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8 May 2007 posted in Sedans/Saloons 6 views
Volvo adds T6 Turbo AWD to S80 line click above image to view high-res pics of the 2008 Volvo S80 T6 Turbo AWDVolvo has given the S80 line a little more power and traction with the introduction of the T6 Turbo AWD edition. The T6 utiliz ...
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25 April 2007 posted in Euro 2 views
UK's Ford Ranger Wildtrak piles on the features Click image for photo gallery The UK market saw a new Ford Ranger variant debut at the CV show in Birmingham this week. The Ford Ranger Wildtrak is a paint/sticker/trim package that sees the addition ...
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25 April 2007 posted in Ford 7 views
UK's Ford Ranger Wildtrak Haufen auf die Funktionen HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:11:11 GMT Server: Apache/2.2.9 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.9 OpenSSL/0.9.8i DAV / 2 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0 .2.2635 X-Powered-By: PHP/ ...
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20 April 2007 posted in Etc. 2 views
Mercedes-Benz injects more Sport into CLK Click image for a few more photos of the new Sport Edition CLK Want the more aggressive looks of an AMG without the extra power and huge jump in price? That's what the Sport Editions have traditionall ...
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19 April 2007 posted in Sedans/Saloons 9 views
<i>Car</i> talks Porsche Panamera pricing, power We just gave you a few more details about the power in Porsche's upcoming Panamera sport sedan, Britain's Car backs up those horsepower claims and throws some anticipated pricing info into the gossip ...
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17 April 2007 posted in Euro 3 views
Van Up! Corsa, Astra spawn van concepts at Commercial Vehicle Show Click image to enlarge The annual Commercial Vehicle Show is set to kick off in Birmingham, UK, and GM's Vauxhall division has prepared two concepts that likely telegraph a pair of small-business-orie ...
Tags: cargo area, creature comforts, baubles, station wagon, alloy wheels, distant future, diesel engines, foglights, extra power, concept vehicles, new corsa, added bonus, corsa astra, small business owners, driver appeal, economical performance, van drivers, hot foot, star silver, express delivery
13 April 2007 posted in Tech 10 views
Germany going after aftermarket ECU tuning In an effort to reduce emissions, increase drivability and/or prolong the life of the engine, most automakers spend an exhaustive amount of time balancing performance and usability on the factory engi ...
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14 March 2007 posted in Green 4 views
Follow the Leader: DaimlerChrysler to pursue hybrid power DaimlerChrysler is taking some of its eggs out of the diesel BLUETEC basket and placing them on the hybrid bandwagon, according to chairman Dieter Zetsche. The automotive giant had been banking on the ...
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1 January 2007 posted in Euro 8 views
Hatchback fra diavlo: Fiat Punto Abarth Fiat is cooking up something spicy and opening a bottle of classic Abarth to go with it. Up until 1971, Abarth was an independent automaker and racing team when, like nearly all Italian marques, it wa ...
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1 December 2006 posted in Aftermarket 2 views
Oettinger tunes the TT German tuner Oettinger plans to show what it can do with the new Audi TT 2.0 T-FSI at the Essen Motor Show. The Oettinger makeover consists of a more aggressive body kit as well as upgraded performanc ...
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28 September 2006 posted in Hatchbacks 9 views
Paris Motor Show: Toyota Yaris TS Autoblog's Eric Bryant covered the world premiere of Toyota's new flagship Yaris model, the TS. The big news is the TS's new 1.8-liter engine with Toyota's Dual VVT-i, putting out a respectable 130 hp ...
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13 September 2006 posted in Euro 13 views
More Power for Vauxhall's Vectra and Monaro VXR models The lads at Vauxhall, the British version of Opel, have been keeping busy with their tuneriffic VXR editions of the Vectra and Monaro. Let's start with the Vectra. It comes in hatchback (pic after jum ...
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25 June 2006 posted in Euro 7 views
Toyota launches a trio of special editions in the UK Toyota will make this summer a little sweeter in the United Kingdom with three special edition vehicles, the Yaris Ion, Land Cruiser Invincible and Aygo Black. The Yaris Ion offers up the 1.0L VVT-i g ...
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8 June 2006 posted in Concept Cars 5 views
Nissan to debut high-powered Murano and 350Z concepts Performance is the name of the game at the U.K.'s midsummer speedfest - the aptly named Goodwood Festival of Speed - and Nissan is showing up with power to spare. The company not only plans to demo th ...
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2 June 2006 posted in Euro 15 views
Renault plans more power for Megane RS With the launch of the 197 hp Clio Renault Sport, Renault is working on a horsepower upgrade for its bigger sibling, the Megane Renault Sport (shown at right in five-door trim).What Car? reports that ...
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30 May 2006 posted in Garage 8 views
2006 Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring in the Autoblog Garage Day 5 Passing judgment on the MX-5's performance to some degree depends on the person seeking your council. On one hand the MX-5 has developed a "chick car" rep thanks to a shape that isn't seeping with tes ...
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11 May 2006 posted in Aftermarket 10 views
Texas law enforcement issued 700 HP Hummer As if we needed another reason not to wind up on the wrong side of the law in Texas, this 700-horsepower Hummer H2 with 28-inch rims clinches it. An unnamed Texas sheriff commissioned GeigerCars based ...
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27 February 2006 posted in Garage 41 views
2006 Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible in the Autoblog Garage: Days 1-2 "Holy s**t, it's like a f***ing airplane," announced my hockey buddy as she slid into the cockpit. Like it was 'born from jets' or something. Even given that the above expletives came courte ...
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11 January 2006 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 10 views
Peugeot Citroen unveils smallest auto fuel cell PSA Peugeot Citroen has announced its GENEPAC fuel cell product - the smallest automotive fuel cell available so far.PSA chairman Jean-Marie Folz stresses that fuel cell technology is still at an earl ...
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19 September 2005 posted in Concept Cars 8 views
Reader Spy Shots: Dodge Nitro We just received a slew of spy shots from Rob, an avid Autoblog reader who fortunately has a Sony Clie equipped with a 1.2 megapixel camera on him at all times. Rob caught these pics of the Dodge Nitr ...
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