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    Paris Preview: Ferrari to introduce more efficient version of California GT
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    Ferrari California – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Every automaker, including low-volume, high-performance brands like Ferrari, is going to have to reduce fuel consumption in the coming years, and the Italians will show their first tangible effort at the Paris Motor Show. The ...

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    Audi A7 Sportback to launch with V6 engines and auto-start-stop
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    2011 Audi A7 Sportback – Click above for high-res image gallery
    On Monday, Audi unveiled the newest addition to its lineup, the A7 Sportback. The A7 is virtually identical to the Sportback concept that we saw at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, and it comes to market with a choice of four ...

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    Nissan introduces 1.2L supercharged-DI three-cylinder for Micra (March)
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    With the introduction of the new Nissan Micra/March minicar comes an all-new engine for the brand. The HR12DE is the first of many similar engines from various automakers expected to debut in the next several years. This is a 1.2-liter inline-three with direct injection and a supercharger. The ...

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    Mercedes-Benz adds direct injection and stop-start to 2011 C-Class
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    In Europe, where Mercedes-Benz still sells cars with four-cylinder engines, the C-Class has just received an efficiency update for 2011. The direct-inject gasoline C180 and C200 CGI BlueEfficiency models are now available with six-speed manual gearboxes and automatic start-stop systems. The C180 ...

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    Audi introduces its first start-stop system with automatic transmission
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    Automatic start-stop systems have become increasingly common in Europe in the last few years, but until now they have pretty much only been available on cars with manual transmissions. Audi is looking to change that with the introduction of a new system on the A3 that is paired with the 7-speed ...

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    Mercedes-Benz sells 2,600 start-stop trucks in first half of 2009
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    We're used to hearing about European cars being equipped with automatic start-stop systems that shut down the engine when the vehicle is stationary. In 2008, Mercedes-Benz began offering such a system on its Atego medium duty trucks, and the technology is proving popular. In the first half of ...

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    VW's Stefan Jacoby doubts mainstream affordability of EVs in the next decade
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    It sounds like executives from the Volkswagen Group are speaking with one voice on the subject of plug in vehicles. While both Volkswagen and its premium brand Audi are working on various combinations of hybrid, plug-in and even fuel cell technology, it doesn't necessarily follow that these ...

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    Kia expects 15% city efficiency boost from start-stop system
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    Kia's compact cee'd hatchback will be getting a new automatic start-stop system starting this spring in Europe. The system which switches off the engine when the car comes to a stop and restarts it when the clutch pedal is pressed down should give about a fuel efficiency boost of about six percent ...

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    Detroit 2009: All Fords to eventually get auto start stop
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    Automatic start-stop systems are becoming increasingly common in Europe where many non-hybrid cars are equipped with the relatively inexpensive systems that shut down the engine to prevent idling. However, here in the US, only hybrids have that capability. At an event with some Ford executives ...

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    Paris 2008: Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4_e
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    Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4_e
    Land Rover vehicles are not renowned for their fuel efficiency, at least not in a good way. Now that the English SUV builder is owned by India's Tata it has to make do without input from Ford and will have to meet future CO2 emissions limits without averaging with its ...

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