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ALMS champs Highcroft headed to Le Mans with Acura

Highcroft Acura ARX-01b at 2008 Detroit Sports Car Challenge – Click above for high-res image gallery
2009 American Le Mans Series LMP1 champions Patron Highcroft Racing are heading to France this June. The team's season championship has earned it an…

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First prototype Chevy Volt battery packs arrive

GM Vice-Chairman Bob Lutz spoke to the Detroit Free Press on a wide range of product topics today and revealed some very important news. The first prototype battery packs for the Chevy Volt have arrived at GM's test labs this week. Compact Power was…

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Review: 2009 Mazda RX-8 R3, return of the “hummer”

Hard as it may be to believe, the word “hummer” didn't always bring up visions of obnoxious, polarizing SUVs. In fact, there was a time not so very long ago that uttering that word evoked something entirely different, namely cars powered by Wankel…

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French rail company offers eco-comparator

SNCF, the French rail company that operates the famous TGV trains, now has a new eco-comparator on their site. When you fill in your departure and arrival cities and dates, it does the usual search for available trains similar to what you get on…

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Geneva 2009: NLV Quant by Koenigsegg

Click above for a high-res gallery of the NLV Quant by Koenigsegg
The cars created by Christian von Koenigsegg are not renowned for being environmentally friendly. The car unveiled by Koenigsegg today at the Geneva Motor Show is in many ways…

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Frank Klegon on Chrysler's diesel future

Over on the new Chrysler Blog, Product Development boss Frank Klegon has put up a post about diesels at Chrysler. Chrysler has said on several occasions that they expect diesels to eventually make up fifteen percent of the US market over the next…