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Porsche Boxster and Cayman updates for 2009

The world’s most successful car company, Porsche, has announced upgrades for both its Boxster and Cayman models. The updated 2009 Porsche Cayman New engines, revised suspension and the magnificent PDK gearbox, make these far more than just cosmetic upgrades. These are real improvements, and make the Boxster and Cayman not just more powerful, but actually more economical.

Kia goes (dark) green

By Jesse Crosse Motor Industry 23 September 2008 11:00 Kia has unveiled a portfolio of new environmental technologies, including a 1.4-litre Ceed with stop-start (due in the UK in 2009), a Ceed hybrid and the latest version of its fuel cell-powered Sportage. The Korean manufacturer is investing heavily in research and development and will increase its spend on R&D from £2.2 billion this year to £2.6 billion by 2010, combined with a 40 percent increase in manpower at its research centres around the globe. The money is being spent on developing downsized, turbocharged engines, efficiency improvements to conventional engines such as friction reduction and the separation of accessories like water pumps from the engine.

Audi Q7 – new engines and 8 speed ‘box for 2010

The Audi Q7 gets new engines for 2010 Busy little bunnies at Audi at the moment. We had the 2010 Audi TT facelift story earlier this morning and now comes new that the other end of the Audi scale – the Audi Q7 – is up for a nip and tuck for 2010 as well. But this nip and tuck is mechanical rather than cosmetic.