Jaguar XJ epitomizes some highlights of British motoring
Coventry, England - The Jaguar XJ, which celebrates its 40th birthday this year, in a sense epitomizes the very best and worst of British motoring. Driving an XJ is an emotional experience that clearly differs from the cool precision of taking the wh...
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Styling revisions announced for new Citroen C1
Paris - French carmaker Citroen is giving the 2009 model of the C1 a makeover. The new look includes a modified front and a more economical engine, which should lower fuel consumption to 4.5 litres per 100 kilometres. The one-litre engine, with an ou...
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Daimler employees quizzed over defective Mercedes cars
Stuttgart - Employees at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Germany are under investigation for deliberately producing defective cars, prosecutors said Sunday. Several workers at the Daimler plant in Sindelfingen are suspected of having manipulated the vehic...
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Toyota Prius tops German Eco rankings
Munich - The Toyota Prius hybrid continues to lead the Eco-Test rankings conducted annually by Germany's automobile association (ADAC) which measured fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in a special test. None of the 800 cars tested achieve...
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Talking car technology making progress
Hamburg - Smart car-to-car communication will one day make traffic jams obsolete and significantly improve road safety. That is the vision of several major car makers who recently presented the technology under realistic driving conditions at a test ...
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Modified Audi A4 achieves world record on alternative fuel
Cologne, Germany - A modified Audi A4 B7 quattro has achieved a world speed record of 327.2 kilometres per hour running on an alternative bio-gas fuel processed from grass, the German technical testing authority (TUeV) Rhineland has announced. We wa...
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VW Tiguan with wireless Internet access
Wolfsburg, Germany - Volkswagen is testing a wireless mobile Internet WLAN access on a VW Tiguan which it presented recently at the International Suppliers Fair (IZB) in Wolfsburg. The Tiguan is in constant contact with the Internet portal, which pro...
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Spy shots of new Toyota Prius revealed
Tokyo - Images of the third generation Toyota Prius have been revealed on the internet months prior to the official debut at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2009, showing minor design modifications such as a more aggressive looking bonnet with a ce...
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Lancia to launch special edition of Ypsilon
Rome - Italian car maker Lancia is launching a special Moda Milano edition of the Ypsilon taking a fashion cue with stylish and elegant design features including black Starlite leather and Alcantara for the cabin. The exterior of the Ypsilon Moda M...
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Alfa's baby Mito gets a little help from Ferrari
Hamburg - This is a small car with a big mission: Alfa Romeo's new Mito hatch is designed to grab sales from BMW's iconic Mini and breathe new life into the famous Italian marque at the same time. Getting the looks right is essential, if young people...
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