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In Japan took place the premiere of the new mini wagon Honda
On Wednesday, in Tokyo, the Honda Company presented the new version – compact mini wagon Freed. As Carscoop press informs, the car’s name comes from the word “freedom”. The novelty is built on the base of the reformed compact car Honda Jazz (Fit). The Freed length remained the same as the hatchback Jazz has, but the wheelbase enlarged from 2500 to 2740 cm. The mini wago more...

Toyota builds plant to produce accumulators for hybrid cars
Toyota Company in collaboration with the Company Matsushita Industrial, one of the most famous brand as Panasonic, started in the Japanese prefecture Shizuoka to build a new plant to create special accumulators for hybrid cars. There are no details about the new plant. There are rumors that the enterprise plans to produce nickel accumulators similar with those used for Toyota Prius. The invest more...

Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro: the hot diesel hatchback
Audi Company, the inventor of TDI engine is well-known in the production field of powerful aggregates of different types. At the 27 th yearly show Lake Worther Tour, which will be done in the Austrian province Carinthia, the famous German brand with four rings presents the technological potential and outstanding characteristics of his new production. Its features: 2,0 litre diesel engine TDI, more...

Tata Nano equipped with airbags of 10$
Tata Motors Company appealed to the company Autoliv, with the requirement to make for Tata Nano airbags at the price of 10$. As The Economic Times writes, the collaboration between the Indian and swiss-american would bring to the cheapest cars the cheapest airbags in the world. Two front airbags for driver and passengers would be available to the most expensive versions Tata Nano, equipped wit more...

Ford stops the production because of high prices
Ford until the end of 2008 will stop the issue of cars in North America, by company press release. The reasons of the reduction of the capacity production – high prices for oil and weak USA economy brings to a low sale on American markets. Ford plans to give on sale 15% less cars in the second quarter of 2008, as they planned earlier, in the third quarter again with 15-20% less, and the more...

Volkswagen prepared Scirocco for Nurbourgring
The concern Volkswagen presented the road version concept of the racing coupe Scirocco, which got a “GT24”. From Motor Authority reports it was showed at the tuning show in Austria, in the same time as the racing brother Scirocco the first time debuted in the coming weekend during the 24 hours race in Nurbourgring. The new car is powered by a turbo 2,0 litre engine TFSI and 300hp. more...

Audi plans to produce higher-powered version of universal RS6 Avant
As far back as from 2004 Audi Company produced higher-powered version without that persuasive universal RS6. This was the last stroke before the appearance of the perfect new generation A6 and the next one the new R6. The special version got the name RS6 ‘plus”, and is powered by 480hp, 30hp more than the standard model. Just as the previous alteration of the universal RS6, the German more...

Ford is threatened to recall 1,7 million mini-wagons
NHTS begun the investigation on the facts of ignition the mini wagons Ford Windstar, put on the market in 1995. By Motor Trend reports, the investigation result could be the recall of about 1,7 million such cars. At the moment the NHTSA Organisation got 130 complaints from the Ford Windstar mini wagons owners. It is assumed that the cause of the fire is the switch of cruise-control system, by more...

The new BMW crossover was shot during tests
In the internet appeared spy pictures with the new crossover BMW, taking the name V3, informs the site Motor Authority. The car prototype, shot at the test, was built on the base of the universal “3 series”, its body marked E91. Judge by picture, the fore part of the car will be different by the universal one. About particulars, distinctly is observed the new radiator’s grate more...

Fiat creates new brand for cheap cars
Fiat creates new brand for budget cars, one of them is already processing by Italian company. About it have already reported the director of the concern Sergio Marchionne, informs Reuters. The decision of building one more version will be accepted in the upcoming 12 months. The Indian partner Fiat – the Company Tata Motors – will also be involved in producing the new brand. Ear more...