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Honda Civic diesel spotted in Detroit area

A European-spec Honda Civic hatchback has been spotted roaming the streets of the the Detroit suburbs wearing a manufacturer license plate. What makes this particular sighting particularly interesting is the i-CTDi badge on the back. This appears to…

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AutoExpress has the details on the R8 diesel

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When the Audi R8 first appeared as a concept car several years ago, it was inspired by the then dominant R8 Le Mans prototypes. Since that time, the R8 concept has developed into a full…

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Volkswagen announces 2008 Jetta TDI cup schedule

Volkswagen has just announced an eight-race schedule for the 2008 running of the Jetta TDI cup. This will the first running of the new series where thirty amateur racers will take to the track in identically-prepared Jetta TDI sedans. Apart from…

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Nissan working on a luxury performance hybrid for 2010?

Over at eGMCarTech they are reporting that when Nissan does finally begin selling a hybrid based on their own internally developed technology, there will be a luxury sedan in the mix. Nissan has already announced they will sell a natively designed…

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New Opel Agila clocks in at 120 g/km of CO2

Opel's latest mini-car, the second generation Agila, is now available in Europe. The little car shared with Suzuki has received its official CO 2 ratings and two of the three engine combinations qualify for the reduced vehicle tax bracket in the UK.…

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Honda Canada tweaks the Fit to qualify for MPG rebate

When the Canadian government introduced its ecoAuto rebate program last spring, Honda wasn't happy. The plan set a threshold of 6.5L/100km for cars to qualify for the rebates. Unfortunately Honda's most efficient gas engine model, the Fit, got…

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Chicago 2008: Chevrolet adds flex-fuel capability to HHR

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General Motors continues to add flex-fuel capability to their fleet in a bid to reach their publicly-stated goal of selling at least half of their vehicles with biofuel capability by 2012. The latest…

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Spy Shots: Munich goes after another niche – BMW V5

Hot on the heels of the BMW X6 introduction at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week comes word of a yet another variation from Munich. The V5 is not a new engine configuration, it's a new body style for BMW. Looking like a pretty standard five door…