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Salon Privé 2010: Live Photos from the Event [176 Images]

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:58 PM PDT

This year's edition of the annual Salon Privé event opened on Wednesday bringing together some of the most sought after classic and modern sport and luxury cars for three consecutive days (until Friday, July 23) at the lawns of the Hurlingham Club in Fulham, London. And while the show, which is in its fifth year, doesn't have any world premieres...


Volkswagen Unveils Redesigned 2011 Caddy Minivan

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 08:40 PM PDT

This is Volkswagen's facelifted Caddy compact van that enters the 2011 model year with six new TDI diesel and TSI petrol engines returning up to 21 percent lower fuel consumption, a new nose, an upgraded interior and added standard features. The exterior facelift includes a completely redesigned front end that draws inspiration from the latest...


2011 Kia Sportage Pricing Released, Starts from $18,990

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 07:40 PM PDT

Kia announced today that its all-new 2011 Sportage compact crossover goes on sale in the U.S. at the end of the July with a starting price of $18,990, which includes a $695 destination and handling fee. There are three trim levels, Base, LX and EX. Standard safety features include ABS, Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and six airbags. At...


Volkswagen Fox Mini from the Inside Out

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 06:28 PM PDT

So, how do you show off a car's redesigned interior without following traditional advertising guidelines? The answer to that question for VW's Brazilian ad agency, AlmapBBDO, was to turn inside-out (apparently via photoshop) the revised South American market Fox city car. If their goal was to get our attention, then they definitely succeeded. ...


Found for Sale: 1987 Yugo GV Sport with only 1,800 miles

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:42 PM PDT

This hardly ever used 1987 Yugo GV Sport (don't take the "Sport" part of the name seriously), which has seen a mere 1,800 miles on the road, is up for sale by a Las Vegas car dealer. The asking price is $14,500, which is a long way off from the car's original sticker in the late 1980s. The Yugo's short-lived American career started back in the...


VIDEOS: 2011 VW Jetta Hits the Road in San Francisco

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Yesterday we brought you the full performance specs as well as a new gallery of the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta. Now, the German automaker has dropped a B-roll video of the compact sedan with driving footage from San Francisco as well as the usual interior and exterior beauty shots. You can watch the video footage right after the jump. Copyright...


Novitec Treats Maserati Quattroporte with 590HP Supercharged V8

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 03:40 PM PDT

When Porsche's designers were trying to make a five-door liftback out of the Beetle, Maserati already had one of best looking proposals in the sports saloon segment; the Quattroporte. And while neither the 430HP Quattroporte S or its 440HP Sport GT S brethren are underpowered, the German tuner of all things Italian, Novitec, has come up with a...


VIDEO: One Big Russian Pothole

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:19 AM PDT

If you think the roads are bad in your area wait until you see this video that was allegedly filmed somewhere in Russia. Now that's a pothole worthy of a prize! We lost count of the number of cars, trucks and even buses that danced in and out of the pothole, evidently causing some serious damages to wheels and suspension bits. Watch the video...


Jeep Adds Off-Road Camper Trailers to its Portfolio

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:58 AM PDT

Jeep and Mopar have teamed up to introduce a new pair of Jeep-branded off-road camping trailers that will be offered for sale in the U.S. starting this August. The designs of both the entry-level Trail Edition model and the Extreme Trail Edition are inspired by the Wrangler sharing many parts with the actual model including tail lights, wheels,...


Got a Spare $250,000? 1980 BMW M1 with 27,000 Miles on the Odo

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:11 AM PDT

We came across what is quite possibly, one of the rarest and most sought after production BMWs, the iconic M1 mid-engined sports coupe of which only 451 examples were built between 1978 and 1981. This particular M1 is a 1980 model with only 26,999 miles on the odometer and it's offered for sale for $250,000 by a dealer located in Scotts Valley,...


Hamann Adds Some Bits to the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 'Gullwing'

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 08:04 AM PDT

The tuning folks over at Hamann Motorsport got their hands on the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 'Gullwing' and developed an initial assortment of upgrades. For the time being, Hamann's offerings for the Gullwing model include a new set of " 21-inch cross-spoke "Design Edition Race" alloy wheels in a black matt anodized finish with titanium wheel...


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