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- Girl Power: Meet Japan’s Drifting Lady, Sumika Kubokawa
- VIDEO: Oprah Hands Out New 2012 VW Beetle to One of her Fans
- Ferrari Customers Deal with Waiting Lists by Temporarily Buying First Available Model
- Audi A6, S6 and RS6 Models Recalled Over Valve Nipple Crack Fears
- BMW’s “The Ultimate Driving Machine” Slogan Returns in Ferrari-Emulating Commercial
- Saab’s 900 / 9-3 Convertible Turns 25 this Year
- Seven Years On, London’s Congestion Charging Scheme Has Had Little Effect On Air Pollution
- Holden Begins Local Testing of New Cruze Hatchback
- Audi USA Promotes its Pre-Owned Program with Two New Commercials
- New Mopar Grilles and Alloy Wheels for 2011 Chrysler 300 Sedan
- Fiat Tries to Revive Bravo Sales with Better Equipped and Lower Priced MyLife Version
- Chipped Ford 2.0-liter EcoBoost Gains 40 More Ponies
- New Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 Comes with 235-Horsepower
- BMW Opens its First Official Parts Store on eBay UK
- Sebastian Vettel Wins Exciting Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix
- Aston Martin to Auction Ulrich Bez’s Rapide for Japan
| Girl Power: Meet Japan’s Drifting Lady, Sumika Kubokawa Posted: 09 May 2011 04:44 PM PDT  Who ever said that drifting is only for men surely hasn't seen Sumika Kubokawa in action. The 27 year old from Japan is a member of Team Orange, one of the leading drift teams in the D1 Grand Prix Series, and as you can see for yourself in the video after the jump, she certainly knows her way behind the steering wheel.
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| VIDEO: Oprah Hands Out New 2012 VW Beetle to One of her Fans Posted: 09 May 2011 03:58 PM PDT  Last November, Oprah Winfrey gave us our first tease of the spanking new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle during one of her daily shows by revealing the car's silhouette. Now, being that the show reaches millions of American viewers, and as everybody knows, Oprah has that special Midas touch when it comes to promoting products; Volkswagen had no problem to donate a brand new 2012 Beetle to each of the 275 audience members. Fast forward to today, the German have already unwrapped the third generation Beetle at the 2011 New York and Shanghai motor shows in April, so it's time for Volkswagen to create some buzz around the car with the release of a video showing Oprah handing the keys to one of the lucky audience members. You can watch it right after the jump. Read more »
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| Ferrari Customers Deal with Waiting Lists by Temporarily Buying First Available Model Posted: 09 May 2011 03:01 PM PDT  In Australia and indeed the world, Ferrari waiting lists are notoriously long. At one point the average wait time for a Ferrari 575M Maranello was as much as three years, as demand rapidly stripped out the brand's relatively small production capacity. Whatever is a cashed up Ferrarista to do?  Well, you could just buy whatever's available and drive that until your hot pink Ferrari 458 with the diamante-encrusted wheel arches and baby seal leather interior arrives. I mean, who cares about depreciation when you can lay down half a million on a factory fresh Ferrari? You'd be surprised how many Ferrari customers in Australia are doing this exact thing. Read more »
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| Audi A6, S6 and RS6 Models Recalled Over Valve Nipple Crack Fears Posted: 09 May 2011 02:24 PM PDT  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA] has released a recall notice for certain model year 2001-2004 Audi A6, 2002-2003MY S6 and 2003MY RS6 vehicles equipped with 4.2-liter V8 engines and manufactured from June 19, 2001, through June 8, 2004. Overall, 5,992 A6, S6 and RS6 models are being recalled in the States over a potential problem with a part described by the company as the rollover valve nipple. Read more »
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| BMW’s “The Ultimate Driving Machine” Slogan Returns in Ferrari-Emulating Commercial Posted: 09 May 2011 01:39 PM PDT  Back in 1997, Ferrari and Shell released a stunning commercial shot in the Mojave Desert in southeastern California, featuring a Formula 1 car being refueled by a Shell airplane. Fast forward to 2011 and BMW USA has remade the famous ad, albeit in a slightly different manner. Read more »
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| Saab’s 900 / 9-3 Convertible Turns 25 this Year Posted: 09 May 2011 01:22 PM PDT  This year marks the 25 anniversary of Saab's Convertible model that was first launched under the 900 nameplate and later on, the 9-3 moniker, which is still used today. And while the Swedish firm's current financial woes don't allow for a more appropriate celebration, Saab released some key facts and figures on its drop top model. The convertible's history started in 1983 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, where Saab unveiled a new concept model with a powered soft-top based on the 900 liftback. After gauging the public's reaction, Saab decided to introduce a production version of the four-seater model, which was built by Finland's Valmet Automotive. Read more »
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| Seven Years On, London’s Congestion Charging Scheme Has Had Little Effect On Air Pollution Posted: 09 May 2011 11:47 AM PDT  Congestion and air pollution are killing the world's major cities. Among them: New York, Beijing, Tokyo, Mumbai and London to name a few. And if you believe the most skewed of environmentalist hype, it's all down to personal transport. Only it's not. The UK's Health Effects Institute (HEI) recently released details of a study called the, "The Impact of the Congestion Charging Scheme on Air Quality in London," that shows that things may not be as clear-cut as some of us thought.
