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Nissan will launch a brand new Nismo-enhanced 370Z this June, featuring a more powerful version of the standard 3.7L V6 engine and a host of cosmetic and performance mods. Like the limited production...
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MG6 Concept headed to Shanghai Auto Show
With all the commotion of this week’s New York Auto Show, it’s easy to forget that April is also the month of the Shanghai Auto Show. One of the local highlights planned for the upcoming event has just been previewed, the MG6 grand tourer concept. While most Chinese carmakers have so...
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VW poised to overtake GM in vehicle production
General Motors has already been taken over by Toyota as the world's biggest automaker, but the latest reports are predicting that the struggling Detroit giant is set to fall further down the list. In its place will emerge rival European automaker Volkswagen AG, which is expected to become the...
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Ford slashes debt by $9.9 billion with cash and equity deal
Just as other Detroit carmakers are clamoring for more federal loans, Ford has managed to reduce its debt by almost $10 billion. The news resulted in the stock price of Ford spiking by over 15% - a rare occurrence for U.S. carmakers considering the state of the market. Ford's debt reduction...
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Vizualtech pays homage to the BMW 2002 with new 3D renderings
Vizualtech, a Swedish design and engineering firm that specializes in constructing virtual 3D models of cars and boats, has just released a new set of images that pay homage to the classic 1960's BMW 2002 - one of the cars that put the German carmaker in the limelight as a manufacturer of sports...
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Chevrolet Caprice launches in Middle East
While America still misses out on the long-wheelbase Statesman and Caprice built on the Zeta platform by GM’s Holden subsidiary, the Middle East is the latest in a growing field of global markets to receive the Aussie built sedan. The upmarket Caprice will go on sale in the Middle East later...
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Most of the world would recognize Samsung as the South Korean electronics giant famous for manufacturing televisions and mobile phones, but the company has also branched out into the world of...
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Hyundai plug-in hybrid coming to U.S. in 2012
Hyundai is preparing to launch the world’s first hybrid vehicle powered by advanced lithium-polymer batteries and capable of running on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), but the company is already looking towards the next-generation of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Now ranked as the world’s...
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Hamilton stripped of Australian GP points for "misleading" stewards
Stewards earlier today declared that Lewis Hamilton and McLaren offered "deliberately misleading" evidence that resulted in Jarno Trulli losing his podium in a post-race inquiry at the Australian GP last Sunday. The reconvened investigation in Malaysia resulted in Hamilton, the reigning world...
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Bertone, Morgan & Zagato Planning New Concepts For Italy’s Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
This year's Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in Italy is set to be a cracker, with three concept car world premiers planned from bespoke coachbuilders Stile Bertone and Zagato, and a retro sports-car for Morgan. The concept from Bertone is a highly anticipated V8 two-seater built with lightweight...
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Porsche posts €7.34 billion in profits after seeing sales drop more than 27%
Porsche, coming off record sales and profits last financial year, has announced that for the first six months of the current year of business the company has experienced a 27.7% decrease in sales but miraculously profits have risen to €7.34 billion – up from €1.66 for the same...
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Detroit Electric and Proton sign deal to build new electric vehicles
Historic electric car brand Detroit Electric (DE) confirmed early last year plans to launch a range of all-electric vehicles for sale in Europe and North America by the end of the decade. The company has now taken a major step forward in realizing those goals with the announcement today that it has...
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While the GT-R SpecV is one of the fastest and best-handling cars currently in production, it’s safe to say that almost every car enthusiast on the planet was hoping Nissan would pull out...
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Dodge adds special edition SE ‘Rallye’ to Challenger lineup
To mark the introduction of its five-speed automatic in the base Challenger SE, Dodge has unveiled a brand new special edition ‘Rallye’ model that is set to go on sale next month. By pairing the five-speed auto, which is normally found in HEMI-powered V8 Challengers, with the SE’s...
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Kia previews 2010 Amanti sedan with Seoul Motor Show concept
The affordable large car segment is starting to get just a little overcrowded, and in a time where customers all around the world are downsizing to smaller midsize models, performance, fuel-economy and overall value is now more important than ever. South Korea’s entrants in this field have...
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Tag Heuer celebrates 24 Hours of Le Mans with special edition Monaco chronograph
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the most arduous car races in the world, which is why it’s also one of the most heralded and talked about automotive events in history. Hosted every second week of June, the 86-year-old race is now being celebrated by Tag Heuer with the release of a new...
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Toyota will sell current Prius alongside third-gen model in Japan
Within days of unveiling the Insight hybrid concept at last year’s Paris Motor Show, Honda CEO Takeo Fukui boasted that the production version would arrive on the market priced below $20,000. He was spot on as the new Insight hybrid is currently on sale from $19,800, undercutting the current...
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More details on Volkswagen’s next-generation Passat
Volkswagen's next-generation Passat is expected to up the stakes against Germany’s luxury carmakers, with the car’s designers hoping it will be mentioned in the same breath as the BMW 3-Series, Mercedes Benz C-Class and Audi A4. Under the hood, a replacement for the VR6 engine will be...
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Hyundai is determined to turn itself into a leader in hybrid technologies and has already unveiled a number of hybrid concepts, including an LPG version, as well as a fuel-cell vehicle. This time...
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Spy shots: First test-mules for Ford’s global Focus?
In Europe, the Ford Focus is an affordable, well-engineered and stylish small car available in hatch, sedan, wagon and convertible bodystyles. The car is also available with a number of options, including dual-clutch transmissions, flex-fuel engines, a folding hard top roof (convertible models...
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Audi TT RS Roadster set for Leipzig Motor Show debut
While Audi’s new TT RS was on display at the recent Geneva Motor Show, only the Coupe variant was showcased even though images and technical details for both the Coupe and Roadster have been available for some time. That is because the first public outing for the TT RS Roadster is scheduled...
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Fisker announces first 32 'Eco-facility' dealers for Karma plug-in
The roll-out of Fisker’s new Karma plug-in hybrid luxury saloon is going smoothly, with the company announcing that they have already signed up 32 dealers in the U.S. and should have a total of 40 onboard by the end of June. There are already 1,300 pre-orders for the car, which starts at a...
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Timo Glock goes up on 2 wheels in a Toyota Hilux
In the lead up to Formula One’s season-opener in Melbourne, Australia, this weekend, Toyota driver Timo Glock has been treated with a ride by the company’s renowned ‘Toyota V6 Hilux Heroes’ stunt driving team. Glock spent the day at Calder Park Raceway north of Melbourne...
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Infiniti M hybrid coming in 2010
Nissan has been selling a hybrid version of its Altima sedan for the past couple of years but the core technology of the vehicle, the petrol-electric hybrid drivetrain, is based on technology borrowed from Toyota. Nissan has always promised to deliver a vehicle using its own proprietary hybrid...
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