Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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For the fourth year in a row, Audi will have its own stand at the GTI tuner meet at the Wörthersee Tour in Germany and is once again expecting Audi fans from throughout Europe. The star of the...
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Video: 2011 Bentley Mulsanne First Driving FootageFor the past several months Bentley has been slowly giving us a six-part look behind the scenes of the building of the 2011 Bentley Mulsanne. Today's video marks the end of the series, shot on location in Edinburgh and the Scottish borders. The Mulsanne had its world debut at the 2009 Pebble Beach...
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APS Takes On The Audi R8Audi tuning specialist APS has released a new supercharger kit for the V-8 powered R8, offering the power of the bigger V-10 model but at a much lower cost. Performance, reliability and a stock style feel were major factors in the extensive research and development program carried out by APS and...
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2011 Ford Mustang DUB Edition Rolls InFord is going after a new generation of performance fans with its latest 2011 Mustang. In fact, a new breed of Mustang will be taking center stage in a Ford ad campaign designed to attract even more sports car fans to the iconic brand. As part of the campaign, the TV ad also includes an appearance...
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MTM Audi RS6 Clubsport: When 580-HP Isn’t EnoughMTM is not known for its restraint--it is, after all, the same company that fitted two engines into an Audi TT previously to set a speed record at Nardo. Its engineers have now taken the tuner’s brand of high-power, no-holds-barred modification to the internal workings of the Audi RS6 Sedan...
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Report: Volkswagen Polo R In The WorksBack in March Volkswagen established a new division to handle development and sales for all future models designated under the company’s R performance label. While the division is still in its early stages, we’ve already seen the first of its fruits in the form of the recently revealed Golf R...
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While the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro will come in later this year with a 312 horsepower rating, the new Synergy Green paint option and a heads-up display on higher trim models, a much more substantial...
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All-White Aston Martin One-77 Out For A StrollThe era of epic supercars is certainly not over at Aston Martin, with the automaker confirming the development of a brand new flagship: the One-77 supercar. The bespoke, hand-crafted supercar is set to start delivery later this year but the first customer car has gone out for stroll on the streets...
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Nissan Teams Up With BRE Racing Team For 40th Anniversary 370ZThe original Z was sold in October 1969 in Japan as the Nissan Fairlady Z and was also exported to the U.S. as the Datsun 240Z that same year. Since this year Nissan has been building and selling the newest Z, the 370Z, which is now the 40th year for the Z line of sport coupes and convertibles...
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560-horsepower Audi R8 GT storms inBMW has enjoyed some success with its CSL range of stripped out ready-to-race M3s and Mercedes-Benz has delivered several of its own lightweight Black Series models. That leaves the third major German luxury automaker, Audi, which has now revealed a lighter and more powerful version of its V-10...
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BrandZ Top 100 Survey Rates BMW As World’s Most Valuable AutomakerBrand value can be a fickle thing. It’s impossible to measure accurately and it can be affected by numerous volatile factors, but at the end of the day if a consumer is willing to pay more for one brand over another then brand value becomes a vital indicator of a company’s overall...
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Toray To Supply Carbon-Fiber To Daimler, First Up 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-ClassCarbon-fiber is seen by many in the auto industry as one of the most effective ways of reducing vehicle weight and thus improving fuel economy and emissions levels, but the relative expense of the material means that it’s still reserved for only a handful of high-end production cars. BMW has...
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It’s good to be a cop in the UK. While local law enforcement agencies get around in Chevrolets and Fords, across the pond they’re rolling in Jaguars. The first ever police-spec XF is about to go...
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Report: Chrysler Revives Nassau Name For Sebring ReplacementBack in 2007 Chrysler unveiled a stylish four-door coupe concept that it called the Nassau. The concept came packing a screaming 425 horsepower HEMI V-8, a rear-wheel drive layout, and plenty of high-tech amenities. Sadly, the concept car doesn’t have much chance of making production, at least...
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TVR To Return With New RoadsterTVR, famous for building powerful and light-weight sports cars with no driver aids, may have a future despite the tumultuous years the marque has endured. Still owned by Russian oligarch Nikolai Smolenski, TVR is expected to launch several new models complete with powertrains sourced from the...
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Malibu Home Comes With Free Ferrari F40The Ferrari F40 is one of the rarest and most sought-after supercars in the world so to get one for free, especially one that is in near-mint condition and only with 734 miles on the clock, would be next to impossible--at least that’s what you'd think. One Malibu agent, however, is giving...
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Direct Injection And E85 Capability Coming To Corvette, CTS-VGeneral Motors’ LS series of V-8 engines currently enjoy the status of being one of the most popular powerplant designs in history, appearing in models all across the globe and available in several different variations. To ensure the engine's viability in a world of tighter fuel economy and...
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Spy Shots: 2011 Opel Astra SportsTourer WagonThe current generation Opel Astra made its debut in Europe back in May of 2009 and ever since its release there have been hopes that the car could eventually make its way to the U.S. as a Saturn or even a Buick. While the Saturn route is no longer possible, the new Astra will be arriving on local...
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Ford today reported a profit of $2.1 billion for the first three months of the year, beating most estimates by almost 50 percent and coming in a staggering $3.5 billion over the same period just one...
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2011 Saab 9-5 SportCombi Wagon Leaked, AgainA Saab spokesman revealed that production of the new 2010 Saab 9-5 would start early next year.
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Video: Ferrari 599XX Breaks 7-Minute Barrier Around NurburgringThe last time we looked, Nissan was claiming a 7m 26.7s Nurburgring lap time for its 2010 ‘Series II’ GT-R, while General Motors was boasting an even better time of 7m 22.4 seconds for its Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 supercar. While manufacturer claims should be taken with a grain of salt--there are...
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Report: BMW Gran Coupe Already Approved For ProductionA few years back BMW was reportedly working on a new flagship four-door coupe based along the lines of the Concept CS but due to weak financial results the project was canned. The car was to be engineered by BMW’s M Division, which was intended to help give it the performance credentials...
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Rendered: 2011 Volkswagen Polo SedanWith Ford’s new Fiesta Sedan and Hatchback set to do wonders for the Blue Oval in showrooms, and the very chic Fiat 500 just around the corner, Volkswagen would be smart to accelerate plans to introduce its own sub-compact, the Polo, into the U.S. market. Volkswagen has previously hinted at...
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Volkswagen Calling On Public To Help Develop Future Infotainment SystemsVolkswagen is inviting designers, programmers, developers and interested users to help develop applications for the infotainment systems of the future as part of the new contest App My Ride. In the contest users can jointly develop new infotainment applications with Volkswagen. A jury of experts...
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