Renault granted $544M loan to aid fuel-efficient vehicle development

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted Renault a 400 million euro ($544 million) loan to aid research and development of its next generation of affordable, environmentally friendly vehicles. Announced at the Renault Group�??s Boulogne-Billancourt head office in France, the loan will fund a major technological and environmental project through which resources will be invested in three key areas. The first component aims to...

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Chrysler 300 SRT8 Core Review

The Chrysler 300 SRT8 Core is a contender for best-value-for-money performance car in Australia. For $56,000 you get a rear-wheel-drive American muscle car with a 6.4-litre Hemi V8 that pumps out a staggering 347kW of power and 631Nm of torque. At least as a power-per-dollar barometer, that is unmatchable. Chrysler has stripped out its flagship 300 SRT8 by removing some luxury items and advanced safety features, substituted the adaptive dampers...

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Ute Comparison

The Toyota HiLux could this year become the first ute to claim the title of Australia�??s best-selling vehicle.� It�??s famously and successfully marketed as �??unbreakable�??, but while that could also be applied to its stranglehold on its segment, this is a boom time for all utilities. They account for an eighth of Australia�??s new car market, and are growing. In 2009 utes were the second most popular vehicle segment after small cars; to date...

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