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VIDEO: Moscow Street Drifting with Nissan 200SX Pickup Truck and Silvia

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 07:12 PM PDT

In today's video find, we present a pair of daredevil Russian drifters swooping and sliding their way through the streets of Moscow, Russia in a Nissan 200SX ute [S13] and what appears to be a Nissan Silvia [S15]. The drivers are Evgeniy Satyukov and Geprgiy Stepanyan who took first and second place respectively in the 'Russian Drift Series 2010'....


SCOOP: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML Drops More Camo, Reveals Interior

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PDT

These are the clearest spy photos yet of the upcoming 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML, which was caught testing in Germany with minimal camouflage ahead of its market launch later this year The new ML could easily be mistaken for a facelift version of the current model as Mercedes-Benz's styling approach follows an evolutionary path. A closer look...


Caught on Tape: SUV Rear-Ends Sports Reporter During Live TV Shot

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:58 PM PDT

We can think of many things going wrong during a live TV show, but an SUV backing up straight on a reporter isn't one them. The indecent happened when '10News' sports director Ben Higgins was reporting live from Tucson, Arizona on the NCAA basketball tournament. Fortunately for Higgins, his cameraman stepped in and stopped the Chevy driver before...


Dacia Produces its 4,000,000th Vehicle after 45 Years

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:10 PM PDT

Renault's Dacia brand produced its 4,000,000th car at the Mioveni plant in Romania, 45 years after the company's foundation in 1966. The car with which Dacia achieved the milestone is a 4WD Duster Laureate in a brown finish powered by an 110HP 1.5-liter diesel engine. Since Renault took over the factory from the Romanian state in 1999, the...


Ferrari’s Website Celebrates Italy’s 150th Anniversary with Special Wallpaper

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:32 PM PDT

Internet users visiting Ferrari's official website today were greeted by a modified home page with a special wallpaper featuring a green FF, a white 458 Italia and this year's F1 race car in red, which combine to make a motoring version of the Italian flag. This is Ferrari's online way of celebrating the 150th anniversary of Italy's unification....


Meet the BAC Mono, a $130,000 Single-Seater for the Hardcore Enthusiast

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:10 PM PDT

The BAC Mono (as in monoposto, Italian for single-seater) is a brutal single-seater race car designed to bring formula racing levels of handling and performance to the street. It's basically an Ariel Atom or a KTM X-Bow for the most selfish of drivers that can (and probably should) be used as a trackday special or a one-make series racer. The...


1965 Shelby Cobra 427 vs 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia in a $400,000 ¼ Mile Race Bet; Can You Guess Who Wins?

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 12:26 PM PDT

A no-nonsense, classic American muscle car from the 1960s going head to head with a high-tech, thoroughbred Italian supercar in the ultimate quarter mile race. What more could you ask to make this battle more interesting? Well, how about a $400,000 wager? The story has it that Dan Bilzerian, owner of a 'tricked-out' 1965 427 Shelby Cobra,...


McLaren Combines Forces with SPC to Create Venge Aero Road Bike

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 11:28 AM PDT

McLaren, a pioneer of carbon-fiber technology, which it successfully uses in Formula 1 and on its MP4-12C road car, has teamed up with U.S.-based Specialized Bicycle Components [SPC] for an unusual project: building the ultimate road bike. Called the Venge, the race bicycle has an ultra-lightweight carbon-fiber frame made by McLaren Applied...


More than 280,000 Hyundai Elantras Recalled Over Air-Bag Problems

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:58 AM PDT

Hyundai has issued two separate recalls for its Elantra sedans over air-bag related problems. The first action covers approximately 95,783 Elantras from the 2007-2008MY manufactured from July 14, 2006, through August 29, 2007. In this case, the air bag control module may receive an unstable electrical signal from the seat track position sensor and...


Report: Porsche Cajun said to Launch in a 3-Door Body Style First, will be Based on the Audi Q5

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:58 AM PDT

*The above photo is a rendering from a Teamspeed forum member New details on Porsche's junior SUV have emerged a day after the company confirmed the Leipzig plant as the production site for the new car. German car magazine AutoBild reported that Porsche will launch the compact SUV in a three-door body style adding that the Cajun will have a...


Donations for Japan Continue, Fiat Offers €100,000, Mercedes-Benz gives €2 Million

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:02 AM PDT

The donations for Japan keep coming in, with Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler announcing today that it will provide €2 million (about US$2.8 million at today's exchange rates) as immediate aid for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in the Asian country. Daimler said it has approximately 13,000 employees in Japan through its...


New Punto 150° is Fiat’s Tribute to the 150th Anniversary of Italy's Unification

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:14 AM PDT

To mark the 150th anniversary of Italy's unification, Fiat has unveiled a special edition version of its Punto Evo supermini called the 'Punto 150'. Set to go on sale this April, the commemorative edition is distinguished by a bespoke honeycomb grille, the two-tone unique lightweight alloy wheels, "Azzurro Italia" special metallic paintwork and...


BMW Introduces One-Off 1-Series M Coupe MotoGP Safety Car

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 07:46 AM PDT

The upcoming BMW 1-Series M Coupe will serve as the official Safety Car for the 2011 season of the motorcycle road racing world championship (or simply MotoGP), which kicks off this weekend. The 1-Series M Coupe Safety Car is a one-off built by BMW's M division specifically for this race series, with the Bavarian automaker stating that only the...


Arden gets its hands on the New Range Rover Evoque, Creates the 270HP AR8 City-Roader

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 07:03 AM PDT

We're still a few months away from the market launch of the all-new 2012 Range Rover Evoque, but the tuning folks over at Arden have already unwrapped their plans for the British firm's 'baby' SUV model. Named the Arden AR8 City-Roader, the German firm's take on the Evoque includes a number of cosmetic enhancements and performance modifications. ..


Nissan Joins Forces with Signature to Compete in the Le Mans Cup with a V8 Prototype

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 06:27 AM PDT

Nissan has entered a new two-year partnership with the French-based Signature Group racing team to field an open-cockpit LMP2-class sports car prototype in the new Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC). As part of the deal, Nissan's Performance and Motorsports division, NISMO, will provide 3.4-liter racing versions of the its VK series of V8...


Amari Design Crafts Supercharged Bentley Continental GT with 760-Horsepower

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:53 AM PDT

A new company in the tuning scene called Amari Design has presented its take on the Bentley Continental GT through the release of two teaser photos. The UK-based firm's upgrade package includes a body kit, interior revisions and a variety of modifications under the hood. By adding a supercharger, a sports exhaust system and a new ECU, Amani...


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