Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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The 2011 Geneva Motor Show is still a few months out but already the first trickle of product launches are starting to either be previewed or revealed. The latest is a new minicar from Kia called the... -
Report: Volvo XC30 Crossover Due In 2013With cars like the BMW X1, upcoming Audi Q3 and a planned Mercedes-Benz BLK compact crossover based on the next-generation B-Class, Europe’s luxury marques are starting to venture into territory normally dominated by South Korean and Japanese automakers. It would seem then that there's no...
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Porsche 918 Coupe Race Car Set For Detroit RevealPorsche has already confirmed a new model debut for next week’s 2011 Detroit Auto Show, with one official boastfully describing it as something “spectacular”. While the automaker has several brand new models in the pipeline--the production version of last year’s awesome 918...
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Report: Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Shooting Brake Concept Headed To GenevaLast month news broke that Ferrari was planning something “very different” for March’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show, a relatively ambiguous description laid out by company boss Luca de Montezemolo. While initial speculation had pegged it as being the replacement for the 612 Scaglietti...
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Video: Woman Rams Cop Car With Camaro, Results In BurnoutThe driver of this Chevrolet Camaro is probably not one of the smartest people out on the roads, as evidenced by her futile attempts to evade a pursuing police car by reversing into it. All she manages to achieve is creating a lot of smoke from the burnt rubber of her tires. Also keep an eye out...
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Video: Ferrari Shows Off Personalization Program For 458 ItaliaThe supercar buying experience would easily rate as one of the most exciting periods of anyone’s life. Whether you’re a car nut or not, dropping enough money to buy a house on a car is something most people will never get to experience but as you can imagine the process is generally a...
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Ford will be putting the reliability of its EcoBoost engines on the line with a public demonstration of an F-150 EcoBoost engine teardown at next week’s 2011 Detroit Auto Show. The teardown... -
Benny Caiola’s Ferrari Dino, FXX Evoluzione And Maserati MC 12 Up For AuctionThis year’s list for the annual Gooding & Company Scottsdale vehicle auction reads like a Who’s Who of the auto world, with some of the rarest cars under the sun going under the hammer. The most exclusive cars are part of a collection owned by the late Benny Caiola, a property...
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Ferrari 458 Driver Runs Fiat Off Highway, Proceeds To Pick A FightIt’s hardly a surprise to hear that a Ferrari driver may have a little air of superiority, especially when that driver is behind the wheel of the new 458 Italia, one of the Italian marques most gorgeous models in history and one with that lists for more than $225,325. Nevertheless, the 458...
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Video: Apprentice-Built Mercedes-Benz B55 BurnoutWhat we have here is a Mercedes-Benz B-Class, a car normally powered by efficient four-cylinder gasoline or turbodiesel mills, given a powerplant transplant by apprentices at the automaker’s plant in Rastatt, Germany. Their weapon of choice? A throaty V-8 engine displacing 5.5-liters and...
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Axell Auto Planning Wide-Body Nissan GT-R For 2011 Tokyo Auto SalonAxell Auto may not be as well recognized as the other big Japanese tuners, mostly because up until now the company has focused on modifying vans, but at next month’s 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon the guys at Axell Auto will have something a little bit special on show. Pictured here in these official...
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2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C Breaks CoverLast year we saw the first iteration of the new Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C, a lighter and more hardcore version of the then-new Impreza WRX STI that was built in a limited run of just 900 cars. The car essentially featured enhanced engine and chassis performance as well as the aforementioned...
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The 2011 Detroit Auto Show is just around the corner so it’s not surprising that news of some of the event’s upcoming concept car and new model reveals are already starting to break.... -
Aston Martin Rounds Out The Year With Three New DB9 Special EditionsOver the course of the year Aston Martin released a string of special edition models including the V12 Vantage Carbon Black, DBS Carbon Black, DBS UB2010 and V8 Vantage N420. Now, as we approach the end of 2010, the British marque has announced three more special edition models, all based on the...
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New Zagato TZ4 Teased On Christmas Card?If the Zagato name doesn’t ring a bell, it is one of the legendary Italian design houses and was responsible for the styling of such great cars as the Alfa Romeo 2300 8C and the more recent Perana Z-One and Alfa Romeo TZ3. The important thing to note is that Zagato’s cars are not purely...
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Fiat Group Dual Clutch Transmission Set For U.S. Market DeploymentWhile its bigger models will benefit from fuel saving eight-speed automatic transmissions, Chrysler’s smaller car portfolio will get a range of more advanced dual clutch transmissions that offer even better efficiency. Thanks to parent company Fiat and its own ‘C635’ six-speed dry...
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Maserati Sales Up 48 Percent In U.S.Lately we’ve been hearing about luxury sales soaring in overseas market, particularly in Asia where China and Singapore have shown particularly strong growth of late. Today we’re glad to report that the luxury sector is doing well back home, with Maserati reporting a 48 percent increase...
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Keating to unveil ZKR supercar at 2011 Top Marques MonacoWe first heard about Keating and its ambitious plans to build a world-beating supercar almost three years ago and since then we’ve seen the company roll out a couple of vehicles including the SKR and TKR models, low-slung supercars powered by force-fed GM V-8s and looking like Saleen S7...
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Volkswagen’s attempts to crack into the Malaysian market date back all the way to 2006, with the automaker on several occasions trying to ink a deal with state-owned Proton. Now, finally,... -
Nine Nissans Headed To 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon Including New GT-R RCThe Tokyo Auto Salon is the Japanese equivalent to SEMA, a place where big-name tuning firms, motorsport brands and aftermarket accessory specialists congregate to show off their wares. The annual event also offers an opportunity for automakers to present their own merchandise, along with whole...
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Fanatec Porsche 911 GT2 Gaming Wheel Ready For Xbox 360, PS3 And PCLooking for that last minute holiday gift? The Porsche 911 GT2 gaming wheel from Fanatec could be just what you need. Compatible with multiple gaming platforms including the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC, the new gaming wheel is the ultimate weapon for the Gran Turismo 5 and upcoming Forza...
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Nissan GT-R Driver Suffers Fatal CrashWe’ve reported on plenty of supercar crashes in the past but apart from a few egos, and possibly wallets, being hurt, everyone is generally okay in the end. This time we’re sad to report that a 31-year old German man suffered a fatal crash in a Nissan GT-R while going around a dangerous...
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Video: Sabine Schmitz Needs You To Help Save The NurburgringNeither the Nurburgring nor one of its master drivers Sabine Schmitz needs any introduction on this site, but what needs to be addressed is the issue that the famous German racing circuit is in financial distress. With debts nearing the $650 million mark, the German government has been called in to...
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Audi RS4 May Not Return, Replaced Instead By RS5The Audi RS4 holds a magical quality for its fans. A unique balance of price, all-wheel drive performance, and luxury, the RS4 managed to carve out its own niche in the tightly competitive luxury performance marketplace, but despite this it may not see a return during the life of the...
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