There is a new member of Lexus' IS family of diesel cars. The new Lexus IS 220d Sport comes equipped with just the same 175 horsepower four-cylinder diesel engine with common rail fuel injection system. Although engine's power and torque -- which is 295 lb-ft @ 2,000 rpm -- are pretty much the same, the IS 220d features a small tweak to its rear axle. Lifting the differential gear ratio from 2.474 to 3.200, Lexus' engineers made the car more comfortable to operate on the final drive.

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Aston Martin DB9 sports coupe will soon be equipped with a new Sports Pack that will let an average James Bond to squeeze some more kilometers per hour from his baby.

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During the ongoing Commercial Vehicle Show, which takes place in the British city of Birmingham VW shows-off its new VW Crafter commercial van. The latest (and the largest) generation of VW's commercial vehicles sports a choice of five-cylinder engines, a six-speed manual gearbox and a payload capacity of 17 cubic meters and almost 2.7 tons.

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The new Japanese hybrid will be initially sold only in eight states of the U.S. Citing lack of demand on hybrid vehicles that usually cost $3,000 more than a similar model that runs on gasoline, Nissan decided to offer its new Nissan Altima Hybrid in California, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maine and New Jersey, as reported by Bloomberg.

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The British Caterham officially presented its new Superlight R400 race-car with a street license. The new R400, which will be built around the fresh Cosworth-designed 2.0-liter 210bhp @ 7600rpm and 150lbft of torque at 6300 rpm engine, born to supersede the older Rover-based Superlight.

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Suzuki has successfully introduced its 'all-new' XL7 crossover SUV to the American market. The new XL7 is new indeed, because it is based on a front-wheel-drive car platform known as Theta, while the older version was truck-based. To retain its body strength, Suzuki's engineers decided to equip the new XL7 with special full-length underbody rails.

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Nissan-owned Infiniti luxury brand has officially unveiled its new top-of-the-line Infiniti G35 business sedan. Considering the fact that the G35 accounts for about 1/3 of all Infinity-branded cars sold in the U.S. success of the redesigned version is crucial for the Japanese automaker. No wonder that the 2007 Infiniti G35 comes with a powerful VQ-series 3.5-liter DOHC V6 engine, which produces more than 300 horsepower and can be married with a set of transmissions, including a choice of a five-speed automatic with manual shift and Downshift Rev Matching or close-ratio six-speed manual.

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During the ongoing New York Auto Show Nissan presented its fourth generation Altima mid-size sedan. With a quarter of a million units sold in the year 2005 alone, the third generation Altima was one of the most popular sedans of this class sold on the U.S. market. Now the Japanese company tries to build on this success.

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With the addition of the 2007 Bentley Continental GTC Convertible Bentley completes the range of the renewed Continental series, which now consists of 2003 Bentley Continental GT coupe and four-door 2005 Bentley Continental Flying Spur.

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Tomorrow Mercedes-Benz will officially present its redesigned E-Class luxury sedan and station wagon. Being touted as 'next generation' and 'pioneering', the new E-Class is rather face-lifted version of the older model. What is really new, is that the German company did its best to get rid of the long chain of quality problems that substantially eroded its brand and client base during the last couple of years. Now Mercedes hopes that the new E-Class will be able to win back customers who defected to their rivals from BMW and Audi.

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International premiere of the redesigned Volvo XC90 luxury SUV will take place during the upcoming New York International Auto Show scheduled on April 12.

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The new Audi TT has been officially presented to the public on April 6. The second generation of the extremely popular sport coupe claimed to be even more energetic than the very first TT. While the first generation was essentially Volkswagen Golf 4Motion in a wolf's skin, the new Audi TT is a completely new car that doesn't share too much crucial components with an older model.

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The all-new Kia Sedona people carrier successfully passed a series of frontal and side impact crash tests commissioned by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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Chrysler's new controversial Jeep Compass in a basic configuration will cost less than $16,000, including a $560 destination charge. Seems that Chrysler Group has decided to start a little price war against its main competitors in this niche: the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V and Hyundai Tucson.

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Mazda plans to unveil its new Mazda CX-9 Crossover seven-seater during the upcoming 2006 New York International Auto Show. The crossover, designed specifically for the North American market, will combine powerful engine with modern looks.

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With to new engines, BMW targets price-conscious drivers seeking a cost-effective and practical, yet luxurious-looking car. With that in mind, the German company created a pair of models (the 318i and 318d), that feature decent mileage, 50:50 weight-distribution ratio, combined with rear-wheel-drive transmission system and quite impressive CO2 emission figures.

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