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Honda CR-Z's Domestic Market Sales Soar - 10x More Orders than Expected

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 02:27 PM PDT

The Wall Street Journal reports that orders for Honda's CR-Z were ten times higher than expected. Honda was initially hoping for sales of 1,000 units per month in its home market, but total orders have now exceeded 10,000. With debuts in the US and Europe in the next few months, the Japanese auto maker seems to have few obstacles between it and...


2011 Lexus IS-F with Torsen LSD and New Options Arrives on UK Shores

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 01:40 PM PDT

Following its introduction at last year's Frankfurt Show, the subtly revised 2011 Lexus IS-F has made its way to UK dealerships with an on-the-road price of £55,595 (that's about US$82,900 or €62,150). For 2010, Lexus' premium sports saloon gains a new limited slip differential fitted as standard as well as new satellite navigation system,...


AC Schnitzer Shoes Up the New 2011 BMW 5-Series Sedan

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 12:09 PM PDT

To whet our appetite for what's ahead, BMW tuning specialist AC Schnitzer released photos of the all-new 2011 5-Series sedan (codenamed F10) fitted with the firm's alloy wheel proposals. For now, the German tuner offers four alloy wheel designs in sizes 19- and 20-inches for the Bavarian automaker's premium saloon. We're pretty sure that it...


Luxury Carpooling at its Smuggest: The Electric Superbus

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 11:39 AM PDT

Ah, those Dutch. I stand by my claim that they're some of the most beautiful people in the world, but that's neither here nor there. The point here is some Dutch design students cobbled (cloggled?) together a new idea: the stylish, electric, and 15-meter long Superbus. Hailing all the way from the DUT (Delff University of Technology), the...


Porsche Releases Four New Option Packages for Boxster and Cayman

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 09:57 AM PDT

Porsche is offering (at least in Europe) buyers a new choice of individualization options for the Boxster roadster and Cayman coupe with the release of two equipment (Comfort and Infotainment) and two design packages (Design and Design Sport) that add a host of bits and bobbles to the two cars. Starting with the Comfort Package, it includes...


59th Time's The Charm: Britain's Worst Driver Placed Behind Bars

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 08:26 AM PDT

The Telegraph reports that Britain's worst driver - 50-year old "mobile DJ" Thomas Feely - has been jailed for five months and banned from driving (yet again...) for an additional 12 months. Here are the numbers: more than 110 pulls (or, "offenses"), with 58 BANS. John Pickering, magistrates chairman, said this to Feely: "This is undoubtedly the...


[Not so] Special Edition Mazda Axela 90th Anniversary Released in Japan

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 07:42 AM PDT

Like most auto makers celebrating any type of anniversary, Mazda is on a "special edition" spree for its 90th birthday. And just like most car manufacturers, there's nothing really 'special' about any of its commemorative models other than their name. This time, Mazda has launched the Axela (known overseas as the Mazda3 hatchback) 90th...


GM Unveils EN-V Segway-Based Concepts for Mega City Dwellers

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 06:50 AM PDT

General Motors and its Chinese partner Shanghai Auto (SAIC) presented today a new trio of self-balancing two-wheeler concept vehicles that will be showcased in public for the first time at the SAIC-GM Pavilion at World Expo 2010 Shanghai that runs from May 1 through October 31. Called the EN-V, which is short for Electric Networked-Vehicle, the...


First of 500 Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition to be Auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 06:03 AM PDT

Continuing Chevrolet's tradition of offering the first production car of special models at Barrett-Jackson, GM announced today that the first of 500 retail 2011 Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition coupes will go to the highest bidder at the auction in Palm Beach, Florida on April 3. "The Corvette Z06 Carbon will surely be an instant...


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