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- GM Upping the Ante by Offering Rival Vehicles for Test Drive
- Ferrari 599 GTO Price and Option List Leaked?
- Audi Enhances A3 Cabriolet's Range with 1.2-liter Turbo TFSI
- Ford Continues the Offensive: 2011 Mustangs Priced Lower than their one, True Competitor, the Camaro
- Old-School Datsun B210: Classically Efficient eBay Find
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta Configurator Goes Online
- BMW Announces Prices on 2011 5-Series, Up to $1,650 Lower than Previous Generation Model
- College Students Preparing Ford Focus RS for 24h of Nürburgring Race
- Nissan GT-R Official Safety Car for British Superbike Championship
- B&B Raises the Horsepower Bar with VW Scirocco R
| GM Upping the Ante by Offering Rival Vehicles for Test Drive Posted: 25 Mar 2010 01:15 PM PDT According to a report from Reuters, General Motors is preparing for try-the-competition test drives in Chicago, L.A., Philadelphia, and Miami. The project, called "Test Drive Studio", goes something like this: when consumers walk into a participating dealership, they'll be offered test drives in the mid-size Malibu and the Equinox and Traverse...
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| Ferrari 599 GTO Price and Option List Leaked? Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:45 PM PDT What is claimed to be the official price list for Ferrari's upcoming piece of nostalgia, the 599 GTO (see spy video here), has supposedly leaked on the web. Those interested are looking at an initial investment of €267,136 (~$355,000) before taxes and options. No official numbers have been released, but speculation points at around 650-700...
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| Audi Enhances A3 Cabriolet's Range with 1.2-liter Turbo TFSI Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:55 AM PDT The smallest capacity petrol engine in Audi's range has made its way under the hood of the European-market A3 soft-top convertible. Featuring turbocharging and direct injection technology, the 1.2 TFSI produces the same 105HP output as the 1.6-litre naturally aspirated unit it replaces, along with 175Nm of peak torque - a 27Nm increase over its...
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| Ford Continues the Offensive: 2011 Mustangs Priced Lower than their one, True Competitor, the Camaro Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:14 AM PDT In another move to get potential Camaro buyers to look elsewhere, Ford has announced that the 2011 Mustang's MSRP will be starting out below that of its crosstown rival. What kind of difference can you expect to find in your wallet? How about $535 on the V6 and before regional gouging? That's got to be worth at least an option or two. Official...
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| Old-School Datsun B210: Classically Efficient eBay Find Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:08 AM PDT Perusing around the internet tends to yield interesting finds, such as this supremely cherry 1979 Datsun B210 coupe which currently resides on eBay. The car is powered by Datsun's A14 1.4 liter engine hooked up to a 4-speed transmission driving the rear wheels. While the color combo leaves a bit to be desired, the really beautiful part is how...
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| Alfa Romeo Giulietta Configurator Goes Online Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:23 AM PDT Following the official presentation of the Giulietta at the Geneva Show earlier this month, Alfa Romeo has now launched an online configurator for its sporty hatchback. All you have to do is simply log onto Alfa Romeo's Italian website where you are given the opportunity to customize the all-new Giulietta inside and out. You can even play around...
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| BMW Announces Prices on 2011 5-Series, Up to $1,650 Lower than Previous Generation Model Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:18 AM PDT Today, BMW released U.S. pricing for its all-new 2011 5-Series saloon that will be offered in two flavors in the States, the 535i powered by a 300HP single turbo straight-six and the 550i with a new twin-turbocharged V8 producing 400 ponies. Both feature BMW's new 8-speed automatic transmission as standard, while a six-speed manual gearbox is...
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| College Students Preparing Ford Focus RS for 24h of Nürburgring Race Posted: 25 Mar 2010 07:13 AM PDT A group of students from the Cologne University of Applied Science in Germany are preparing a race contender based on the 305HP Focus RS supplied by Ford for this year's 24-hour race at the Nürburgring circuit on May 15 - 16. The students will enter the race-prepped Focus RS under the name "Team FH Köln Motorsport". It will be driven by a team...
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| Nissan GT-R Official Safety Car for British Superbike Championship Posted: 25 Mar 2010 06:13 AM PDT The almighty Nissan GT-R will be the official safety car for the 2010 and 2011 seasons of the British Superbike Championship (BSB). The two-year-long agreement between BSB series commercial rights holder MSVR and Nissan Motor GB will see a total of fleet of twelve Nissan vehicles comprising seven different models deployed in various roles in the...
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| B&B Raises the Horsepower Bar with VW Scirocco R Posted: 25 Mar 2010 06:00 AM PDT The sportiest Scirocco of them all, the 'R' variant, has received the tender tuning affections of 'B & B'. Starting with the Scirocco R's 265HP 2.0-liter turbocharged unit, the German firm offers three different stages of engine mods , with the first bumping power to 310HP. The next two stages incrementally increase output to 324HP and...
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