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Jun 30 2009 8:40 AM
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Suzuki UK has loaned SuperBike magazine a GSX-R1000 K9 to use as a long term test bike through 2009. In the course of the year, we'll be doing all sorts with it, fitting performance parts, new tyres and all manner of tat to it. Needless to say if you've got questions, suggestions or abuse, send it here.
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Jun 30 2009 8:39 AM
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Subaru Rally Team Canada driver Pat Richard and co-driver Alan Ockwell, have won the 2009 Baie des Chaleurs rally. It was a record third win for Richard at Baie des Chaleurs - widely considered to be one of the most challenging events of the Canadian Rally Championshipseason - and puts the team alone at the top of the 2009 standings. The pair battled for top spot with the U.S. Subaru team of Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino
until the Americans crashed out of the race.The other two podium positions were claimed by local Subaru teams: Martin.
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Jun 30 2009 8:38 AM
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The U.S. Department of Energy plans to unlock $3.3 billion in federal stimulus grants, as much as $200 million apiece, to companies and utilities to help develop a smarter, faster power grid. The first round of applications is due July 29, with future rounds in December and March 2010 if money remains. The department’s plans for this stimulus money raises the maximum amount of individual grants from the previously proposed $20 million.
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Jun 30 2009 8:35 AM
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Aston Martin’s version of the Toyota iQ is still a few years off, but Scion’s take on the tiny city car could show up in the United States by next year. Following its New York Auto Show debut earlier this year, the Scion-badged iQ could surface in U.S. dealerships by late 2010.
According to Motor Trend, the Scion iQ will arrive in late 2010 as a 2011 model or early 2011 as a 2012 model. The U.S.-spec model will retain its funky 3+1 seating arrangement, although the vehicle will grow by 1.5 inches overall.
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Jun 30 2009 8:34 AM
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Swedish aerospace and defence group Saab (SAABb.ST) said on Tuesday it had bought TietoEnator's (TIE1V.HE) stake in a joint venture owned by the two companies. Saab said in a statement it had acquired the Finnish IT services firm's 60 percent holding in TietoSaab Systems, a joint venture specialised in command and control systems for the defence industry. The purchase price was not disclosed. Saab said the unit employed about 80 people and had net sales of 9.3 million euros last year.
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Jun 29 2009 11:28 AM
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Porsche hit out at its rival yesterday after Volkswagen issued a June 29 deadline for the luxury car maker to agree to a merger plan. Wolfgang Porsche, head of the luxury group's supervisory board, called the ultimatum from Volkswagen and its key shareholder, the German state of Lower Saxony, "damaging".
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Jun 25 2009 12:19 PM
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Yokohama, Japan • Toyota and Nissan have promised shareholders this week they will do better to recover from the worst industry downturn in a generation, each focusing on different types of cleaner cars to steer their revival. Japan’s No.1 and No.3 automakers both face a second straight year of losses, reeling from a sharp sales slide in all major developed markets. The industry slump has already helped drive U.S. rivals General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy, and both Japanese automakers say they see no near-term relief.
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Jun 25 2009 12:18 PM
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Japan's regulator on Thursday issued a business improvement order against Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co. after police arrested a former employee of the company on charges of stealing and selling client data. The Financial Services Agency said the company's information management is flawed and that the data leak constitutes violation of the financial instruments and exchange law, which requires careful handling of personal information.
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Jun 25 2009 12:17 PM
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Mini cars may be heralded for their low price and their environmental friendliness, but according to a new study, the small vehicles performed poorly in low-speed crash tests. Mini cars perform poorly in low-speed crash tests, sustaining costly damage. Micro cars fit in small parking spaces and come with small price tags and fuel bills. But they can sustain big damage in a collision and not so mini repair bills are the result.
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Jun 25 2009 12:14 PM
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The new E-class features quite a few cutting-edge driver aid gadgets, such as night vision, blind-spot detection, and adaptive cruise control. We saw these features previously in the Mercedes-Benz S550, but the E-class will also include Attention Assist, a new feature for Mercedes-Benz that keeps you from falling asleep at the wheel. Attention Assist monitors the car's driver, using 70 parameters to determine if he or she is dozing off. If it detects a drowsy driver.
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Jun 24 2009 12:09 PM
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Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren are targeting the Hungarian Grand Prix for a return to form. The Woking-based outfit have mustered only 14 points after eight races and Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen have failed to finish in the top eight since the F1 roadshow hit Europe at the end of April. Whitmarsh admits their car isn't suited to some of the European circuits, but hopes there will be an upsurge in their form in Hungary next month.
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Jun 24 2009 12:07 PM
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Some concepts inadvertently win a life of their own. Merc's F200 "Imagination" concept at the 1996 motor show is one of these. Powered by a 6.0-litre V12 driving the rear wheels, it has achieved internet immortality as the "new" CLS600, with images often accompanied by text ridiculing the concept. The mockery is prompted by the central joystick that replaced the steering wheel, throttle and brake, and could be used by either front passenger.
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Jun 24 2009 12:06 PM
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However, for your money you do get an extremely detailed model. Buyers can choose from seven exterior and two interior colours, five different brake caliper colours, two different kinds of rims, and select a sunroof which is made of glass. You can also have a personalised numberplate written in one of four fonts. The price includes shipping within 30 days of your order, and the model can be returned free of charge if you aren't happy with it. Alternatively, you can just configure the car and admire it online.
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Jun 24 2009 12:05 PM
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At the Enterprise 2.0 conference today in Boston, IBM Corp. announced LotusLive Connections, adding the Lotus Connections layer of social networking tools to its LotusLive software-as-a-service offering. “It’s another natural extension,” said Lotus software general manager Bob Picciano in a phone interview with Mass High Tech. “In LotusLive we provide some things you would consider to be no-brainers like web conferencing and events. People do more than just web conferences. They actually want to work online,” he said.
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Jun 24 2009 12:03 PM
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NIGHT workers at Land Rover’s giant Lode Lane headquarters are threatening to strike over new Sunday shifts – throwing parts deliveries into chaos. Up to 100 workers employed by German logistics group DHL are opposing a new Sunday night shift which is being imposed by management from next month, it was revealed today.
Workers say Land Rover could “grind to a halt” if the dispute becomes official, with drivers refusing to cross picket lines to deliver vital parts for 4x4 vehicle assembly.
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