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An appeals court in Western Sweden has granted Saab bankruptcy protection, over-ruling a district court decision that would have marked the end of the Swedish Automaker.
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Dodge Durango SRT8, hybrid SUVs, Kia GT: Car News HeadlinesDodge could be planning an SRT8 Durango for 2013. [MotorAuthority] Trying to understand why J-Lo is hawking Fiat 500s? Find out why here. [TheCarConnection] (Likely) one of the last great barn finds: an alloy-bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. [MotorAuthority] Kia could be planning to build the GT...
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Porsche Gets Artsy With 911 GT2 Colección GomézPorsche has launched an art car exhibit at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart.
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Dodge Durango SRT8: Str8 to production?Ability and feasibility aren't always harmonious. The former is usually in greater supply than the latter; denial and enabling fill the void. Final words before epic fail often go, “I’d be a fool not to do this,” “What could possibly go wrong?” or the two most...
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Missing Alloy-Bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Shows Up In Barn FindA Santa Monica, California barn find may be the last of the truly great missing classic car discoveries: the only one of the 29 alloy-bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL gullwing coupes not already accounted for. Chassis number 21 was discovered at the original owner's garage through Rudi Koniczek...
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GT5 Eat Your Heart Out: Video Game Moment Of ZenToday's video game moment of Zen is brought to you by none other than the game that jeopardized so many of our early educational careers: Pole Position. This Namco arcade classic features "realistic" explosions, stunning 8-bit graphics, and sound effects that shaped a generation. Modern driving...
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Luxury, hybrids, and SUVs: so far no on has hit just the right mix of these three, and it shows in their survival rates. Like the 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML-Class drops the ML 450 Hybrid this year, BMW has decided to ditch the ActiveHybrid X6. That's not all the ML 450 Hybrid and ActiveHybrid X6 have in common: they both used the jointly-developed GM Two-Mode Hybrid system as well. A handful of GM SUVs and pickups are now the only remaining vehicles to use the hybrid system, co-developed by GM, Daimler, Chrysler, and BMW. For a more thorough look on the fate of hybrids in the marketplace...
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Travis Pastrana To Focus On NASCAR Once HealedAfter severely crushing his ankle trying to land a 720-degree trick he calls the "toilet paper roll," Travis Pastrana may be looking for a safer form of motorsport. Today, the motorcycle stuntman turned rally-racer said he'll be focusing on his NASCAR program with Michael Waltrip once he recovers...
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2012 Infiniti M35h Sets Guinness Record For Quickest Full-Hybrid AccelerationHybrids aren't just for granola-snacking Birkenstock wearers anymore, and Infiniti is on a mission to prove it with the 2012 M35h hybrid. To do so, the luxury sedan has set a new Guinness World Record for the quickest-accelerating full hybrid on the market. We already knew the M35h was quick;...
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Jeweler Creates A $4.7 Million... Tata Nano: VideoAn Indian corporation that owns a chain of jewelery stores has created the world's most expensive Tata Nano, by covering the diminutive commuter car in over 200 pounds of gold, silver and jewels.
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2013 Jaguar XE Coupe Test Mule Spy ShotsThe Frankfurt Auto Show brought us many new concepts and previews of production vehicles, but few were as stunning and successful as the C-X16 Concept. The C-X16 is widely thought to preview the upcoming production XE, captured in these spy shots in coupe form. Earlier this summer we brought you...
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Coming, GT3 Not For U.S.: ReportWhen Mercedes-Benz unveiled the racing version of the SLS AMG, the GT3, in Oaxaca, Mexico last year, we knew a road-going Black Series variant would eventually come as well--in fact, we've been tracking it for over two years. Now it looks like the boffins at AMG have decided to loose the idea upon...
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It sometimes seems that not a week goes by without some long-dead British sports car name from the past being revived, and the latest to make an appearance is Jensen. Between 1966 and 1976 Jensen sold the Interceptor, a two-door, four-seat grand tourer with a 383-cubic-inch Chrysler -V8 and a typically British fiberglass body. It was quite a ground-breaker at the time, being one of the first production cars to offer four-wheel drive with the Jensen FF, which also came with ABS and traction control. The new version is likely to be less groundbreaking but in the tradition of the best British...
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Lexus Plans LFA Tokyo Edition, Cans LFA Roadster, New Supra Coming?The news out of Japan today is neither catastrophic, depressing, nor simply disinteresting: it's borderline brilliant. According to a new report, Lexus is planning a special LFA Tokyo Edition with more carbon fiber and a new Supra is in the works. First, the new Supra talk. It's not the FT-86 II...
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Want To Dress Like Bentley's Boss? Try Some Hugo BossDressing for success key to Bentley CEO Wolfgang Duerheimer.
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster: First DriveIt's been nearly two years since we took you along for a first drive of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG gullwing, live from Laguna Seca. We were the first to call it Mercedes' Viper, summing it up thusly: "It's partly American in its tendency to speak out, part Italian in its cool-first aesthetic, and...
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Discovery's Velocity Channel Debuts October 4Earlier this summer, we brought you news of Discovery's plans to launch a new channel targeting "upscale men" called Velocity, with part of its focus being custom, classic, and vintage cars. Today, the channel officially announced its launch date: October 4. The first night's programming will...
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GreenSight City: Daimler's Green Sim City Coming To FacebookUrban planning games are nothing new - the seminal Sim City title has been around since 1989 and we've probably been playing it all that time. Facebook games are a more recent phenomenon and you've probably heard of Car Town, the best of the bunch for gearheads. "GreenSight City" looks like...
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Update: The 2013 Audi RS4 Avant has been revealed. Click here for all the details and images. Audi has been rolling more of its RS line of cars into U.S. showrooms as exchange rates improve and emissions regulations approach parity with Europe, with the RS3 a possibility, and the TT RS and RS5 models recently unveiled. Sometime next year, likely as a 2013 model, the RS4 is expected to arrive--though we'll be luckier than ever if it comes across the pond in the Avant form shown here. In fact, the outlook on the RS4, particularly the Avant, arriving in America is bleak at best. The car in the...
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John Travolta's Classic Mercedes-Benz 280 SL StolenThieves snagged John Travolta's 1970 Mercedes-Benz from a Santa Monica street, while the actor was visiting a local Jaguar dealership.
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Shhhh! New Tech Lets 2011 Chevrolet Equinox Get Better MPGImproving fuel economy and reducing noise can occasionally be mutually compatible - the smooth aerodynamics of a 2011 Toyota Prius making it a refined highway cruiser, for example. However, GM is trialling a technology in the Chevrolet Equinox that makes quietness an outright necessity for...
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Kimi Raikkonen Eying Williams For F1 Return: ReportAustrian and Finnish news outlets are reporting Kimi Raikkonen has visited with Williams F1 at the teams Oxfordshire, England factory, possibly as a prelude to returning to Formula 1. Raikkonen, a former F1 world champion, left the series after the 2009 season to pursue a drive in a World Rally...
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BMW Brings You More Power For The 135i And 335iBMW is launching two "Power Kit" upgrades for owners of 135i and 335i models. The kits boost horsepower without affecting fuel economy, emissions or BMW's limited warranty.
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Aston Martin Cygnet Sales Slow, Supply Problems To BlameGrand Prix racing legend Sir Stirling Moss might have a shiny new Aston Martin Cygnet parked on his driveway, but he's currently in a minority. Dr. Ulrich Bez, chairman of Aston Martin, has admitted that initial sales have been slow - though rather than disinterest in Aston Martin's controversial...
Antony Ingram