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EcoBoost system arrives with new Ford Edge

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The Chicago Auto Show will mark the first application of Ford’s global 2.0litre EcoBoost I-4 engine as part of the refreshed 2011 Ford Edge line-up. Thanks to the use of the EcoBoost system, fuel economy for the new Ford Edge is 30 per cent better than it was when the vehicle was launched in 2006.

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VW Beetle TDI diesel to go on sale this summer

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The New Beetle has a lengthy history with diesel engines. From 1998-2006 it featured a 1.9litre turbocharged four-cylinder diesel engine – but since then the engine has been radically revised in order to [.].

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Transport for London to trial ISA technology

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It is also hoped that the technology will be trialled in a licensed taxi along with 20 TFL vehicles driven by road engineers, highway inspectors and traffic managers. Research on ISA technology has now been ongoing for more than 10 years and includes a major ISA-UK project funded by the Department for Transport between 2001 and 2006.

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