2012
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Many in the U.S. have been hoping to receive the wildly popular Fiat 500 minicar for the past couple of years but a lack of interest in small cars has largely held it back. Now, with Fiat's alliance with Chrysler in place the Italian auto giant has a gateway to the lucrative U.S. market and the first model to arrive under the new alliance will be the 500, though it’s launch is still more than six months away. The 500 will be sold in Chrysler dealerships and it will be the only Fiat-badged model in the U.S. market, but it appears there will be several different variants, possibly up to four...
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Report: Upmarket Hyundai Sonata Convertible In The WorksToyota launched a convertible version of its Camry sedan, and who could ever forget the Chrysler Sebring convertible, but now new reports are claiming Hyundai is planning to enter the affordable convertible market with a drop-top version of its new 2011 Sonata. With the Toyota Solara and Pontiac...
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Audi R8 LMS Race Experience: Buy A Seat, Race At The NurburgringThe Audi R8 LMS Race Experience lets customers hit the track against professionals in real competition.
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APS Takes On The Audi R8Audi tuning specialist APS has released a new supercharger kit for the V-8 powered R8, offering the power of the bigger V-10 model but at a much lower cost. Performance, reliability and a stock style feel were major factors in the extensive research and development program carried out by APS and...
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Ford, U-M Students Create Cloud Computing Car AppsThe winning app, Caravan Track, lets people in a convoy keep in touch and vote on places to stop.
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Updated Interior And Z28 Pegged For 2012 Chevrolet CamaroWhile the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro will come in later this year with a 312 horsepower rating, the new Synergy Green paint option and a heads-up display on higher trim models, a much more substantial update is tipped for the 2012 model year. We all know that the Camaro Convertible will finally be...
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BMW has enjoyed some success with its CSL range of stripped out ready-to-race M3s and Mercedes-Benz has delivered several of its own lightweight Black Series models. That leaves the third major German luxury automaker, Audi, which has now revealed a lighter and more powerful version of its V-10 powered R8 supercar. Using techniques learned from the construction of the Superleggera models over at sister brand Lamborghini, Audi engineers have managed to shave off 220 pounds from the regular R8 V-10’s kerb weight. They took an elaborate approach involving every aspect of the vehicle, and...
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Motor Authority Heads To Nashville Superspeedway For ChumpcarYour trusty editor is off to run rust buckets until the sun goes down--and for hours and hours after.
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Top Gear USA Caught Filming In Los AngelesThe team from Top Gear USA was on Mulholland Drive filming this week.
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TVR To Return With New RoadsterTVR, famous for building powerful and light-weight sports cars with no driver aids, may have a future despite the tumultuous years the marque has endured. Still owned by Russian oligarch Nikolai Smolenski, TVR is expected to launch several new models complete with powertrains sourced from the...
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Report: BMW Gran Coupe Already Approved For ProductionA few years back BMW was reportedly working on a new flagship four-door coupe based along the lines of the Concept CS but due to weak financial results the project was canned. The car was to be engineered by BMW’s M Division, which was intended to help give it the performance credentials...
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Jaguar Offering Free Scheduled Maintenance On All 2011 ModelsBuyers of all 2011 model year Jaguars will benefit from free scheduled maintenance as part of a new program the automaker is introducing to help erase any images of poor reliability and expensive running costs potential customers may have. The new Jaguar Platinum Coverage program is rather...
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Hot on the heels of last week’s unveiling of the BMW 5-Series Long Wheelbase is the all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class L, which like its Teutonic rival, will be sold exclusively in the Chinese market. The stretched E-Class has now made its world debut at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. With a length of 197 inches and a wheelbase of 119 inches, the new model for China has gained an extra 5.5 inches. As a result, in the rear of the five-seater vehicle passengers can enjoy an extra legroom compared with the regular wheelbase E-Class. Another added touch of comfort are the electric adjustment for the...
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2010 Beijing Auto Show: Chevrolet Volt MPV5 ConceptFrom the earliest days of development of the Voltec plug-in hybrid system underpinning the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt, GM has been insistent that the fuel saving drivetrain would appear in other vehicles including sedans and MPVs. One of the first segments GM hinted at as a possibility for the...
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BMW Confirms 2013 Launch For All-Electric Megacity VehicleIn March of 2008 BMW first announced plans to establish a new research division called ‘Project i,’ whose task would be to develop a number of solutions for a vehicle designed for congested city motoring. The goal of Project i was never to exclusively develop one type of vehicle, but to come up...
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Bentley Unveils Design Series China Special Edition ModelsBentley is milking the most out of its Continental range, today releasing two more special editions based on the Continental GT and Continental Flying Spur Speed models. The new editions, dubbed the Design Series China, are making their world debut at this week’s 2010 Beijing Auto Show and sadly...
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Chrysler Posts $143 Million Operating Profit For Q1 2010With Chrysler’s new parent Fiat making the hard and fast decisions, the automaker is now on track to return to profitability and the first signs of progress are already showing. Chrysler announced today that it made an operating profit of $143 million in the first three months of 2010, helped by...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Porsche 911 GT2 FaceliftThe Porsche 911 GT2 is the last variant of the 997-series 911 to receive its mid-cycle update and in typical GT2 style the last update comes just before the current generation of Porsche’s iconic supercar reaches the end of its product cycle. The all-new ‘991’ Porsche 911 is just over a year...
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Block turns the Fiesta loose in his latest Gymkhana video.
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BMW DesignworksUSA Does Embraer's New Jet InteriorsThe new generation of Embraer passenger jets will wear BMW DesignWorks' take on in-flight luxury.
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SAT Prep: Mark Wahlberg Is To The MINI Cooper As Justin Timberlake Is To The...?Justin Timberlake has led a charmed life. He started his career on The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he sang, danced, and generally acted a foo' alongside poptartlets like Brit-Brit and Xtina. Then came 'N SYNC and enough earnings to buy the state of Idaho, including its stock of potatoes. That was...
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Fisker Karma Kicks Off Retail Tour This MonthThe stylish and green Karma plug-in hybrid will start making the rounds to set up its retail network.
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Teased On FacebookThe Chevrolet Camaro gets a two-photo teaser on the eminent social networking site.
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MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50 Edition Confirmed for U.S.The latest hot MINI JCW will be sold in America--but only 50 of them are coming.
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