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Bugatti Veyron vs Nissan GT-R Take 2: This Time, Godzilla Beats the 1,001HP Beast

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 09:47 PM PDT

A couple of weeks ago we showed a video (see it here) with a Bugatti Veyron crushing a pair 730HP Nissan GT-R Switzer models in a straight-line duel in Moscow, Russia. Now a second video has appeared on the web with some Russian guys pitting the 1,001HP Veyron model once again against the Nissan GT-R at a drag strip. We don't know if it's the...


Mama Mia: Ferrari 612 GTO Design Concept by Sasha Selipanov

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 08:26 PM PDT

We acknowledge that a fair number of independent design concepts found on the web are of mediocre quality, but every once in a while we stumble upon an study that has us really sitting up and taking notice. The Ferrari 612 GTO concept by Sasha Selipanov of Berlin, Germany is one of them. A pure conceptual study for a top-end Ferrari, possibly a...


VIDEO: MINI Diesel gets V8 Roar Thanks to Active Sound Design System

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 05:47 PM PDT

Diesel engines have a lot of advantages over their petrol counterparts, the most significant being their impressive fuel economy and monstrous torque. But there's one thing they don't have and that's the right sound. However, the BMW Group appears to have a solution for the problem - albeit in prototype form for now. It's called Active Sound...


Fisker Latigo CS V10: Coachbuilt BMW M6 Found for Sale on eBay

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 03:09 PM PDT

For those that find the current generation BMW M6 aesthetically displeasing and/or a far too common sight on the roads, you may want to take a look at this second-hand Fisker Latigo CS V10 that's offered for sale on eBay. Designed by CEO of Fisker Automotive, Henrik Fisker, who worked in the past for Ford, BMW and Aston Martin, the Latigo CS is a...


VIDEO: Saab Tester Takes New 9-5 for a Spin on the Track

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 02:01 PM PDT

Saab continues to publish new promotional material on its freshly revealed 9-5 sedan. This time the Trollhattan-based automaker has released a video with Stefan Runquist, Vehicle Dynamics manager for the new 9-5, behind the steering wheel. Runquist took the executive saloon for a spin on a Swedish test track and offered an overview of the 9-5's...


Ferrari Boss Announces 599 GTB Roadster Special

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 12:38 PM PDT

The next new model to come out of the Maranello shop will be a roadster version of the 599 GTB supercar. Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo dropped the news himself yesterday morning during a special press gathering in Central London. "This is a very unusual car and it will certainly surprise you," said Montezemelo. "It's only going to be...


GM Recalling Over 1.5 Million Vehicles Worldwide for Fire Danger

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 11:14 AM PDT

A massive recall is underway for numerous General Motors cars and trucks sold globally over a glitch in the wind shield wiper fluid heating system that could ignite a fire. The recall concerns a total of 1.53 million Buick, Hummer, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC and Saturn models, with 1.36 million of those sold in the U.S. The National Highway...


2011 VW Jetta Teaser Site Launched, Reveal Coming on June 15

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 09:32 AM PDT

[Updated] Ford isn't the only company teasing the online reveal of a new model -the 2011 Explorer- today So is Volkswagen that has just launched a dedicated countdown page on its U.S. website for the all-new 2011 Jetta saloon. According to the German company, the sixth-generation of its bread-and-butter sedan will be revealed to the world live on...


2011 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG Receives Minor Cosmetic Updates

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 07:54 AM PDT

Mercedes-Benz's 510-horsepower-strong ML63 AMG SUV has received some rather minor upgrades for the 2011 model year. The subtle changes to the exterior include a newly styled bonnet with power domes, darkened bi-xenon headlamps with active light function and smoked tail lamps incorporating a clear-lens design and LED technology. And that about...


Volkswagen Group to Build New Factory in Foshan, China

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 07:18 AM PDT

The Volkswagen Group announced on Wednesday plans to expand its production capacities in China with the construction of a new automotive plant in at Foshan, in the Southern Chinese region of Guangdong. The new production facility will have the capacity to assemble 300,000 vehicles annually and will begin operations in mid-2013. "China has become...


2011 Ford Explorer SUV: First Official Teaser Photos, More to Come

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 06:35 AM PDT

Hidden somewhere in these cryptic photos is the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer SUV. The pictures were just released a few minutes ago on FoMoCo's dedicated Facebook page. They don't show much of the new SUV model but the plan is to slowly undress the 2011 Explorer through a series of pictures that will be uploaded on the much-criticized lately, yet...


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