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That's Gotta Hurt: Tree Falls on New Aston Martin Rapide Sedan and Bentley Continental Supersports

Posted: 28 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Here's a sight that no driver would like to see his car in, even more so if the vehicles in question are a spanking-new $200,000+ Aston Martin Rapide sports saloon and a Bentley Continental Supersports. According to Joel Feder (the man who took these photos), the incident happened at the Midwestern Automotive Media Association earlier this week...


Designer Revives Ford Thunderbird with Hardtop Roadster Concept

Posted: 28 May 2010 02:32 PM PDT

The last time we saw the Thunderbird nameplate in Ford's lineup was in 2005, and from what we know, the Detroit automaker has no immediate plans to revive it. Nevertheless, this hasn't stopped Brazilian designer Eduardo Oliveira from coming up with a conceptual proposal for a new Ford Thunderbird model with a retractable hardtop. Although a...


VIDEO: Drunk Driver Simply Refuses to Stop, "Crashes" Serbian Parliament!

Posted: 28 May 2010 01:27 PM PDT

It may look like a commercial for the Citroen C5, but it's not. What you see going on here in this amateur video is an unbelievable incident that took place (literally) in front of the Serbian parliamentary building. It all started when a middle-aged man (evidently intoxicated) in a Citroen C5 drove his car on the opposite side of the road. A...


Spyker Searching for a Partner to Build Modern-Day SAAB 92

Posted: 28 May 2010 11:44 AM PDT

Saab's automobile range may be expanded in the near future with a new small car inspired by the Swedish firm's teardrop-shaped 92 model of the 1950s if the company's CEO Victor Muller gets his way. In a telephone interview with Bloomberg, Muller revealed that his company is in talks with automakers to share technology and a platform for the...


One-Off 1960 Pininfarina X Concept up for Sale

Posted: 28 May 2010 11:13 AM PDT

No, this isn't the real-life car of George Jetson. It's the 1960 Pininfarina X, a futuristic concept from the famous Italian design house for a four-door saloon with three wheels and an aerodynamically shaped body that was said to achieve a drag coefficient of 0,23. Pininfarina's concept model features a 43HP Fiat engine of the same era. We don't...


New Kia Soul Edition Irmscher 001

Posted: 28 May 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Another day, another special edition version of the Kia Soul. This one comes from Germany and it's the result of the cooperation between the South Korean automaker and the tuning house Irmscher. Called the "Edition Irmscher 001", the package adds a variety of features including two-tone leather seats with red or graphite-colored diamond quilting...


SCOOP: Opel's Sexy-Looking Three-door Astra GTC Caught out in the Open

Posted: 28 May 2010 08:29 AM PDT

The new Astra range continues to expand. Following a series of spy shots and videos of the Sports Tourer model, our man with the long-lens has snapped the dramatically styled replacement to the three-door Opel / Vauxhall Astra GTC while out and about in Germany. Due to be revealed at the Paris Motor Show in October before arriving in most...


New Alfa Romeo Giulietta Brochure

Posted: 28 May 2010 07:29 AM PDT

We've already brought you heaps of images of Alfa Romeo's new Giulietta hatch (click here for the gallery), but we thought you might also be interested in the car's official brochure. Unfortunately, the English version of the brochure was only 6-pages long, so we opted to upload photos of the Italian edition which is more comprehensive. Follow the...


VW Develops Customer Magazine as an App for Apple's iPad

Posted: 28 May 2010 06:40 AM PDT

Volkswagen is the latest automaker to jump into the bandwagon of Apple's iPad by developing a digital customer magazine as an app specially for the tablet computer. The magazine goes by the name DAS, which stands for "Digital Automotive Space". It will be published quarterly in five languages and will be accessible throughout Europe. "DAS is an...


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