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Earlier this month we brought you the first details about a new compact crossover Fiat is planning to unveil at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March.
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2013 Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe Spy ShotsIt’s very rare that Rolls-Royce visually updates one of its models, especially when that particular model is the clear sales leader in its segment. Nevertheless, a facelift is scheduled for the top-selling Rolls-Royce Phantom, bringing the car, which comes in sedan, coupe and convertible...
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Bosch hard at work on sparkless ignition HCCI engineA few years ago sparkless ignition or homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) in gasoline engines was all the rage, with a number of major automakers including General Motors, Daimler and Volkswagen all investigating its benefits. Since then, not much has been heard of the technology whereas...
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Mitsubishi Teases New Global Model Debuting In GenevaMitsubishi has confirmed plans to unveil a new global model at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March and released this teaser image showing part of its front-end. Mitsubishi describes its upcoming model as being a “strategic and innovative premium vehicle” that will go on sale later this...
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BMW ActiveE Initial Driving ImpressionsFresh from his drive of Rolls-Royce’s 102EX electric Phantom prototype, High Gear Media’s green car expert and editor of Green Car Reports John Voelcker has now driven the very first BMW ActiveE all-electric 1-Series to be delivered to a customer in North America. That car was delivered...
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Cadillac To Expand Overseas With More Right-Hand Drive ModelsCadillac will build future versions of its high-performance CTS-V in both left- and right-hand drive configurations.
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Kahn Design and its founder Afzal Kahn are back with a new customization program for Ferrari’s stunning 458 Italia.
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British Firm Previews New Audi R8 Stretch Limo: VideoBritish limousine specialist Limo Broker has done the unthinkable and announced plans to destroy a perfectly good Audi R8 in order to convert it into a stretch limo. Worse than the Maserati Quattroporte limo we previously saw for sale on eBay, and possibly even the stretched Ferrari we saw at the...
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2013 Hyundai Santa Fe (ix45) Spy ShotsThe 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe, or ix45 as it's known in Europe, is expected to be revealed in the second half of 2012 before going on sale later that same year or early next.
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Volvo’s U.S. Chief Talks About The XC60 Plug-In Hybrid: VideoVolvo recently gave U.S. customers a taste of what’s to come from the automaker in terms of green technology with the unveiling of the XC60 Plug-In Hybrid concept vehicle at the recent 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The eco-friendly vehicle, the first to feature plug-in hybrid technology in a...
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Audi Q1 Crossover Back In The SpotlightAudi bosses have hinted at launching a new compact crossover based on the A1 and positioned below the Q3 for several years now, though nothing official has come to light yet. The closest we got to an official confirmation were comments from CEO Rupert Stadler that the Q family still has potential...
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2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback M Performance Spy ShotsSeen here testing on the streets of Munich, Germany, for the first time is the upcoming M Performance version of the latest BMW 1-Series Hatchback. Set to debut in March at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, this sporty variant of the regular 1-Series Hatchback is just one model from a new range of M...
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Less than an hour after we brought you news of a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti that crashed in Sydney, Australia, comes news of the first F10 BMW M5 crash.
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25-Year-Old Man Crashes Ferrari 612 Scaglietti In AustraliaA 25-year-old man crashed a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti earlier today on a suburban street in Sydney, Australia. This image shows the wreckage of the car, which local authorities claim is a write-off. Onlookers said the driver lost control of the high-horsepower supercar before hitting a parked Toyota...
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X-Raid Team Drives MINI Countryman ALL4 To 2012 Dakar Rally VictoryStéphane Peterhansel and his co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret have taken out top honors at the 2012 Dakar Rally for the X-Raid Team and MINI. At the end of the last of 14 demanding stages, the two Frenchmen and their green MINI Cooper Countryman ALL4 Racing was confirmed as the winner of the...
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Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale Found On eBayFirst unleashed at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show last September, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale is the current flagship of the Gallardo range and is about the closest you'll get to a road-going version of the ballistic Super Trofeo race car. That is, if you can ever find one...
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Bruno Senna To Drive For Williams F1 In 2012Bruno Senna will join Pastor Maldonado at Williams F1 in the 2012 FIA Formula 1 season, having been confirmed today as the replacement for Rubens Barrichello. The confirmation ends speculation that he may miss out on the 2012 season after his former employer, Lotus Renault GP, signed on with Kimi...
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North American Audi Plant Gets Green Light, Mexican Location Looking LikelyTalk of Audi’s North American production plans date back several years and reached a high point last year when the automaker’s CEO Rupert Stadler revealed to German media that a new plant will likely be established in Mexico for the manufacture of the mid-sized Q5. Audi officials have...
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Update: The 599 replacement has been revealed as the new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. Click here for all the official details and images.
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Volvo Launches New S60 Polestar Edition… In AustraliaFor the uninitiated, Polestar is a Swedish firm whose core business is focused on research and development through motorsport. In the past, Polestar has successfully raced a range of Volvo models in various competitions, the most recent being the C30, which it currently uses to compete in the...
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More Than 100 Cars From Saab Museum Listed In Bankruptcy SaleIn what’s sure to be both fulfilling and sad news for Saab fans all around the world, a Swedish law firm involved in the liquidation of Saab following last month’s bankruptcy announcement has posted for sale a list of more than 100 classic models belonging to the Saab Heritage Museum in...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK Diesel Coming To U.S. This FallUPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Mercedes-Benz is working on an updated version of its GLK Class crossover, which is due for launch this fall as a 2013 model. Not only will the vehicle come with a host of styling and performance upgrades...
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Abu Dhabi By Black Falcon Takes Out 2012 Dubai 24 HoursTeams running the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 took out the top three positions at the seventh running of the Dubai 24 Hours endurance race this past weekend. Scoring first place on the podium was German team Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon, represented by drivers Khaled Al Qubaisi, Sean Edwards, Jeroen...
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Lotus parent company Proton sold to Malaysian conglomerate DRB-HicomMalaysia’s state-owned Khazanah Nasional Bhd has sold its 43 percent stake in Proton, a maker of economy sedans and hatchbacks, to fellow Malaysian firm DRB-Hicom in a deal costing more than $410 million. DRB-Hicom is a conglomerate dealing in automotive services, transport and power...
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