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- Kia Officials Hint at New Premium RWD K9 Sedan Based on the Genesis
- McLaren's MP4-12C GT3 Racer gets 100HP less than the Street Version [Gallery and Video]
- Lexus Turns the Roosevelt Hotel into the World’s Biggest 3D Billboard
- Novitec Rosso Supercharges Alfa Romeo 8C Spider to 600-horsepower
- Is this the New De Tomaso Pantera? Mystery Sports Car Caught Leaving the Italian Firm’s HQ
- Hennessey’s Tire-Shredding HPE500 Supercharged Ram Truck on Film
- BMW Insider Says All-new 2012 M5 will offer All-Wheel-Drive Option
- Yugo…Grale Replicates Lancia’s Iconic Unforgettable Delta HF Integrale [with Video]
- Pininfarina to Unveil Coachbuilt Ferrari Super America 45 Convertible at Villa d'Este on May 20
- Volkswagen’s Little Darth Vader Uses the Force on the European Passat
- Volvo Launches Luxed up S80 Executive and Sportier-looking V70 R-Design
- Video: Peugeot EX-1’s Record Breaking Run on the Nurburgring
| Kia Officials Hint at New Premium RWD K9 Sedan Based on the Genesis Posted: 04 May 2011 02:11 PM PDT  South Korea's largest automaker, Hyundai Motor Co. is leaving no stone unturned in its quest for world domination. Having already pushed its Hyundai brand into new territories with the Genesis and Equus premium sedans as well as the sporty, rear-wheel drive Genesis Coupe, the Koreans now appear to be focusing on the company's second brand, Kia.
"We have an interest in all new models under development. A rear-wheel-drive premium sedan could be seen as a logical step from the Optima to the next level of Kia development," Kia Motors Australia COO Tony Barlow told Drive, an Australian car site. "It is far too early at this stage to be any more precise about the car but we will definitely maintain a watching brief," he added. Read more »
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| McLaren's MP4-12C GT3 Racer gets 100HP less than the Street Version [Gallery and Video] Posted: 04 May 2011 01:16 PM PDT  McLaren has announced full technical specifications of its MP4-12C GT3 racing model, which much surprisingly, has 100 horses less than the road car it's based upon. The racer uses the same 3.8-liter twin turbo V8 engine (codenamed M838T), but in a de-tuned state deliver 500 horsepower (down from 600HP) in order to "provide optimum power for a performance-balanced race car," according to McLaren. Read more »
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| Lexus Turns the Roosevelt Hotel into the World’s Biggest 3D Billboard Posted: 04 May 2011 12:19 PM PDT  The Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California, is one of the most iconic hotels in the United States, nay the world. Built in the 1920s, it has since featured in countless movies, television shows and music videos. So it figures that sooner or later someone would get the bright spark idea of using it as a giant billboard for their product. Enter the world of Lexus who, with the help of some cutting-edge 3D projection mapping technology, turned the side of the Roosevelt into a Michael Bay Transformers-esque advertisement for its new CT 200h hybrid hatchback. Walls shift around and rotate; gaping holes appear and flowers, roadways and other objects all spring to life out of the eighty plus year old façade. Read more »
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| Novitec Rosso Supercharges Alfa Romeo 8C Spider to 600-horsepower Posted: 04 May 2011 11:54 AM PDT  It may not be the best sports car Italy has to offer us right now, but Alfa Romeo's 8C Spider is certainly a prime candidate for being one of the most beautiful out there. That said, even Novitec Rosso is smart enough to know that you don't mess with a good thing with the German tuner focusing its attention on improving the Alfa's mechanical hardware.
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| Is this the New De Tomaso Pantera? Mystery Sports Car Caught Leaving the Italian Firm’s HQ Posted: 04 May 2011 10:55 AM PDT  During the Geneva Motor Show presentation of the De Tomaso Deauville crossover earlier this year, the Italian automaker's new CEO and the person responsible for bringing the brand back to life, Gian Mario Rossignolo, revealed that the company is planning to introduce a modern day successor to the Pantera sports car before the end of 2011.