"From their comparison of actual air pollutant measurements within the CCZ with those at control sites in Outer London, the investigators reported little evidence of CCS-related changes in pollutant levels at roadside monitoring sites, where their modeling had suggested the most pronounced effects would be seen." Read more »
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| Holden Begins Local Testing of New Cruze Hatchback Posted: 09 May 2011 11:15 AM PDT  Following the Australian market launch of the locally made and subtly refreshed Cruze Series II Sedan in March, GM's Holden division announced today that it has began testing the five-door hatchback version of the subcompact model to fine tune the car before its introduction later this year. Holden also released two new photos of the Cruze hatch, which was designed by the firm's Port Melbourne design studio. Read more »
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| Audi USA Promotes its Pre-Owned Program with Two New Commercials Posted: 09 May 2011 10:30 AM PDT  Imagine buying a new car and being annoyed constantly by the car's next owners telling you not to do this or that in order to keep the vehicle in top shape. Not a very nice image, but thats exactly what Audi portrays in a series of commercials that promote the brand's Certified pre-owned program. Read more »
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| New Mopar Grilles and Alloy Wheels for 2011 Chrysler 300 Sedan Posted: 09 May 2011 09:26 AM PDT  Mopar, the Chrysler Group's in-house performance and styling brand, has been on the busy side lately having introduced several upgrades for the latest Jeep vehicles, as well as standalone versions of the newest Dodge Charger and Challenger models. Now, the Detroit firm's tuning division is onto its next project sprucing up the new Chrysler 300 sedan with a range of custom grilles and bespoke alloy wheel designs. Read more »
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| Fiat Tries to Revive Bravo Sales with Better Equipped and Lower Priced MyLife Version Posted: 09 May 2011 08:34 AM PDT  Fiat's slow-selling Bravo compact model has received a new version, called "MyLife" that comes with some minor styling updates, additional standard features and more competitive prices. On the outside, the Bravo MyLife sports a glossy black finish for the upper and lower grilles, B-pillars and fog light framings, plus new 16-inch two-tone wheels and chromed door handles and grille borders. The Golf-sized hatchback is available in two colors, Distinct Grey and Superb Red. Read more »
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| Chipped Ford 2.0-liter EcoBoost Gains 40 More Ponies Posted: 09 May 2011 08:20 AM PDT  As Ford gradually spreads out its new 2.0-liter EcoBoost turbocharged four-cylinder engine to more models across its international lineup, tuners are jumping in to offer their performance goods. And the easiest way to do this of course is by reprogramming the car's engine controller. Superchips Ltd has developed a new firmware upgrade for the European version of the four-cylinder EcoBoost currently found on the refreshed S-Max and Galaxy minivans, as well as the Mondeo. Read more »
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| New Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 Comes with 235-Horsepower Posted: 09 May 2011 07:34 AM PDT  This year, Volkswagen is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the introduction of the original Golf GTI in 1976, and to mark the event, the German carmaker has unleashed a special version, named "Edition 35". As with the "Edition 30" launched in 2006, the latest anniversary model benefits from an upgraded and more powerful engine as well as discreet styling tweaks that differentiate it from the standard Golf GTI.
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| BMW Opens its First Official Parts Store on eBay UK Posted: 09 May 2011 07:07 AM PDT  Being that in this day and age, most owners searching for parts and accessories for their vehicles will at least take a quick look on eBay, BMW's UK division decided to engage in e-commerce and open up a store on the local version of the online auction and shopping website, becoming the first automaker to do so on eBay UK. The Bavarian automaker said that this is the first time it will sell parts and accessories directly to owners as up until now, those wanting to pick up Genuine Parts have had to place their order through one of the company's dealerships. Read more »
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| Sebastian Vettel Wins Exciting Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix Posted: 09 May 2011 06:40 AM PDT  It has been some time since we last watched such an exciting Formula 1 race as the one held on Sunday at the Istanbul Park circuit. Even though the weather did not play any role and the winner's position was not threatened at any time, it was an eventful race. Behind Sebastian Vettel, who has won three out of four GP's this year, anything was possible. Mark Webber crossed the finish line in second place, with the Australian managing to overtake Ferrari's Alonso with seven laps to go, after the Spaniard held the second position for a large part of the race. Still, for Alonso and Ferrari, this is the best result so far this season. Read more »
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| Aston Martin to Auction Ulrich Bez’s Rapide for Japan Posted: 09 May 2011 06:12 AM PDT  In a goodwill gesture towards the people of Japan, Aston Martin boss Dr. Ulrich Bez will auction his company Rapide sports sedan at this year's annual Bonhams event at Newport Pagnell, with all proceeds from the sale to benefit charities providing aid to the victims of the recent earthquakes and Tsunami. The Bonhams auction house said that in support of this initiative, it would waive its commission the Rapide sale that will take place in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, on Saturday May 21. Read more »
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