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Toyota FT-86 Sports Concept II: New Pictures and Video from Brussels Photo Shoot

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:27 PM PDT

We've already seen and gone over all the juicy bits of the near-production Toyota FT-86 II sports coupe, but the Japanese automaker's social media crew went over to the firm's European headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, for a new photo shoot last week offering us a fresh batch of pictures as well as a behind-the-scenes video. The second...


VIDEO: Here's the Funniest, Most Sincere Used Car Ad

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:15 PM PDT

Advertising a used car has become a more complicated task nowadays with some sellers even making use of social networks, YouTube and all that 'modern' stuff. One can't just put an ad in the newspaper and hope people are going to call instantly. The following video ad uploaded on YouTube by a Russian Lada owner demonstrates sellers have become much...


BMW Gives us a Video Insight into the World of Secret Prototypes

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:34 PM PDT

Ever wonder why BMW went from the bulky metal or plastic panels to foam and swirly sheeting on its secret prototype models or what goes on during testing of upcoming vehicles at Death Valley, California? Then follow the jump to watch a pair of official BMW videos that provide us an insight into the world of prototypes at the firm's Research and...


New 300HP Toyota Avensis BTCC Racer Revealed in the Flesh [with Video]

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:17 PM PDT

The two new Toyota Avensis "Next Generation Touring Cars" (NGTC) received their public debut on Thursday at the Silverstone circuit today, a week before the start of the British Touring Car Championship. The Avensis racers went on display wearing the liveries of privateer teams Dynojet Racing and Hughes Motorsport/Speedworks. The Avensis race...


Fiat Still Keen on Moving Headquarters from Italy to the USA, or so it Claims

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:54 PM PDT

In February, at an industry conference, Fiat SpA and Chrysler LLC Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne suggested that that the Italian automaker could eventually merge with its Detroit counterpart and move its corporate headquarters from Turin, Italy to the U.S.A. Soon after, Fiat's Chairman John Elkann, the grandson of Gianni Agnelli...


Watch This Space: High Performance Holden Cruze SS said to be in the Works

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:40 AM PDT

In Australia, the SS badge has a special meaning to Holden owners. Its most frequently associated with the Commodore large car and to a lesser extent, the ultra-rare Torana SS of the 1970s. It's all about big Aussie V8's and rear-wheel-drive. It's as Australian as Fosters beer and Four'N Twenty pies. So now, there's talk of a performance...


VIDEO : 2011 Peugeot 308 Facelift Commercial is the Next Best Thing to a Wet T-Shirt Contest...

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:57 AM PDT

You can never get it wrong when casting attractive women in commercials, right? That's what the people from Peugeot must have thought when they commissioned this TV ad for the restyled Peugeot 308. The car plays a very marginal part in the commercial, with the 30-second long footage being dominated by the Peugeot's owner, an attractive young lady...


Opel Launches Meriva Color Edition Special in Germany

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:59 AM PDT

One year and some 120,000 European sales after the introduction of the second generation Meriva onto the market, Opel is enhancing the small MPV's range with the presentation of a new special edition model. As its name implies, the Meriva Color Edition is all about contrasting colors. The small MPV model is offered in a choice of five hues for...


BMW Designs Luxurious Intermarine 55 Yacht

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:35 AM PDT

This ultra luxurious yacht is the work of Brazilian company Intermarine and BMW DesignworksUSA. Set to be launched in July 2011, the Intermarine 55 measures 57 feet in length (17.4 meters) and can accommodate six people and one sailor. Rooms include a salon, galley, three cabins and two bathrooms. Unusual design features such as the large...


VIDEO: Car Magazine’s ‘Oh F…’ Moment when Journo Breaks Ferrari FF

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:03 AM PDT

Automobile accidents can and will always happen, but it's one thing denting your personal ride and another when you smash a £227,026 [equal to about US$367,000 or €260,000] loaner car from Ferrari. And that's exactly what happened to Car Magazine's reviewer Jethro Bovingdon during a test drive with the brand new Ferrari FF when he came in contact...


Brilliant…BMW’s China Partner Brilliance Working on X1-Lookalike A3 SUV

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:28 AM PDT

There is no question that when it comes to automotive clones from China, history repeats itself. Following in the footsteps of Mercedes-Benz's China partner BAIC, which came out with a five-door hatchback closely resembling the Stuttgart firm's B-Class, Brilliance Automotive, BMW's associate in China, is working on a compact SUV model that looks...


Über Luxurious Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Puts Limos to Shame

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:18 AM PDT

It may look like an ordinary van that transports a boatload of people, but this Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is much more than that. Called the Brilliant Van, the specially equipped fleet of Sprinter limo vans belongs to a company called Brilliant Transportation. As you can see in the photo gallery, the Brilliant vans are fitted with four independent...


Chevrolet Rolls Out 2011 Cruze BTCC Racer

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:15 AM PDT

GM has pulled the wraps off its Silverline Chevrolet team's 2011 cars, with which it will campaign in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship [BTCC]. The two Cruze racers enter the 2011 season with a new livery, consistent with that of the WTCC cars, and featuring prominent sponsorship from Silverline, as well as a series of other sponsors...


SAAB CEO Jan Åke Jonsson to Retire, Victor Muller Takes Over Temporarily

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 05:41 AM PDT

Dutch automaker Spyker Cars NV announced on Friday that Saab Automobile's Chief Executive Officer and President, Jan Åke Jonsson, has decided to step down from his position on 19 May, 2011. The company said that until a successor to the longtime Saab executive is found, Spyker Car's CEO Victor Muller will temporarily assume the role of President...


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