Diesels Are Coming to Passenger Cars at a Lightning Pace   30 Jul 2007 15:16 GMT
Last week GM announced that it would outfit a Saturn Aura with a diesel by 2010. This is in addition to the diesel Cadillac sedan already announced. Except for a handful of Mercedes and Jeep Grand Cherokees, all diesels sold...
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Porsche's Fastest 911 Ever   30 Jul 2007 15:16 GMT
Porsche is making no bones about its upcoming 911 GT2: the new model is the fastest, most-powerful, and meanest street-legal 911 yet, the firm says. The race car's two exhaust-gas turbochargers help charge up the 3.6-liter boxer engine to a...
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Paris' 'Superior' Traffic Control   30 Jul 2007 15:16 GMT
Empty streets in Paris are rare indeed, while much mainstream coverage is devoted to the assumed progressive measures taken there to reduce traffic snarls in France's capital city. The New York Times, for example, ran a story today about the...
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Return of the Honda CRX--As a Hybrid?   30 Jul 2007 15:16 GMT
To those who loved Honda's nimble and highly practical Honda CRX (1981--1992), the Civic del Sol was a gimmicky replacement. It had neither the performance of a sports car nor the practicality of a GT. Winding Road has good evidence...
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Audi Announces Plans for Cleanest Diesels in the World   30 Jul 2007 15:16 GMT
In mid-2008, Audi will introduce what it is calling the cleanest diesel engines in the world, thanks to its turbocharged direct-injection (TDI) technology. The first of these power plants will appear in a three-liter V6 for the Audi A4 and...
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Rule Change Puts Audi Back in the Sweet Spot--Perhaps   30 Jul 2007 15:16 GMT
Changing the rule book in the middle of the season is unseemly--and a little unsportsmanlike. But this is exactly what the IMSA, sanctioning body for the America Le Mans series, did to the two Penske Porsches, robbing the cars of...
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Mercedes-Benz Opts for Aluminum   30 Jul 2007 15:16 GMT
Mercedes-Benz is switching to alloy for its new SLC supercar (due in 2010) and for its SL sports car. Aluminum will improve performance, handling and gas mileage. Both cars will feature front-engines and will share key components such as engines,...
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Swank Airlines for US: Virgin America Takes Flight   30 Jul 2007 15:16 GMT
Jet Who? Southwhere? Discount airlines are about to get all shook up when Virgin American starts flying later this summer. With mood lighting and loungy seats reminiscent of a Brixton opium den and a tricked-out in-flight entertainment system designed by...
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Kia to Intro Europe-Design Concept   30 Jul 2007 15:16 GMT
Kia Motors offered its first glimpse of a sports coupe concept it will show at this year’s Frankfurt International Motor Show in September. This yet-to-be named model was designed by Kia's Chief Design Officer Peter Schreyer, who previously hailed from...
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Ten Cars You Should Be Able to Buy in the U.S.--But Can't   30 Jul 2007 15:16 GMT
Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Renault, Fiat and Peugeot were chased from U.S. shores--for good and bad reasons. Forbes looks at ten cars from these makers that could probably find a market here. Why the change? Build quality from these manufacturers has...
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