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| Hennessey’s Tire-Shredding HPE500 Supercharged Ram Truck on Film Posted: 04 May 2011 10:35 AM PDT  The tuners over at Hennessey Performance have always had a thing for boosting anything that rides on four wheels. More recently, the Texas-based tuning firm applied its technical wizardry on the Ram Truck. The result is the Hennessey HPE500 Supercharged Ram, which as implied by its name, features a supercharged version of the Chrysler Group's 5.7-liter Hemi V8 producing 505-horsepower at 5,400 rpm. The tune include numerous standard upgrades such as a sport exhaust and Hennessey embroidered seats, along with various optional parts like different alloy wheel and tire combos and suspension systems. While we're waiting for Hennessey to pit the HPE500 Supercharged Ram against a stock Nissan GT-R or a Porsche 911 Turbo, you can watch the powerful pickup truck in some tire shredding action in the video after the break. Read more »
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| BMW Insider Says All-new 2012 M5 will offer All-Wheel-Drive Option Posted: 04 May 2011 10:04 AM PDT  Revealed in concept car guise at the recent Shanghai auto show, the new BMW M5 will not only be the first turbocharged M5 to hit the streets, but also the first one with an optional all-wheel drive system, or at least that's what an unnamed company insider told British car magazine, Autocar. The company official said the all-wheel drive model will be built around the upcoming V8-powered M5 sedan, but didn't go into any further details on the technical specs. Read more »
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| Yugo…Grale Replicates Lancia’s Iconic Unforgettable Delta HF Integrale [with Video] Posted: 04 May 2011 09:17 AM PDT  If you grew up in the late 1980s or early 1990s and were an avid automotive enthusiast, chances are you fondly remember the great Delta HF Integrale, arguably the last super exciting (from a driver's perspective) Lancia model.
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| Pininfarina to Unveil Coachbuilt Ferrari Super America 45 Convertible at Villa d'Este on May 20 Posted: 04 May 2011 09:06 AM PDT
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| Volkswagen’s Little Darth Vader Uses the Force on the European Passat Posted: 04 May 2011 07:22 AM PDT  Unless you've been living in some oddball world where the internet doesn't exist - in which case, you wouldn't be reading this anyway (…), you've undoubtedly seen Volkswagen's much praised Super Bowl commercial starring a pint-sized Darth Vader who uses the Force when he discovers the new, North American-spec 2012 Passat. Having garnered close to 40 million views on Youtube on VW USA's channel alone, the German company decided to bring the TV spot to Europe, and specifically to the UK to promote the seventh generation of the Passat that went on sale in the country in January. Not surprisingly, the only thing the advertising agency changed in the ad was the car. The campaign aired on UK television today and will run for six weeks.
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| Volvo Launches Luxed up S80 Executive and Sportier-looking V70 R-Design Posted: 04 May 2011 06:45 AM PDT  Swedish carmaker Volvo is expanding its lineup with the introduction of two new models, the top-end S80 Executive sedan and the sportier loooking V70 R-Design station wagon. Starting with Volvo's premium sedan model, a special badge on the C-pillar hints at the enhanced features inside, which include a leather wrapped instrument panel, ventilated soft leather seats with massage function, leather-covered door panels, an aluminum center console storage compartment and an analogue clock on the dashboard. The extra thick carpets and an optional fridge in the rear seat that comes with a set of Swedish crystal glasses round off the equipment upgrades. Read more »
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| Video: Peugeot EX-1’s Record Breaking Run on the Nurburgring Posted: 04 May 2011 06:20 AM PDT  On April 27, 2011, for the first time in the Peugeot's history, the French car maker set an official lap record on the Nordschleife race track in Germany. And this was no ordinary feat as Peugeot established an electric speed record with a concept model, the EX1 design study, which we first laid eyes upon at last year's Paris Motor Show.
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