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As recently as late January GM CEO Dan Akerson hinted that a plug-in hybrid version of the Cadillac SRX was “likely”, with most reports suggesting the eco-friendly luxury crossover... -
Ferrari 599 GTO Hits Pole While Reversing: VideoDriving an exotic supercar like the Ferrari 599 GTO on public streets can often be difficult, thanks mostly to low ride heights, poor visibility and a throttle pedal that feels like you’re about to launch a scud missile with just inches of movement of your right foot. It also doesn’t...
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Audi A1 clubsport quattro Concept: Wörthersee Tour 2011Last year Audi showed off no less than seven concept cars based on its A1 compact at Austria’s annual Wörthersee Tour GTI meet, and this year the automaker is set to stun show goers once again with yet another sultry A1 sports car concept. The latest is called the Audi A1 clubsport...
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Aston Martin V12 Zagato Makes Race Debut At The NurburgringWe just can’t get enough of the sultry Aston Martin V12 Zagato and we hope you can’t either as we now have a new gallery of the coachbuilt coupe at its official race debut this past weekend at the 53rd ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup leg of the VLN series at Germany’s notorious Nurburgring...
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Last Cadillac DTS Joins Bulgari Luxury Goods Chairman’s Private CollectionEarlier this month the Cadillac STS ended production and this past week the same fate befell its bigger brother, the DTS, with the last example seen here rolling off the production line at the car’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant. As we’ve reportedly several times in the past, the DTS, along...
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Porsche Celebrates 10 Years In China With Special Edition 911 Turbo SPorsche is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its launch in China and possibly one of the best business decisions the automaker has ever made. Since the opening of Porsche Center Beijing Central in 2001, China has grown to become the second largest market for Porsche worldwide, achieving stunning...
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Sebastian Vettel secured his first ever victory in Monaco, taking the checkered flag yesterday at the 2011 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix after starting on pole. The German’s youngster’s... -
2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster PreviewIt’s not set for an official world debut until September’s 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show but the convertible version of the latest Mercedes-Benz gullwing supercar, the brand new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, has been revealed in full for the first time. The car has been one of the...
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Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix Weather ForecastMonaco’s favorable Mediterranean climate seems to have taken leave for today’s Formula 1 Grand Prix, with predictions of rain looking to dull the day’s racing. A lovely high of 77 degrees is forecast, with only a very mild easterly wind of 7 mph, but the rainfall radar for Europe...
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Aston Martin V12 Zagato Race Car Spy ShotsThe coachbuilt Aston Martin V12 Zagato is set to make its motorsport debut this weekend in race car form at the Nurburgring during one of the famous track’s VLN events, but our stealthy spies have spotted the car being loaded into Aston Martin’s test facility at the ‘Ring. Seen...
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Audi A9 To Rival Mercedes-Benz CL, Spawn Convertible: ReportAudi is thought to be readying a brand new model positioned above its current A8 and designed to take on the likes of the Mercedes-Benz CL as well as a rumored coupe version of the next Jaguar XJ. However, the mega Audi, which will likely be called the A9 if it makes production, is still in the...
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Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix PreviewThis weekend the spectacle that is Formula 1 heads to the luxury playground of Monte Carlo for the 2011 Monaco Grand Prix, one of the most important and prestigious races, not only on the F1 calendar, but in the whole world. The narrow roads of the famous street circuit, with all its elevation...
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General Motors Company's [NYSE:GM] announcement this week to move production of the next-generation 2014 Chevrolet Impala to its Detroit-Hamtramck manufacturing plant, where it will join the Volt and...
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Volvo Testing Flywheel KERS, Claims 20 Percent Fuel Consumption DropWe’ve seen it in Formula 1 over the years, and Porsche has relatively successfully implanted one in its 911 GT3 R Hybrid race cars, but now Volvo is testing one with an aim to bring it to the world of production cars. We’re of course talking about a Kinetic Energy Recovery System...
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Jaguar Crossover To Get Aluminum Body, Ian Callum Design: ReportThe purists may hate the thought of it, but in this global economic environment a luxurious crossover looks to be a necessity if Jaguar hopes to remain viable in the future. Not only are the high-riding models crucial for gaining a foothold in emerging markets such as Russia, India and China, where...
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2012 Ford Focus ST Spy ShotsOver the next 12 to 18 months or so, we’re about to see two new hot hatches from Ford make their debut, the long-awaited ‘ST’ variants of the latest 2012 Ford Focus and Fiesta. While the Fiesta ST isn’t expected to bow in until late next year as a 2013 model, its bigger...
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Dimostra Automuseo Launches Online Store For High-Quality Car ArtRemember Dimostra Automuseo’s online storage service for car collectors and photographers? Well the company has now expanded the service with a new online store where virtually anyone can have the stunning artwork typical of the material in Dimostra Automuseo’s database in their very...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class Gets Its Own Apple iPad AppMercedes-Benz is the latest in a growing list of luxury automakers releasing new apps for the Apple iPad, a connected executive’s latest must-have and something that’s increasingly becoming an intriguing accessory for cars, especially in marketing them. This isn’t the first time...
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Infiniti is fully cashing in on its sponsorship deal with the championship-leading Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team and its star driver Sebastian Vettel. Today the automaker announced that 23-year... -
NASCAR Star Kyle Busch Busted For Doing 128 MPH In Lexus LFANASCAR star Kyle Busch, currently third in the Sprint Cup standings, was pulled over on a road near his home in Mooresville, North Carolina yesterday for speeding in a bright yellow 2012 Lexus LFA not unlike the one pictured above. Busch was driving with his wife Samantha in the car at a speed of...
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U.S. Justice Department Refuses To Pay For Ferrari F50 Crashed By FBI AgentBack in 2009 an FBI agent by the name of Fred Kingston was attempting to relocate an allegedly stolen Ferrari F50 supercar to a warehouse in Lexington, Kentucky but managed to crash the rare exotic during his short drive. Claiming the car experienced a blown tire, Kingston ran it up a curb where we...
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2010 And 2011 Volvo XC90 SUVs Recalled For Power Steering FaultVolvo, together with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), has issued a recall on 2010 and 2011 model year XC90 SUVs due to a potential fault affecting the vehicles’ power steering system. The affected vehicles, of which there are 350 units across the country, are those...
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Mercedes-Benz SLC Sports Car To Take On Porsche 911: ReportMercedes-Benz has a number of high-performance models in the pipeline, most of which we know are coming. Things like the SLS AMG Roadster, next-generation SL-Class, new SLK AMG, new C63 AMG and even a high-performance C63 AMG Black Series. However, there apparently are plans within the German...
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Female High School Student Wins 2011 Chevrolet Camaro For Good GradesA high school freshman from Texas, Kenzie Deaton, is the proud owner of a brand new 2011 Chevrolet Camaro, which she won as part of a competition being run by her school in an effort to get students to improve their grades. The only problem is that Deaton is just 14 years of age so can’t even...
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