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An unnamed buyer has just dropped $217,100 on a used 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet and, to make matters worse, the car was extensively modified.
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Venturi Establishes U.S. Operations, Unveils America EV ConceptWe first heard about Monaco’s Venturi Automobiles back in the early days of 2006, back when the company was first touting the benefits of zero-emission electric vehicles with the Tesla Roadster rivaling Fetish and unveiling wacky concepts like the Eclectic ‘autonomous energy’...
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GRMN iQ Race Concept Headlines Toyota Stand At 2011 Tokyo Auto SalonToyota has outdone Nissan’s nine car showing at this weekend’s 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon by presenting no less than 17 modified vehicles and race cars, most of which have been developed in collaboration with motorsports engineering firm Gazoo Racing. The highlight of the automaker’s...
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Nismo Prepped Nissan GT-R RC Debuts At 2011 Tokyo Auto SalonNissan used this weekend’s 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon to roll out a new edition of its GT-R supercar, one aimed at well-heeled track enthusiasts and privateer race teams. If you’re unfamiliar with the Auto Salon, it's essentially the Japanese version of SEMA and manages to draw in the major...
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Omani Royal Family Takes Delivery Of New Koenigsegg Agera R SupercarWith its force-fed V-8 churning out some 910 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque, the carbon fiber infused Koenigsegg Agera was already one of the most extreme supercars on the planet. But now there’s an Agera R model that’s been revealed and this one purportedly produces upwards of...
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Subaru Bringing Rear-Wheel Drive Sports Car Concept To GenevaSubaru, a company whose reputation is built around a symmetrical all-wheel drive system, will be bringing a new concept car to March’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show, one with a rear-wheel drive layout. The latest revelation is no big surprise as we’ve known Subaru has been working on a new...
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We already know that the Dodge Viper will return in the summer of 2012 as a 2013 model, packing a brand new engine and a softer and more forgiving chassis. However, apart from those tentative details... -
BMW Considering Building 3- And 5-Series In U.S.?BMW currently builds the X3, X5 and X6 models at its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina but in the future we could see even more of the German luxury autos built in the U.S. According to a report coming out of Germany, BMW is considering building its staple 3- and 5-Series models in the U.S. as...
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Lancia Badged Chrysler 200 To Be Revealed In Geneva, Flavia Name LikelyAs we all know the Chrysler brand has been in axed in Europe, with its cars continuing to be on sale across the Atlantic but wearing Lancia badges instead. We’ve already reported on the new 2011 Chrysler 300 being sold in Europe as a Lancia Thema and now we have news that the mid-size 200...
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Ariel Celebrates Atom 10th Anniversary With Mugen Special EditionIt’s hard to believe that the Ariel Atom has been around for 10 years, but it has, and in honor of reaching that milestone Ariel has partnered with Mugen to develop a special edition of its stripped-out roadster. Only 10 of the new roadsters will be built, each powered by an uprated version...
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Caterham And Lola Reveal SP/300.R Prototype Track CarCaterham's range of ultra-light track cars have been extremely popular amongst driving enthusiasts in the UK and certain other markets such as Italy, Japan and the U.S., and for good reason. The cars represent a much more simplistic approach to racing, with a no nonsense design and purity that most...
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Commemorative Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Headed To Barrett-Jackson AuctionA very special Corvette Z06 will be up for sale at this month’s Barrett-Jackson vehicle auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. The car is a 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, which was built to commemorate the classic American supercar’s inaugural appearance and victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 50...
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Hot on the heels of yesterday’s official teaser sketches of the new 2012 Kia Rio comes this latest set of spy shots of the upcoming hatch, caught testing ahead of its world debut scheduled for... -
Video: Ford Vertrek Concept Live Unveiling At 2011 Detroit Auto ShowTo all our American readers, you’re looking at a preview of the next-generation Ford Escape, and to all our European readers, this is likely to be your next Kuga. Whether either of these vehicles will carry over their current names is still up in the air but if they look just half as good as...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK PreviewThe new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK isn’t scheduled to make its debut until the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March but the first official details and images have already hit the Web. Set to go on sale this summer, the third-generation SLK will come onto the market with a bold new look, more...
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Video: 2012 Ford C-Max Live Unveiling At 2011 Detroit Auto ShowThe U.S. set to fall in love with a whole new generation of minivans, ones that fit into a smaller segment than we’re used to, and ones with a little bit of European flair. Of course, we’re talking about the new 2012 Ford C-Max, which made its North American debut this week at the 2011...
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Report: BMW X1 Delayed Until FallThe BMW X1 compact luxury crossover has been on sale in Europe and other parts of the globe for more than a year now but the car is still nowhere to be seen in the automaker’s single biggest market, the U.S. The X1 was originally meant to be launched around now as a 2011 model but its arrival...
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Ford And Lincoln To Be Further Differentiated Through Design And TechnologyWith Mercury now gone the way of the dodo Ford’s other upmarket brand, Lincoln, now has a lot more investment dollars to play with. This means that we’re about to see greater design and technological efforts injected into the brand, with greater differentiation between it and the more...
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The Audi RS line of cars are a range of high performance models built completely in-house by the automaker’s quattro division. Designed to compete with BMW’s M Division and Mercedes-Benz...
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Honda Bringing CR-Z TS-1X And Sports Modulo NSX To 2011 Tokyo Auto SalonWith the dust still settling on the floors of the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, Japan’s major automakers are already preparing for the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon, which kicks off this Friday and runs the entire weekend in the Japanese capital. Similar to the SEMA event held in Las Vegas each year, the...
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Maserati SUV Will Get Ferrari Designed EngineFirst he told us a new Maserati SUV based on the Jeep Grand Cherokee platform was in the works and destined for launch late next year or in early 2013. Then he revealed that the prized platform would also spawn an upscale seven-seater SUV for the Jeep brand, one that would revive the Grand Wagoneer...
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2011 Detroit Auto Show: Ford C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid Concept Live PhotosFord had its new 2012 C-Max minivan on show at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show this week, revealing the latest model to be spun-off its flexible C-segment platform. While the gasoline version, which you can see live shots of by clicking here, is a stretched version of the model already on sale in...
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2011 Detroit Auto Show: 2011 Jeep Compass Live PhotosEarning the nickname of Grand Cherokee’s little brother, for good reason, the new 2011 Jeep Compass comes with new styling and several new standard features to better position itself in the fuel-efficient crossover segment. While the previous model looked downright frumpy, the new 2011 Jeep...
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2011 Detroit Auto Show: GMC Sierra All Terrain HD Concept Live PhotosFord's F-150 SVT Raptor is the undisputed king of production off-road truck awesomeness, but we’re sure--if ever built--a production version of the 2011 GMC Sierra All Terrain HD pickup truck concept could sure give it a run for its money. In live form the truck looks every bit as menacing...
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