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Honda pulls out of Frankfurt Motor Show to save costs

It's looking like all auto shows are going to be feeling the pinch of a shrinking auto market including the mighty Frankfurt Motor Show. Honda has joined Nissan by pulling out of this fall's event in Germany in order to save money. Earlier this year,…

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Aston Martin Rapide production goes to Austria

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One of the first decisions that David Richards and his partners made after buying Aston Martin from Ford last year was to produce the four-door Rapide. The platform architecture of the DB9…

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Audi R10 lowers track record at Sebring by a second

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The updated 2007 Audi R10 TDi is continuing to dominate in qualifying for the Twelve Hours of Sebring. Marco Werner driving the # 2 R10 shaved almost almost a full second off the lap…

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The new business cycle: comfy bikes aimed at commuters

In the past couple of decades the bicycle industry in the North America has focused mainly on fancy mountain bikes with full suspension and fast road bikes. While both of these styles of bikes are fairly well suited to their intended applications,…

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Aston Martin launches E85-ready GT2 race Vantage

Aston Martin is not a brand that's ever been associated with fuel efficiency or alternative fuels. However, at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham England next week, they will unveil their latest race car based on their “entry level”…

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Foster's again shows that beer is good for the world

The brewmasters down under have hooked up with scientists from the University of Queensland in Australia to produce electricity. They have created a fuel cell powered by waste water from the brewing process that contains sugar starch and alcohol.…