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Volker Mornhinweg is officially stepping down from his top role at AMG in Affalterbach, Germany to become the new chief of Mercedes-Benz’s commercial van division. Mornhinweg will replace Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, who was appointed as a member of the board of management of Daimler back in February. Instead of working on cars like the SLS AMG or the new 5.5-liter range of twin-turbocharged V-8 engines, Mornhinweg will be responsible for overseeing production of models like the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Viano vans. Filling Mornhinweg’s shoes will be Swedish exec Ola Kaellenius, who is...
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Ashley Tisdale's 15 Minutes Are UpDoes everybody have trouble telling Ashley Tisdale and Aubrey O'Day apart, or is it just us? They both young, they're both blond (vaguely), and they both sing (vaguely). Each has worked as a member of a teen-centric ensemble, but neither has gained fame on the solo front. Also, they both live in...
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BMW To Supply Diesel Engines For Carbon Motors Police CarsIn what is sure to go down as one of the strangest partnerships of the year, BMW has signed a deal with American law enforcement vehicle manufacturer Carbon Motors to supply it with more than 240,000 diesel engines. The agreement calls for delivery of BMW inline six-cylinder turbodiesel engines...
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AMG Working On High-Performance 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-ClassThe smallest Mercedes-Benz currently offered in the U.S. is the C-Class sedan but from next year onwards American buyers will be able to hop into the new B-Class, which is expected to arrive for the 2012 model year. Currently, the B-Class is only available as a hatchback but with the arrival of the...
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Chrysler Starts Production Of Pentastar V-6, Releases Final SpecsChrysler is revamping its powertrain lineup with technology the automaker claims will help contribute to an overall fuel efficiency improvement of more than 25 percent during the 2010-2014 period. In fact, by 2014, more than 80 percent of Chrysler’s current powertrain lineup will undergo a...
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Spy Shots: Lexus LFA Nurburgring 24 Hours Race CarLexus has already shown off its new LFA race car that it plans to field in this year’s Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race, which takes place on May 13, but now we have live shots of the car taken while it was undergoing testing at the famous circuit. Lexus claims the car is essentially a...
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Ford isn’t going to let its rivals forget about the prowess of its new 2011 Mustang when it comes to fuel efficiency, which in V-6 guise is currently the only production vehicle on the planet with more than 300 horsepower and 30+ mpg fuel economy. Earlier this month the 305 horsepower 2011 Ford Mustang V-6 entered the record books thanks to its EPA-rated fuel economy of 19 mpg in the city and 31 mpg on the highway when equipped with the available six-speed automatic transmission--and to really rub it into the faces of its rivals, Ford has now announced the Bristol Motor Speedway...
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Fernando Alonso Gets 2010 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible As Daily DriverNow that two-times Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso is driving for Ferrari, the 28-year old Spaniard has been given one of the best looking cars currently in production--but no, it’s not wearing a prancing horse on its hood. He’s taken delivery of the ultra-stylish 2010...
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Need a New To You College Car For Under 4K?In contrary to our recent story, Ultimate College Ride: 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport, today we are going to give some useful recommendations that were recently published as part of the Consumer Reports Best & Worst 2010 edition. As I alluded to in the Tesla article, most of us can’t shell...
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American Idols Paint Ball 2011 Ford FiestasAnother Media Campaign That Tries To Prove the Fiesta Excitement
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Video: On Top Of (And Around) The World With Leonardo DiCaprio, Tesla And TAG HeuerIt would be really easy to make fun of Leonardo DiCaprio. Heck, if nothing else, the guy was in Titanic, which, according to our extensive research, is the sole reason for the continued popularity of Riverdance. In most countries, that would be worth a death sentence or two, or at least a good...
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257-MPH 9ff GT9-R Supercar Prototype On Sale On JameslistThe car is numbered 00/20 and starts at $1.1 million.
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The McLaren Automotive brand and the MP4-12C were launched yesterday morning.
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First U.S. Ferrari 458 Italia Raises $530,000 For Haiti ReliefThe first 458 Italia to hit the U.S. was sold at a charity auction in Los Angeles last night.
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Ford Stepping Up Work On 2011 Fiesta RS WRCThe finalization of 2011 FIA WRC engine rules have kicked the Fiesta RS program into high gear.
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Roush And Barrett-Jackson Offering Limited Edition Ford MustangPopular Ford tuner Roush has teamed up with auction house Barrett-Jackson and together the two have created a new limited edition Ford Mustang that will be built in a run of just 50 cars, 25 of which will be 2010 Ford Mustangs and the other 25 being the new 2011 model. A concept version of the new...
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McLaren Future Will Only Be Sports CarsBritish motorsports company McLaren yesterday announced the establishment of a brand new sports car company, McLaren Automotive, along with the announcement of its first model, the all-new MP4-12C supercar, which is set to go on sale in the second half of 2011. The MP4-12C will be followed by...
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Tesla Kicks Off First Zero-Emission Round-The-World TourSwiss luxury watch manufacturer TAG Heuer is celebrating its 150th anniversary and as part of the occasion has teamed up with Tesla to create a special one-off example of the famous all-electric Roadster. Decked out in special livery and fitted with a unique interior by Tesla design chief Franz von...
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Almost two years after the 2010 Lotus Evora was first revealed, the very first example of the sporty mid-engined coupe has been delivered to a customer in North America. That honor went to Bruce Rice, who picked up the car this week at the John Eagle European’s Lotus dealership in Austin, Texas. "Delivering the first Evora in North America was an exciting moment for John Eagle European and the Lotus brand,” dealer principal Sonny Morgan. “The multiple award-winning Evora is one of the most advanced new sports cars available in the world, and the very first customer car is on...
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Report: America’s Shelby Supercars Teams Up With Designer Jason CastriotaBelieve it or not but the current holder of the world land speed record for a production car is America’s very own Shelby Supercars (SSC), the manufacturer of the Lamborghini Diablo-esque Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo supercar. That car is capable of a proven top speed of 255.83 mph--3.11 mph faster...
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The Ultimate College Ride: 2010 Tesla Roadster SportThis Green Car Can Get You To Campus Quick and In Style
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Dinan Injects BMW M3 With M5-Rivalling PerformanceA high-revving, sweet-sounding V-8 is a marvelous thing, and BMW's 4.0-liter V-8 in the M3 is a prime example. The tuners at Dinan, however, weren't satisfied with the factory-supplied 414 horsepower and thus have boosted output of the car to a tire-vaporizing 527 horsepower and 407...
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Magic Laser And Nanoparticle Engines To Solve Emissions Crisis?A new technology involving functionalized fullerenes and low-energy lasers could make cars far more efficient.
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Image Update: 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited EditionThe 2011 Carbon Limited Edition Z06 gets special ZR1 performance and appearance updates.
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