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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? I found a a 2004 with 247k km (154k miles) on the clock. The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries.

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Used Car of the Day: 2004 Land Rover Discovery

The Truth About Cars

It's a 2004 Land Rover Discovery with a brand-new engine. There are just 3,000 miles on the engine, which is a 4.6-liter. We send you into the weekend with a weird one today. The trim is an SE and the transmission is an automatic. Our seller isn't very verbose, but he or she does mention a snorkel and no rust.

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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

The Truth About Cars

Having read all four episodes, you now know that 2004 was the final model year for the Diamante in North America, and that only 4,379 examples were sold here that year. The MSRP for the 2004 Diamante LS (which was the top trim level, after the VR-X and ES) was $27,619, or about $45,791 in December 2023 dollars. The engine is a 3.5-liter

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Yamaha Motor produces 3 mn Performance Damper since 2004 – ET Auto

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has produced a total of three-million of the Yamaha Performance Damper , an anti-vibration damper for automobiles since its manufacturing began in 2004, the company said. In 2006, it received the Technological Development Award at the 56th JSAE Awards , hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan. New Delhi: Yamaha Motor Co.,

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Used Car of the Day: 2004 Volkswagen Beetle

The Truth About Cars

This Chicago-based 2004 Volkswagen Beetle convertible is a bit different from our usual pickings. engine, a cold-weather package (heated seats), a wind-blocker, cruise control, a Monsoon sound system, and 17-inch wheels. There are 124,000 miles on the clock of this automatic-transmission car and it is a GLS trim.

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BMW showing H2R Record Car and new iX5 Hydrogen at Goodwood

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BMW Record Car H2R BMW anticipated a future for hydrogen-powered production car with the BMW H2R, which set nine world records back in 2004, using an adapted version of the 6.0-liter liter 12-cylinder engine taken from the BMW 760i.

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AFRL, Masten Space Systems Inc., NASA, collaborate on successful testing of liquid methane rocket engine

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successfully tested a liquid methane rocket engine, the first of its kind tested at AFRL. The Masten 25k lbf thrust Broadsword rocket engine. The M10A Broadsword is a LOX/LCH 4 dual expander cycle engine, with an additively manufactured aluminum thrust chamber assembly. Masten Space Systems photo/Matthew Kuhns).

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