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- U Spy: BMW’s New X1 ‘baby’ Crossover Caught Strolling in Long Beach, California
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Filmed out in the Open in Texas
- Celebrating 50 Years of Queensland’s Lakeside Park [with Gallery]
- Brand New Trailer for "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon"
- VIDEO: Geely’s McCar Bundles Four Seats and a Scooter in a Mini Package
- VW Remembers its First Diesel-Powered Golf, we Compare it with its Modern Day Successors
- Swedish Debt Office and GM Allow Antonov to Invest in Saab
- Aftermath: Chevrolet Suburban SUV Rams Ferrari California
- Seat Rumored to Start Production of Audi Q3-based SUV in 2012
- Mad Vandals Fill Airbrushed Range Rover with…Insulating Foam
- Chrysler Group to Repay $7.5 Billion of Government Loans by the End of June
- Sic…Lexus Becomes Official Supplier to HSH Prince of Monaco who will use an LS Hybrid for his Wedding
- Chevrolet Reveals 2012 Corvette with Modest Upgrades [with Video]
- New Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Debuts as Official Safety Car of DTM Racing Series
- Porsche Says Goodbye to the 997 Series with 500HP 911 GT3 RS 4.0 [with Video]
- Zagato TZ3 Stradale: A Dodge Viper ACR Dressed as an Alfa Romeo
| U Spy: BMW’s New X1 ‘baby’ Crossover Caught Strolling in Long Beach, California Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:27 PM PDT  While BMW is still keeping mum on when it will bring its smallest crossover model over to the States, Carscoop reader, Nick K., who is always alert for new models on the road, snapped this picture of the X1 dressed in an M Sport outfit during his daily maneuvers in Long Beach, California. "I saw this BMW X1 driving in Long Beach today followed by 3 5-Series BMW's. It had specially marked plates and it was beautiful," Nick told Carscoop. Read more »
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| 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Filmed out in the Open in Texas Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:10 PM PDT  In what could be one of the first public sightings of the brand new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle outside of a motor show, Youtube user JWalters84 passed by and filmed his short encounter with the car on a road in Laredo, Texas. What was it doing there? Well, who knows, but it's safe to assume that it's probably a pre-production model used either by dealers or by VW Group employees since sales of the third generation of the Beetle in the USA will not start until September. Read more »
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| Celebrating 50 Years of Queensland’s Lakeside Park [with Gallery] Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:29 PM PDT  Nestled somewhat innocuously behind a golf course in Pine Rivers Shire, South East Queensland, Australia, is historic Lakeside Park Raceway. It holds the distinction as the Queensland's first permanent, purpose-built racetrack and has sat - for fifty years - on the banks of Lake Kurwongbah. It is a monument to both motorsport and Australia's can-do attitude, having been built on a foundation of favors, borrowed equipment and volunteer labor - not to mention a former dairy farm.
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| Brand New Trailer for "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon" Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:13 PM PDT  Today we get our first look at the second, full-length theatrical trailer for Michael Bay's upcoming blockbuster film, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon". The brand new trailer provides us a deeper look into the story, characters and the action we can expect to see in the third and possibly final chapter in the Transformers franchise. While Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky, this time he will have to do without Megan Fox who was replaced by super-hot-model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Aside from the new (human) faces, we'll also see a fresh batch of Autobots and Decepticons wreaking havoc on earth, in space and on each other, with Michael Bay promising a more mature and perhaps darker story line. We shall see. The third chapter of the Transformers films opens everywhere on July 1, 2011. For the time being, follow the jump to check out the new theatrical trailer. Read more »
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| VIDEO: Geely’s McCar Bundles Four Seats and a Scooter in a Mini Package Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:06 PM PDT  At the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, Chinese automaker Geely displayed an interesting concept car called McCar, whose funny name reportedly stands for "Magic car" and "Motorcycle Car" , and has nothing to do with the famous chain of fast-food restaurants – unless you take into consideration the fact that there is a folding electric scooter sandwiched between the rear seats of the car… Read more »
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| VW Remembers its First Diesel-Powered Golf, we Compare it with its Modern Day Successors Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:15 PM PDT  In 1976, just two years after the introduction of the original Golf Mk1 that was designed to replace the Beetle, Volkswagen presented the first diesel version of its compact model, the Golf D. It was powered by a 1.5-liter four-cylinder diesel engine that put out 50HP at 5,000 rpm and 80Nm (59 lb-ft) of peak torque at 3,000 rpm.
