Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Bentley’s new 4x4, which is based on the platform that’s shared by the Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne, may be coming to dealers sooner than you think. The SUV will likely be... -
Never worry about parking againDo you feel cheated paying top dollar for some parking garages when you know there’s probably a dozen other garages in the area charging less, but you don’t know where? Thanks to the spread of ubiquitous computing and a new web company called SpotScout, you can now find the nearest...
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Foreign cars take the lead in US sales raceIt was only a matter of time until the foreign automakers were going to overtake the Big Three in the US auto sales race. According to statistics compiled by R.L. Polk and Co., foreign car companies made up 52.9 percent of car sales versus 47.1 percent for the domestics in the first five months of...
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VW creates lamest slogan since "i'm lovin' it"Vee Dub has created a new advertising slogan for its Middle Eastern marketing push: “It gets me!” According to Andreas Prinz, Managing Director Volkswagen Middle East, "This region is going to really feel the emotional power of Volkswagen like the rest of the world. We are fully...
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Porsche To Feature New Seven-Speed DSGThe Tiptronic auto transmission found in the 911 Turbo is already quicker than the manual version, and now Porsche is adding the final nail to the coffin of traditional manual gearboxes with its plans to introduce a new seven-speed dual-clutch Direct-Shift Gearbox. The new DSG setup will be...
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Lotus Helps Nanjing Relaunch The MGNanjing Automobile Corporation, the Chinese automaker that own the rights to the MG brand, has plans to manufacture the MG TF sports car and the larger ZT to be launched in 2008. With the aid of Group Lotus, Nanjing will modernise the MG range of cars and engines. The new cars will be available...
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Nissan today announced it reached a new milestone in June with the production of its 100 millionth vehicle. Since its establishment in 1933, Nissan has produced about 76,640,000 vehicles in Japan and...
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Sony’s Bluetooth car stereoIt’s taken them long enough, but Sony has finally released a car stereo that has Bluetooth integrated so you don’t need to connect aftermarket accessories to retrofit a handsfree car kit. This allows the MEX-BT5000 to download up to 50 phone contacts and six speed-dial numbers from your...
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Drivers want stabilityBosch, the inventor of stability control, has put out a research study showing drivers are becoming more aware of ESP and ABS safety systems on cars. In 2004 only 1% of drivers could identify ESP, and 18% could identify ABS. Today, the figures are 9% and 46% respectively. Installation rates for ESP...
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Bugatti To Build Topless VeyronBowing to public demand, Bugatti is planning to build a targa version of the Veyron for the princely sum of $1.9 million. Sadly, for those with ambitions of feeling the wind through their hair at over 250 mph, the car’s speed is to be electronically limited to 217 mph because of safety...
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Panamerica: 20,000 Miles In A Pair Of FerrarisLast year it was a 15,000-mile trek through China in a pair of 612 Scagliettis. This year, Ferrari plans to drive two brand new 599 GTB Fioranos on a journey spanning 20,000 miles from Brazil to New York. Starting on August 24, a team consisting of 50 different international journalists will take...
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Obvious: What we drive reflects on usC’mon, admit it, you’ve all done it at least once. Apparently one in five British drivers admit to checking themselves out in shop windows as they drive by, according to a study conducted by Peugeot in Britain. Further, it seems one in four British motorists (26%) dream of being seen in...
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Our favorite grumpy Brit Jeremy Clarkson has reviewed the latest Aston Martin DB9. One of the problems many DB9 owners have had is that the battery can die if you don’t drive it for a few days....
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VW’s new SUV to be labelled TiguanTiguan, that’s the official name for Volkswagen’s soon to be released compact SUV. The name was chosen from a survey conducted in a European auto magazine, consisting of 350,000 participants. The new vehicle will be based on the 2007 Golf platform and will go head-to-head with the...
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Is The FXX Ferrari’s Next Supercar In Testing?Ferrari’s successor to the Enzo is still way out on the horizon, but the potent FXX that's already in the hands of owners is a clear pointer to the kind of performance you can expect. The Italian automaker has gathered important feedback from its 29 client test-drivers of the exclusive FXX...
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My precious…The Aston Martin RapideFinally an Aston Martin that's significantly different from every other new Aston. This one may look like the others, but hold on, it has four doors. Though still a concept, the Rapide has been trotted out enough to make us believe that it’s coming, and soon. Considering that Porsche is...
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First photos of Glickenhaus’ Ferrari P4/5 by PininfarinaAfter months of speculation of what the new Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] P4/5, a one-off supercar commissioned by classic car enthusiast James Glickenhaus and designed by Italian design house Pininfarina, would look like? Well, here are the first photos. Inspired by the 330 P4 of the 1960s, the donor car, a...
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The future plans of AMGIf you thought there were already too many AMG models to allow the brand to remain exclusive, then news of the creation of a new performance studio from the German tuner can only dilute the brand further. AMG will have three levels of product, a top-end Signature Series, mid-tier Black Series and...
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Aston Martin has always made some pretty swank cars, styled to perfection with some of the plushest interiors this side of a Roles Royce. Unfortunately, reliability and robustness were never an AM... -
McLaren F1 LM shows up at British auto showNo British auto show is truly complete without the presence of the McLaren F1, in this case the LM version. Even though it’s now more than a decade old, the F1 LM is still held in high regard among the supercar arena. The LM is the fastest F1, thanks to its extra-spicy BMW V-12 which delivers...
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Porsche’s 2007 Targa 4 And 4SIt was only a matter of time until Porsche released its Targa versions of the new 997 model, but for the first time in the model’s history it will be all-wheel-drive-only. The sportier and more expensive S version gets the larger 3.8-liter flat six producing 355 horsepower and makes the 0-62...
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Elise Vs. Veyron: VideoWhat do you get when you compare the world's most powerful car with one of the world's lightest? This video is pretty amazing and shows just how good the Elise is around corners. We're still not entirely convinced the Veyron driver was going all out as the acceleration doesn't seem to be as brutal...
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Toyota Fights Back With DesignToyota’s cars have long been the white goods of the auto world, but the automaker's been working hard to change that image. BusinessWeek has done an interview with Tokuo Fukuichi, president of Toyota's European design center, discussing what the Japanese automaker need to do to compete with...
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The Miura Moves Closer To ProductionWill Lamborghini’s new Enzo rival be labeled the Miura? There have been many suggestions that it will. This stunning Miura concept, recently shown again at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, is expected to spawn a new supercar built in limited numbers, roughly 300 to 400 units per year. It will...
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