A 6.9 earthquake struck off Mexico's Baja coast on Sunday, rattling buildings but leaving no apparent damage.

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(RTTNews) – Saturday, American teenager Alexandria Mills was crowned Miss World 2010 at a glittering ceremony held in Beauty Crown Theatre, a resort in the Hainan Island's Sanya town of Southern China…

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Filed under: Hybrid, Technology, Saab, Diesel

A reporter from Sweden’s Automobil was returning a Saab 9-5 to the factory in Trollhättan when he stopped at a gas station to fill the tank. And what did he spy with his little eye? A 9-3 Sedan also pulling up to the pumps, with a trunk full of batteries. When the car started up, the reporter realized that said 9-3 was also powered by a diesel engine. This has all led to speculation that Saab has picked up its previous work on a diesel hybrid powertrain.

Three years ago, in November 2007, some scribes visiting the same factory got an engineer to admit that General Motors and Saab were working on a diesel hybrid. The engineer said that “We will get everything to work together. With the next generation of hybrid we can lower the fuel consumption up to 40 percent. This is possible with the use of more electricity.” Peugeot has a diesel hybrid coming in early 2011. It will be interesting to see if Saab could get in front of that wave and reap the benefits instead of playing catch up.

[Source: Automobil via Saabs United]

Saab working on diesel hybrid? originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There has been a NATO base attack in Afghanistan.

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All onboard a helicopter which went missing in Antarctica on Thursday have been found dead.

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President Obama has urged voters to be prepared to turn out for Democrat candidates in the up-coming mid-term elections.

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An Italian surgeon has been given 15 years jail after being found guilty of performing unnecessary operations for financial gain.

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Victims of childhood sexual abuse are gathering in Rome this weekend and will attempt to march on Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican.

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Filed under: Sedan, Government/Legal, Audi, Police/Emergency, Specialty, Middle East

The President of the United States may be the highest target for assassination in the world – hence Cadillac One, his custom, leather-lined tank – but there’s no shortage of people in the Middle East who’d bite that the opportunity to take a shot at the Prime Minister of Israel. (The recently commemorated assassination of late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is evidence enough.) It comes as no surprise that the Shin-Bet – Israel’s national domestic preventative security force – has ordered a new armored limousine to transport the country’s head of government.

The duties had been carried out until now by a motor pool of American and German vehicles, accompanied by Japanese SUVs in leapfrog formation (it’s a wonder to behold if you’re ever seen them in motion), but will soon be taken over by a specially-commissioned Audi A8 Security.

The car is reportedly based on the Audi A8 (likely the long-wheelbase version) with the 450-horsepower, 6-liter W-12 engine, Quattro all-wheel drive, B6+ and B7 ballistic protection, run-flat tires, an independent oxygen supply for the cabin, a fire-suppression system, explosive charges to free the doors in case of shockwaves, a DVD entertainment system, drinks fridge and humidor (Netanyahu’s a known cigar aficionado). Those, of course, are just the features we know about, and given Israel’s leading position in security equipment, we don’t doubt there’s plenty more that remains undisclosed. The car is said to cost around $700K from the factory, but add the country’s incredibly high taxes – which the government still has to pay, but not on the security equipment – and you’re looking at a cool million.

[Source: Globes]

Report: Israel orders million-dollar armored Audi A8 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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