The S 400 HYBRID is the first passenger car model with hybrid drive to be introduced by Mercedes-Benz. Its combination of a further developed V6 petrol engine and a compact hybrid module makes the S 400 HYBRID the world's most efficient luxury saloon with a petrol engine. In the New European Driving Cycle, the combined fuel consumption is only 7.9 litres per 100 kilometres.
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Hyundai ranks highest among auto manufacturer Web
sites in satisfying Canadian new-vehicle shoppers, improving dramatically from
2008, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Canadian Manufacturer
Web Site Evaluation Study(SM) released today.
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Given Brawn's dominance and McLaren's struggles, Mercedes-Benz is considering adding corporate branding to the championship-leading BGP001 car.
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The 'team orders' saga has hotted up even more, with Rubens Barrichello threatening to quit Brawn GP if he is again the victim of team orders.
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The Renault Formula 1 team is not yet joining the threats of a 2010 entry boycott, but team boss Flavio Briatore has made clear his opposition to a 40m pounds sterling budget cap.
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There is "absolutely no chance" that team Super Aguri could return to formula one even with a low budget cap next year.
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Mazda's compact 3 is currently the bestselling car so far this year. With good clearance deals on remaining 2009s, Canadian car buyers feel that although a brand-new model was about to hit showrooms, the old Mazda3 was still a good car.
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GMAC LLC may receive a $7.5 billion infusion from the U.S. government as early as this week, the Washington Post reported in its Saturday edition, citing unnamed sources.
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Nicolas Minassian, Simon Pagenaud and Christian Klien led from the start to take victory in Spa, second round of the Le Mans Serie championship.
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Raphael Matos (Luczo Dragon) was the fastest of all the drivers attempting to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 on the second day of qualifying that was to determine positions 12th through 22nd.
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Red Bull has followed Toyota in declaring that it will not enter next year's world championship under the current regulations.
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Rubens Barrichello on Sunday made clear he is no longer willing to play second fiddle to a teammate.
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Brawn GP and Red Bull, Jenson Button wins the Spanish grand prix, Rubens Barrichello finishes second, Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel are 3rd and 4th.
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Team Penske's Helio Castroneves has claimed his third Indianapolis 500 pole today during the first round of qualifications on the Indianapolis Speedway finishing on top of the first group of eleven cars to qualify.
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Veteran Mark Martin (Chevy No 5) won a second Sprint Cup race of the season by grabbing the checkered flag of the Southern 500 at the legendary Darlington Raceway Saturday evening.
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News fluttered around the Barcelona paddock after qualifying that Toyota is threatening to quit formula one over the "budget cap" row with the FIA.
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Well, what do you know -- I'm starting to become a true fan of diesel engines. That's right: while I used to criticize their noise and pollution levels just a couple of years ago, I now find them pretty fascinating, especially such pleasant units as the one that powers the 2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d, a wonderfully gifted athlete (with a few irritants, though).
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- The Porsche and Piech families will hold about 45 percent to 55 percent stake in an entity to be formed from a planned merger between Volkswagen and Porsche, according to a German weekly magazine, citing sources.
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Germany has a plan to protect the assets of carmaker Opel from creditors if its U.S. parent General Motors is forced into bankruptcy next month, German Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said.
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Leaders of Italy's major engineering unions will meet their counterparts in Germany next week as anger seethes in the Mediterranean nation over Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne's plans to merge Fiat, Opel and Chrysler into a new global giant carmaker.
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