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BMW Celebrates 25 Years of Technik with a Super-Gallery of Funk

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:48 PM PDT

BMW Technik GmbH (currently BMW Forschung und Technik, or Research and Technology) is celebrating 25 years of concepts, innovation, design, and technology. The people employed in the division are responsible for some of the zaniest concepts to ever come from beneath the Roundel. The subsidiary company was founded as BMW Technik GmbH in 1985. In...


Winged Subaru Impreza STI to Debut at New York Auto Show

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:37 PM PDT

Apparently, Subaru is in a teasing mode these days. Enjoy one of the shortest press releases ever: "The wing is back! Exclusive world debut at the New York International Auto Show" The Japanese automaker accompanied the statement with a single photo of a covered-up Impreza WRX STI with a jumbo-size rear wing. We assume that the forthcoming...


Lincoln to Reveal MKZ Hybrid at this Week's New York Auto Show

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 03:15 PM PDT

The Detroit News reports that FoMoCo will be revealing the MKZ Hybrid in New York, the Blue Oval's "first luxury hybrid".What you can expect is a Ford Fusion (or Mercury Milan), but with whatever passes for upscale Lincoln trim. Chris Lemley, owner of dealerships in the Boston metro area, says, "I thought they should have done it before."...


Kia Unveils Soul Safety Car for U.S. Touring Car Championship

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 02:59 PM PDT

Following its debut at last year's SEMA motor show in Las Vegas, the Kia Soul Safety Car has made its track debut at the U.S. Touring Car Championship (USTCC) that is sanctioned by the National Auto Sport Association (NASA). Kia's funk-o-wagon was modified by "GOGOGEAR" and it features upgraded suspension and tires, plus special strobe lights...


New York Show: Chevrolet's Cruze Lineup Grows up with RS, ECO Models

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 01:35 PM PDT

With the 2011 Cruze set to enter Chevrolet's American lineup and replace the quirky Cobalt, GM has gotten itself two big steps away from the bland-as-a-box Cavalier. Now, they plan on taking things one step further by offering unique packages that will hopefully allow it to compete with segment top dogs like the Civic and Focus. First comes the...


New York Show: All-New 2011 Infiniti QX56 Leaked

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 01:17 PM PDT

With the new Nissan Patrol-based Infiniti QX56, Nissan hopes to release a better competitor in the full-size luxury SUV segment than its lumpy, tumorous predecessor. From the pics, it's already way ahead of the game (barring the absurd, swoopy vents and lesion-like tail lamps). Wearing the manliest face Infiniti has ever put on an SUV while...


Airstream's Bambi 422 Trailer: For The Deer Hunter in All Of Us

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 01:00 PM PDT

While most people will be concentrating on the roided-out wagons and Euro-fighting econoboxes showing up in New York, outdoors-y types are probably more concerned with the recent British Leisure Show at Royal Windsor Racecourse. That's where Airstream - the people who make those retro Coors Light trailers - showed its redesigned Bambi 422...


Mercedes-Benz Makes the 2011 R-Class Less Painful to the Eye [27 High-Res Photos]

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:38 PM PDT

It's no secret that the segment-confused R-Class is one of the ugliest and less successful vehicle's in the history of Mercedes-Benz. Having already admitted this, the German automaker is now trying to give the R-Class a new lease in life by updating the crossover model where it hurts the most: the styling department. The 2011 R-Class' front end...


New York Show: Cadillac's 2011 CTS-V Wagon puts the Germans on Alert

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Cadillac has officially cranked its CTS Sport Wagon to 11, and it'll be on-hand at the upcoming New York International Auto Show. Powered by the CTS-V's 556-horsepower 6.2 liter LSA and billed as a pre-production show car (kind of like Buick's Regal GS), the CTS-V Sport Wagon will be previewing what Cadillac expects to have in dealerships before...


500,000th Fiat 500 Rolls Off the Production Line in Poland

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 08:47 AM PDT

In an important milestone for the new Fiat 500's history, the 500,000th example of the Italian automaker's retro-styled mini rolled off the production line this week at the Fiat Auto plant in Tychy, Poland, 21 months after its market launch. The commemorative model was finished in a so-called "Funk White" color and powered by a 69HP 1.2 engine...


Mazda Licenses Prius Hybrid Technology from Toyota, First Model to go on Sale by 2013

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:47 AM PDT

As the saying goes, if you can't beat them, join them... Not wanting to be left out of the modern craze for all things hybrid, Mazda reached an agreement with Toyota to license the (hybrid) technology used in the Toyota Prius. The deal, announced on Monday, will allow Mazda to use the key components of the hybrid system found in the top-selling...


Ford Focus RS500 Officially Revealed: High-Res Photos and Full Details

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:09 AM PDT

We were supposed to get our first official look of the new, limited run Ford Focus RS500 on Wednesday, but Ford decided to release information and photos today "due to the overwhelming interest shown", as the company states on its dedicated website. So what's the Focus RS500 all about? If you're the kind of type that likes getting to the point,...


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