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Hot turbo engines for BMW's 3-Series

By Angus Fitton Motor Industry 11 August 2006 10:36 Three new six-cylinder engines are joining the BMW 3-Series range. Top of the pile – until the V8 M3 arrives – is the 335d, which runs the twin-turbo 3.0-litre diesel engine offered in the 5-series. An explosive 428lb ft of torque (that's more than the V10 M5) and 286bhp means it can surge to 62mph in only 6.2sec.

First Lexus LFA with Nurburgring Package arrives in UK

The first Lexus LFA with Nurburgring Package arrives in the UK The first limited edition within a limited edition that is the Lexus LFA with Nurburgring Package has arrived in the UK. The Lexus LFA is a stunning enough car with a very limited number being built, but if you want your LFA to be a bit more special – and have one of 50 instead of one of 500 – then what you need is the Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package. And the first LFA with the Nurburgring package to arrive in Europe has been delivered to a lucky UK buyer.

Chrysler, CAW reach tentative contract deal

The Canadian Auto Workers tentatively agreed tonight to new concessions that will save the struggling automaker $240 million annually and help the carmaker to try to avoid a bankruptcy filing, CAW President Ken Lewenza said at a news conference. In exchange, the CAW got Chrysler and potential partner Fiat SpA to agree to keep its two Chrysler assembly plants open even if bankruptcy is unavoidable, Lewenza said. General Motors and Ford Motor Co., which signed new CAW agreements earlier, have indicated their desire to get the same concessions as those negotiated with Chrysler, Lewenza said.