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About a year ago we brought you reports that Ford was considering a revival of the European Capri, a sporty coupe model that dates back to the 1960s. Those reports claimed that the new Ford Focus...
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Lamborghini Sesto Elemento May Enter Production As Limited Edition Track CarThe Sesto Elemento concept car unveiled back at September’s 2010 Paris Auto Show may not have been the preview of the Murcielago replacement that we had all been hoping for but it was enough to get our heart rate jumping, even if only a concept. Well, that last part may not be entirely true...
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Report: AMG Eyeing Ducati Takeover, AMG-Branded Motorbikes PossibleLast week we first heard that AMG and Italian motorbike manufacturer Ducati were forming a partnership, initially surrounding the cooperation over common marketing activities, but with any such deal there is always the potential for the relationship to develop further. While such a possibility may...
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Volkswagen Investing $70.5 Billion, New Technology Should EnsueWhile some automakers are still reeling from the affects of the recent global financial crisis, and others resorting to drastic measures to raise needed capital, the juggernaut that is the Volkswagen Group seems to only be going from strength to strength. The company has announced today that it...
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Video: Pagani And Lamborghini Duel In Need For Speed Hot Pursuit TrailerFor the driving simulator fan, the Need for Speed series holds a certain nostalgia as one of the first really fun and engaging car games. For the past 16 years the franchise has expanded on that theme, evolving to a level of realistic graphics and fun-focused gameplay that everyone can get on board...
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Ford Calling Facebook Fans To Name New Performance Package For Mustang V-6Ford is developing a new performance package for its 2012 model year Mustang V-6 but it needs your help. The Blue Oval is calling on its Facebook fans, more specifically, the Ford Mustang Facebook community, of which there are more than 940,000 members, to come up with a new name for the...
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Pontiac may be long gone but some enthusiasts have been clamoring for at least one of the brand’s cars to be rebadged and sold under another GM brand: the Australian-built Pontiac G8. Designed...
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Autonomous Audi TTS Completes Pikes Peak Run SuccessfullyAsk Rhys Millen or Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima if they'd like a robot to take their place on the Pikes Peak rally course, and you're likely to get punched in the face. But ask the average driver trying to negotiate the tricky pass (or one like it) in winter, and you might just get hugged. Audi...
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Video: Infiniti's Kyle Bazemore Talks M HybridNissan and its Infiniti luxury division may have been late to the table when it comes to hybrids but neither brand is shying away from launching a new generation of gasoline-electric vehicles. Infiniti has fired the latest round in the battle for hybrid supremacy with the unveiling of a new hybrid...
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Cadillac Aera And Smart 454 Take Out 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show Design ChallengeThis past week’s 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show saw the Cadillac Aera and Smart 454 concepts take out the annual event’s competitive Design Challenge, which every year sees the studios of the major automakers battling it out to see who can come up with the best automotive design for a given...
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Video: Mercedes-Benz Identifies The Most Attractive Parts Of A CarMercedes-Benz has identified the key elements of a car that draws the most attention from onlookers. Using a simple idea of filming the eyes of onlookers, Mercedes-Benz designers have set up the Eye Catchers experiment. Watch the video below to see which elements of the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS...
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Pagani C9 Will Feature Unique V-12 AMG EngineA brand new Pagani supercar is in the works, one that is lighter and more powerful than the current Zonda, and scheduled for sale in the U.S. The car is currently doing the rounds under its codename “C9” and has been spotted in prototype form on a number of occasions, revealing a...
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Lotus has confirmed that it has signed a five year deal with the IZOD IndyCar Series to supply engines and aero kits starting from 2012.
The sports car company from Hethel, UK will also create a... -
Report: Porsche And Bentley To Share Tech?With Porsche now under the fold over the ever-expanding Volkswagen empire, we’re likely to see even greater cross-sharing of design and technology amongst the group’s brands. Porsche already shares a platform with Volkswagen and Audi for its Cayenne SUV but in the future we could see...
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Mercedes-Benz GLK Bluetec Diesel Coming In 2012UPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Hybrids and electric vehicles seem to be the flavor of the month but just a year or so back it was diesels that were leading the charge in boosting fuel economy across the auto industry. Lately, we’ve...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2010 Nissan Ellure Concept Live PhotosDespite the growing popularity of crossovers and hatchbacks the compact sedan is here to stay, well, according to Nissan it is. At this week’s 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show Nissan rolled out a new concept previewing the design of its future sedan models and from what we can tell it’s going...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Acura TSX Live PhotosThe 2011 Acura TSX is coming onto the market with only minimal changes, which is not surprising considering the current generation has only been on sale for a little over two years. The latest version of the car made its debut this week at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show and we’re glad to see...
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2011 Chevrolet Volt Snags Green Car Of The Year Title In LAThough we pegged the 2012 Nissan Leaf as our winner for the best green car out there, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt has been named the 2011 Green Car of the Year at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show today. The Green Car of the Year award is a title awarded by the Green Car Journal at the Los Angeles event...
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The 2012 Fiat 500 is almost here. Making its North American debut at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show this week, the stylish minicar managed to draw plenty of attention, not only because of its cute... -
2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK To Feature New Levels Of SafetyThe third generation of Mercedes’ popular roadster, the SLK, is just around the corner, scheduled for a debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show next March to be exact. We’ve already seen hordes of spy shots, some of which have been very revealing, and Mercedes, too, has offered us a glimpse...
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AMG And Ducati Announce Partnership At 2010 Los Angeles Auto ShowAMG and Italian motorbike manufacturer Ducati have announced that they will work closely together going into the future. The initial aim of the cooperation between the two performance firms is to develop common marketing activities but further down the track we could see the relationship develop...
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TheCarConnection, MotorAuthority & GreenCarReports Name The Best Cars To BuyBuying a new car can be a confusing and downright frightful experience, especially in these days of fluctuating fuel prices and financial uncertainty. Size and power are no longer the big draw cards for consumers, especially in the green car segment where electrics, hybrids and diesels are starting...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Kia Optima HybridThe new Sonata Hybrid has been getting most of the limelight in the Hyundai-Kia family but Kia has a few bright spots in the pipeline that will certainly be making their mark when it comes to production time. Just this month we saw a concept version of a potential Kia Forte hybrid vehicle and now...
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Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Performante LP 570-4 RevealedLamborghini’s new lightweight ethos continues with the reveal today of the all-new Gallardo Spyder Performante LP 570-4, a stripped out and more hardcore version of the open-top Gallardo that’s set to scorch highways all across the country next summer. Essentially the Spyder version of...
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