Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Depending who you're talking to, Americans are either SUV-loving small-car haters or clamoring for more Euro-hatches to be brought to U.S. streets. Audi thinks most Americans fall into the former...
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Future Audis Will Have Downloadable AppsDownloadable apps have revolutionized the way we use mobile phones and soon it will change the way we use our cars too. Audi’s next-generation of cars will have computer-style dashboards with touchscreen pads as well as downloadable apps similar to those on current smartphones like the Apple...
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Next-Gen Infiniti G37 Influenced By Essence ConceptWithout doubt one of the most striking unveilings at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, Infiniti’s all-new Essence Concept was also one of the most important designs for the luxury brand and created in part to celebrate Infiniti’s 20th anniversary. At the time of its unveiling, the Essence was...
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DMC Releases Quattro Veloce Styling Kit For The Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640It never ceases to amaze us how many people are out there for whom a car as perfect as the Lamborghini Murcielago is simply not enough. That’s where tuners like Germany’s DMC step in, developing a range of aerodynamic performance enhancements, wheel and tire packages and interior mods for the...
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Design Q Unveils Q-VR Stretched Range Rover SUVThe Range Rover SUV isn’t small by anyone’s standards, well almost anyone, as there are a few individuals out there who are not satisfied with the amount of space provided in the luxurious off-roader. That’s where companies like the UK’s Design Q come in. The design house and vehicle...
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Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Runs Into A TreeAnother rare supercar has bit the dust; this time ‘round it was a black Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano that ran into a tree in the European country of Slovenia. Unlike typical Ferrari crashes where the cars’ mid-mounted engine positioning can often save their powerplants, the 599’s front engine...
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Don’t you hate it when one of the kids spills soft drink and stains--often permanently--your expensive leather seats, or worse still, when a moment of carelessness on your part leaves an ugly...
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BMW Wants Customers To Pre-Order Vehicles, Starting With New X3BMW is hoping to convince its customers that pre-ordering vehicles is worth the wait as it will mean that they can enjoy a vehicle built to their exact specifications. The automaker is launching a new Build Your Own configurator on its website, which it hopes will encourage customers to pick new...
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AC Schnitzer Takes On The BMW X6 MThe somewhat ungainly proportions of BMW's not-a-sedan, not-an-SUV X6 have been the subject of intense debate. It's not ugly in the traditional sense, but it's not especially attractive either. AC Schnitzer has nevertheless decided to take on the challenge of tuning the X6, focusing its efforts on...
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Report: 2012 Nissan GT-R Coming With More Than 500 HorsepowerWith its arch rival, the Porsche 911 Turbo, now packing 530 horsepower, at least in “S” trim, the Nissan GT-R’s 485 horsepower output is starting to look a little feeble. Well that won’t be for too long as latest reports indicate that there will be some major upgrades to the Nissan GT-R’s...
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BMW Wins 2010 Nurburgring 24 Hours RaceBMW has made a successful return to the 24-hour endurance race at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife, winning the event with its M3 GT2 race car. The winning car, with Jörg Müller, Augusto Farfus, Uwe Alzen and Pedro Lamy at the wheel, crossed the finish line first after 154 laps of the 16 mile...
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Spy Shots: 2011 Aston Martin DB9 FaceliftAston Martin is on a roll of late, the latest creation its four-door masterpiece, the Rapide. While that car has its quirks, it's certainly one of the most attractive four-door sports cars in existence. Last year, the company shoe-horned a brawny V-12 engine into the Vantage, taking the car's...
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The Aston Martin One-77 supercar is all about exclusivity. With a pricetag of $1.7 million and a limited production run of just 77 units, it’s easy to say that for most people, getting your hands...
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Replica Of Original Batmobile Up For Sale In UKA tribute to one of the most iconic and distinctive film cars of all time, the original Batmobile, will be the highlight of an auction taking place in the UK on June 2. The faithfully re-created car has been owned by Mark Perkins since it was completed in 1988 and is expected to raise the highest...
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Rare 1935 Gilmore Special Miller Indy Race Car Going At Mecum AuctionDana Mecum of Mecum Auctions will be selling a range of rare vintage race cars, many of which hail from the state of Indiana--the birthplace of more than 50 automobile marques. Mecum is a lifelong racing enthusiast, former racer and president of the club that preserves the most dominant Indy racers...
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Casino Valets Give Ferrari F430 To Wrong OwnerA professional poker player in Melbourne, Australia would have had a shock of his life when he found out that valets at the casino he was playing at gave away his Ferrari to total strangers. The car, a red Ferrari F430 Spider, was found hours later at a fuel station with a man by the name of Adam...
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Mercedes-Benz Improving Safety Testing With Autopilot TechnologyCars that navigate complex terrain or urban environments have already been built for competitions like the DARPA's (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) various challenges. Mercedes-Benz is now further developing the technology with an eye on future generations of safety and assistance...
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Vorsteiner Releases V6E Kit For The Mercedes-Benz E63 AMGWhile German tuners generally tend to stick with a single marque, tinkering with the likes of BMWs, Audis, Mercedes or Porsches to the exclusion of others, American tuner Vorsteiner works with all three marques, and its latest creation has tuners from around the world sitting up and taking notice...
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Saab has had one of the most turbulent recent histories in the auto industry, being bought up by GM, then almost sold to a Chinese automaker and finally ending up in the hands of Spyker--all while...
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Porsche Bringing 33 911 Race Cars To Nurburgring 24 HoursDuring its gestation, Porsche fielded several prototypes for its 911 GT3 R Hybrid at the Nurburgring and now the automaker is sending the race car to the grueling Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race as part of its further development. For this year’s challenge, which kicks off on May 15, Porsche...
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Porsche Sending 911 GT3 R Hybrid To Nurburgring 24 Hours Race
If there’s one automaker whose name is synonymous with the Nurburgring, it’s Porsche. The Stuttgart-based automaker has more race victories at the Green Hell than any of its rivals and its latest 911 GT2 RS is claimed to be one of the fastest production cars to lap the circuit with its...
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Land Rover Range_e Concept Previews New Hybrid SUV Due In 2013Land Rover engineers are still finetuning the hybrid powertrain as the launch date is pegged for late 2012.
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Audi A4, A5 And Q5 To Receive Eight-Speed Auto This FallFor most brands, eight-speed automatic transmissions are still only the stuff of high-end flagships but for Audi, at least, most of the models in its lineup will feature the advanced units. Already confirmed for the new 2011 Audi A8 and updated Q7, by this fall the automaker will announce that its...
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Aston Martin V12 Vantage To Join Rapide In Nurburgring 24 Hours RaceAston Martin took to the legendary Nurburgring circuit in Germany on countless occasions during the development of most of its current lineup and now the British marque will return to the ‘Green Hell’ this weekend in order to race some of its cars. Aston Martin will once again be competing in...
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