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BMW Drops the Top on Z4 sDrive35is Mille Miglia Limited Edition

Posted: 06 May 2010 07:28 PM PDT

Seventy years ago, BMW's racing division celebrated its greatest racing triumph so far in the world of motor sports by winning first, third, fifth and sixth places at the 1940 Mille Miglia with its classic 328. To honor this anniversary, BMW Group's Italian arm has created a special edition version of the firm's hardtop roadster called the Z4...


Buick Confirms New Models, Targets "Customers that Shop at Ikea and Drink Coffee at Starbucks"

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:37 PM PDT

The new Buick confirmed that it will be releasing a new compact sedan and small crossover as follow-ups to its mid-size Regal (pictured above in GS concept form). Well, at least now it's official. The three new vehicles are expected to help it move into 47% of the market, which will help Buick in achieving its goal of doubling sales "in the next..


SPY SHOTS: 2011 Chevrolet / Holden Captiva SUV with Aveo-esque Fascia

Posted: 06 May 2010 03:18 PM PDT

Chevrolet's European arm is moving along with the development of the facelifted Captiva that's due to go on sale on the other side of the Atlantic later this year. Judging by these spy photos, if not all, most changes appear to be concentrated on the SUV's redesigned front end that looks heavily influenced from the Aveo RS concept we saw at this...


VIDEOS: Ferrari's Chief Tester Takes New 599 GTO to Mugello Race Track

Posted: 06 May 2010 02:44 PM PDT

The last thing we'd expect you to do now is to read a recap of our previous post on Ferrari's "fastest ever production model", the new 670-horsepower 599 GTO... So without further ado, follow the jump to watch Ferrari's chief test driver, Dario Benuzzi, getting behind the wheel of the 599 GTO and tackling the firm's Mugello race...


Toyota May Release Hydrogen-Powered Sedan by 2015, Priced Around $50,000

Posted: 06 May 2010 01:40 PM PDT

Toyota claims it has helped lower the price of building fuel-cell-powered vehicles by up to 90%. With that in mind, the recently-tarnished Japanese manufacturer thinks it will be able to release a hydrogen car in the $50,000 range by 2015 (a time frame other manufacturers are playing by, as well). According to Bloomberg, Toyota's first attempt at...


Malignant Rumors: Audi RS7 Sportback with 580HP V10 Coming to Paris?

Posted: 06 May 2010 11:59 AM PDT

The Mercedes CLS-fighting A7 Sportback from Audi, previewed by 2009's Sportback Concept (seen in these pictures), is going to be debuting in Paris later this year. Rumors coming from Britain indicate that instead of the "hurry up and wait a couple years" strategy that usually surrounds RS models, Audi's 'quattro' division will be releasing its...


Chrysler Announces New Incentives: 0% Financing or up to $4,000 Rebates

Posted: 06 May 2010 11:17 AM PDT

The Chrysler Group LLC is the latest automaker to join the incentive war that car makers have been waging for the past month in order to increase sales to individual customers in the U.S. The Detroit company said that it has began offering 0 percent financing or discounts (e.g. Dodge Charger buyers can choose from 0 percent financing for up to 72...


Infiniti Confirms UK Pricing for its First Diesel Model, the FX30d

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:32 AM PDT

The first-ever diesel-powered Infiniti, the new FX30d is orderable now in Britain from £45,150, or £200 more than the equivalent FX37 petrol model, with deliveries set to start from July. The FX30d uses a new 3.0-liter V6 turbo diesel engine co-developed in Europe with other engineers from the Renault - Nissan Alliance. The diesel unit delivers...


VW to Present Two New Special Versions of the Golf GTI at Wörthersee

Posted: 06 May 2010 08:23 AM PDT

Volkswagen announced today that it will pull the wraps off two new variants of its latest Golf GTI hot hatch at the Wörthersee GTI meeting in Austria next week: the limited production Adidas Golf GTI and a potential, go-fast looking version called the GTI Excessive Study. Starting with the Adidas Golf GTI that's pictured here, the limited...


Opel Releases Corsa Football Championship Edition Dedicated to the German National Team

Posted: 06 May 2010 07:26 AM PDT

To celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa that will kick off in Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium on June 11th, Opel has released a limited edition version of its Corsa supermini dedicated to the German national soccer team. For the record the Germans were drawn into Group D where they will play their three first round matches against...


New Volkswagen Tiguan Match Edition Launched in the UK

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:54 AM PDT

Volkswagen is adding a new trim model to the UK range of its Tiguan SUV, the Match. It replaces the SE trim level and is available with a choice of two petrol (1.4 TSI with 150HP and 2.0 TSI with 170HP) and two diesel engines (2.0 TDI with 140HP or 170HP). Along with the existing standard specification of the SE which includes 17-inch alloy...


New Fiat Uno Ecology Concept Study - First Photos

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:37 AM PDT

The new Fiat Uno supermini was only just introduced on Tuesday, yet the Italian automaker has already unveiled a concept study of the car called the 'Uno Ecology'. As its name suggests, the Uno Ecology is a green proposal that uses renewable materials and comes with reduced emission and improved fuel economy. We don't have all the details yet but...


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