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Spy shots: MINI non-Crossman hits the Nurburgring

The promised fourth variant of the MINI is coming soon, likely at the 50th anniversary celebration this August. This new, larger crossover is getting closer to production and that means it needs to go through the now de rigueur prove out on that…

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Ford's direct injection to debut on 2009 Lincoln MKS

A couple of weeks ago during Ford's 2008 model preview, product development chief Derrick Kuzak informed us that the twin-force technology that debuted on the Lincoln MKR concept would be rolled out to a whole range of four- and six-cylinder engines…

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Swedish man may pay largest speeding fine ever

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG – Click above for high-res image gallery
Just because major portions of the German Autobahn have no speed limit doesn't mean you can drive as fast as you want anywhere in Europe. Where there are posted restrictions, most…

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Detroit 2008: Saturn Vue 2-mode hybrid

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Saturn introduced the first General Motors production hybrid vehicle when the Saturn Vue Green Line appeared in 2006. The Vue was equipped with GM belt-alternator-starter (BAS) mild-hybrid system. The BAS…

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Williams F1 team running flywheel-based KERS for 2009

While most of the big teams in Formula One, including Ferrari, Renault and BMW, are planning to run battery electric Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) on their 2009 cars, the Williams team is following a different path. One of the few remaining…

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Redesigned Honda Fit to go on sale Oct. 26 in Japan

We got our first look at the next generation Honda Fit a few weeks when a couple of sites that got invited to the long-lead previews in Japan spilled the beans. Honda will be showing the the new Fit publicly for the first time next week at the Tokyo…