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• Honda Teams With McLaren for Formula 1 in 2015
  Honda will return to the world of Formula One racing for the 2015 season in partnership with Mc Laren, which will source its engines from the Japanese company.  Long time Formula One fans will remember the McLaren and Honda team that existed from 1988 to 1992, with motorsport legends Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost both piloting the teams cars. Honda...
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• McLaren P1 to make US Debut at Pebble Beach
  Since the McLaren P1′s official debut at the Geneva Auto Show, American supercar fans have been clamoring to get a taste of the F1-bred plug-in hybrid, which will make its US debut at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours D’elegance.  A company spokesman confirmed as much to AutoGuide at a private event today. While McLaren made headlines at last...
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• Toyota Petitions Against NHTSA Headlight Regulation
  Even after concerns about the Toyota FJ Cruisers blinding headlights, Toyota is pushing NHTSA to relax its stance about its high beam headlights. While the FJ Cruiser’s blinding lights issues is being worked out, the Japanese automaker is referring to its  new automatic high beam headlight technology, which is currently banned for use in the...
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• Fiat Dealers Hoping for Sales Boost with New Vehicles
  Fiat dealers in America are unsurprisingly finding it difficult to turn a profit by selling just a subcompact, and are hoping that the new products hitting the US will help boost sales. While sales of the 500 are improving, dealers are pinning their hopes on the four-door 500L, which will help bring in more customers...
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• Nissan CEO Sets Sights on Doubling US Sales by 2017
  With US sales number disappointing, Nissan CEO Charles Ghosn is aiming to double the brands sales in the country two-fold by 2017. Key moves for the company include increasing the number of dealerships, doubling per-store sales and improving marketing for fast-growing demographic groups. While the company did see increases in sales this past year, they were...
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• Volvo Begins Production of New Engines
  Volvo has announced that a new group of engines has started production, ready to be used in cars as early as this fall. The new four-cylinder engines are developed and produced in house at Volvo, and are expected to deliver better performance than today’s six-cylinder units, while offering lower fuel consumption than the current crop...
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• Infiniti to Launch Hybrid Sports Car Within Three Years
  Nissan’s luxury arm is going ahead with plans to build a hybrid sports car, using ideas from the Emerg-E and Essence concepts.   The halo sports car is likely to use range extending technology or be a full plug-in hybrid. Rumors of the car using the Nissan GT-R engine have been ruled out, with brand...
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• Should You Buy a Car With a Salvage Title?
  You’ve finally found your perfect car online: low mileage, perfect price and it looks great. But there’s a catch, it’s sold with a salvage title. Should you still go for it? A car’s title is a label that describes the condition of the car, and if anything serious has happened to it before. These are...
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• Volkswagen Apprentices Build GTI Cabrio Concept Car
  The creative and hands-on group of Volkswagen newbies have just revealed their latest project, dubbed the Volkswagen GTI Cabriolet Austria at this years Wothersee meet. Donning the national colors of Austria, where the Worthersee meet is held, this convertible GTI sports some fancy work, and isn’t just some amateur hack-job.  The red and white themed convertible features 330...
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• Should You Buy a Car with 200,000 Miles?
  When the need for transportation far outstrips your bank account, you end up looking at the dark-side of the classifieds: the super-cheap, almost 200,000 mile used cars. Is it ever worth it to buy one of these clunkers? Any time you’re considering buying a high-mileage used car, precautions should be taken. First things first, always...
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• Tesla Model S Resale Value to be Industrys Best, Says CEO Musk
  Last month, Tesla made a splash by offering a resale value guarantee on the Model S, stating it would be higher than that of a Mercedes-Benz S-Class. However, Tesla is upping the ante by offering the best resale value of almost any luxury auto maker. Buyers of the Tesla Model S will now be guaranteed that their...
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• Future Hybrid Cars: the 2013 Edition
  Hybrid technology is improving at an impressive rate and is continuing to find its way into more and more vehicles. A significant number of new and exciting hybrids are coming to market this year and early next. No, these aren’t all Prius wannabes. There are some interesting cars on the way, like the ultra efficient...
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