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Nissan EV moves electric car closer to reality

It's called the Leaf in Japan, and whether or not Nissan's production electric car carries that name in the United States, the company insists that the car will be on the road before the end of 2010. Slightly larger than the familiar Versa subcompact, the zero-emissions Leaf was unveiled Aug. 2 at a dedication ceremony for Nissan's new global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan.

2014 Subaru XV – less choice, more refinement

The 2014 Subaru XV (pictured) gets a bit of a tweak The Subaru XV arrived in the UK in 2012, and it’s a perfectly able and reasonably-priced compact crossover from Subaru. But within a year of launching the XV Subaru decided to inject a bit more appeal in to the XV with a price cut of £2,300 across the range and now, not more than six months later, they’re fiddling with the XV range again. The 2.0 litre petrol XV gets new valve-train components to cut engine noise and revised suspension, with extra soundproofing improving NVH levels across the range, a revised power steering system for added stability and feel  and thicker and reshaped suspension lower arm and extra reinforcement around the base of the A-Pillar for better crash performance.

Hungarian Grand Prix (2013) RESULT

Lewis Hamilton wins the Hungarian Grand Prix The story of Lewis Hamilton’s first season at Mercedes has been on of qualifying highs and race lows, but could Hungary be the place Hamilton turns all that promise in to a win? In a word – yes. Lewis Hamilton has won his first Grand Prix for Mercedes at the Hungaroring – a race he’s won three time before – in a brilliant drive, helped by a few lucky breaks, and despite Mercedes having problems all weekend with overheating.