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Toyota eyes turbos, direct injection

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to introduce 11 new or redesigned hybrid vehicles by 2012, but the carmaker is hardly neglecting the humble internal combustion engine. Takeshi Uchiyamada, executive vice president in charge of r&d, also wants to increase the fleet's fuel efficiency by putting turbochargers and direct fuel injection in smaller vehicles.

Volvos to get twin-clutch gearbox

By Ben Pulman Motor Industry 14 May 2008 13:33 Volvo’s C30, S40 and V50 are now available with a new six-speed twin-clutch ‘box – dubbed Powershift – mated to the company’s 134bhp 2.0-litre diesel. The new twin-clutch gearbox has been developed with Getrag (and Volvo's parent company Ford), and is basically the same unit recently announced in the Focus and C-Max. Volvo claims the new gearbox offers an 8 percent improvement in fuel consumption over a conventional six-speed automatic.

Peugeot Partner Teepee Outdoor HDi 110 Review & Road Test

The Peugeot Partner Tepee Outdoor HDi 110 Reviewed & Road Tested There are myriad reasons why people choose the cars they do. Economy, looks, performance, colour, vanity – the list goes on. But if your major consideration when you choose your vehicle is practicality then you won’t go very far wrong when you choose this  particular offering from Peugeot – the Peugeot Partner Teepee Outdoor – because it is the perfect example of function over form.