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Peugeot has managed to capitalize on its strong qualifying position during this past weekend’s American Le Mans Series season-ending Petit Le Mans endurance race at Road Atlanta. As has been the case in most years, the race came down to a battle between Peugeot and Audi but in the end it was the French automaker that managed to capitalize, taking out both first and second place on the podium. After a bit of controversy, the LMP1-class Peugeot 908 turbodiesel driven by Franck Montagny, Stephane Sarrazin, and Alexander Wurz eventually took the checkered flag. They were followed by Nicolas...
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Top Gear USA Season 2 Extended: 8 More Episodes On The WayGeneral consensus among Top Gear fans wasn't too positive for the first season of Top Gear USA. For anyone who'd caught episodes of the UK version and enjoyed the crazy antics of Clarkson, Hammond and May, it just wasn't up to scratch. Heck, even if you'd not seen an episode of the UK series it...
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Land Rover Upgrades Certified Pre-Owned Program In U.S.Land Rover’s reputation for reliability may pale in comparison to some, but the automaker is making steps to ensure its customers are well taken care of down the road. The automaker has announced its all-new ‘Select Certified Pre-Owned’ program, which launches this month in the...
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Front-Wheel Drive Audi A8 Goes On Sale In EuropeFor many, especially in the U.S., rear-wheel drive and luxury cars go hand in hand. However, elsewhere in the world, luxury buyers are happy to drive full-size cars with front-wheel drive configurations and even four-cylinder engines. For years Audi has been selling its A8 flagship sedan with a...
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Porsche Design Unveils Ultimate Johnnie Walker Blue Label Private BarFor the liquor connoisseur that has everything, Porsche Design has come out with the ultimate private bar designed specifically for Johnnie Walker’s prestigious Blue Label blended Scotch whisky. Priced from £100,000 (approximately $155,360), only 50 of these beauties are destined for...
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Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Burns To The Ground After Crashing Into Chevy AveoThe LP640, as most of you would know, is an even higher performance version of the already potent Lamborghini Murcielago. It comes as no surprise then that the Italian thoroughbred commands a great deal of skill to drive at speed, something the 27-year old driver of this sad looking wreck has found...
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The 2012 Tesla Model S electric sedan is on track for a market debut in the middle of next year, although the production version of the car is scheduled to be revealed at the end of this year. We say production version as we’ve already seen a number of Model S sedans in the past, though all of these have been prototype ‘Alpha’ and ‘Beta’ builds. Tesla has already revealed there will be three versions initially, all basically differing on battery capacity and thus range. However, there’s also set to be a fourth, performance oriented model promising some very...
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2012 Range Rover Evoque: Certainly Not Camera ShyOrder the Surround Camera System in the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, and you’ll get five cameras, a reverse-sensing system, and a pretty sweet interface
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America's Bright Orange Supercar One-Off: Will It Ever Reach Production?The Vision SZR is now more than 10 years old and $2 million dollars in the hole. Will it ever see production?
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2012 Range Rover Evoque: World's First Off-Roader With Magnetic SuspensionThe 2012 Range Rover Evoque is the first vehicle fully capable of off-roading—not just light trail use—to employ magnetorheological suspension technology
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Drag Racer Snaps Seat On Launch, Doesn't Wreck: VideoDrag racing is a hard thing to do on a budget; it's a sport measured in cubic dollars. But many people manage to bend that immutable rule by doing a lot of work themselves. Sometimes that goes wrong. In this case, it could have gone horribly wrong, but, as this video dug up by Autoblog shows...
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Fisker Says 'Majority' Of 3,000 Karma Reservations To Be Filled This YearIf you've been on the list to own a 2012 Fisker Karma, you've probably been waiting a while--it's been on the show circuit for about three years now. The first deliveries to customers just started a few months ago, but Fisker says it will have the majority of its 3,000 reservation holders driving...
