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Range Rover Hybrids Complete Silk Trail 2013

Range Rover Hybrids Finally Reach the end of the Silk Trail

Three Range Rover Diesel Hybrid prototypes have completed the ultimate engineering sign-off test by traversing 13 countries over 53 days from Solihull, UK, to Mumbai, India. It is the world’s first ever hybrid expedition along the Silk Trail and one of the boldest driving adventures ever pursued by Land Rover. Hostile conditions on the route

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Audi Motorsport R18 e-tron Hybrid

Can Audi Remain Undefeated in the World Endurance Championship 2013

Audi is still undefeated in the 2013 sports car season. All five rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) went to Audi Sport Team Joest. In addition, the Audi R18 e-tron quattro won the Sebring 12 Hours. Most recently, at Austin, Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich’s squad celebrated the 100th overall victory

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Range Rovers on Silk Trail 2013

Through Nepal Towards India, Hybrid Range Rovers Soldier On the Silk Trail

The Silk Trail 2013 expedition prepared to enter the fourteenth and final country on the epic journey from Solihull to Mumbai when it passed through Nepal and reached the town of Mahendranagar on the border with India. Leaving behind high altitudes and the peaks of the Himalayas, the three Range Rover Hybrid prototypes were driven

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Volkswagen XL1 Hybrid

Volkswagen Shows Off XL1 in USA for the First Time

At long last, Volkswagen have finally got around to showing off their XL1 hybrid eco friendly car/spaceship in the USA, to an appropriately interested audience, the Society of Environmental Journalists. The Volkswagen XL1 is currently the most fuel-efficient and aerodynamic production car in the world, offering an estimated European combined fuel consumption of 261 mpg

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Jaguar Concept Cars Star at Harrods

Wallpaper* Handmade, the must-see exhibition during Milan’s Salone del Mobile, makes its London debut today at Harrods with a spectacular ‘best of presentation’ and five unique new pieces produced in collaboration with Jaguar. To celebrate the occasion, Jaguar Advanced Design presented the stunning C-X17 concept vehicle for the first time in the UK, positioned outside

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