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CPTâs VTES electric supercharger shows impressive results in a Volkswagen Passat!
For the longest time we’ve known the most common method of forced induction to be either supercharging or turbocharging. Supercharging uses a compressor that’s powered by the engine crank while a turbocharger uses the kinetic...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 21 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Camry down-under: Toyota Aurion facelifted too!
For fans of the new facelifted Toyota Camry, here are some new shots of the car from its Australian launch where it is called the Toyota Aurion. I don’t think any of the previous photos...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 22 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Volkswagen Golf R and Scirocco R on a track
Can’t decide between a Scirocco R or a Mk6 Golf R? This promo video featuring both the cars won’t help you make that decision – both look equally good painted in the same blue colour...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 22 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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FIA delivers its crash-gate scandal verdict!
Renault has somehow managed to get away with only a small smack on the wrist from the FIA over the whole crash-gate scandal. They’ve been handed a 2 year “suspended disqualification”. This means the disqualification...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 20 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Tony Fernandes to take the helm of Malaysian-backed Lotus F1 Team only temporarily
Tony Fernandes announced to Reuters that his position as the Team Principal of the new Malaysian-backed Team Lotus will not be permanent.
Obviously he had something to do with initiating the project in the first place...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 21 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Crashgate: Renaultâs fate announced very soon
Indy-gate, Crash-gate, lie-gate, spy-gate. Anyone watching F1 should be familiar with these terms. But have you ever wondered why the suffix gate is tagged onto all of these scandalous events?
It isn’t really an F1 thing....
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 21 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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VIDEO: Official Lamborghini Reventón Roadster film
Lamborghini produced this short film for the unveiling of the limited edition Reventon Roadster at the Frankfurt show in 2009. How limited is limited you ask? Only twenty, and cars that can be purchased by...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 20 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Audi sets up e-tron game in Playstation Home
Audi will be using the Playstation Home “gaming social media” service as part of its Audi e-tron concept’s marketing campaign. I’m not sure if motoring and gaming go together so I think some explanation on...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 21 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Alister McRae takes driverâs seat in Neo S2000
Apparently Karamjit Singh will be replaced by Scotsman Alister McRae at the next round of the APRC scheduled to take place in early October in Indonesia. The McRae name is synonymous with rallying – Alister...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 19 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Perodua MPV teased in Hari Raya print ads
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This may look like just another Hari Raya greeting from Perodua at first but for those who are follow the auto industry closely and are expecting something to be launched soon will...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 22 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Honda CR-V facelift unveiled in Japan
Though we’ve already seen the new CR-V in full after the European and US offices released details and pix of the car earlier, our CR-V is very likely to have more in common with the...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 21 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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New updates to hybrid Lexus GS450h
Lexus has facelifted the GS 450h. No, it’s not yet another update to the GS line as we’ve already seen that early last year but more of a cosmetic update to further differentiate the hybrid...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 21 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Brabus Ultimate High Voltage Concept: âtuned upâ electric smart fortwo
The Brabus Ultimate High Voltage Concept is basically a Brabusified electric smart fortwo, and despite the word concept in its name its actually supposed to be very close to production, though the name might change.
Though...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 21 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Chrysler to use Fiat engines, ends GEMA alliance
The GEMA alliance has ended this month. GEMA stands for Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance, and was a joint venture between Mitsubishi, Chrysler and Hyundai-Kia to develop a family of 4-cylinder engines.
There are currently three different...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 23 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Hyundai Sonata YF gets world unveiling in Korea!
The new Sonata YF has been unveiled in Korea and I must say the specs list looks very good indeed. The cost of development to Hyundai was 400 billion won (RM1.15 billion) over a timespan...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 21 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Hamann Largo â Fiat 500 with 348Nm torque!
Can you imagine 265 horsepower and 348Nm of torque in a small Fiat 500? Hamann has managed to do it, but unfortunately the base car is the 500 Abarth so you won’t be able to...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 20 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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VIDEO: More sights and sounds of the 458 Italia
I can definitely ignore how bad the new 458 Italia looks after this video… plenty of engines screaming and tyres screeching. Two Ferrari 458 Italias battle it out on a track. It should help any...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 21 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Audi e-tron previews future electric sportscar?
Four motors – two on each axle – take the Audi e-tron from 0 to 100km/h in 4.8 seconds. Collectively, the motors put out 313 horsepower but check out the torque figures – 4,500Nm! That...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 19 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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Ford Focus BEV 15 car fleet to undergo testing
The Ford Focus BEV is a prototype zero emissions full electric vehicle, using the Focus as the base. The electric drive systems were supplied by Magna, and previews a future production car based on the...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 20 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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1Malaysia F1 Team plans HQ at Sepang
Although the 1Malaysia F1 Team would initially be based near Lotus’ hometown of Norfolk, there are plans to relocate to the Sepang International Circuit sometime in the future. Apparently the SIC has allocated between 8,000...
chamtehman, 23 Sep 2009 views: 20 rating: 0.0 comments: 0
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