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Kia Stinger twin-turbo V6 for Queensland Police

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Qld Police buy Kia Stingers
Holden and Ford high speed vehicles to be replaced by Stingers Queensland Police and Kia Australia have announced that the 2018 Kia Stinger 330 will replace Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon pursuit cars going forward. The 272kW/510Nm twin-turbo V6 sedans will be seen more frequently from now on, with a total of 50 Stinger to join the force between now and December. Assistant commissioner of road policing Mike Keating says factors such as costs and reliability, as well as...
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Ferrari – Sizzling Speed with EV Powertrain

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Electric Prancing Horse - Surely Not? FERRARI is working on EV powertrains... for now only for Maserati. But it is only a matter of time until there's a new model from Maranello with a recharge port instead of a fuel filler. Here's why... Under a plan outlined in Italy on Friday, Maserati will soon drop diesel engines. It will produce only plug-in petrol-electric hybrid and pure battery-powered vehicles. And Ferrari will supply the powertrains for all of them. The Fe...
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87 Year Old Bentley Discovered

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1929 Bentley uncovered
From Barn to Auction - Could Fetch Half a Million Oz Dollars   The family were shocked that the vintage Bentley gathering dust in their barn for 30 years could be worth 300,000 pounds. The Bentley 4.5-litre was built in 1929 and, six years later, bought by the grandfather of the current owner. The Bentley was in a sorry state when it was found in garage He would take the luxury saloon on family holidays around ...
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Lexus Wins Customer Satisfaction Award Again

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Two in a Row for the Japanese Luxury Brand LEXUS has again claimed the Car Manufacturer of the Year title in the Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards 2015, winning for the third time since the program was established five years ago. This is the Japanese luxury brand’s second successive win in the Roy Morgan awards, reinforcing its position as a leader in the industry for customer service. It also took out the automotive category in the inaugural 2011 awards, while Mercedes-Benz was d...
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New Mazda Rotary-Powered Sports Car

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New Mazda Rotary-Powered Concept MAZDA has all but confirmed its intention to reintroduce rotary powertrain technology to its range via a front-engined rear-drive sports car previewed by its striking RX-Vision Tokyo show car.  While Mazda stopped short of officially announcing that the concept has been given the green light, it is understood that a production version of the rotary powered performance hero will go on sale in about 2020, in time for the 50th anniversary of the mass-produ...
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Car Yard Co-op at Brisbane Airport

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Brisbane Airport set to expand retail footprint to include dedicated car retail zone CAR retailing in Queensland is set for a major overhaul as Brisbane Airport looks to attract car dealers to a new precinct that includes a test track within a purpose-built 50-hectare facility. The Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) – part of the airport’s property management arm (BNE Property) portfolio for non-aviation development – plans to bring together dealers from across the Brisbane area to create ...
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