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Bentley is expanding its range of exclusive collectibles at next week’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show, calling on luxury leather partner Ettinger to create a range of personal accessories using the... -
EDAG Light Car Sharing Concept: 2011 Geneva Motor ShowGerman engineering and design firm EDAG has rolled out the latest concept in a growing line of design studies based on its ‘Light Car’ philosophy, a fundamental design for cars that are able to communicate with one another via a system of organic LEDs. Back at 2009’s Geneva Motor...
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New i8 Supercar Will Top Eco-Focused BMW ‘i’ Sub-BrandWe can finally confirm that the production version of 2009’s BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept, set to go on sale in October of 2013, will go by the name ‘i8’ and head a range of new eco-focused vehicles from BMW. BMW yesterday announced its new ‘i’ sub-brand...
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Novitec Rosso Ferrari 458 Italia: 2011 Geneva Motor ShowIt looks like the Ferrari California ‘Race 606’ won’t be the only modified supercar from Ferrari tuning experts Novitec Rosso at next week’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The German tuner has now rolled out its new performance upgrade for the exhilarating Ferrari 458 Italia...
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Edo Competition LP750 Is World’s Fastest Lamborghini MurcielagoGermany’s Edo Competition is an expert when it comes to modifying ultra-rare exotics so who better to tune one of Lamborghini’s most hardcore cars ever produced--the limited edition Murcielago LP640. About one and a half years ago the tuning firm’s engineers laid hands on a LP640...
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2011 Lexus IS 350C F Sport Special Edition Priced From $55,120Lexus has announced pricing for its new 2011 model year IS 350C F Sport Special Edition, which comes adorned with several custom features and accessories and is on sale now. Interested buyers better be quick, however, as only 175 examples of the 2011 Lexus IS 350C F Sport Special Edition cars will...
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Destined to be one of the stunners of next week’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the new 2012 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible Sport has been revealed in full today and without doubt has left us... -
Spy Shots: 2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3-SeriesWhile it’s been reported that BMW was working on a hybrid version of its popular 3-Series for the next-generation of the car, until now we haven’t had much tangible evidence to suggest those reports were in fact true. That’s because we have some new spy shots of a prototype for...
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Smart Forspeed Concept: 2011 Geneva Motor ShowFollowing on from its Escooter electric two-wheeler concept at last year’s Paris Auto Show, Smart has rolled out a new open-top ‘speedster’ based on the brand’s Fortwo Electric Drive minicar. The new vehicle is called the Forspeed and it’s scheduled to make its world...
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Audi Rolls Out A8 With LTE Broadband Internet In New ‘Audi Connect’ InitiativeAudi has fired off its latest offensive in the world of automotive mobile technology, revealing this week its new A8 flagship sedan fitted with a broadband Internet connection. While this is nothing special, the connection is based on the newer LTE mobile connectivity standard. Developed in...
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Report: BMW Plans To Turbocharge All Four-Cylinder EnginesLater this year a four-cylinder BMW engine will return to the U.S. in turbocharged formed, first in the 2012 BMW X1 sDrive28i and eventually the 1 and 3-Series models and even the Z4 Roadster. However, overseas, BMW has been selling a number of four-cylinder engines for some time now, both in...
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Spy Shots: Audi A6 HybridAudi has already revealed its new A6 Hybrid, using last month’s Detroit Auto Show to present its latest-generation A6 range as well as the hybrid model. However, while the regular A6 lineup will hit showrooms later this year as part of the 2012 model year influx, the new A6 Hybrid isn’t...
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In the same week that Porsche unveiled its own in-house developed electric Boxster E, one of the automaker’s longtime tuners, Ruf, announced plans for its own trials of a small fleet of... -
2011 Geneva Motor Show: Three World Premieres For ToyotaWe already know that Toyota will be unveiling an updated version of its FT-86 rear-wheel drive sports car concept at next month’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the aptly named FT-86 II, which we saw a teaser of last month, but now the Japanese auto giant has confirmed several other world premieres...
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SLP Performance Offers Its Own Chevrolet Camaro ZL1Can’t stand the wait for the all-new 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 to hit dealerships? Well, New Jersey’s SLP Performance may have just what you’re looking for. The tuning firm has already developed a modified version of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS and is calling the car a ZL1. The...
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First Ferrari FF And Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster In U.S. Up For AuctionThe Boca Raton Concours d' Elegance held annually in Florida has become a high-profile, national automotive event. Now in its fifth year, the Concours celebration is promising a lineup which is sure to be better than ever. That’s because two of the most anticipated cars of the year, the...
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2011 Geneva Motor Show Preview: 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan FaceliftThe Volkswagen Tiguan has only been in production for a little over three years but a facelift for the compact SUV has been launched in Europe and is set to arrive in the U.S. before the year is out. Following a previous leak, we have official details for the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan ahead of its...
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2011 Nissan ESFLOW Concept Live PhotosThe Nissan ESFLOW electric sports car concept isn’t scheduled to be unveiled until the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in just a couple of weeks but we have live images of the car, which were taken at a special media presentation held earlier today in Frankfurt, Germany. Most of its specs are already...
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Cadillac is blaming the wax coating on a rear suspension component for its latest recall of certain 2009 and 2010 model year CTS models. A total of 50,000 vehicles are affected worldwide, though only... -
Video: Ferrari FF Spotted By Passing Dog SledMost remain divided on the styling of the new Ferrari FF and its controversial ‘shooting brake’ bodystyle, and it seems no amount of official photography is going to persuade its detractors. However, we now have a new video of the car captured by the pilot of a dog sled that came across...
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Audi Latest To Form Carbon Fiber PartnershipThe common theme of late amongst the major luxury automakers is to form industry partnerships with experts in the field of advanced lightweight structures, with an aim to eventually build lighter cars that are still relatively safe in the quest for improved fuel economy. We’ve already seen...
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Lancia Ypsilon hatchback debuts at 2011 Geneva auto showAs we first reported back in November, Lancia, the new European face of Chrysler, will be unveiling a new version of its Ypsilon minicar at next month's 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Today we have official images and details of the car, revealing a very similar design to its Delta big brother. The fourth...
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Paris Hilton Gets Lexus LFA For 30th BirthdayFile this in the "life just isn’t fair” pile--millionaire heiress and socialite Paris Hilton has received a brand new 2012 Lexus LFA for her upcoming 30th birthday from new boyfriend Cy Waits. Of course, this was on top of what was already an extravagant day of gifts on Monday’s...
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2011 Geneva Motor Show: Land Rover Range_e Diesel Plug-In HybridLand Rover’s pledge to become environmentally friendly is starting to result in some interesting developments. Having already previewed its new hybrid technology in the form of the ERAD (Electric Rear Axle Drive) diesel-hybrid LR2 concept back in 2008, as well as a diesel-hybrid version of...
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