Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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While we all like to go on about horsepower or differentials or suspension arms when discussing new cars, we often overlook the place where you and your car will spend the most time together--inside...
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ZF Unveils Carbon-Fiber MacPherson Suspension StrutCarbon-fiber is seen by many in the auto industry as one of the most effective ways of reducing vehicle weight and 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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Infiniti Electric Car Will Maintain Performance And Luxury ImageNo word on any release date but parent company Nissan will have its first electric vehicle, the Leaf, on sale late next year so it’s conceivable that Infiniti’s car will come in 2011.
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Four-Cylinder EcoBoost Engines Confirmed For 2011 Ford Explorer And EdgeFord’s new EcoBoost engine technology is heralded by the company as the key to finding a balance between power and economy, and having seen the performance in cars like the Lincoln MKS and Ford Flex we can only agree. EcoBoost is essentially the addition of separate direct injection, variable cam...
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C Gains 2010 FIA Group N HomologationWhen Subaru pulled out of the World Rally Championship in late 2008, leaving factory driver and former WRC Champion Petter Solberg and the rest of the team in the lurch, many were shocked, if not surprised. Since then, some have wondered if the rally relevance was going to wane as the product line...
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Audi Overtakes Mercedes-Benz In Sales For First TimeFor the first time in history, Audi has surpassed Mercedes-Benz in sales. The Ingolstadt-based automaker managed to move 264,100 units for the first three months of the year, versus 248,500 units sold by Mercedes-Benz. The strong sales result was a new record for Audi, which experienced sales 25.9...
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Hyundai is keen to crack the luxury market with its new Equus flagship but convincing customers that a brand known for bargain basement prices can also be upscale will certainly be a challenge. With...
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Rendered: 2012 Audi A6Though the new Audi A6 is still almost a year away from its production debut, details about its construction and platform technology are already leaking onto the web. Building on technologies first developed in the TT platform, the next-generation 2012 Audi A6 is expected to use the lightweight ASF...
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Infiniti G Line To Receive Four-Cylinder Mercedes-Benz EnginesFollowing yesterday’s announcement of a cooperation between automotive giants, Renault-Nissan and Daimler, we now have more meaty details regarding some of the specifics of the new deal. Infiniti’s most popular model line, the G range of sedans, coupes and convertibles, will eventually receive...
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2011 Audi Q7 PreviewThe Audi Q7 is approaching the end of its life-cycle and to see it to the final end the big SUV is being updated one last time. Coming in for the 2011 model year, Audi has made the Q7 even more powerful and efficient, with a choice of three new V-6 engines (overseas) and an eight-speed automatic...
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GM Posts $4.3 Billion Loss In First Six Months Post BankruptcyGeneral Motors has announced that it posted a $4.3 billion loss for its first six months out of bankruptcy, which essentially covers the period from July 10 to December 31 2009. As you may recall, July 10 of last year was the date the ‘new’ GM was formed through the acquisition of substantially...
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Ferrari 599 GTO revealed ahead of 2010 Beijing auto showFerrari recently showed off its new Laboratorio Technologico 599XX experimental car based on the regular 599 GTB Fiorano, and while we all wished the wild concept would eventually enter production, the chances of actually buying one are next to nil except maybe for a few lucky people enlisted as...
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The Range Rover SUV is not only one of the most important models for rappers all over the world, but it’s also crucial for Land Rover as most of its other vehicles are based on the same basic...
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Official: Daimler And Renault-Nissan Announce PartnershipRenault-Nissan and Daimler today announced a broad strategic cooperation to share everything from engines, platforms and even procurement services, and in the process potentially save billions of dollars for all parties involved. The two groups also announced an equity exchange that will give...
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2011 Audi TT PreviewIt’s hard to believe that the current generation of the Audi TT Coupe and Roadster has been on sale since 2006, and during that time we’ve seen several different variants launched, here and overseas, including diesel and high-performance RS models. Four years after the initial launch, the...
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Report: Ford Working On Supercharged Coyote V-8, Down UnderIn its current application, the 2011 Ford Mustang GT, the new ‘Coyote’ 5.0-liter DOHC V-8 musters up a healthy 412 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque--decent numbers, but still far short of the figures General Motors is achieving with its LS7 and supercharged LS9 range of V-8 engines. Some...
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Hennessey Partners With DiMora To Sell 1,000 HP Venom GT SupercarHennessey and DiMora, two firms with questionable pasts, have come together to help sell the new 2011 Hennessey Venom GT supercar in the Middle East and India. Hennessey, as many would know, has had trouble in the past with allegations of incomplete work surrounding its line of modified Dodge...
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BMW Building U.S. Carbon-Fiber Plant For Future Megacity VehiclesBMW is partnering with carbon-fiber and composites expert SGL Group to build a new manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, Washington that will specialize in lightweight carbon-fiber products for the automotive industry--BMW's upcoming Megacity vehicle. For those who don’t know, the Megacity vehicle...
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Despite hopes that a new buyer for Hummer would be found after an original sale deal with China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd. (Tengzhong) fell through, General Motors...
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Spy Shots: 2011 BMW X3New spy shots of the latest 2011 BMW X3 prototype testing in Germany indicate the automaker may be moving the crossover's development forward to match the competition. Previous reports had indicated that the current BMW X3 would have to soldier on for a few more years until an all-new model could...
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Brazil’s Amoritz GT DR7 Supercar Previewed In New TeaserThe Amoritz name would probably be unfamiliar in most automotive circles. That’s because it doesn’t hail from the U.S. or Europe, but rather it comes from Brazil. Amoritz is the name of a new supercar start-up, whose first product, the GT DR7, has been previewed today in teaser form. The car...
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Continental Launches New ContiSportContact 5P Performance TireThe ContiSportContact 5P is the latest generation high-performance tire from Continental and has been designed for optimal performance in both dry and wet conditions. To achieve this balance, Continental’s tire developers found new solutions for the composition of the tread compound and the...
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Aston Martin Rapide Competing In Nurburgring 24 Hours Endurance RaceAston Martin took the legendary Nurburgring circuit in Germany on countless occasions during the development of its Rapide sedan and now the British marque will return to the ‘Green Hell’ this May in order to race the car. Aston Martin will once again be competing in the Nurburgring 24 Hours...
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Scion Teams Up With Five Axis For Special tC CoupeScion unveiled its second-generation tC Coupe at last week’s 2010 New York Auto Show and without any delay also rolled out a highly modified version to show off the car’s tuning potential. Developed in conjunction with tuning firm Five Axis, the special 2011 Scion tC demonstrates one of the...
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