| Hebei capital restricts autos |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
Air concerns likely to prompt more to adopt same policy Following the lead of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Guiyang, a city near Beijing will become the fifth in China to restrict the purchase of vehicles for private use. As part of a batch of new policies aimed at addressing diminishing standards of air quality, the city government of Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province, announced on ...
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| Skoda Rapid potential RS model teased |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
Skoda Rapid from the rear highlighting a slightly revised and tinted rear tail-light and a black boot lid. While the Czech brand’s only hint came via its Facebook page, where it asked, ';Wait a minute, could this be something completely new?';, speculation is rife that the car teased could be a production version of ...
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| Range Rover Sport takes on Spitfire in off-road British battle |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
headed our way in November - alongside England's most famous fighter aircraft on the grass airstrip at the Goodwood Aerodrome in Sussex for the challenge. Jaguar Land Rover chief vehicle integrity engineer Mike Cross was charged with the task of hauling the 375kW/625Nm 5.0-litre supercharged V8 Range Rover Sport up and down the notoriously slippery and undulating airstrip, while Boultbee ...
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| Bluebird DC50 electric sports car GTL Formula E racer set for launch |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
will unveil two brand new electric vehicles at September’s Sustainable MotoExpo in England. The Bluebird DC50 electric sports car and Bluebird GTL Formula E racer, will be revealed at the event by Don Wales, the grandson of Bluebird founder Sir Malcolm Campbell and nephew of multiple record holder Donald Campbell. Limited to 50 cars, the two-door Bluebird DC50 is said to have up to 265kW ...
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| Mitsubishi Outlander recalled over steering safety computer glitches |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
SUVs have been recalled to correct a number of defects with the vehicles’ steering and safety systems. The issues relate to the internal programming of the computers controlling ...
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| 2014 Toyota Corolla sedan details revealed |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
Toyota Corolla sedan is 80mm longer, 15mm wider and 5mm lower than its predecessor and 345mm longer than the hatch. Growing in length to 4620mm and riding on a 100mm longer wheelbase, the Corolla sedan's rear overhang has been reduced by 25mm and the front overhang increased ...
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| Hyundai ix35 local division readies updated SUV |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
ix35 in northwest Sydney, recognising the subtle exterior tweaks that distinguish the facelifted model. As previously reported, the styling of the ...
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| Saleen 351 Mustang 522kW pony car revealed |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
. Armed with a 5.75-litre (351 cubic inch) supercharged V8 that makes 522kW and a ground-pounding 887Nm of torque, the 2014 Saleen 351 Mustang is the company's most extreme Mustang to date. The engine itself features forged aluminium pistons, high-performance valve springs and new fuel injectors and is mated to a six-speed manual transmission. There's also a high-performance clutch ...
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| Heavy rains pound Toronto cars abandoned commuter train stranded in floods |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
TORONTO -- Record-smashing rains knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of residents across the Greater Toronto Area, including the majority of Mississauga, and so badly flooded some roads and major highways that drivers abandoned their waterlogged vehicles.Mississauga, a city of more than 700,000, saw some of the worst of the blackouts with 80 per cent of the community plunged into the ...
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| Investigator Tanker cars in Quebec train accident have history of puncturing |
Jul 10th, 2013 |
July 8, 2013: Wreckage is strewn through the downtown core in Lac-Megantic, Quebec after a train derailed, igniting tanker cars carrying crude oil early ...
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