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Next-gen Skoda Octavia to be unveiled on February 14. Official sketches revealed

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Petrol engines ranging from 1.0 Skoda Auto entered the Indian market in 2001 with the Octavia A4, followed by the vRS model in 2004 with a turbocharged petrol engine, a first in the market. Official sketches revealed appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Both that engine and the 197 bhp 2.0-litre

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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

It was only in 2004 when the company increased localisation levels, slashed prices and re-positioned the Baleno did its sales gather some momentum. litre, V6 petrol engine with a manual and automatic transmission option, and a ladder-frame chassis with 4×4 capabilities, added to its credentials.

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Scuderi makes engine fuel saving breakthrough

Green Cars News

Testing on a Scuderi split-cycle engine at the Southwest Research Institute suggests the model would consume 25 per cent less fuel than a standard petrol engine while matching its power and torque. The preliminary results follow testing in a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier, but may only be the beginning of the potential fuel consumption reduction.

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June the second warmest on record

Green Cars News

While we may focus on new technologies that could cut emissions here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk, we don’t like to lose track of why we need alternatives to petrol and diesel in the first place - namely to help tackle global warming. Tags: Global warming Latest news Green cars June temperatures weather.

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Teams battle it out in Eco-marathon

Green Cars News

The Central Lancashire team’s car was based around a 30cc petrol engine that had been developed in-house and had been coupled with a bespoke engine management system that keeps fuel consumption low. Tags: Green cars Latest news Shell Eco-marathon University of Central Lancashire. The existing records are impressive.

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Ford C-MAX launch details revealed

Green Cars News

According to Ford analysts, small cars in the B- and C-segment accounted for less than 15 per cent of the US market in 2004 but year-to-date sales in 2009 show the small car segment has reached nearly 22 per cent of industry sales with further gains predicted. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news.

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Toyota Prius named WhatGreenCar of the Year

Green Cars News

mpg and CO2 emissions of only 89 g/km – a 14% improvement over the highly successful current model, itself the winner of many awards since its UK launch in 2004. Counter-intuitively, the new Prius uses a new four-cylinder, 1.8-litre litre petrol engine in place of the 1.5-litre

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