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At the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show last month Audi showed off three new models powered by its latest twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8, which will eventually power models from Bentley and perhaps... -
How Mercedes-Benz Gives Life To A Concept Car: VideoWe’ve seen a number of striking concept cars from Mercedes-Benz in the recent past, including the Concept A-Class featured in this video, as well as the more recent F125! and stunning F800 Style. Now we get an inside look at the making of a Mercedes-Benz concept, with the automaker releasing...
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One-Off 2011 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Need For Speed Edition Up For GrabsYesterday news broke that Electronic Arts (EA), the publisher of the long-running Need For Speed franchise, was giving away a brand new 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S to drum up excitement for the series’ latest installment, Need For Speed: The Run. And today we have news that EA, together with...
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First Fisker Karma In UK Raises $220,000 For CharityIt looks like the 2012 Fisker Karma range-extended electric sedan is doing more good than just helping the environment. The very first example up for sale in the UK has gone under the hammer at a charity auction held yesterday at the Round House performing arts venue, just north of London. The...
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SMS Supercars Unveils 2012 302 Mustang ConvertibleThe SMS 302 Boss is based on the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 but gets a host of updates, including in this case a convertible body.
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Win A 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S With Need For Speed: The RunIf Sports Illustrated swimsuit models weren’t enough, you now have another reason to be excited about the upcoming installment of the long-running Need For Speed series, Need For Speed: The Run, which hits store shelves on November 15. The publisher of the Need For Speed series, Electronic...
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Update: The 2013 Audi RS4 Avant has been revealed. Click here for all the details and images.
The Audi TT RS has just made its showroom debut here in the U.S. and has been winning accolades from... -
Lotus Launches F1-Inspired Evora S GP EditionLotus has taken the wraps off a special edition Evora S, which the automaker from Hethel has built to celebrate its Formula 1 efforts. Featuring similar livery to the Lotus Renault GP F1 race car (pictured below), the new special edition is based on the Evora S and has been confirmed for sale in...
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Pininfarina Ending Car Building Business, Will Focus On DesignCoachbuilding has certainly become a tough business. As sales volumes of even the most exotic cars go up, and manufacturers offer more and more custom and exotic options direct from the factory, the niche once filled by the older custom building companies is becoming increasingly shallow. But the...
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Nissan Announces Raft Of New Safety FeaturesNissan has announced a range of new safety technologies aimed at reducing fatal and serious injuries, based on the automaker’s latest "Safety Shield" concept. While it isn’t the mind-reading technology we reported on just last month, Nissan’s latest array of safety gizmos is still...
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2014 Aston Martin Vantage Test-Mule Spy ShotsWith or without a partnership with Daimler, redesigned versions of both the DB9 grand tourer and Vantage sports car are deep in development at Aston Martin. The new DB9, spy shots of which we've already seen, will be first out of the blocks, with a late 2012 or early 2013 reveal expected. Then...
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Caterham Signs Dyson Racing As U.S. Distributor For SP/300.RBig things are happening at tiny British sports car manufacturer Caterham. First we learned that the brand was being sold to Team Lotus Formula 1 and the race team’s associates, and then we got news that Caterham was establishing a new road car division. Now Caterham is announcing a new U.S...
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It may have its detractors, but there’s no denying that the 2012 Lexus LFA is a force to be reckoned with.
The sultry supercar marks both a turning point in Lexus' design and the beginning of... -
BMW Upgrades Real Time Traffic Navigation TechnologyOver the weekend we gave you a glimpse of some of the future ConnectedDrive technologies BMW is working on for its future cars, some of which we’ll be seeing much sooner than later. The automaker has now announced one of these, an upgraded version of its Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI)...
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First 2012 Fiat 500 Cabrio Ad Starring Jennifer Lopez Airs In U.S.The 2012 Fiat 500 Cabrio is seen in its intended territory, urban landscapes, in this new ad starring entertainment superstar Jennifer Lopez.
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Ford Working On Downsized V-6UAW contract agreements recently signed by Ford revealed a litany of new product details, including plans to manufacture the Ford Transit van in the U.S., introduce a new supercharged 5.8-liter V-8 in the 2013 Shelby GT500, and now details of a new downsized global V-6 engine. The contract...
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Vauxhall VXR8 (nee Pontiac G8 GXP) Wins MPG MarathonIf you’re wondering how a big sedan powered by a 6.2-liter V-8 engine can win a competition focused on high mpg, here’s a quick explanation of the challenge itself. One of the challenges of the Fleet World MPG Marathon recognizes those drivers and their cars which record the greatest...
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BMW i Not Sterile Enough? Try The New Purif-i Hand SanitizerIn the early part of 2008 BMW first announced plans to establish a new research division called ‘Project i’, whose task would be to develop a number of solutions for a vehicle designed for congested city motoring. The goal of Project i was never to exclusively develop one type of...
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We already have a pretty good indication as to what the upcoming 2013 Ford B-Max will look like thanks to the unveiling of the almost production ready B-Max Concept at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.
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Bentley SUV To Feature 12-Cylinder Engine, Says CEOWe already know Bentley’s working on a new SUV model due sometime in 2014 or 2015, and we also know that it will be instantly recognizable as a Bentley despite almost certainly riding on Porsche Cayenne running gear. However, now we also know that it will feature a 12-cylinder gasoline...
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Man Crashes Lamborghini Gallardo On Test DriveA man crashed a brand new Lamborghini Gallardo yesterday during a test drive of the supercar on the streets of Sydney, Australia. A salesman for the dealership selling the Gallardo was sitting in the passenger seat at the time but fortunately no one was seriously injured. According to a report by...
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Vygor Opera Vying For World’s Ugliest Car TitleIf there’s even been a perfect example of a car you either love or hate, the Vygor Opera is it. About two weeks ago, Vygor, a company claiming to be based in Tuscany announced that it would be unveiling a new luxury car on October 10 destined for production. Well, that date is today and as...
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Man Pressure Washes Interior Of New Mercedes-Benz CLS: VideoWe’re still trying to fathom why somebody would take to the interior of a fairly new car with a high-pressure washer, let alone a 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS, but here’s video proof that there's at least one person out that considers this normal. Forgetting about the untold damage that would...
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1979 BMW M1 Art Car Acquired By BMW Dealer, Staying In New YorkFinding an original BMW M1 up for sale is already next-to-impossible, though there are some around as we’ve seen in the past. But just imagine how rare it would be to come across the actual 1979 BMW M1 Art Car on the selling block. Well, the Guggenheim Museum in New York sold an original 1979...
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