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Nissan Leaf production on-track, sales start this year
Every carmaker has an electric car “planned”, but most of these concepts are what they are – concepts – and few actually “walk the talk”. However, some of them mean…
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Toyota fights fire with facts in runaway Prius case
Toyotas running away from their owners are occuring at a frequent rate these days, but are all cases genuine or is there something sinister behind the allegations? Could it be like the scandals facing…
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Spoon starts kitting out the Honda CR-Z
The Honda CR-Z has all the basics to look like a hot compact coupe, but seeing the production car for the first time in Geneva, I thought that it looked very tame. The hi-tech feel, driver centered dashboard…
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Mitsubishi sells 100,000 i-MiEVs to a single buyer?
Yes, that’s true, and the buyer in question is PSA Peugeot Citroën. Mitsubishi has announced the signing of a “Final Cooperative Agreement” that will see the French giant purchase…
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Audi A8 Hybrid – the limo that won’t cost the earth
The Audi A8 is the newest limo on the block and this is the A8 hybrid which aims to be the greenest in the segment. Shown at the Geneva show for the first time, the A8 hybrid’s drivetrain consists…
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Porsche 918 Spyder live images from Geneva
Here are some live pictures of the 918 Spyder concept that Porsche unexpectedly revealed in Geneva. The Stuttgart based sportscar maker, now under the Volkswagen umbrella, was very protective of its “sports…
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Ferrari 599 HY-KERS features road-going KERS!
Didn’t anyone send Ferrari the memo that the colour for anything green and environmentally friendly is blue, and not green? It’s nevertheless a nice colour for the car, as with most bright…
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Jaguar Land Rover consortium developing ‘micro jet turbine’ series hybrid drive
Jaguar Land Rover, Bladon Jets and SR Drives are in a joint venture consortium to develop a new ‘micro jet turbine’ for use in range extender hybrid drives. By now all of you should know what…
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5 by Peugeot concept car previewed ahead of Geneva debut
This is the 5 by Peugeot concept car that previews the upcoming 508 sedan. The concept will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show which is just around the corner. Under that pretty good looking thing…
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Toyota to unveil 2010 RAV4 and production-ready Auris HSD in Geneva
2010 Toyota RAV4 Toyota has announced that it will launch the 2010 RAV4 compact SUV as well as the production-ready Auris HSD at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The front end of the RAV4 is now treated to…


