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Infiniti Red Bull Racing and Renaultsport F1: Quadruple Champions!
Infiniti Red Bull Racing and Renaultsport F1 today secured their fourth consecutive Constructors’ World Championship title. In 2013, the hugely successful partnership has scored 10 wins, 8 pole positions, 10 fastest laps and 470 points to date. It is the first time in over 20 years that a constructor-engine partnership has achieved such…
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Volvo Car Group Completes Successful Study of Cordless Charging for Electric Cars
Volvo Car Group has been a partner in an advanced research project that has studied the possibilities of inductive charging for electric vehicles – and the results show that this technology for transferring energy via an electromagnetic field has a promising future. “Inductive charging has great potential. Cordless technology is a comfortable and effective…
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Mike Devereux Appointed GM CIO Vice President – Sales, Marketing and Aftersales; Continues to Manage GM Holden Until End of 2013
General Motors Executive Vice President of Consolidated International Operations (CIO) Stefan Jacoby today announced that Mike Devereux has been appointed GM CIO Vice President – Sales, Marketing and Aftersales, effective November 1. Mr Devereux will report to Mr Jacoby. While taking on this expanded role, Mr Devereux will continue to manage the…
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2014 Range Rover Sport released
“THE fastest, most agile, most responsive LAND Rover ever” New, modern interpretation of Range Rover Sport completes three-model Range Rover portfolio Transformational on-road dynamics with world’s best all-terrain performance gives unrivalled breadth of capability Impeccable composure and refinement delivering exceptional ride comfort Superbly crafted, luxurious and more flexible interior with new 5+2 seating option Weight…
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A moment in time: GM transported Chevies Vertically in the 70’s
This idea was so mad, it could only have been in the good old US of A. Attached to drop down panels, a new Chevy would be tilted up into place. Imagine how much space this saved. Low tunnels might have been a problem though.
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The Honda Foundation Cooks Up A Storm With FareShare, Australia’s Largest Charity Kitchen
The Honda Foundation and Yarra Honda have donated $29,000 to food rescue organisation FareShare, which operates Australia’s largest charity kitchen. The donation enabled FareShare to purchase and install a combination oven in its new schools kitchen. FareShare currently produces upwards of 4,000 meals each day and this year will rescue nearly 1,000 tonnes of…
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The BMW 2 Series Coupe: A glance
A new dimension in dynamics. The BMW 2 Series Coupe. (At a glance) BMW model family celebrates the premiere of another new model series; BMW 2 Series Coupe raises the bar in the premium compact segment in terms of dynamic ability, aesthetic appeal and emotional allure; a distinctive vehicle concept unique in its segment,…
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Holden Celebrates 35 Years of Commodore. VB had 64KW!!!
Holden is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its most iconic nameplate, Commodore. For over three decades, the Holden Commodore has delivered significant advances in vehicle performance, safety and comfort on the way to becoming Holden’s longest-standing and most successful nameplate. Holden Executive Director, Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing, Phil Brook, said Holden was extremely…
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Calais: Reinvented, Rejuvenated and Rejoicing.
BELOW: Fire damage along the Hume Highway west of Sydney Calais: Reinvented, Rejuvenated and Rejoicing. Who remembers the ads from 1978? No? Holden built suspense for months teasing us with a commercial voice over saying “Commodore is coming” but nothing else. No one knew who or what the Commodore was. There was no…
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Fumbling fingers led to a damaged wheel nut and tangled seat belts in a pair of pit stop challenges that cost crucial points in the Shannons Supercar Showdown on 7mate last Saturday.
The high pressure challenges resulted in time penalties for several contestants, while Craig Dontas (33) and UK young gun Adrian Campfield (24) kept their cool to emerge as top point scorers for the second week in a row. Craig and Adrian also scored maximum points for their respective teams, each…