Volkswagen has added a new 7-speed DSG transmission to the European-market Golf and Golf Plus models. DSG or Direct-Shift-Gearbox is VW's branding for dual-clutch gearboxes. The new 7-speed unit will be the first DSG unit used by VW with dry clutches…
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Rolls-Royce Ghost could go hybrid sooner rather than later
Rolls-Royce unveiled the production version of its new “smaller” car, the Ghost, at the Frankfurt Motor Show and it goes into production next year. AutoCar is now reporting that the Rolls engineers are working on a hybrid version of the Ghost using…
New York Auto Show: Lexus LX570
Click the photo for a gallery of the new Lexus LX570
Lexus introduced its redesigned LX570 full-size luxury at the Javits Center in New York today and the operative word is MORE! The new LX has more of everything. More power, torque, toys, cameras,…
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We've talked here before on numerous occasions about how the average fuel efficiency of new cars and trucks hasn't really changed much since the late 1980s. We've also discussed the fact that simply mandating that car makers produce more efficient…
Auto Zeitung readers vote Volkswagen greenest and most economical
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Just because it's a hybrid it doesn't mean it's clean
2008 GMC Yukon Two-Mode Hybrid
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