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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 followed by a solo career, a tequila (srsly?), and a line of clothing that seems suspiciously okay, given the curses that generally hover over celebrity lines. Plus, the boy was born in Memphis, so he grew up surrounded by the best ribs on Planet Earth. Damn. More recently, JT was named brand...
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Ferrari 599 GTO World Premiere Held At Exclusive Modena EventThe Ferrari 599 GTO is the Italian marque’s fastest ever road car, which is saying a lot considering its model lineup includes fabled machines like the Enzo and F40 supercars. So it’s not so surprising that Ferrari chose to revive its most hallowed of badges: GTO (Gran Turismo Omologata)--the...
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Toyota And Lexus To Conduct Safety Tests On All SUVsEarlier this week influential magazine Consumer Reports shocked the automotive world by giving a “don’t buy” warning for the 2010 Lexus GX 460 luxury SUV because of a potential rollover risk. Lexus responded with an immediate halt on sales and announced that its own engineers would test the...
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Volkswagen Returns To Nurburgring With Scirocco GT24 CNG Race CarAt the Nurburgring 24 hour endurance race next May, Volkswagen will field three Scirocco race car concepts that have been modified to run on compressed natural gas (CNG). At its previous attempt, Volkswagen clinched a one-two victory in the 2.0-liter turbo class and this year the automaker intends...
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MyFord Touch Gets Eco-Route Navigation Function To Help Curb Fuel ConsumptionWhen it comes to achieving the best possible fuel mileage the way you drive can be nearly as important as the vehicle you drive. That’s why Ford has developed a new feature for its MyFord and MyLincoln vehicle interface systems that offers an array of real-time information on fuel economy...
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Video: Justin Timberlake Stars In New 2011 Audi A1 PromoWhen he’s not touring the world or producing new albums, singer Justin Timberlake is out flogging Audis, so to speak. Timberlake is in fact the brand ambassador for Audi and his first major task under the new role is to help promote the A1 premium compact. The singer will play the leading role in...
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The 2011 Audi A8 L flagship model gets a W-12 engine and quattro all-wheel drive.
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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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Spy Shots: 2011 Dodge ChargerThe next-gen Dodge Charger is out and about, and these spy shots give us an idea of what it will look like.
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Buick Excelle compact sedan spotted undisguised in ChinaWe've already seen a preview of the coming Cruze-based compact Buick sedan in the form of the Chinese-market Excelle XT. Today, photos have leaked out of China that do away with the XT's hatchback and show us the full sedan profile, sans disguises. It's called the Excelle GT and it's based on the...
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BMW Announces xDrive For All 2011 5-Series Gran Turismos, 740dThe entire BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo range will get the option of xDrive all-wheel drive.
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2011 Ford Explorer Gets New Terrain Management SystemThe 2011 Ford Explorer may be going unibody, but it's stepping up its off-road electronics.
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Five reasons to love Cameron Diaz, as evinced in the photo linked below: 1) She's not Charlize Theron. 2) She's not Kate Hudson. 3) She's not Blake Lively. 4) She's not Kristen Bell. 5) She's not Sarah Jessica Parker. (Not even close.) 6) She did softcore porn [SFW], then tried to say "Nuh-uh!", then sued everyone who said "Yeah-huh!", then was like, "Whatever, I do what I want!" 7) Girlfriend got the hook-up with a SERIOUSLY pink Mercedes-Benz SLK. Unless it's red. But we think it's pink. And thinking pink is awesome. [SocialiteLife]
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Lexus Already Brewing Up Code To Fix GX 460 Stability?The Nikkei says Lexus is already moving forward with a fix for the unstable SUV.
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Delahaye Lives On With Carbon-Fiber Bodied Bella Figura Bugnotti ConceptDelahaye will probably be unfamiliar with most readers but the line of cars bearing that name date all the way back to the 19th century. Delahaye was started by mechanical engineer Emile Delahaye back in 1879 in Tours, France and was recognized for producing, without question, some of the most...
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Video: Ferrari CEO Presents New 599 GTOThe Ferrari 599 GTO is the Italian marque’s fastest ever road car, which is saying a lot considering its model lineup includes fabled machines like the Enzo and F40 supercars. So it’s not so surprising that Ferrari chose to revive its most hallowed of badges: GTO (Gran Turismo Omologata)--the...
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Lamborghini Shows Off Carbon-Fiber Talents At Composites Show In ParisCarbon-fiber is seen by many in the auto industry as one of the most effective ways of reducing vehicle weight and improving fuel economy and emissions levels, but the relative expense of the material means that it’s still reserved for only a handful of high-end production cars. BMW has...
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Brabus Vanish Badder Than The Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black SeriesThe Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series is one car not in need of an upgrade but that hasn’t stopped the guys at Brabus from increasing the car’s performance to the level of the world’s top supercars. In stock form the potent GT already develops a hefty 661 horsepower but after some Brabus...
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The 2011 Corvette Z06 Carbon Edition uses technology drawn from the racing program.
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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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Aptera Unveils 200-MPG Pre-Production 2eThe pre-production version of the 2e previews what we can expect from the final version.
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Video: Hand-Crafting The 2011 Bentley Mulsanne's InteriorThe Bentley Mulsanne's interior requires intensive work from skilled craftspeople to reach its hyperluxury status.
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2011 Porsche Cayenne Pre-Orders Beyond ExpectationsThe 2011 Porsche Cayenne is exceeding Porsche's CEO's expectations.
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GM And NASA To Launch R2 Robonaut Into SpaceThe GM and NASA co-developed space robot will be joining the International Space Station.
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