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Japanese tuning house Wald International has a wide range of styling and performance kits for nearly every major luxury car brand on the market, but this time the company has focused its attention on... -
Lincoln MKZ pricing starts at $34,965Rounding out Ford’s trio of updated mid-size sedans at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show was the new Lincoln MKZ, which like its Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan siblings has received a new face, restyled interior, and more standard features for the 2010. Ford has revealed pricing for the...
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Spy shots: Opel Insignia Sports Tourer OPCWe’ve seen a number of prototypes for the upcoming OPC Opel Insignia sedan in the past 12 months but this is the first time that we have come across the Sports Tourer wagon version of the car. OPC, which stands for ‘Opel Performance Center,’ is the name given to models developed...
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Report: Volvo planning four-cylinder only lineupWe all know carmakers are downsizing their engines and embracing efficient technologies, but one company is going further than just offering a few hybrid models in their lineup to please the greenies. Anonymous sources at Volvo have confirmed that in the near future, the Swedish carmaker will...
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Chrysler ends talks with China’s Great Wall MotorsPartnerships between American and Chinese carmakers are nothing new, but only in the recent past has there been talk of Chinese-manufactured cars being imported into North America. Chrysler is one of the most determined American carmakers seeking to launch a Chinese-manufactured car in the U.S...
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Financial crisis shows no sign of slowing Audi’s ambitious new model rolloutIn times of financial crisis many car companies halt development and try to ride out the storm with their existing products, but this is not the approach Audi is taking. Instead, the German company will be cutting back on almost everything except for product development, which will remain unchanged...
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Undoubtedly one of the most extreme concept cars to ever come out of Volkswagen’s design studios, 2007’s Golf GTI W12 650 dropped plenty of jaws - not only because of its... -
Preview: Mid-engined Skoda roadsterVolkswagen-owned Skoda doesn't get much press in the U.S. but over in Central and Eastern Europe it is one of the most popular automotive brands. Having launched new versions of its mainstream Octavia and Superb sedans in the past year, the company last week took the covers if its all-new Yeti...
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First Volvo S80L long-wheelbase sedans roll off the line in ChinaLast November Volvo announced it would release a long-wheelbase version of the S80 sedan for the Chinese market, and today that car has begun sales. There are no expectations the car will be available outside of China, following a trend of other carmakers in building unique limos for the country...
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GReddy USA in safe hands following successful reorganization of Trust in JapanLast September Japanese tuning and aftermarket parts firm Trust filed for bankruptcy in its home country, but despite the hairy situation the tuner’s U.S. extension, GReddy Performance Parts (GPP), was able to continue operating unaffected. As in the U.S., bankruptcy in Japan is a business...
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Spy shots: Fiat Grande Punto faceliftThe third-generation Fiat Grande Punto has been on sale since 2005 but thanks to its Giugiaro-styled lines the car still looks fresh to this day in the crowded compact hatchback market. Despite this, Fiat is still planning to update the car with a facelift later this year although the nature of the...
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Governor Schwarzenegger takes a spin in the Ronn Scorpion supercarCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been popping up in auto headlines a lot lately, most recently when he made a surprise visit to the Geneva auto show on last week. Schwarzenegger is back in the headlines, this time following a promotional event where he was able to test drive the unique...
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The American tuning scene is rapidly expanding to the point where some firms, like Ohio’s Switzer Performance and now Arizona’s Evolution Motorsports (EVOMS), are modifying German cars to... -
Legendary Porsche 917 race car turns 40Forty years ago Porsche unveiled a car that to this day remains one of the fastest and most successful racing cars ever built. The car is the legendary Porsche 917 and its history is littered with major titles and even a starring role in the 1971 film Le Mans where it was piloted by Steve McQueen...
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Stealth focused Audi R8 ‘Blackbird’ upgraded with police laser scramblerBack in the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, the world's two superpowers were locked in a technology race to develop their military capabilities fastest. Out of this came the idea of 'stealth' aircraft like the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, which provided the inspiration for this highly-modified...
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Fiat boosts engine output with new MultiAir technologyAlready a leader in advanced diesel engine technology, Fiat has added to its arsenal a new advancement for petrol engines the company claims will significantly boost power and torque, while cutting emissions. The new technology has been labeled it MultiAir and it will be debuting in the...
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Michelin's Active Wheel technology nears productionMichelin's Active Wheel technology has been 12 years in the making, and now there is finally a commercial application of the astonishing technology in a small city car named the 'Will'. The new car will be able to seat five passengers, and its electric drivetrain will offer a range of around 150km...
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Official: Honda sells F1 Team to former team principal Ross BrawnHonda has announced today a new owner for its Brackley-based F1 outfit in the form of former team principal Ross Brawn. The entire shares of the team, previously owned by UK holding company Honda GP Holdings Ltd., were sold to Brawn for an undisclosed sum earlier this week. As a result of this...
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Diesel is fast - scary fast - as Audi's R10 TDI proved when it swept through the world of Le Mans and endurance racing by storm in previous years. Since then rule changes have dampened the flame... -
Mitsubishi’s first EV edges closer to launch with unveiling of Prototype i-MiEVJoining Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV Sport Air Concept at this week’s Geneva Motor Show is the new Prototype i-MiEV, a closer to production version of the Japanese carmaker’s upcoming all-electric car. The Prototype i-MiEV is based around the currentregular i-MiEV all-electric hatch that...
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Fioravanti melds the world of F1 with production reality for latest LF1 conceptIt wouldn’t be a Geneva Motor Show with the unveiling of some wacky concept from Italy’s Fioravanti. In fact, the Italian design firm has shown a different concept at the annual Geneva event nearly every year for the past decade, and 2009 will certainly be no different. This year...
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Audi's new TT RS will hit 62 mph in just 4.6 sLast year we saw Audi take the wraps off several variants of its sporty TT, with the unveiling of the TT-S, 2.0L TDI diesel-powered TT, and finally, the entry-level 1.8L TFSI model. However, there’s one more TT variant in the works and it could potentially be the fastest production TT ever...
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Infiniti's 592-HP Hybrid Essence Concept Points The Way To Design FutureWithout doubt one of the most striking unveilings at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, Infiniti’s all-new Essence Concept has been revealed in full today and is expected be one of the most important designs for the luxury brand for some time to come. The new concept car is called the...
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Porsche sales hit hard by economic crisis, Boxster fares worstPorsche, the once unassailable leader in the sports car segment, has proven that it is not completely shielded from the current economic crisis sweeping the globe. In an official statement, Porsche has revealed that the first six-months of the 2008/2009 financial year have not exactly been smooth...
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