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Mercedes-Benz has started production at its new plant in Kecskemét, Hungary less than four years after the location decision was made in the summer of 2008.
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2013 Subaru Legacy And Outback RevealedSubaru has revealed its latest Outback and Legacy models ahead of their world debut next week at the 2012 New York Auto Show. The cars have only been treated with their mid-cycle update but the list of changes is substantial and should make what is already a compelling package all the better. Key...
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Formula 1 Stars Head To 2012 Goodwood Festival Of SpeedThose attending the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK this summer will be able to get up close and personal with a handful of top Formula 1 drivers, both past and present. The lineup will include the likes of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton from McLaren as well as current world champion...
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Ford Performance Vehicle Chief Jost Capito To Head VW MotorsportFord’s Global Performance Vehicles chief and the man largely responsible for developing the all-out-insane Focus RS, Jost Capito, has left the Blue Oval to head up Volkswagen’s burgeoning motorsports division. He starts his new role on May 1, 2012, and takes over from Kris Nissen who...
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Chinese Bus Drivers And Cabbies Reminded To Be Extra Cautious Near ExoticsFollowing a recent spate of high-profile crashes involving supercars and luxury sedans in China, a local bus company has launched a new campaign aimed at getting its drivers to be more cautious when the pricey cars are around. Pictured above is part of a poster used by the company to inform its...
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Mansory Makeover For The Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4There are few cars as perfect straight out of the box as the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, but as Lamborghini’s own Aventador J has shown us, there’s always room for improvement. Mansory, the German tuner selected by Lotus as its official vehicle customizer, has come out with a...
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For his efforts at last weekend’s 2012 Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso has been presented with a brand new Ferrari FF supercar during a post-race visit to the automaker’s... -
2013 Chevrolet Traverse Preview: 2012 New York Auto ShowChevrolet has given its Traverse crossover a sharp new look as part of the model’s mid-cycle update. The new look, Chevy says, will feature on more of its crossover and SUV models going into the future and is designed to make the vehicles more appealing by giving them a sharper and more...
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eBay Watch: Ferrari F40 With Buy It Now Price Of $595,000The Ferrari F40 is car that needs no introduction here at Motor Authority, and despite being one of the most collectible cars on the planet there is one currently up for sale on eBay. The car, a 1990 model located in New Orleans, Louisiana, has 6,699 miles on the clock and is listed with a...
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Mercedes-Benz Builds 500,00th Current-Generation E ClassFirst introduced for 2010, the current Mercedes-Benz E Class has been a top seller for the German luxury automaker and this week reached a significant production milestone. The 500,000th E Class sedan has now rolled off the line at Mercedes’ plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. The particular car...
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Leaked Patent Shows Chevy May Launch A Rebadged Buick EncoreGeneral Motors already sells a rebadged version of its new 2013 Buick Encore in Europe as the Opel Mokka but soon the automaker may have a third Encore variant, and this one may even be offered in the U.S. Pictured above is an alleged leaked patent for a new Chevrolet crossover based on the Encore...
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2013 Subaru BRZ Quadruples Initial Sales Target In JapanDespite its virtually identical rival over at Toyota, Subaru’s new BRZ sports car has proven a roaring success in its home market. Subaru has confirmed that the car’s first two-month sales figures for Japan have almost quadrupled the initial target of just 450 units per month. A total...
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One very lucky individual is about to get his or her hands on the very first Lexus LFA equipped with the optional Nurburgring Package to land in the U.S.
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2013 Chevy Camaro Gets Updated Interior And New 1LE PackageTo bring the fight to Ford’s latest 2013 Mustang range, Chevrolet has introduced a series of updates for its Camaro that will include the return of the storied 1LE track package. Key among the updates, however, is a revamped interior, which includes Chevy’s latest MyLink connectivity...
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BMW And Toyota Start Joint Development Of Next-Gen BatteriesLate last year BMW and Toyota signed a memorandum of understanding concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly technologies, which covered everything from the joint development of electric car technologies to the sharing of engines. Today, the two automakers...
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Ferrari Picks Movado For Latest Luxury Watch LineIn 2009 it was Italy’s Panerai, the following year it was France’s Cabestan, and last year Swiss firm Hublot got the tick. This year, another Swiss firm, Movado, has been awarded the honor of designing, producing and marketing a series of watches under the Ferrari and Scuderia Ferrari...
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BMW Recalls 1.3 Million 5 And 6-Series Models, Including 367,000 In U.S.BMW has issued a worldwide recall affecting more than 1.3 million 5-Series and 6-Series models, including approximately 367,000 examples located in the U.S. The recall only affects the previous generation 5-series and 6-Series models, built between 2003 and 2010. In the U.S. the recall affects 2004...
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A123 Systems Recalls Battery Used In Fisker Karma And Other Plug-InsThe supplier of the Fisker Karma's lithium-ion batteries, 123 Systems, has issued a recall on them due to what it claims are defective prismatic cells.
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Last summer Nissan unveiled a new racing version of its GT-R supercar designed to meet FIA-GT3 regulations.
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Lotus Selects Mansory As Official Customization StudioAny performance or luxury automaker worth its salt these days offers some level of personalization for its cars. After all, if you’re dropping the price of an average home on a new car you wouldn’t want the person up the street to be able to buy one in the exact same specification as...
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Ferrari F430 In Malaysia Left In Smoldering Heap After FireWhile it was a good weekend for the Scuderia Ferrari team in Malaysia this past weekend, the same can’t be said for the driver of this very sad looking F430. The smoldering heap you see here is the remains of an F430 hard-top--yes, the roof has completely disintegrated--that became engulfed...
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2013 Acura RL To Feature NSX Hybrid System And Eventual Nine-Speed Auto?At next week’s 2012 New York Auto Show we will be treated with a thinly-veiled concept version of the next-generation Acura RL, which is expected to go on sale before the end of the year as a 2013 model. Two different versions of this new RL will eventually be offered to customers: a regular...
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2013 BMW M5 Ring Taxi Attacks The Nordschleife: VideoAfter a brief hiatus, the BMW M5 Ring Taxi is back and once again tearing up the Nurburgring-Nordschleife now that the warmer months are upon us. While ‘Ring Queen’ Sabine Schmitz is no longer driving the cars, the instructors from the BMW Driving Experience program filling in her shoes...
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Ferrari: Hybrid Tech Will Secure V-12, Six-Cylinder PossibleFerrari is launching a brand new V-12 engine in its latest supercar, the F12 Berlinetta, and the advanced unit, the most powerful ever to be fitted to one of Ferrari’s road cars, is just the first in what the automaker claims will be a whole new generation of V-12 powerplants. Claims like...
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