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VW Premieres New Polo GTI; Textbook Downsizing Results in 25% Reduction in Fuel Consumption from Predecessor

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The engine, which delivers 132 kW (177 hp), is coupled with a 7-speed DSG as standard. liter turbo engine—consumed 7.9 The 177 hp Euro-5 16-valve four-cylinder engine reaches its maximum power at 6,200 rpm. The predecessor of the new Polo GTI first switched over to turbo technology in 2006.

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Daimler launches sale of New Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid Truck

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Although the new Canter Eco Hybrid is based on the model launched in 2006, its second generation has been completely revised. When compared to the current Fuso Canter with a conventional diesel engine, the hybrid version uses more than 25% less fuel during a Japanese driving cycle.

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GM Brazil to Invest R$2B in Expansion and New Line of Chevrolet Small Cars

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In 2005 and 2006, it received investments of about US$480 million, resulting in the launch of the Chevrolet Prism in October 2006 and the expansion of its production capacity to 230,000 vehicles per year. The two new models of Project Onyx are scheduled to reach the market from 2012. This will be the second expansion to Gravataí.

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American Le Mans Series Introduces Green Dream Team

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The drivers comprising the Green Dream Team represent five distinct voices of varying initiatives in a movement that began in 2006. It’s high tech, high drama racing with the latest technology in cars, engines, fuels, and tires competing in the frantic class battles of the American Le Mans Series. Green Racing does not mean boring.

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In Memoriam: Bruno Sacco, the Greatest Mercedes-Benz Designer Ever

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His major was mechanical engineering, and with a degree from the very respected school in hand Sacco approached two major Italian coachbuilders looking for work. Prior to Wilfert, styling at Daimler was considered a part of the engineering process, and nothing more. Unlike the company’s past products, the C111 vehicles were mid-engine.

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VW Beetle TDI diesel to go on sale this summer

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The New Beetle has a lengthy history with diesel engines. From 1998-2006 it featured a 1.9litre turbocharged four-cylinder diesel engine – but since then the engine has been radically revised in order to [.].

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EcoBoost system arrives with new Ford Edge

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The Chicago Auto Show will mark the first application of Ford’s global 2.0litre EcoBoost I-4 engine as part of the refreshed 2011 Ford Edge line-up. Thanks to the use of the EcoBoost system, fuel economy for the new Ford Edge is 30 per cent better than it was when the vehicle was launched in 2006.

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