Volvo Cars tests of flywheel technology confirm fuel savings of up to 25 per cent

Volvo Car Group has completed extensive testing of kinetic flywheel technology on public roads - and the results confirm that this is a light, inexpensive and very eco-efficient solution.

"The testing of this complete experimental system for kinetic energy recovery

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Porsche Motorsport introduces new 911 GT3 Cup

The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is the most successful race car in the world. Since 1998, a total of 2,395 units of the near-standard vehicle for customer sport were produced. The new edition of the 911 GT3 Cup is the motorsports version of the future 911 GT3 street legal model.

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World's most powerful BMW six-cylinder diesel engine set to arrive in Singapore

BMW Asia will soon debut its top-of-the-line 3.0-litre six-cylinder diesel engine with Tri-turbo charging, via its BMW X6 M50d and BMW X5 M50d of the new BMW M Performance Automobiles range.

The arrival of this powerful engine has altered the conventional paradigm

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Mercedes-Benz Intouro now available for Western Europe

Mercedes-Benz is now adding the Intouro regular-service bus to its Western European portfolio of buses and coaches. The model in question is a rural-service bus which has already proven highly popular in many Central and Eastern European countries as well

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Engine of the Year Awards 2012: BMW Group scores with four-, six- and eight-cylinders

Unbeaten titleholders and triumphant newcomers have secured the BMW Group’s renewed pre-eminence at the 2012 International Engine of the Year Awards. Powerplants guaranteeing efficient power delivery in current BMW and Mini models topped no fewer than

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Mercedes-Benz Travego Edition 1 awarded Innovation Prize in reader survey

In the 2012 reader survey of the German specialist bus magazine 'Busplaner', the Mercedes-Benz Travego Edition 1 was voted 'Innovation of the Year' in the category Technology. The first touring coach to feature a Euro-VI engine won

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Daimler Commercial Vehicles impress during extensive test drive

Daimler’s US commercial vehicle subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) once again demonstrates its innovative strength in the field of environmentally friendly technologies: In Washington D.C. – in the presence of US government representatives

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Trendsetting and dynamic – the new ComfortClass 500 is setting standards

The new ComfortClass 500 generation of touring coaches sends a very clear message at first glance - this is a Setra bus with a dynamic, self-confident look, one that earns top marks for comfort and safety, and redefines the tour bus premium segment. The

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The first Travego Edition 1 delivered in Sweden

The first Travego Edition 1 has delivered to the customer during the Swedish International Travel & Tourism Trade Fair in Gothenburg. Gunnar Jors, a salesman at Mercedes-Benz Buses EvoBus Sverige AB, handed the vehicle over to Lennart Brunosson,

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