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The Zonda is Dead. Long Live the New Pagani Huayra! Official Photos and Details of 700HP Supercar

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 07:13 PM PST

After a series of leaked magazine shots hit the internet this past weekend, Pagani today officially released its new Huayra supercar model in a rather anticlimactic way. Designed to replace the much-hyped Zonda series, Horacio Pagano's newest creation is named after the Andean god of wind, Aymara Huayra Tata. The Huayra has a somewhat softer...


Tokyo Auto Salon 2011 Mega Photo Gallery [Part 2]

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 04:33 PM PST

Yes, what you are looking at in our opening picture is a previous generation Subaru Legacy with some very Audi R8-like touches. And that's just a sample of what lies ahead in the second part of our photo tour of the Tokyo Auto Salon 2011. All you have to do is simply follow the jump, sit back, click, and enjoy the view. In case you missed it, you...


Techart Rolls Out GrandGT Styling Program for Porsche Panamera

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 04:11 PM PST

Seen for the first time at the Auto Zurich Car Show last December, Techart's GrandGT styling program for the Porsche Panamera is now available for sale. The tuner's box of goodies include a full carbon fiber body kit complemented by beefier alloy wheels, and a variety of cockpit modifications. The exterior styling kit starts off with a new...


Swiss Researchers Show how Easy it is to Hack Cars with Keyless Entry

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 03:13 PM PST

For many of us, the thought of having our car stolen is too great a burden to bear. We assure ourselves by investing in alarm systems, secure parking and cars fitted with keyless entry and start. These cars, we think, would be harder for criminals to steal. How wrong we are. At the upcoming Network and Distributed System Security Symposium in...


VIDEO: Audi A3 Turns Into Icicle after NY Water Main Breaks

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 02:03 PM PST

An Audi A3 Sportback owner in New York City's East Village received a chilly surprise on Monday after finding his car literally encased in ice. The freakish incident occurred after a pipe broke under the street sometime during the weekend causing a sinkhole that formed a small pond around the Audi. The passing cars splashing water all over the A3...


NHTSA Probes 2010 Ford Fusion Over Wheel Stud Fractures

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 01:12 PM PST

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA] today announced that it has opened a preliminary investigation to assess a possible safety concern on certain 2010 Ford Fusion models, following four complaints that allege wheel stud fractures. Three of the four Fusion's exhibiting the claimed defect belong to the same 22-vehicle...


Aston Martin Launches New V8 Vantage S with 430HP and 7-Speed Transmission

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 12:32 PM PST

Aston Martin has announced a new addition to its Vantage family in the form of the more driver-focused V8 Vantage S, which is available in both coupe and roadster body styles. The new S models borrow certain styling cues from the V12 Vantage and also come with increased power, a new transmission and a tweaked chassis. "The Vantage S epitomizes...


Tokyo Auto Salon 2011 Mega Photo Gallery [Part 1]

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 12:31 PM PST

The Tokyo Auto Salon is Japan's equivalent of North America's largest tuning event, the SEMA show, and like its Las Vegas counterpart, the Tokyo event attract myriads of independent tuners as well as major automakers. In fact there are so many new production and conceptual proposals that it's virtually impossible to report on each and every custom...


New Volkswagen XL1: Diesel-Electric Hybrid Concept Grows Up but Becomes Even More Fuel Efficient

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 10:32 AM PST

At this week's Qatar Motor Show, which runs from January 26 to 29, Volkswagen will unveil the third and latest iteration of its two-seater diesel-electric hybrid concept series, the new XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV). The first two vehicles of the series were the 1-litre concept car unveiled back in April 2002 and the L1 study from the 2009...


VIDEO: Chevrolet's Designers Talk About the 2012 Sonic

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 09:29 AM PST

Revealed for the first time here in North America at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic will replace the Aveo as GM's new subcompact model, while retaining the Aveo nameplate in Europe and other international markets. In this latest video, the firm's designers discuss the styling features of the Sonic, highlighting the motorcycle...


Ferrari FF: New Photos of 660HP All-Wheel Drive Four-Seater Supercar

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 08:54 AM PST

We've already had our first look at the all-new Ferrari FF, or as one Carscoop commenter put it, the... hunchback of Notre Maranello, but the Italian firm released additional photography of its flagship GT model today. Basically, we get one revealing studio shot of an FF finished in a grey color and three images of a prototype development mule...


Infiniti Details European-Spec M35h Hybrid Sedan

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 08:22 AM PST

Infiniti has released preliminary specs and performance figures for the European market version of its M35h hybrid sedan, due to arrive in dealerships this spring. Boasting an impressive drag coefficient of just 0.26, the Japanese maker's first hybrid model weighs less than its diesel-powered M30d sibling and returns 6.9 lt/100 km (33.6 US mpg) on...


Kia Takes on Time Travelling with New Super Bowl Commercial for 2011 Optima

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 07:56 AM PST

This year's Super Bowl is just around the corner and automakers are getting ready to spend millions of dollars to draw the attention of buyers. For a second year in a row, Kia will be present at the event with a full marketing campaign incorporating TV, digital, print and social media as well as in-dealership components, all focusing on the 2011...


VIDEO: Track Action with the Ferrari F40 LM

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 07:13 AM PST

The heavy snowfalls paralyzing most of the northern hemisphere are just another reminder that enthusiasts will have to wait a bit until they'll be able to enjoy their cars on the track again. In the meantime, let us provide some driving "medicine" in the form of a video that shows the Ferrari F40 LM racecar driven by former F1 driver Jacques...


Porsche Announces New Limited 911 Carrera Black Editions

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 06:52 AM PST

The new generation of the Porsche 911 is in the final stages of development, but we still have some time before it dazzles its way to the motorshow catwalks. To keep the momentum rolling until its presentation later this year, Porsche decided to launch yet another limited run version of the current 911 called the Black Edition. This time,...


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