Over the years the Volkswagen Group invested in this particular engine technology and today, buyers of the current, sixth generation of the Golf can choose from a variety of diesel powerplants ranging in output from 105HP to 170HP. And the results are quite impressive when you compare the original Golf D from 1976 to its modern day successors. Read more »
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| Swedish Debt Office and GM Allow Antonov to Invest in Saab Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:12 PM PDT  It appears that Saab's hopes of survival continue to depend after all that happened on Vladimir Antonov, the Russian banker who was forced by GM to sell his initial shares in Spyker for the Saab sale to occur. Spyker today confirmed that the Swedish National Debt Office (NDO) allowed Antonov to become a major shareholder in Spyker Cars, Saab's parent company. "This is a great day for our company and for me personally. We worked relentlessly for 11 months to achieve the desired result: restore the reputation of Vladimir Antonov, who made so many valuable contributions to Spyker since 2007 as financier and shareholder," said Victor Muller, CEO of Spyker and chairman of Saab Automobile. Read more »
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| Aftermath: Chevrolet Suburban SUV Rams Ferrari California Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:04 PM PDT  A crash is never a good thing but fortunately for those involved in this three-vehicle accident in Texas City on April 19, no one was seriously injured. According to a report from The Daily News, the driver of a big ol' 1987 Chevrolet Suburban SUV was traveling west on FM 517 with his wife and two children when he disregarded the red traffic light and crashed into an oncoming Ferrari California in the intersection. The Italian supercar was squashed between the Chevy and a southbound Ford pickup truck. Read more »
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| Seat Rumored to Start Production of Audi Q3-based SUV in 2012 Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:07 AM PDT  It seems that the VW Group's Martorell plant in Spain will not only build the new Audi Q3, but a similar version of the compact SUV for Seat as well, according to a report from British car magazine, What Car. Industry sources told the publication that the Seat IBX crossover study shown at Geneva this year will be built in the same plant with the Audi Q3, with both models to share the same platform. The production version of the IBX is expected to be introduced next year. Read more »
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| Mad Vandals Fill Airbrushed Range Rover with…Insulating Foam Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:35 AM PDT  The owner of this airbrushed Land Rover Range Rover was in for an unexpected and definitely unwanted surprise when his parked luxurious SUV became the victim of vandalism committed by unknown individuals. The incident presumably took place somewhere in Russia.
The only piece of evident, if you can call it that, is an odd message on the rear hatch window that reads "Thelema 666 is make me sick. Is a star. What a f***?" Follow the jump for more photos of the SUV before and after the attack. Read more »
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| Chrysler Group to Repay $7.5 Billion of Government Loans by the End of June Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:34 AM PDT  In order to pave the way for Fiat to reach 51 percent ownership of the Chrysler Group, the Auburn Hills-based automaker announced today that it intends to repay in full the loans provided by the U.S. and Canadian governments back in 2009 ($7.53 billion in total). The Chrysler Group said it plans to complete the repayment during the second quarter of 2011 (ending in June). The company will use money from a new term loan facility plus a new issue of debt securities that will be sold to institutional investors in a private offering along with proceeds from Fiat's recent cash infusion to increase its stake in Chrysler. Read more »
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| Posted: 28 Apr 2011 08:40 AM PDT  For those who still believe in the institution of monarchy and the legitimacy of kings, queens and royalty in general in this day and age (…some 2,500 years after the Athenians gave birth to democracy), 2011 will be marked by the royal weddings of Prince William to Catherine Middleton, and to a lesser extent, Prince Albert II of Monaco to Miss Charlene Wittstock. If you wondering what all this has to do with the world of automobiles, Lexus' European division announced today that it has received the royal stamp of approval from His Serene Highness [HSH] Prince Albert II of Monaco. The latter appointed the Japanese automaker as the official supplier of luxury cars to the blue-blooded residents of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco. Read more »
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| Chevrolet Reveals 2012 Corvette with Modest Upgrades [with Video] Posted: 28 Apr 2011 07:49 AM PDT  Chevrolet will improve the Corvette's performance capabilities with a series of enhancements for the 2012 model year aimed at offering better on-track performance and on-road comfort. The subtle performance improvements concern the Z06 and ZR1 models, while the rest of the Corvette lineup receives modest interior and equipment updates. Read more »
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| New Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Debuts as Official Safety Car of DTM Racing Series Posted: 28 Apr 2011 07:18 AM PDT  Mercedes-Benz and its AMG division continue to serve safety cars to the world of racing, this time with the refreshed C63 AMG sedan that will be used for the 2011 DTM touring car season. The Stuttgart automaker's latest Safety Car will make its premiere on May 1, 2011, at the opening race of the German Touring Car Masters season at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg. Read more »
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| Porsche Says Goodbye to the 997 Series with 500HP 911 GT3 RS 4.0 [with Video] Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:50 AM PDT  The new 911 GT3 RS 4.0 is Porsche's ultimate street-legal track racer and a fitting farewell to the current 911 series, codenamed 997, which will soon be replaced by an all-new model set to be unwrapped at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
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| Zagato TZ3 Stradale: A Dodge Viper ACR Dressed as an Alfa Romeo Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:30 AM PDT  We don't know if Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne's future plans for the upcoming, next generation of the Dodge Viper include the development of a corresponding Alfa Romeo model based on the underpinnings of the muscle car, but famed Italian coachbuilder Zagato has given the formula a try with its new TZ3 Stradale.
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