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One crazy owner of an E46 M3 was not happy with the way his car drove or looked, so he added a Flossman GTR-style wide body kit, supercharged the inline six motor to the tune of 600hp and then... -
Nardo high speed event breaks 3 world records
Italy’s famous Nardo circuit saw three world records for high-speed runs broken on a single day. The event saw highly modified cars, with a combined output of 9506hp, battle for the world’s fastest car in each its own category. Run by Germany’s Autobild, 12 of the world’s...
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Chinese-Built Chrysler 300C At Beijing Auto ShowChrysler has displayed its Chinese built version of the 300C sedan at Beijing’s Auto China 2006 featuring several traits unique to the Chinese market alone. Most notably are the plush rear seats, which include a remote-controlled DVD audio video system. Up front is a large 14.7cm full-color...
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Gemballa Mirage GT destined for DubaiA production version of Gemballa’s incredible Mirage GT, which was recently displayed in concept form, has been ordered by a person from Dubai. The final version will run a detuned version of the concept car’s twin-turbo 5.7L V10, and will develop around 750hp. Gemballa claimed that its...
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Mazda Nagare concept planned for the L.A. Auto ShowFollowing on from where the Kabura, Sassou and Senku design concepts left off, Mazda will be displaying its latest work at this month’s Greater Los Angeles International Auto Show. The Japanese carmaker will take the wraps of its Nagare concept, whose styling will indicate the future trend of...
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Aston Martin V8 Vantage RoadsterThe convertible version of what’s arguably one of the world’s most beautiful cars has finally been launched. Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage Roadster features a three-layer fabric hood that can be opened or closed in just 18 seconds by pressing a button on the centre console. The hood...
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The crucial meeting between President Bush and the CEO’s of the Big Three concluded today, with talk centering on health care, energy and trade. Bush acknowledged that the companies involved...
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New electronic wedge braking technologyGerman electronics specialist Siemens has developed new braking technology in the form of the electronic wedge brake, which the company claims can dramatically reduce stopping distances of cars compared with conventional hydraulic systems. Previous attempts to improve the efficiency of braking...
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VW CEO ”resigns” in shock moveVolkswagen’s board of management has released a statement that current CEO Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder (inset) will step down at the end of the year to be replaced by Audi's chief executive, Martin Winterkorn (pictured above). The move is sudden because it comes only six months after the...
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Mercedes E-Class Paris-Beijing Photo UpdatesMercedes is taking 33 diesel E-Class cars on a long-distance drive from Paris to Beijing, each covering around 13,600km. The long-distance journey from Europe to Asia passes through France, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia and Kazakhstan before ending in China. During this time...
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First photo of the new Bentley CoupeCar magazine has managed to get the first official photo of the new Bentley Havana coupe, which is to be unveiled at next year’s Geneva Motor Show. The announcement of the new car, which is said to be based on the Arnage platform, was made to dealers recently. The new car will also share the...
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Michigan's pump police are out in forceAs gas prices inevitably rise, motorists are becoming wary of dodgy gas stations that are skimping on the amount fuel that they’re actually being charging for. Although a majority of service stations are mostly honest, and it’s very rare to find one that’s actually cheating...
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As the auto industry starts to adopt LED lights in more mainstream vehicles, we’ll start to see cars featuring new and exciting headlight designs such as those seen on the Audi R8 and Aston... -
Japanese fashion turns the Veyron pinkIf owning the fastest production car on the planet is not enough, you can always deck it out in some outrageous paint scheme just like this one. Somehow, we think that this car won’t be getting the kind of attention that most people would like, we’re thinking along the lines of more...
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Highlights from the Australian International Motor ShowThe Australian International Motor Show was in full swing today, with many of the cars appearing hot off their debut at the recent Paris show. The local industry was in full force with the unveiling of the performance based Aurion concept from Toyota, while General Motors Holden was proud to...
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Fiat's sporty compact BravoAfter the leaked magazine scans revealed yesterday, Fiat has unveiled the Bravo officially to the press. Though the car will officially be shown to the press at the Rome Motor Show in January, Fiat has release preliminary details such as the dimensions and engine options. The Fiat Bravo has a...
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Citroën C-CrosserCitroën is producing its own crossover vehicle in conjunction with its partner Peugeot, with both companies utilizing the same Mitsubishi Outlander platform. Just yesterday we posted images of the Peugeot 4007 and today we can reveal what Citroën’s version will look like. Until now, both...
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Aurion Sports Concept Car RevealedToyota Australia has unveiled a new sports car at the Australian International Motor Show, based on its recently revealed Aurion sedan. Toyota officials are promoting the car as purely an exterior styling exercise, but were confident a production version will be released mid-way though next year...
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Italy’s Fiat is considering replacing its current logo with an all-new design just in time for the launch of the new Bravo. This would be the 16th time that Fiat is changing its label, but... -
Ghosn gets KnightedCarlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan and the man credited with turning around the fortunes of both companies, has been appointed as an honorary knight commander of the British Empire. Though he won’t carry the title “Sir” before his name - that honor is bestowed only to the...
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Ford rejects alliance in short-termFord’s recently appointed CEO, Alan Mulally, has ruled out any alliance with Renault-Nissan, adding that such an alliance would be the “wrong direction” for Ford. Renault-Nissan’s talks with GM recently collapsed but it was still keen to have a North American partner...
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Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 too hot to handleThe LP640, as most of you would know, is an even higher performance version of the already potent Lamborghini Murciélago. It comes as no surprise then that the car was too hard to handle for even some motoring journalists. The motoring press has compiled a frightful record behind the wheel of...
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Bertone To Build Next-Generation TVRsTVR recently announced that it will shut down its UK factory and outsource the production of its next-generation vehicles to another European company. We can now confirm that coachbuilder Bertone has been selected by TVR to produce the 2007 model-year Sagaris, Tuscan and Tuscan convertibles in...
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Neiman Marcus M6 Sells Out In Under 2 MinutesNeiman Marcus’ 50 special edition BMW M6 coupes, which went on sale from 12.00pm yesterday, sold out in a mere one minute, thirty-two seconds. This latest car is just another "must-have" automobile in a long list of limited-edition cars from the retailer, whose previous models included the...
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