Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Convertibles, BMWClick above for a high-res gallery of the ACS1 Cabrio.In typical AC Schnitzer fashion, the German tuner wasted no time getting to work on the new BMW 1-series cabrio. Then again, it didn\'t take much [...]

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Tags: Filed, under:, Aftermarket,, Tuners,, Convertibles,, BMWClick, above, high-res, gallery, ACS1, Cabrio.In, typical, Schnitzer, fashion,, German, tuner, wasted, time, getting, work, 1-series, cabrio., Then, again,, didn't, take, much, effort, port, over, work, standard, 1-series, coupe, softer,, drop-top, sibling.The, ACS1, Cabrio, package, includes, Schitzerfied, exterior, elements, (new, front, bumper,, rear, bumper, with, diffuser, side, skirts), interior, bits, (silver, carbon, fiber, trim,, aluminum, pedal, shifter,, etc.), you'd, expect., More, importantly,, [...]

Still a good deal?Earlier this week Toyota announced that prices on the Toyota Prius would be increased by 1.8 percent on all new Prii delivered as of Monday. That announcement has been updated with pricing for the Toyota Camry hybrid. The new price [...]

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Tags: Still, good, deal?Earlier, this, week, Toyota, announced, that, prices, Toyota, Prius, would, increased, percent, Prii, delivered, Monday., That, announcement, been, updated, with, pricing, Toyota, Camry, hybrid., price, base, Camry, hybrid, will, $25,650,, increase, $300., [...]

Set for 2009 production\»German parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen will begin building electric motors destined for a hybrid version of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class at a plant in Schweinfurt, Germany, late this year,\» according to AutoWeek.Thus far ZF is [...]

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Tags: 2009, production»German, parts, supplier, Friedrichshafen, will, begin, building, electric, motors, destined, hybrid, version, Mercedes-Benz, S-Class, plant, Schweinfurt,, Germany,, late, this, year,», according, AutoWeek.Thus, schedule, build, 35,000, motors, year,, capable, producing, 200,000, motors, year.The, S-Class, Mercedes, hybrid, will, followed, number, other, hybrid, vehicles, launching, through, 2012., [...]

\»One of the most fascinating decades\» in automotive historyWhen it comes to diesel vehicles, I think Angus MacKenzie of MotorTrend has inhaled a few to many fumes. From well-to-wheel, I just don\'t see much advantage with diesel over gas vehicles - le [...]

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Tags: «One, most, fascinating, decades», automotive, historyWhen, comes, diesel, vehicles,, think, Angus, MacKenzie, MotorTrend, inhaled, many, fumes., From, well-to-wheel,, just, don't, much, advantage, with, diesel, over, vehicles, alone, hybrid, vehicles, least, terms, consumption,, since, takes, more, make, gallon, diesel, compared, gasoline.Nonetheless,, think, Angus, unbelievably, keen, sense, automotive, trends,, think, recent, column, Tesla, Volt:, Balancing, Weight, Expectations, provides, some, great, insight, into, revolution, emer, [...]

General Motors has released official details on its new 4.5L V8 Duramax turbo-diesel engine which could feature in the Holden Commodore line up by 2010.

The new V8's compact size enables it to fit within the same space as petrol units, offerin [...]

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Tags: General, Motors, released, official, details, 4.5L, Duramax, turbo-diesel, engine, which, could, feature, Holden, Commodore, line, 2010.

The, V8's, compact, size, enables, within, same, space, petrol, units,, offering, flexibility, introduce, wide, variety, vehicles, meet, [...]