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At a time when most automakers are struggling to make sales, and others are suffering from a spate of safety and quality recalls, Audi has managed to post a record profit and its best ever sales figures. Audi managed to increase its revenue by 21 percent in the first six months of the current fiscal year to $22.9 billion. Meanwhile, a 61.6 percent rise in operating profit easily outstripped revenue growth, setting a new record for the first half of the year of more than $1.7 billion. The results are on the back of sales that totaled some 554,939 cars, ensuring Audi is well on the way to...
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HPP goes retro with Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird kitsWe’re sure many readers are still trying to forget those sorry days back in the 1970s where cars like the Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird used to roll the streets. The cars were hotted up versions of regular models like the Dodge Charger and Plymouth Road Runner, originally developed for...
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25,000th Porsche Panamera Already BuiltJust yesterday we reported that production of the first-generation Mercedes-Benz CLS had come to an end after almost seven years of sales and more than 170,000 cars built, so it comes as quite a shock that we report today that Porsche has already built its 25,000th Panamera--a much more expensive...
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Video: Pagani Zonda and Bugatti Veyron Tear Up LondonThe sights in this night video aren't great, but the sound is worth every minute.
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Driven: 2010 Nissan 370Z RoadsterThe 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster is a great cruiser, and a competent bruiser.
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Monterey Motorsports Reunion To Host Dan Gurney TributeThe Monterey Motorsports Reunion is the new name for the Monterey Historics.
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A week ago we brought you the first images of a Ferrari 458 Italia that had been burned so completely that it literally melted the entire car into a pile of dull white aluminum and steel. Today, photos of the fire in progress show the car as it slowly turns from one work of modern art into another. Depressing, disturbing, and just plain sad, the images start with the car already mostly engulfed in flames--flames which appear to have started in the same place as a least one other burned Ferrari, right over the driver's side rear fender, in the engine bay. The progression then leads us to a car...
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Ken Block Drops Hints At Special-Edition FiestaKen Block's transition from Subaru to Ford to be able to race not only in the X Games and Rally America competition but also the World Rally Championship has meant a huge boost in the Fiesta's profile as not just a smart little econo-hatch, but as a brutal, all-wheel-drive pint-sized rally monster...
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N.Technology Porsche Panamera Race Car Wins In Debut OutingBig, heavy, luxurious, and hump-backed, the Porsche Panamera looks like just about anything but a race car. But that didn't stop N.Technology from teaming with Porsche Racing to build the Panamera into a carbon fiber track shark, and now the car has proved its mettle winning its first competition...
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Gallery: Ferrari Tests 458 Challenge At VallelungaBarely two weeks old, the freshly-unveiled Ferrari 458 Challenge car, based on the production 458 Italia, is already undergoing testing to help get it ready for full competition. The test site: Vallelunga. The drivers: Maurizio Mediani and Jaime Melo. If you're a fan of ALMS racing, you may...
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Subaru Unveils 2011 Rally Cars Ahead Of X GamesThe X Games get underway this weekend, including America's first SuperRally.
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Video: Maria Sharapova Takes The Tesla Roadster For A SpinBack in March, Tesla launched the Odyssey of Pioneers: a 22,000 mile, round-the-world tour of its all-electric Roadster, specially tricked out by Tesla's brand partner, watchmaker TAG Heuer. The fun began in Switzerland, then moved across Europe to India, China, and Japan. Now, the TAG Heuer Tesla...
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If you're a baseball fan and a car nut, you might want to book your tickets for next month's Mecum Monterey Auction: superstar slugger Reggie Jackson is sending not one, not two, but 15 cars to the block. In a press release, the folks at Mecum highlight Jackson's prized 1969 ZL1 Chevrolet Camaro -- one of only 69 made, and one of just five or six with the original engine -- and indeed, it's an awesome ride. But the other cars aren't exactly chopped liver. Among our faves: a 1971 Plymouth Duster, Corvettes from 1961, 1962, and 1967, and just for the heck of it, VW Beetles from 1956 and 1962...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show Promises 20+ World DebutsWe're still months away from the 2010 Los Angeles auto show, but organizers are teasing us--and you--this morning with a tightly worded release promising more than 20 world debuts of new vehicles at the fall show. With the addition of another 20 North American debuts, many from global...
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First-Generation Mercedes-Benz CLS Production EndsThe Mercedes-Benz CLS ignited the four-door coupe market when it was first introduced back in 2004, and since then we’ve seen several other luxury rivals attempt to emulate the design with cars like the 2010 Porsche Panamera, and recently revealed 2010 Aston Martin Rapide and Audi A7. Now, after...
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Special Edition Pagani Zonda HH Commissioned By American Customer?While the special edition Pagani Zonda Tricolore supercar unveiled back at March’s 2010 Geneva Motor Show is officially the last edition of Pagani’s Italian exotic, it looks like a number of one-off custom models are still in the works. These include the baby blue Zonda Uno we saw back...
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Nissan Follows Active Safety Trend With Moving Object DetectionAs autonomous technology and sensing systems have become more advanced, companies like Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Continental have begun to demonstrate what is already possible in terms of driver protection and collision avoidance. Cars that know how to safely maneuver themselves offer an extra...
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U.S. Senate Wants EVs To Make Up Half Of All Cars By 2030Electric vehicles, even plug-in hybrids are basically non-existent on our roads today. Of the millions of cars purchased and driven each year, a small fraction of them are powered by batteries and electric motors. Although the industry has been gradually developing the technology and prepping...
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The sounds alone make this video worth watching.
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U.S. Will Get New Saab 9-5 SportCombi Wagon Next YearSome say it's General Motors' final twist of the knife for Saab. Some say it's the rebirth of the quirky Swedish brand. All we know is, it's called the 2011 Saab 9-5. Well, we also know, thanks to CEO Victor Muller, that the wagon variant will be headed to America after its European debut next...
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Nissan Unveils Collision Prevention, Moving Object Detection SystemsThe new technologies will be rolling out to the production range soon.
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Porsche 918 Spyder Gets Official Production GreenlightThe Porsche 918 Spyder will definitely be built, and it's already headed to production.
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Video: Mysterious Ferrari Prototype Spied In MaranelloIt’s not unusual to see Ferrari prototypes rolling around the hills of Maranello as the Italian city is home to the supercar manufacturer’s factory, but every now and then something very unusual crops up and grabs our attention. In this case, a mysterious prototype was captured on film just a...
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BMW M Division Opens Dedicated Showroom In SingaporeIn what could prove to be the first of many to open in markets where BMW cars are sold, a new showroom dedicated to selling only high-performance BMW M Division cars is about to open its doors for the first time in Singapore. The showroom has been established by Singapore’s Munich Automobiles...
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