Car News
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Not so long ago, we were singing Mark Wahlberg's praises. We admired his willingness to live a quiet, boring life with his wife and kids and wished that other celebs would take notes. (Looking at you, Piven.) We thought Wahlberg's black Cadillac Escalade Hybrid summed up the guy perfectly: mostly sedate and predictable, but with a quiet little edge. We could say the same of Mark's Bentley Azure T. On the one hand, finding a black Bentley (yes, it's black) in Los Angeles is about as easy as finding botox at a Junior League luncheon -- trickier than long division, but easier than Pamela...
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2009: The Year In ReverseWe're just a couple of days away from rear-ending 2010, so like all major media outlets, we thought we'd take a break from real reporting (don't worry: nothing's happening) and look back at some of 2009's notable moments. It was an...interesting year for the auto industry to say the least, and...
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Attracting Younger Buyers Is Buick’s Greatest ChallengeThe average age of a new car buyer in the U.S. is 52, while the average age of a Buick buyer is 70.
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Audi Investing $10.5 Billion Through 2012, Confirms Q5 Hybrid For 2011The bulk of this investment is earmarked for new products and future technologies.
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The BOSS Is Back: 2011 Ford Mustang BOSS 302R Race PackageThe Mustang BOSS 302R is for use exclusively on the race track and will be priced from $79,000.
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Nicole Kidman (And Her Face) Go Picnicking In An Audi A6Ladies and gentlemen, Audi has struck again: since JT came onboard, it seems like every other celebrity -- at least the real ones -- has been spotted tooling around in one Audi model or another. (For reasons yet unknown, fake celebs seem smitten with Bentleys and BMWs.) The latest example: Nicole...
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At next month’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Ford will pull the wraps off the new V-8 powered Mustang GT.
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Report: New Mazda RX-7 May Replace RX-8Due for launch in late 2011, the new car is expected to eschew outright performance and prestige in favor of affordability and reliability.
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Seasons Greetings From MotorAuthorityWith best wishes for Christmas and the New Year from MotorAuthority
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Cougarwatch: Susan Sarandon Hooks Up With Auto Entrepreneur's SonFull disclosure: we love Susan Sarandon. Without her, Rocky Horror would've been short an ingenue, and The Hunger would've been missing its key behavioral scientist/vampire lesbian. And of course, how could anyone forget The Banger Sisters? Which, curiously, leads directly into the most recent news...
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Report: Ferrari Planning Mild Hybrid 599 For GenevaFerrari’s management has maintained that any reduction of CO2 levels will not come at the cost of performance.
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Lotus Celebrates F1 Return With Exige S Type 72The new Lotus Exige S Type 72 celebrates the most successful F1 car of all time
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The 2011 BMW 535i GT will go on sale in spring 2010.
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Job Opening: Driver/Personal Assistant to Christina AguileraDear Personal Assistant of Christina Aguilera (aka Xtina): We have heard that it sucks to be you. Not "you" as in "you, the personal assistant of Christina Aguilera (aka Xtina)", but "you" as in "you, the personal assistant of any former Disney spokeschild". We can only imagine what you must go...
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Official: Michael Schumacher To Race For Mercedes GP In 2010The news was confirmed today by the Brackley-based team formerly known as Brawn GP.
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Bugatti Files Patent Drawings For 16C Galibier SedanWhether or not the Galibier actually makes it to production is still very much a case of the unknown.
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Ferrari Builds 200 Ton F1 SimulatorThe first virtual laps at the wheel of the simulator were driven by Andrea Bertolini, who worked with the Ferrari engineers on the development of the project.
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Elecric Fiat 500 To Join New Midsize Chrysler At Detroit Auto Show?The latest report says there'll be not just one but two new cars on Chrysler's stand at the Detroit Auto Show.
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These two videos stretch the limits of car performance and human comprehension.
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Avatar And The Blue Oval: Motion-Capture Tech Improves Car DesignThe hit 3D animated movie Avatar is just out in theaters, but already the same technology behind the movie is being used to help improve car design by studying how people move when they interact with their cars. While the basic technology has been around for years now, constant improvements in...
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Tila Tequila Drives A BMW 335i Under The Influence (Of Crazy Pills)Pocket-sized bisexual famewhore Tila Tequila recently announced that she's carrying her brother's child and that she's marrying girlfriend Casey Johnson, who, as it turns out, is an alleged cat burglar and heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune. Which means that this image of TT splayed...
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Today In Flash Mobs: Girls, Bikinis, And The Fiat 500Flash mobs have been around for decades (back in the day, they were called outlaw parties), but they've only recently been co-opted for marketing campaigns. Today's example: the surprise arrival of a dozen bikini-clad dancers and a DIY samba band on a chilly square in Amsterdam to shill the Fiat...
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Track-prepped Toyota FT-86 Set to Take on Genesis Coupe R-Spec?The latest reports have Toyota prepping a low-cost, go-fast version of the FT-86.
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U.S. Marshals To Auction Huge Seized Car Collection In Salt Lake CityThe cars were the fruits of a Ponzi scheme, say the Marshals.
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