LEXUS AUSTRALIA has confirmed that the Australian-delivered IS 350, due to arrive later this year,
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May
LEXUS AUSTRALIA has confirmed that the Australian-delivered IS 350, due to arrive later this year,
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May
Filed under: Motorsports , Etc. , South America Despite the best efforts of racing organizations the world over to clean up their image, it’s pretty tough to consider any kind of motorsport squeaky clean. Apparently, that’s especially true of the recent Dakar rally in South America

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Eco Unfriendly: Dakar 2010 caused 570K of damage in Chile
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May
Filed under: Coupe , Budget , Sedan , Honda Typically, most automakers stick to a relatively strict five-year product cycle for their highest-selling, most important products. The Honda Civic , for example, debuted in September of 2005, so realistically, a new model should be just around the corner, right? Not exactly.

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Next-generation Honda Civic may be delayed
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May
That’s a … Hyundai? Thumbs Up: Hyundai quality has come a long, long way.

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2010 Hyundai Tucson Limited PZEV: RideLust Review
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May
Climate Bill details unveiled: emissions, clean coal, transportation and much more at stake It’s the American Power Act (read it in PDF ).

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AutoblogGreen for 05.14.10
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May
Filed under: Sedan , BMW , Rumormill , Diesel , Luxury 2011 BMW 5 Series - Click above for high-res image gallery The new 2011 BMW 5 Series hasn’t even gone on sale yet here in North America but there are now reports that BMW might add a diesel engine option.

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Rumormill: BMW may bring diesel 5 Series to America
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May
Filed under: Sedan , BMW , Rumormill , Diesel , Luxury 2011 BMW 5 Series - Click above for high-res image gallery The new 2011 BMW 5 Series hasn’t even gone on sale yet here in North America but there are now reports that BMW might add a diesel engine option. According to Inside Line , BMW will add diesel engine options to two more models in addition to the X5 xDrive35d and 335d already sold here with a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline-six diesel

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Rumormill: BMW may bring diesel 5 Series to America
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May
AFVI 2010: Technology parade includes propane lawn mowners, CNG hydraulic hybrids, more Now that’s an alternative powertrain. FEV shows off RE-EV Fiat 500 with Wankel in Vienna We kind of want one, now.

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AutoblogGreen for 05.13.10
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May
Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Bentley , Diesel , Luxury 2011 Bentley Mulsanne - Click above for high-res image gallery Greetings from England, where we are attending the international launch of the 2011 Bentley Mulsanne . We’ve just returned from touring the model’s new assembly line in Crewe with Project Leader Ashley Wickham, and we have some powertrain tidbits to share with you.

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Bentley planning flex-fuel Mulsanne, all-wheel drive and hybrid tech ruled out
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May
Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Bentley , Diesel , Luxury 2011 Bentley Mulsanne - Click above for high-res image gallery Greetings from England, where we are attending the international launch of the 2011 Bentley Mulsanne . We’ve just returned from touring the model’s new assembly line in Crewe with Project Leader Ashley Wickham, and we have some powertrain tidbits to share with you. As the head honcho of Bentley ’s range-topping line, Wickham informs us that the Mulsanne was designed exclusively as a rear-drive model, preserving the decades-old lineage of the Arnage and its variants

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Bentley planning flex-fuel Mulsanne, all-wheel drive and hybrid tech ruled out
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May
Filed under: Sedan , Technology , Audi , Design/Style , Luxury 2009 Audi A4 - Click above for high-res image gallery Over the course of the last 20 years, each new Audi model has weighed around 10 percent more than its predecessor, but that all changed when the all-new 2009 Audi A4 (B8) debuted last year. The mid-size sedan gained less than 100 pounds over the previous model (B7), despite growing in every possible dimension. And when the next A4 arrives in five year’s time, Audi claims it will weigh less than the current model.

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Next generation Audi A4 to shed over 300 pounds
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May
Filed under: Sedan , Technology , Audi , Design/Style , Luxury 2009 Audi A4 - Click above for high-res image gallery Over the course of the last 20 years, each new Audi model has weighed around 10 percent more than its predecessor, but that all changed when the all-new 2009 Audi A4 (B8) debuted last year.

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May
First came news that the 2011 Ford Explorer would be a unibody front-wheel-drive sport ute, instead of the body on frame RWD version we’d come to expect.

