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Sometimes tuners take things too far, sometimes they miss the point entirely, and once in a while, they get things crazy right. This is one of the latter. Pairing a Bangle-and-Pininfarina-designed Fiat Coupe with a heavily modified all-wheel-drive powertrain from a Mitsubishi 3000GT, this TotalRace-tuned car pushes nearly 1,000 horsepower to the wheels in a pint-sized package. TotalRace is a Romanian outfit that typically turns their efforts toward more conventional installations, slapping turbos and superchargers on the typical selection of sports and supercars. This project, however, shows...
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Bring Nissan's World To Your Apple iPad With Global AppIn recent years, Nissan and Apple have gone together like macaroni and cheese. The Japanese carmaker was one of the first to launch an iPhone app and the late Steve Jobs even used Nissan's Leaf to demonstrate the iAd serviced when it was launched last year. Nissan's boffins have been hard at work...
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U.S. Will Get Next BMW 3-Series Wagon After All: ReportDespite modest sales of station wagons in the U.S. market, BMW will import a wagon version of the new F30 platform 3-Series.
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Prodrive MINI, Maserati Cinqueporte, Verano Hybrid: Car News HeadlinesThe upcoming Maserati SUV may not be named Kubang after all--a new report gives the nod to the much more melodious name "Cinqueporte." Buick is working on a Verano Hybrid, due by 2015, but before that, the WRC-inspired Prodrive-developed MINI Countryman should hit the streets. We also have BMW...
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Saab Receives Funding From America’s North Street CapitalSaab has announced today that it has received a commitment from American private equity firm North Street Capital for a cash payment before the October 22 deadline to pay off part of its bridge loans, once again helping the struggling automaker stave off bankruptcy. The cash will be awarded to Saab...
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Mercedes-Benz Classic Brings The Past Back To Life: VideoLocated in Irvine, CA, Mercedes-Benz Classic is one of three Mercedes-owned restoration shops worldwide.
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If you thought a NANOSLIDE was a driving situation fixed by a dab of nanocorrection on the steering, think again. It's actually the name of a new, award-winning technology developed by Mercedes-Benz for use in engine design. NANOSLIDE technology is a way of giving the cylinder walls in an engine a microscopically smooth finish that allows for reduced internal friction. In turn, this can result in better fuel-efficiency, less engine wear and lighter construction. The tech has won the MATERIALICA Design & Technology Award 2011, beating almost 150 other entries in a competition for...
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New Chrysler Hybrids And Diesels Coming Due To CAFE, Says MarchionneHybrid vehicles may still not sell in high volumes but automakers will be forced to offer more of the electrically-aided vehicles in order to meet tough new CAFE standards proposed for 2025. Additionally, the tougher regulations will also see the introduction of more diesel vehicles in the U.S...
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Buick Verano Hybrid Coming In 2015The new 2012 Buick Verano is only just coming onto the market but already we have news of a hybrid version in the works, though the green compact sedan isn't expected to be launched until 2015. The juicy tidbit was revealed in a document posted by Automotive News, which shows a list of the...
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New Maserati SUV To Be Called "Cinqueporte"?Maserati is bringing an SUV based on Jeep Grand Cherokee running gear to market in 2013 and chose the recent 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show to preview the vehicle in concept form. The concept, dubbed the “Kubang”, borrows its name from the Indonesian word for a particular wind in Java--no...
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Aston Martin DB9 Volante By Project Kahn Is Sheer StyleA successor to the still seductively sexy Aston Martin DB9 is just around the corner, but there’s still plenty of life in the current model, especially the DB9 Volante convertible. The guys at Project Kahn have showed us that with a few changes here and there, you can transform the DB9 into...
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Prodrive Working On Road-Going MINI Countryman WRC: ReportMINI’s new World Rally Championship racer, based on the Countryman crossover and developed by British motorsports and engineering firm Prodrive, recently made its official world debut and has since been throwing up dirt at a number WRC events in Europe. Next year the rally car, officially...
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Following reports that McLaren was slowing production of its latest MP4-12C supercar due to niggling quality issues affecting the first batch of cars to come off the line, the boss of McLaren’s newly established road car division and former F1 head Ron Dennis has mailed a personally signed letter to customers addressing some of the issues and what his company is doing about it. Forwarded to the Teamspeed forums by an owner of the MP4-12C supercar, Dennis admits in the letter that the cars have a number of problems, albeit minor ones. They include what he refers to as “early...
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Tesla Loses Major Part Of Its "Top Gear" LawsuitTesla has lost the libel half of its case against Top Gear.
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Guilty Pleasure: Oldsmobile Toronado TrofeoI've been struggling through an unhealthy obsession with the Mitsubishi Cordia lately, which has cut down on my time for searches for other shouldn't-want-it-but-can't-help-myself vehicles. The only cure for Dementia Cordia is, of course, a genuine example of late-20th-century General Motors...
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Buick (Opel) Astra GTC Caught Testing In Michigan?Talk of a Buick version of the Opel Astra GTC turbo hatchback has largely died down since reaching a peak earlier this year, but these images shot on I-96 in Michigan just moments ago may revive the idea of the sporty Buick hatchback. The Opel Astra GTC, as sold in Europe, is powered by a...
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Nissan Juke-R Video: The Build BeginsIn this week's Juke-R video installment, the staff at RML begin building the Nissan Juke-R from a Juke body shell and a lot of steel tubing.
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Beat The Pain Of Parking Tickets With Mobile AppsReturning to your car to find its windscreen (dis)graced with a parking ticket ranks among modern life's most frustrating experiences. Whether you parked illegally or not there's always a strong feeling that you didn't really deserve it and that a parking attendant's time would be far better spent...
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Fisker's Karma extended-range electric car certainly has the looks to turn heads and performance to keep you interested, but it lacks fuel efficiency, rating just 20 mpg in range-extended mode and 52 mpg-equivalent in electric mode. The 2014 BMW M3 sedan has been snapped in testing again, bringing us yet more looks at the highly anticipated sports car. The McLaren MP4-12C continues its crash-ridden early life with another car meeting the forces of inanimate objects at a track day at Spa Francorchamps. Catch the full story on all of this and more below. 2012 Fisker Karma rates 20 mpg in...
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Holden's 1969 Hurricane Showed Us The Future Of The AutomobileThe 1969 Holden Hurricane concept pioneered many of the features and technologies we take for granted in modern automobiles
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2012 Fiat 500 Awarded Top Safety Pick By IIHSDespite its diminutive size, the 2012 Fiat 500 is one of the safest hatchbacks around according to the IIHS.
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Mercedes-Benz Chooses Clooney Charm To Sell Chinese E-Class LAh, celebrity endorsement, where would we be without you? We certainly wouldn't have half as much amusement in our lives from watching singers and film stars do the most embarrassing adverts imaginable in exchange for a big suitcase full of money. It appears George Clooney likes big suitcases full...
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McLaren MP4-12C Crashes During Spa Francorchamps Track DayEarlier this month we reported on the tragic fate of two McLaren MP4-12C supercars that crashed, one on a highway in Germany and the other just outside the McLaren Technical Center in Woking, UK. Now we have news of another McLaren MP4-12C crash, this time during a track meet at the legendary Spa...
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HDT Salutes Race Legend Peter Brock With Special Edition CommodoreMany readers may be familiar with Australia’s Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), the official performance and tuning arm of GM Holden, but there are several other firms in the land down under with equally established pedigrees and close links to the automaker. One of these is Holden Dealer Team...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran