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Chrysler recently announced it had teamed up with Warner Bros. Pictures for the release of the upcoming Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises with a contest to see who could create the best commercial... -
BMW Committed To Hybrid Deal Despite PSA And GM AllianceIn 2010 BMW and France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen signed a deal to expand their already successful powertrain cooperation to include hybrid component development for front-wheel drive cars. The deal included the joint development and purchasing of hybrid components to help reduce costs for all...
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Lamborghini Aventador Crashes In DubaiThe driver of this wrecked Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 was reportedly attempting to drift the car and eventually lost control.
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Volvo Seeks Partner To Build Cars In North AmericaVolvo concedes that to be a success in North America it will need a local manufacturing base. Having witnessed the success of premium European marques such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz building cars in the U.S., as well as Volkswagen and soon Audi ramping up their manufacturing bases in North America...
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Formula 1 European Grand Prix PreviewFormula 1 is back in Europe this weekend for the 2012 European Grand Prix taking place once again in Valencia, Spain. The Valencia Street Circuit where the race is being held has been home to the European Grand Prix since 2008, using public roads around the city’s America’s Cup marina...
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2014 BMW 4-Series Coupe Spy VideoThe coupe version of the sixth-generation F30 BMW 3-Series sedan has been spotted once again in prototype form at the Nürburgring, and we have a new spy video of it running some hot laps around the German race track. The new two-door, code-named the F32, is due for a reveal late this year...
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Performance cars are all about performance, except when they're not. In the case of luxury-performance sedans like BMW's M5, there are numerous concessions made to comfort and civility that cost... -
Land Rover And Performance Partner Bowler Strengthen TiesMany readers may never have heard of Bowler but those who have they will recognize the British firm as the off-road specialist that manufactures racing SUVs based on the Land Rover Defender and Range Rover Sport, mostly for use in rally raid competitions such as Dakar. More recently Bowler has been...
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Watch David Coulthard’s Record-Breaking SLS AMG Golf Ball Catch: VideoDavid Coulthard has managed to catch a struck golf ball using an SLS AMG Roadster that he was driving at 120 mph at the time.
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2013 Porsche 911 Gets Performance UpgradesPorsche has enhanced the power output and the style of its Carrera and Carrera S models for the 2013 model year.
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Scott Keogh Appointed New President Of Audi Of AmericaFollowing the resignation of its chief Johan de Nysschen, and his eventual defection to rival luxury brand Infiniti, Audi of America has announced today a new chief in the form of Scott Keogh. Keogh moves up from a previous role as marketing chief for Audi and has more than six years of experience...
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Chris Harris Drives The 2013 Audi RS 4: VideoAudi has decided not to sell the latest version of its RS 4 in the U.S., although the brand with the four rings has promised to bring more of its uber-RS models stateside. After watching this video of Chris Harris testing the latest version back-to-back with two previous generations, as well as a...
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BMW’s third-generation X5 SUV has been spotted testing in prototype form and we now have an exclusive spy video of it completing some high-speed runs on Germany's Nürburgring race track.
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2007-2009 Mercedes-Benz E350 4MATIC Wagon RecalledMercedes-Benz has issued a recall on certain versions of its E350 4MATIC Wagon due to a potential issue involving the affected cars’ rear suspension. The recall only affects 2007 to 2009 E350 4MATIC Wagons built from July 1, 2006, through to April 30, 2009. There are approximately 3,613...
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Toyota And Lexus To Get ‘TMG’ Performance Sub-Brand?Since Toyota made the tough decision to pull out of Formula 1 racing at the end of the 2009 season, the automaker’s multi-million dollar motorsports facility based in Cologne, Germany, has been keeping busy with a number of performance-related projects. Although the team at Toyota Motorsports...
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CEO of British sports car manufacturer Caterham resignsThe Caterham name may not be all that familiar in the U.S. but over in Europe Caterham is well known for manufacturing a range of lightweight track cars built around the classic Lotus Seven chassis. More recently the British firm has been expanding into the road car business with the launch of its...
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2013 Aston Martin Vanquish Revealed: VideoAston Martin's Vanquish is back. Revived in celebration of the historic automaker’s centenary taking place next year, the new Vanquish is both forward-looking yet still hinting at the past. It will serve as Aston Martin’s flagship now that the One-77 supercar is officially sold out and...
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BMW M1 Successor Coming In 2016: ReportBMW bosses have vehemently denied that a successor to the legendary M1 supercar is in the works, yet that hasn’t stopped reports of a new super sports car being developed by the M Division from surfacing every now and then. One of the main reasons cited by BMW for the lack of such a model is...
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Over the weekend Volvo and its performance partner Polestar unveiled a concept version of the 2012 Volvo S60 sedan fitted with a custom 508-horsepower engine and all the necessary performance... -
Novitec Rosso Gets Its Hands On The Ferrari FFStraight out of the box the Ferrari FF is a very capable performance machine, no doubt thanks to its 6.3-liter V-12 engine, seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and sophisticated all-wheel drive system. Tuning firms all over the world are now faced with the challenge of improving the car beyond...
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2014 MINI Cooper S Spy VideoA brand new generation of the MINI Cooper is just around the corner, and that means replacements for all the different variants including the sportier S and John Cooper Works trims, as well as new versions of the Clubman, Countryman and all the other bodystyles MINI is now offering. The first will...
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Nissan DeltaWing Driver’s Two-Hour Struggle To Get Back In Le Mans: VideoWhen it comes to endurance racing, the emotional strength and will to succeed is often the edge teams need to come out on top. Satoshi Motoyama, one of three drivers that piloted the Nissan DeltaWing in last weekend’s 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, has shown us just how powerful...
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Opel Designer Appointed Design Chief Of Buick And CadillacAs General Motors celebrates the 85th anniversary of its GM Design organization, which today employs more than 1,900 talented designers in 10 advanced studios located around the globe, the automaker has announced a series of changes at the highest levels of its design operations. Still in charge of...
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2014 Jaguar F-Type R Spy ShotsJaguar is currently testing prototypes for its new F-Type sports car, which has been confirmed for launch in the middle of next year, initially as a convertible. So far, all the spy shots of prototypes we’ve seen, including those released by Jaguar (pictured below), have shown cars with a...
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