Saturday, November 14, 2009

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VIDEO: Bugatti Veyron Lake Crash Caught On Film as it Happened! No Pelican in Sight...

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:21 PM PST

You've probably heard about the Bugatti Veyron that crashed into a Texas saltwater pond earlier this week with the driver claiming that he lost control of the $1 million + supercar when a "low-flying pelican distracted him". Well, guess what; someone, who happened to be traveling in a car on an adjacent road, was filming the Bugatti Veyron and...

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Available for Order in Germany, Priced from €177,319 [with New Photo Gallery]

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 01:07 PM PST

Starting from Monday, 16 November 2009, Mercedes-Benz outlets as well as the brand's sales partners in Germany will begin taking orders for the new SLS AMG. The sales price for the 571HP supercar with the characteristic gullwing doors in its home market is €177,310 (including 19 per cent VAT), which comes to about US $264,000 at today's exchange...

New Volkswagen Passat Highline Plus for the UK Market

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:30 PM PST

A higher-spec trim-level has been added to the Volkswagen Passat and Passat Estate range in the UK. Building on the standard Highline model, the Highline Plus adds chrome grille surround and louvres, Bluetooth telephone connectivity with touchscreen adaptor, as well as Volkswagen's RNS 310 satellite navigation unit with integrated radio and...

VIDEO: Mystery Audi Sedan Prototype Caught on Tape, is it the 2011 A8 or the New A6?

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:56 AM PST

Audi has us all confused lately with its 2011 A6 and A8 test cars as it's very difficult to tell one car from the other with certainty. For example, check out this video shot in Mexico that shows a somewhat lightly camouflaged Audi test mule on the road. Now, can you tell us if what we're looking at here is a prototype for the new-generation A8...

Renault to Produce Electric Fluence Sedan at Bursa Plant in Turkey from 2011

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:19 AM PST

Having already confirmed the production versions of the Twizy and Zoe Z.E. electric concept cars, Renault today announced that the third member of its new family of EVs, the all-electric Fluence sedan, which was also presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show this past September, will be manufactured at the OYAK-Renault Bursa plant in Turkey. The...

Peugeot Begins Accepting Pre-Orders for All-Electric i0n Mini

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 10:30 AM PST

Even though we're still a full year away from the European market launch of the iOn, Peugeot has already started to take pre-reservations for the all-electric car in the UK. Revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the i0n is actually a rebadged Mitsubishi i-MiEV. As part of the PSA Peugeot-Citroen and Mitsubishi deal, Citroen will also...

Ford to Reveal Brand-New Police Interceptor in 2010 to Replace the Crown Victoria

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 08:38 AM PST

Being the nation's largest provider of police and municipal vehicles with around 45,000 police cars sales every year, Ford wasn't about to let General Motors and its new 2011 Chevy Caprice patrol vehicle to get a piece of the pie without a fight. Today, the Blue Oval company announced that it will introduce an all-new, purpose built Police...

BMW 335i Convertible Receives a Power-Boost from ATT TEC

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 08:16 AM PST

German tuning shop ATT TEC is trying to further close the performance gap between the BMW 335i and M3 Convertibles with the release of a new sport package that includes two stages of power upgrades. ATT TEC's basic kit, which is priced at €2,355, takes the 335i's standard 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged straight six from 306 HP and 400 Nm of torque to...

VIDEO: McLaren MP4-12C Shown in Action During Testing

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 07:42 AM PST

McLaren Automotive has released a new video entitled "Inside McLaren: developing the MP4-12C" that shows the 2009 development (XP) prototypes of the mid-engined supercar on road and track in England and Germany, and extreme hot weather testing in Bahrain, as well as a rare company footage and insight that reveal McLaren's plans, processes and...
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