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Subaru to Launch New Impreza WRX STI Sedan and Impreza XV in Japan

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:29 PM PDT

Following on from the world premiere of the four-door sedan version of the 2011 Impreza WRX STI at the New York Auto Show in April and the Impreza XV crossover at the Geneva Motor Show in March, Subaru has confirmed that both cars will be offered in Japan with sales set to begin this June. The Japanese automaker did not release any more details...


Dodge Challenger: 40 Years in Pictures

Posted: 27 May 2010 04:24 PM PDT

Challenger turns 40-ish this year. Well, actually, it's like a 40-year range over which the Challenger name was used a few times and to celebrate, Chrysler has given a photo-run-through of the model's rich history. Over the course of its first generation, ranging from 1970-74, the Challenger was offered with an inline six-cylinder and many...


Report: Ford Planning to Kill Mercury Division, Maybe as Soon as Year's End

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:33 PM PDT

Mercury, the maker of higher grade Ford models with waterfall grilles such as the Milan and Grande Marquis, will have the same fate of GM's Pontiac and Saturn brands, according to a report from Bloomberg citing two unnamed people familiar with the plan. The news agency said that Ford Motor Co executives could ask the automaker's board of...


Russia's Met-R Creates the BMW X6 Interceptor

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:09 PM PDT

Here are some photos of a BMW X6 wide-body kit designed by Zaur Khalilov of Zaoor Design. Created for Met-R, a Moscow-based tuning shop, it's called the Interceptor. As with any X6-based work, the actual work has to be evaluated (not the car). The Interceptor's nose is nice and aggressive, and those vertical driving lights just add to it. Even the...


VIDEO: Bucket Head Jumps Russian "VIP" Car Over Illegal Use of Police-Like Light to Cut Through Traffic

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:16 PM PDT

It seems that obnoxious neo-rich "VIP" Russians are (illegally) using the same kind of flashing blue rooftop lights found on official government vehicles to cut through traffic, and this is starting to get on the nerves of everyday people. One man in Moscow decided to take action by putting a bucket on his head and climbing over one of these...


Nissan Prices Juke Crossover from £12,795 in Britain

Posted: 27 May 2010 11:21 AM PDT

Nissan's controversially styled Juke compact crossover model will be priced from £12,795 OTR when it goes on sale in the UK in late September, the automaker announced today (see U.S.-market version here). This means that Nissan is targeting buyers in the supermini segment with the Juke. For example, the new Ford Fiesta starts from £11,645, but...


Infiniti Developing 'IPL' Performance Division?

Posted: 27 May 2010 09:58 AM PDT

Does Infiniti dare take on the likes of BMW's M, Mercedes-Benz's AMG, and Audi's S/RS/quattro? Probably not immediately, but recent reports indicate that something performance-minded is going on at Nissan's luxury brand. Infiniti has begun the process of establishing IPL, or the Infiniti Performance Line. IPL is likely to be much like Nismo,...


Another Pointless 90th Anniversary Special from Mazda: New Biante 20S NAVI

Posted: 27 May 2010 09:35 AM PDT

This year marks the 90th anniversary of Mazda, and to celebrate, the Japanese automaker is building all sorts of (supposedly) special edition cars for its home market. The latest commemorative model is the JDM-only Biante 20S Navi Special that goes on sale today in a limited run of 400 units. But like most of Mazda's Japanese-market 90th...


Is Bentley Considering a Shooting Brake Model?

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:46 AM PDT

Car and Driver had a chance to sit down with VW board member Stuart McCullough. In regards to future Bentley models, he said, "We have an idea in the back of our minds that we may yet bring to market." Of course, this immediately led to whisperings and theories of a possible Continental Shooting Brake like Carozzeria Touring Superleggera's...


Daimler and BYD Join Forces, Create a New Brand with Electric Cars for China

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:56 AM PDT

Chinese automaker BYD (Build Your Dreams) and Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler AG have set up a new joint venture called "Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. Ltd," to develop electric vehicles for China. The two companies said that they are planning to invest a total of 600 million yuan (US$87.9 million) in the 50-50 partnership in...


UK Debut for All-Electric Fiat 500 Atomik at Salon Privé

Posted: 27 May 2010 07:30 AM PDT

The annual Salon Privé, a luxury supercar event and Concours d'Elégance that takes place this year in London from 21-23 July, will be hosting the UK debut of the all-electric Atomik 500. Created by Paris-based maker, Atomik Cars, the Fiat-500 based model gets two electric motors, one up front producing 80kW and 840Nm (619 lb-ft), and one at the...


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