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2012 Land Rover LRX To Be Front Wheel Drive
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May
First came news that the 2011 Ford Explorer would be a unibody front-wheel-drive sport ute, instead of the body on frame RWD version we’d come to expect. Now, Land Rover, maker of storied off road vehicles that have been to hell and back, has announced a new front wheel drive version of their upcoming LRX. Expect it to be unveiled at this October’s Paris Auto Show, with production beginning sometime in 2011

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2012 Land Rover LRX To Be Front Wheel Drive
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May
Filed under: Paris Motor Show , Crossover , Land Rover Land Rover LRX Rendering - Click above to enlarge Hardcore Land Rover enthusiasts may want to sit down for this one. Autocar reports the UK’s preeminent luxury off-roading marquee is going front-drive with the upcoming LRX ; a move that is sure to rile some purists. The British site quotes an unnamed LR source as saying the Tata Motors-owned brand “cannot ignore the growth of the two-wheel-drive SUV segment.” While the small crossover segment is undeniably growing, another reason to offer a soft-roading LR is emissions

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Report: FWD Land Rover LRX will debut in Paris
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May
Filed under: Budget , Truck , India , Diesel Mahindra pickup - Click above for hi-res image gallery Plagued by a series of setbacks, delays , and that little thing called ” the chicken tax ,” Mahindra has yet to receive EPA Tier 2 Bin 5 federal emissions certification for its TR20 and TR40 pickups. But man, they must be getting really close. Right?

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Report: Mahindra pickups could hit U.S. in under 90 days
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May
Filed under: Budget , Truck , India , Diesel Mahindra pickup - Click above for hi-res image gallery Plagued by a series of setbacks, delays , and that little thing called ” the chicken tax ,” Mahindra has yet to receive EPA Tier 2 Bin 5 federal emissions certification for its TR20 and TR40 pickups. But man, they must be getting really close

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Report: Mahindra pickups could hit U.S. in under 90 days
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May
Filed under: Budget , Truck , India , Diesel Mahindra pickup - Click above for hi-res image gallery Plagued by a series of setbacks, delays , and that little thing called ” the chicken tax ,” Mahindra has yet to receive EPA Tier 2 Bin 5 federal emissions certification for its TR20 and TR40 pickups.

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Report: Mahindra pickups could hit U.S. in under 90 days
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May
Filed under: Hybrid , Performance , Government/Legal , Ferrari , Luxury , Racing Ferrari 599 HY-KERS - Click above for high-res image gallery By now, you’ve likely seen the various hybrid vehicles shown off by Ferrari , both for racing and for street-legal models in concept form. Purists might be more than a bit put off by the idea of a supposedly eco-friendly vehicle wearing the famed Prancing Horse badge, and it seems that Ferrari head Amadeo Felisa commiserates with them. Speaking to Autocar at the recent Beijing Motor Show , Felisa had some rather interesting remarks on the future of his company, notably regarding the powerplants needed to meet future emissions and fuel mileage requirements

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Ferrari ‘forced’ to add hybrid, emissions concerns not ‘real’
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May
Filed under: Technology , Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 4.7-liter twin-turbo V8 - Click above for high-res image gallery Mercedes-Benz has officially released all the details on its new family of V6 and V8 engines due to launch this fall in the S-Class sedans and CL coupes .

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Officially Official: The new direct injected, multi-spark V6 and V8 engines from Mercedes-Benz
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May
Toyota drove this fuel cell powered Highlander from Alaska to Vancouver in 2007.

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Toyota To Market “Affordable” Hydrogen Powered Sedan In 2015
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May
I love fire-breathing, octane-swilling big blocks as much as any red-blooded car nut, but I know that dino juice won’t last forever. Ford knows it, too

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One-liter Ford Start Concept
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May
Filed under: Truck , Chrysler , Dodge , Diesel Chrysler has announced the recall of 186,099 model year 2007-09 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty pickup trucks equipped with the 6.7-liter Cummins diesel engine.

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Ram HD with Cummins diesel recalled for soot issue
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May
Automotive X-Prize: Spira foam trike wants to save gas, lives This is how Crocs enter the green car world. Daimler CEO says there’s not enough oil for China, country has no choice but to adopt EVs Reality setting in

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AutoblogGreen for 05.07.10
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May
Filed under: Hatchback , Mini It’s no secret that BMW , like many other automakers, is working on smaller three cylinder engines for its future products to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Some of those engines will go into the next generation of Mini products and the goal is to provide a significant improvement in fuel economy without sacrificing performance.

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Report: Next-gen Mini Cooper to match diesel efficiency with turbo DI inline-three
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May
We already knew that Mazda would be pulling the plug on the RX-8 in Europe, a victim of ever-tightening emissions regulations. According to Motor Trend , the same thing will be happening on this side of the pond after the 2011 model year.

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2011 Mazda RX-8: Last Of The Breed In North America, Too?
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May
We already knew that Mazda would be pulling the plug on the RX-8 in Europe, a victim of ever-tightening emissions regulations.

