Audi reveals new A6, says hybrid version is on the way

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While the 2012 Audi A6 won't have any fancy battery motive technology when it first becomes available early next year, the German automaker is promising to deliver a hybrid A6 once the obvious gas and diesel versions have been on the market for a while. The car will be on display at the Detroit Auto Show in a month or so, but we've got the full details on the German versions straight from the horse's mouth, and we like what we hear.

As expected, Audi starts with a bunch of lightweighting and has managed to improve overall fuel economy for the five initial engine options by around 19 percent compared to the current-gen A6 versions. The purely liquid-fueled A6 models include a 2.0-liter TDI - the most economical of which is expected to get around 48 miles per gallon (U.S.) - a 2.8-liter naturally aspirated gas burner, a supercharged 3.0-liter TFSI (27 mpg) and two other diesel powerplants. The hybrid will feature a 2.0 TFSI engine mated to an electric motor and an eight-speed transmission that, when all is said and done, will likely get around 38 mpg. Makes us think that frugal diesel option looks pretty darn good, even if the A6 hybrid will be able to hit 62 mph on battery power alone. As we said, these numbers are for the German cars, but we expect similar numbers for the U.S. versions when they become available.

You can read more about the car here and find Audi's full details in the huge press release (over 6,000 words!) after the jump. For the pic-curious, you can see the new A6 from all angles in the gallery below. Like it?



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Another Special Pre-Sale Offer: MotoMatters T-Shirt V2.0 Now Available To Order

Cyber Monday is here, it appears, and the gift-giving season is nearly upon us. Those who are still casting about for something to buy their motorcycle-racing-loving loved one - or something to buy for themselves - could do no better than to get their hands on the latest in our range of MotoMatters.com T-shirts! This T-shirt is our tribute to the role that Japan has had in the history of motorcycle racing, and bears a Kropotkin Thinks slogan in Kanji. 

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GM finalizes Nexteer sale to China

Filed under: China, Plants/Manufacturing, GM, Earnings/Financials

General Motors has been looking to offload Nexteer Automotive from the moment it received the business as part of the deal to help Delphi exit bankruptcy. The Detroit automaker indicated that it agreed to terms with Chinese company Pacific Century Motors back in July, and now, The General has officially announced that the paperwork is now signed, sealed and delivered.

Pacific Century takes delivery of a company with 22 steering and halfshaft manufacturing facilities, six engineering facilities and 14 customer support centers spanning the globe. The company, which relies on GM for nearly half of its business, had $6.2 billion as recently as 2008. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hit the jump to read over GM's brief press release.

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Soucek Voices Frustrations Over Pay-Driver Era in F1

Andy Soucek is a former F2 Championship winner (he achieved that feat back in 2009) yet he failed to make the transition to the world of Formula One due to sponsorship reasons. Unfortunately for the Madrid-born driver, his being good in racing happened in an era where F1 teams start thinking more about money rather than value.

It's not rocket science to figure out that more and more teams in the series - even historic squads such as Williams F1 - have started going the pay-driver way due to t...

Source: http://www.autoevolution.com/news/soucek-voices-frustrations-over-pay-driver-era-in-f1-27546.html

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Electric Airplane Sets New Speed Record

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The cool news is there’s a new speed record for electric aircraft. A French pilot flew his twin-engine, electric powered Cri-Cri to a top speed of 162 miles per hour. This beats the previous record of 155 mph set by an Italian team in 2009.
The somewhat embarrassing news is the record was set September 5. [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/12/electric-airplane-sets-new-speed-record/

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Maldonado added to Williams' F1 driver lineup

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/12/01/837423/maldonado-added-to-williams-f1.html

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Looking for a Christmas Gift? Get Yourself an Aircraft Carrier

We're weeks away from Christmas and the gift frenzy has already started for most of us. As always, picking the perfect present for your wives, girlfriends or parents is extremely difficult so every piece of advice that reaches your ears is more than welcome. So here's our recommendation for ladies who'd like to buy their tough husbands a gift without moving a finger (actually, you might have to move a finger when you press the mouse button to buy it).

This is the so-called HMS Invincible, an ...

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