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Mitsubishi Shogun LWB Review & Road Test (2010) Part 2

The Mitsubishi Shogun Review Part 2 But only until you get used to it. Once you are, you genuinely don’t hear it as you sink your foot to the floor for a rather leisurely sprint to 60mph (11 seconds); it just feels part of the character of the car. Once you do get to 60mph – or even 80mph – the Shogun is actually fairly quiet and refined.

News watch Jan 2010: today’s auto industry news

Wednesday 20 January 2010• Rolls-Royce has appointed Torsten Mueller as chief exec from the end of March 2010. He is currently BMW's global product management boss and will replace Tom Purves who will retire after 25 years with the BMW Group (Rolls-Royce)• Japan has bowed to pressure and extended its scrappage scheme to include American brand vehicles. Many had been barred from the scheme because they had different fuel economy standards (Automotive News, subscription required)• New GM Europe CEO Nick Reilly has vowed that Opel and Vauxhall will become a global company.

Carburetor maker Weber celebrates 90th birthday

Weber -- one the great names in automotive carburetion -- has just turned 90. The company was founded by Edoardo Weber in Bologna, Italy in December 1923. In 1920, Weber got his start producing kerosene conversion kits for Fiat trucks (gasoline being relatively expensive in Italy at the time).