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“A four-cylinder? It's fuel-efficient? How much power? Nice!” That's the sort of reaction we found from several middle-age suburbanites who momentarily interrupted their community-center fitness group to ask us some questions about the new 2012 Range Rover Evoque—all the while, gushing about the design. And it's a scenario that repeated at least another couple of times on our way from Vancouver earlier this week to take some rugged trails up near Whistler, British Columbia. And it underscores a key point regarding the stylish new Land Rover Evoque: Increasingly, shoppers...
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2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8: The Executive's Muscle CarPhotos by Alex Bellus Say you have a family of four plus a dog, a job downtown as a mid-level executive, and you are a proud American. What do you drive? While you'd love to have a muscle car, your wife says a two-door just isn't practical right now. Well, let me introduce you to the new 2012...
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Porsche Pajun Sedan Speculation DeepensTalk about a "Panamera Junior," or Pajun for short, has been whipping about the web all year long. The latest moves the talk into more detailed territory, but remains tentative at best. Dug up by CAR Online as part of its ongoing "scoops" on Porsche's next round of vehicles, the details say the...
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2012 Bentley Continental GTC: First DriveCroatia doesn't sound like anything familiar to Americans, but Europeans have been calling it the "new Tuscany" since they turned their timeshare-building, economy-hyperinflating attentions away from the last "new Tuscany" in southern Spain. We're still puzzled about what was wrong with the old...
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2012 Lexus LS 460, ES 350, CT 200h Get Special-Edition TreatmentWhile most of Lexus' range is a carry-over of a carry-over, to boost its appeal Lexus today announced three new special-edition models, available for the 2012 LS 460, ES 350, and CT 200h. For the LS 460 Sport Special Edition, it's an added dose of sport that's on order: upgrades include Brembo...
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Audi Launches New Mobile Site And Features In The U.S.Any carmaker worth it's salt has at least one mobile customer information point these days whether an iAd, app or mobile site for customers browsing on the move. Audi of America knows this, and has updated m.audiusa.com for mobile users to provide them with a new way of accessing information about...
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BMW has gone hybrid once again, and this one looks like a lot of fun: 335 horsepower, 335 pound-feet of torque, plus some all-electric range, all wrapped in the 5-Series package. Mercedes-Benz, on the other hand, thinks you need to smell better, and U.K. traffic officials want to scan your tires. The 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 is out, but it won't be on sale until March, 2012. The 2013 Volkswagen Golf Mk VII has been spied in testing. The 2012 Nissan Leaf is expanding its sales territory to include Colorado and the northeastern states. Mercedes-Benz launches new perfume for men. Or is that...
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Audi Launches New Mobile Features For U.S. ShoppersAudi is making it easier for new car shoppers by launching a range of new mobile features in its downloadable apps for cars like the A6, A7, and A8.
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Mercedes-Benz Launches Perfume For MenYes, this is not a joke. Mercedes-Benz has launched a new fragrance for men simply labeled Mercedes-Benz Perfume. The new fragrance was launched at the recent TFWA World Exhibition retail event held in Cannes, France and goes on sale in the first quarter of next year. The particular blend has been...
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2012 Porsche 911 Aerokit Spy ShotsAn undisguised version of the new 2012 Porsche 911 has been spotted in Germany just weeks after the latest ‘991’ generation car, in Carrera and Carrera S trim, made its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Look closely at these latest spy shots and you’ll notice the car...
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Tire Tread Scanners The Next Wave Of Traffic Enforcement Tech?Officials in the UK are currently investigating the benefits of new tire tread scanners built into the road and designed to detect illegal tread depths as vehicles pass over it. The technology, which relies on a series of high-speed cameras and leasers, was developed by German firm ProContour and...
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2012 Toyota Tacoma TRD T/X Baja Series PreviewLooks like the 2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor isn’t the only highlight of this week’s 2011 Texas State Fair. Toyota has rolled out a similar performance-themed pickup based on the Tacoma, which for now is only a concept but has already been confirmed for production. Described as a...
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