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2011 Mazda RX-8: Last Of The Breed In North America, Too?
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May
We already knew that Mazda would be pulling the plug on the RX-8 in Europe, a victim of ever-tightening emissions regulations. According to Motor Trend , the same thing will be happening on this side of the pond after the 2011 model year.

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2011 Mazda RX-8: Last Of The Breed In North America, Too?
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May
Review: 2010 Ford Transit Connect arrives ready for work Many small businesses need to deliver product or services to their customers. For many that operate locally, existing options like the Dodge Sprinter or Ford E-Series vans are simply too large, thirsty and unwieldy for their needs. Enter the Ford Transit Connect

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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 5.5.10
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May
Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Mazda , Rumormill 2009 Mazda RX-8 - Click above for high-res image gallery According to “a well placed source at Mazda’s North American Operations,” Motor Trend is reporting that the aging RX-8 is set to exit stage left here in the States after the 2011 model year. As it is, the rotary-powered sportscar is slated to see the European guillotine at the same time due to its inability to meet Euro V emissions standards. There are a number of issues that all manufacturers that have chosen to borrow the rotary engine design from Felix Wankel have had to deal with, not the least of which have been poor fuel efficiency, comparatively high exhaust emissions and excessive oil consumption

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Mazda RX-8 to exit U.S. market after 2011 model year?
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May
THE 2010 Toyota Hybrid Camry has been awarded a 5-Star rating in the Federal Government's Green Vehicle Guide (GVG), making it the first Australian-built vehicle to achieve top points. The rating confirms Toyota Australia's expectations, following its prediction in January that the Hybrid Camry would achieve a 5-Star result thank to its 6.0 l/100km fuel consumption rating.
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THE 2010 Toyota Hybrid Camry has been awarded a 5-Star rating in the Federal Government's Green Vehicle Guide (GVG), making it the first Australian-built vehicle to achieve top points. The rating confirms Toyota Australia's expectations, following its prediction in January that the Hybrid Camry would achieve a 5-Star result thank to its 6.0 l/100km fuel consumption rating.
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May
VOLKSWAGEN has revealed its new 1.2 litre three-cylinder TDI diesel engine, based on the direct-injected architecture of its larger 1.6 litre and 2.0 litre engines. Set to power the Polo BlueMotion, the 1.2 TDI produces 55kW and 180Nm of torque - only just shy of the four-cylinder Ford Fiesta ECOnetic's 66kW and 220Nm of torque. The new engine is still undergoing fuel consumption tests, but Volkswagen expects the small diesel to be rated at around 3.2 l/100km
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Volkswagen Announces 1.2 Litre Three-Cylinder TDI Diesel Engine
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Filed under: Hatchback , Volkswagen , Diesel Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion - Click above for high-res image gallery Volkswagen has officially unveiled a new three-cylinder turbodiesel engine at the annual Vienna Motor Symposium. The new 1.2-liter engine features the same common-rail fuel injection systems and basic architecture as VW’s 1.6-liter and 2.0-liter inline fours.

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Volkswagen announces new 1.2L three-cylinder diesel
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Apr
Photo: American Honda Motor Company If you want to buy a Honda Civic powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), you need to live in California, New York, Utah or Oklahoma.

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2010 Honda Civic GX: CNG Powered Civic In Limited U.S. Distribution
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Photo: American Honda Motor Company If you want to buy a Honda Civic powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), you need to live in California, New York, Utah or Oklahoma. If you’re going to relocate just to buy a Civic GX, Oklahoma may have just made your “which state to choose” decision a little easier. A state tax credit of up to $7,500 is offered to anyone who buys a CNG vehicle, and Oklahoma is seriously ramping up CNG fueling stations over the next several years.

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2010 Honda Civic GX: CNG Powered Civic In Limited U.S. Distribution
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Apr
Filed under: BMW , Ford , Mercedes-Benz , Porsche , Toyota , Volkswagen , Earnings/Financials According to a report from Automotive News , BMW has managed to replace Toyota as the world’s most valuable car marque, even though the German automaker saw its brand’s worth decline last year. The article sites a study by Millward Brown called the BrandZ Top 100

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Study: BMW replaces Toyota as world’s most valuable automaker
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Apr
HYUNDAI Australia has announced a new addition to the 2010 Hyundai i30 engine line-up, with the basic SX model now available with a 1.6 litre petrol engine.
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Filed under: Car Buying , Plants/Manufacturing , Hatchback , Nissan , Electric Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery Nissan has begun taking $99 registrations for its all-electric Leaf , and the early results are very encouraging. The Japanese automaker has reportedly already received 7,000 pre-orders in the U.S

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Report: Nissan expecting Leaf shortages thanks to high early demand
