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Brabus: New Hot Wheels for 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS Sports Sedan

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 03:58 PM PST

As sure as the sun rises tomorrow, Brabus will present some horsepower crazy version of the new Mercedes-Benz CLS in the likes of the insane, first-generation CLS-based Rocket V12 that packed 730 twin-turbocharged horses under its bonnet. But for now, the German tuning firm is taking it easy simply releasing its alloy wheel and tire options for...


VIDEO: 2,000HP Ice Dragster is Not Your Typical Snowmobile...

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:14 PM PST

The record snowfalls of the last couple of days might be a sign that America needs a new winter season sport. And, after seeing this clip, we're pretty sure that ice drag racing could be a big hit. According to the folks over at Bangshift, this here is Paul Groth's ice dragster, based on a Spitzer dragster chassis and motivated by a twin turbo Pro...


Porsche Tuning Specialist TECHART Opens U.S. Subsidiary in California [Mega Gallery Alert]

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 01:09 PM PST

Good news for Porsche owners in America who'd like to have their sports cars and SUV models tuned by Techart as the German company has finally opened a US headquarters in Irvine California. "The new subsidiary ensures a faster product supply to all its customers and sales partners," Techart said in a statement. The company said that it its US...


Super Bowl Video: Suzuki Kizashi Chased by Evil Snowmen

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:36 PM PST

With the Super Bowl XLV rumored to reach out to a record number of viewers this year, it's no surprise that automakers are queuing up to take a shot at convincing potential customers to buy their products. Suzuki's focus will be on the Kizashi sedan, featured in a TV spot called "Wicked Weather". The clip shows the all-wheel drive version as...


Dynojet Toyota Avensis BTTC Racer to get 2.0-liter Turbo Engine with 300HP

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:04 PM PST

The latest news to come out of Toyota's BTCC camp is that Dynojet Race Team's Avensis racer will have under its hood a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-banger adapted from one of the Japanese firm's road-going range. The engine is currently under Toyota GB-funded development at the Northamptonshire laboratories of engineering consultancy X CTech. It...


VW Group to Display Up to Seven Concepts at the Geneva Show

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:32 AM PST

It seems that the VW Group will do just about anything to become the world's biggest automaker by 2018. After announcing a €51.6 billion (US $70.3 billion) investment plan last November, the Germans also want to showcase their future intentions at the Geneva Motor Show in March, by displaying up to seven concepts. Walter de Silva, head of the...


2011 Chrysler 200 Convertible to get its First Public Outing at the Chicago Auto Show

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:36 AM PST

The new 200 Convertible will make its motorshow premiere at the upcoming 2011 Chicago Auto Show, which runs for the public from February 11 to 20, Chrysler confirmed today. Essentially a re-packaged, re-designed and partially re-engineered version of the drop-top Sebring, the 200 Convertible will soon go on sale in the States with a starting price...


VIDEO: Mercedes-Benz's First Ever Super Bowl Ads Teased

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:14 AM PST

Continuing our online stream of the automotive-related ads of the Super Bowl XLV, we now have a trio of teaser spots from Mercedes-Benz, which will be making its first advertising appearance at the game. According to the German automaker, four new models will be featured in the ads, with two of them making their world debut in the 60-second-long...


Record Audience to Make Super Bowl Advertisers’ Financial Efforts Worth While

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 09:18 AM PST

Paying $3 million or more for a Super Bowl ad could be a stretch for automakers, even though the economic climate is slowly improving. However, according to New York advertising executives Peter Gardiner of Deutsch Inc. and Andy Donchin of Carat North America, a record audience is expected for this year's game, which means that, overall,...


Honda Officially Announces Fit / Jazz Shuttle, Sales Start in Japan this March

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 08:46 AM PST

Less than a month ago, we broke the story on the leaked brochure of the Honda Fit Shuttle. Today, the Japanese automaker came out with an official announcement revealing a cropped image of the car and stating that the larger and more practical version of the Fit (otherwise known as the Jazz) will go on sale in Japan this March. The new Fit...


Ferrari Unleashes Fresh Batch of Photos of FF Four-Seat GT Playing Around in the Snow

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:52 AM PST

Citing "outstanding interest" and "numerous requests", Ferrari has unleashed a handful of additional photos of its new flagship four-seat GT, the FF. This is the second time after the initial presentation of the supercar in late January that the Italian firm has published pictures of its first-ever all-wheel drive model, yet somehow we still...


Alfa Romeo Celebrates Support of UK Athletics with New MiTo Sprint

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:27 AM PST

Automakers find all kind of excuses to create special edition versions of their cars, and by special edition we actually mean better equipped models. For Alfa Romeo, the raison d'être of the new MiTo Sprint is "the continued support of UK Athletics (UKA)". Wonder what they'll think of next... Well, in any case, the new UK market MiTo Sprint is...


Hyundai Releases First Real Life Photo of the New i40 Mid-Size Model

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 06:51 AM PST

Hyundai today gave us a new sneak peek of its upcoming i40 mid-size model with the release of the first real life image of the car, which is scheduled to receive its world premiere at the Geneva Salon on the 1st of March. The new i40 will replace the older generation Sonata in Europe competing in the D-Segment with the likes of the Ford Mondeo and...


Mazda MX-5 Achieves Another Milestone as Production Reaches 900,000 Units

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:51 AM PST

The world's most popular roadster model ever, the Mazda MX-5 (also known as Roadster in Japan and Miata in North America), is celebrating yet another milestone in its enviable history as total production reached 900,000 units on February 4, 2011. This latest milestone was achieved 21 years and 10 months after mass production of the...


Toyota Announces Yaris HSD Concept and New Prius+ MPV with 7-Seats for Geneva Salon

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:25 AM PST

Toyota is going to have an interesting collection of cars at this year's Geneva Motor Show in March as the second and closer to production concept version of the FT-86 rear-wheel drive sports coupe will be joined by the Yaris HSD study and the new Prius+ minivan, which appears to be the European version of the Prius V with seating for seven...


Volkswagen Officially Reveals 2012 Tiguan SUV Facelift Prior to Geneva Motor Show

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:57 AM PST

Volkswagen has dropped the first official photos of its refreshed Tiguan following the leak of a single picture of the compact SUV that appeared on the automaker's public website on Thursday. But while we got more than half a dozen of photos, VW did not release any info on the 2012 Tiguan other than that it will make its world premiere at next...


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