Wednesday, December 15, 2010

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Korean Designer Mixes Science and Nature in a Saab Sports Sedan Concept for 2025

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 08:11 PM PST

Earlier this year, Swedish automaker Saab was saved from the scrapheap by Spyker and a loan from the European Investment Bank. In spite of this, nothing much has changed. The stylish new 9-5 has gone on sale overseas, with the 9-4X crossover following in Q2 2011. And the aging 9-3 trundles on, blissfully unaware that anything has happened. ...


General Motors Begins Shipping 2011 Chevrolet Volt to Dealers

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 04:37 PM PST

On Monday, the first shipments of the highly anticipated 2011 Chevrolet Volt left GM's Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant and are on their way to select dealerships. According to the company, customers in California, Texas, Washington D.C. and New York could receive their vehicles in the next few days. "Today is a historic milestone for...


Silverstone Puts You Behind the Wheel of a Lamborghini from as Low as US$95 [with Videos]

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 02:55 PM PST

Suppose you are cash strapped motoring enthusiast living in Northampton, England. You live in a council flat and own a third-hand Ford Sierra RS Cosworth. You're earning a steady if unimpressive income of £180 (US$284) a week, of which you manage to squirrel away a small amount into your savings. From this, you deduce that your chances of...


VIDEO: First Official Trailer of Fast and Furious 5, aka "Fast Five"

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 01:41 PM PST

It's been long in the making, but here's the first official trailer of the next chapter in the Fast and Furious franchise. The fifth installment of the car-crazy film, which is being marketed as "Fast 5", brings back together many familiar faces from the previous movies including Vin Diesel as ex-con Dom Toretto, Paul Walker as former cop Brian...


Gemballa Returns with Tornado Tuning Package for the New Porsche Cayenne

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 01:18 PM PST

German tuning specialist Gemballa has announced a comprehensive package of goodies for the Porsche Cayenne called Tornado. This is the company's first creation since former CEO and founder Uwe Gemballa was found dead in South Africa, after allegedly being involved in a money laundering scheme with a wanted Czech felon. Starting with the bodykit,...


VIDEO: Chrysler Promo Compares New 200 with Chevy Malibu and Ford Fusion

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 12:29 PM PST

In what may be a sign of the times, the Chrysler Group is using bloggers, and members of social media sites and forums to promote its newest models on film. Here we see the company's latest promotional clip showing off the restyled and upgraded Sebring sedan, which as most of you know, has been renamed to 200. The video hosts a number of...


German Take on English Tradition: Volkswagen's All-Electric London Taxi Concept

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 11:24 AM PST

Over the decades, the London Taxi has become a British icon, just like the double-decker bus or the red telephone booth. However, this might change in the future, as stricter emissions regulations could threaten the aging diesel cabs. Volkswagen's EV Taxi Concept, which is based on the forthcoming Up! supermini, could offer a solution to this...


VIDEO: Ferrari 599 GTO Prototype Shows Some Muscle on the Fiorano Race Track

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 10:08 AM PST

A prototype model of the Ferrari 599 covered in black cladding has been snagged on film during testing at the Fiorano circuit. We're not entirely sure if it's a test mule for a replacement of the 599 or an updated version of the current model, possibly featuring Ferrari's upcoming KERS energy-recovery system which was first shown on the Geneva...


BMW 1-Series M Coupe Allegedly Laps the Nürburgring in 8:12" Making it Faster than E46 M3

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 09:06 AM PST

The BMW 1-Series M Coupe is pretty fast on paper. Reaching the 60 mph (96 km/h) mark in just 4.7 seconds is no small feat, but nowadays, it seems that performance cars need to have a respectable "Ring" time under there belt to command respect. Now, a forum member of the 1Addicts fan site who calls himself "SteveD" claims that the Ring time for...


2011 Ford Territory: Redesigned Australian Crossover Teased

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 08:38 AM PST

Ford Motor Corp.'s Australian division has released a teaser illustration of its new-look 2011 Territory, some six months ahead of the crossover's market launch. The current Territory is based on the underpinnings of the local market Falcon sedan and was first introduced in Australia in 2004 having received some subtle updates throughout its...


Saab Announces 9-5 Specification Upgrades for the UK Market

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 07:52 AM PST

Saab UK has announced some specification upgrades for its new 9-5 saloon series and more specifically, the Vector SE models. To sweeten the deal for buyers, the Swedish automaker has equipped the Vector SE with full leather upholstery, instead of a leather and textile mix, and larger 18-inch Carve wheels, which replace the 17-inch Blade alloys,...


Nissan and Mitsubishi Plan Deeper Ties, Expand OEM Projects

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 07:36 AM PST

Japan's Nissan Motor Corp. and Mitsubishi Motors today announced that they plan to deepen their business ties by establishing a new minicar joint venture in Japan and further expanding their OEM projects, to save costs and increase their competitiveness in the global car industry. Under the new agreement, the automakers will build more cars...


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