic motor racing at Sandown Raceway is set to grow even stronger following the signing of a new five-year agreement between the Victorian Historic Racing Register (VHRR) and the Melbourne Racing Club. ... Continue reading

2011 Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited Review

2011 Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2011 Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited There is more to Subaru than WRXes and Outbacks. Although potent rally replicas and versatile wagon/ crossovers get the most attention, Subaru also makes midsize sedans under the Legacy nameplate. If you think that "midsize sedan" equals "boring fami ... Continue reading

Toyota and Lexus Announce Intent to Voluntarily Recall Certain Vehicles to Replace Brake Master Cylinder Seal

Toyota and Lexus Announce Intent to Voluntarily Recall Certain Vehicles to Replace Brake Master Cylinder Seal

TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 21 TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 21 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will conduct a voluntary Safety Recall involving approximately 740,000 – 2005 through 2006 Avalon, 2004 through 2006 Highlander (Non Hybrid) and Lexus RX330, and 2006 Lexus GS300, IS250, ... Continue reading

New Turbocharged Hyundai Sonata 2.0T: Great Sedan with a Big Shot Of Red Bull - VIDEO ENHANCED

New Turbocharged Hyundai Sonata 2.0T: Great Sedan with a Big Shot Of Red Bull - VIDEO ENHANCED

By Marty Bernstein, Senior Editor At Large Hyundai just violated the old adage, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" but in a very good way! They've taken the Sonata, their stunning flagship sedan, one of the best selling midsize cars on the market today and given it a big boost with a new model with an innovative 4 cylin ... Continue reading

IIHS Insurance Losses By Make And Model

IIHS Insurance Losses By Make And Model

October 20, 2010; Auto insurance covers damage to vehicles and property in crashes plus injuries to the people involved in the crashes. Different insurance coverages pay for vehicle damage versus injuries. Different insurance coverages also may apply depending on who's at fault — first-party insurance pays for you ... Continue reading

The 911 GT2 RS - Porsche's Most Powerful, Street Legal Car Ever - is Sold Out - VIDEO ENHANCED

The 911 GT2 RS - Porsche's Most Powerful, Street Legal Car Ever - is Sold Out - VIDEO ENHANCED

ATLANTA, Oct. 20 ATLANTA, Oct. 20 -- The 911 GT2 RS, the fastest and most powerful road-going sports car Porsche has ever built, is not only an ultra-high-performance car on the road, but it is also just as fast from a sales standpoint. With its worldwide debut less than two months ago at the Moscow Auto Show, this lim ... Continue reading

E85 FlexFuel Powered 2012 Ford Focus Delivers Equivalent of 200 MPG of Gasoline - WOW!

E85 FlexFuel Powered 2012 Ford Focus Delivers Equivalent of 200 MPG of Gasoline - WOW!

•All-new Ford Focus will be powered by a fuel-efficient 2.0-liter DOHC I-4 engine with twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT), direct gasoline injection and E85 flex fuel capability that will deliver a projected 40 mpg highway •New 2.0-liter is one of the most powerful, fuel-efficient and refined ... Continue reading

Automotive Design Studios Envision the 1,000 lb. Car

Automotive Design Studios Envision the 1,000 lb. Car

PR Newswire LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 -- With consumers seeking to minimize consumption of the earth's resources, auto manufacturers and designers are challenged to meet these growing socio- and economic trends with style, while adhering to government and safety regulations. To view the multimedia asset ... Continue reading

Audi, Rentech Tout Advanced Clean Diesel's Role in Protecting the Environment

Audi, Rentech Tout Advanced Clean Diesel's Role in Protecting the Environment

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Today, Governor Schwarzenegger welcomed the “Eureka! Diesel Driving the Future�?? journey to Sacramento in a celebration at the Capitol steps. Audi, Rentech, Inc., and the Green Car Journal are partnering to drive two Audi A3 TDIs the length of California, powered exclusively ... Continue reading

2011 Infiniti EX Features

2011 Infiniti EX Features

PR Newswire FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 19 FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 19 -- Infiniti today announced the release of the revised 2011 Infiniti EX crossover SUV, which is on sale now at Infiniti retailers nationwide. Major revisions for 2011 include: New 7-speed automatic transmission (previously 5-speed) for improved fuel economy ... Continue reading

Enova Announces Incremental 100 System Order from Smith Electric Vehicles

Enova Announces Incremental 100 System Order from Smith Electric Vehicles

TORRANCE, Calif.--Enova Systems, Inc. (AIM: ENV) (AIM: ENVS), a leading innovator of proprietary hybrid and electric drive systems propelling the alternative energy industry, has received an incremental order to deliver 100 electric drive systems to Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV), manufacturer of the all-electric Smith ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Begins Fiat Dealer Appointment Process in U.S.

Chrysler Group Begins Fiat Dealer Appointment Process in U.S.

PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 20 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 20 -- Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it has begun appointing dealers that will represent the Fiat Brand in the United States. The dealers appointed in this first phase have plans in place and will be ready to take orders for the iconic Fiat 500 ... Continue reading

It's the Shits! Nation's First Poo-Powered Gas Plant Goes Online

It's the Shits! Nation's First Poo-Powered Gas Plant Goes Online

SAN ANTONIO--San Antonio Water System and Ameresco, Inc. and local officials joined together today to host the grand opening of their new biogas facility at the Dos Rios Water Recycling Center. The biogas project is the first sustainable project of its kind in the nation, capturing biogas generated during the sewage tr ... Continue reading

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