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VIDEO: New BMW 335is in Detail and in Action at the Estoril Race Track

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 05:47 PM PST

Here's your chance to get a look at the North America-only BMW 335is Coupe in motion at the media presentation that took place at the Estoril race track in Portugal. If you follow the jump, you'll find two videos, one that includes a walk around the sporty coupe that nests between the 2011 335i and the M3, and the other with some driving...


First 2010 Chevy Camaro Convertible Arrives in Middle East

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:46 PM PST

We're still more than a year away from the launch of the convertible version of the new Chevy Camaro, yet a luxury car dealership in Abu Dhabi called 'Princesscar' has put on sale what they describe to be the first drop top example of GM's muscle car to arrive in the Middle East. However, since the odds of GM having supplied the Middle Eastern...


Designer Attempts to Create a 21st Century Ford Model T

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 02:54 PM PST

Even though it's been more than century since the original Ford Model T revolutionized the world of transportation by bringing motoring to the masses, the iconic 'Tin Lizzy' continues to inspire designers up until these days. With the goal of creating a modern-day car that shares the simplicity and other qualities as well as certain design...


New VW Golf "R" 270HP Receives a 310-362HP Power Boost from B&B

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 01:12 PM PST

German tuning specialist, B&B, is turning the up wick on the most potent series-production Golf ever made, the new 270HP all-wheel drive Golf R, with the launch of a performance package that includes powertain and chassis upgrades. The engine mods come in three different stages, with the first bumping output from 270 horsepower to 310HP, the...


VIDEO: 2012 Mercedes ML Prototype and AMG S-Class Pull Out CL-Class AMG Test Car from Snow Ditch

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 11:06 AM PST

Now here's an incident that you don't get to see very often - let alone capture on film. But these spy photographers got lucky when, while they were tailing a camouflaged 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML SUV prototype on a snow covered road, the driver of the SUV led them straight to a CL-Class AMG facelift test car that was trapped in a ditch! At first,...


Ford Stops Production of Transit in China Over Accelerator Pedal Issue

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 10:17 AM PST

While Toyota is the main car manufacturer to be affected by the faulty accelerator pedals (not to be confused with the floor-mat related sticky accelerator issues) made by Indiana-based supplier CTS Corp., it isn't the only one. The Associated Press as well as the USA Today reported today that Ford has halted production of its Transit Classic van...


Volvo Launches New 203HP 2.0-Liter Turbo Gasoline Engine for S80, V70 and XC60

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 09:04 AM PST

FoMoCo's soon-to-be-sold to China's Geely Motors Volvo brand is expanding its range of gasoline engines with the presentation of the all-new 2.0-liter GTDi (Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection) that will initially find its way under the hood of the S80 sedan, V70 estate and XC60 compact SUV models. Even though Volvo did not mention anything...


European Suzuki Kizashi Sedan to Bow at Geneva Motor Show

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 08:15 AM PST

At this year's International Motor Show in Geneva in the beginning of March, Suzuki will unveil the European market version of its new Kizashi saloon that's already on sale in North America and Japan. In Europe, Suzuki's mid-size sedan will play in the D-segment rivaling cars such as the Ford Mondeo, Citroen C5, Toyota Avensis, VW Passat and Opel...


VIDEO: Truck Literally Drops Off Ferrari F430 Spider at Boston Dealership...

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 07:26 AM PST

We're pretty sure that when this truck driver's boss told him to drop off the red Ferrari 430 Spider at Ernie Boch's luxury car dealership in Norwood, which is located just outside of Boston, this wasn't what he had in mind... The expensive drop off was caught on camera by the helicopter news crew of Skyfox. Watch the video and weep for the...


Global Nightmare? Toyota Accelerator Pedal Recall Spreads to Europe, 1.1 Million More Cars Added to U.S. Recall

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 06:55 AM PST

Toyota's sticky accelerator woes are turning into a global nightmare as the world's largest automaker said today that the large-scale recall would spread to Europe while the company revealed that an additional 1.1 million vehicles in the States are being added to last November's recall of 4.3 million vehicles. The move comes only a few days...


VIDEO: 2011 Audi A1 - First Drive by FC Bayern Soccer Stars

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 06:07 AM PST

Being a direct shareholder of Germany's FC Bayern Munich, Audi didn't miss out on the opportunity to call in players of the famous soccer club to show off its new A1 supermini. The German automaker invited national soccer players Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm to get a taste of their yet-to-be unveiled premium supermini at an enclosed...


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