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- New Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster in the Flesh and Undisguised
- Belmondo’s Chase Scene from Le Professionnel (1981)
- Report: Ferrari said to Skip 599 Facelift and Bring All-New Model Based on the FF in 2012
- Kia’s Brand New 40mpg Optima Hybrid Priced from $27,250
- Land Rover Ad Suggests you can get Away with Anything Inside an LR4
- Study finds the Most Vandalised Car in Britain is the Lexus IS
- New Hyundai i45 gets a Smaller Engine in Australia
- New Video Footage of 2012 BMW M5 Testing in the South of France
- VW to Launch New Luxury Sedan and EV Model in China
- Fail: BMW Driver Mistakes Loading Truck for Launching Ramp…
- Skoda's Winged Arrow Logo Celebrates its 85th Anniversary
- Ford’s Facebook Fans Choose “Mayhem” Moniker for the Mustang V6 Performance Package
- Mercedes-Benz Presents SLS AMG Emergency Medical Vehicle Study
- Volkswagen Transporter Tuned up by MR Car Design
- Mazda6 and Subaru Tribeca to be Axed, According to Report from Japan
- STaSIS Engineering Brings 540 Ponies to the Audi R8 V8
| New Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster in the Flesh and Undisguised Posted: 10 May 2011 04:38 PM PDT  Last week, Mercedes-Benz previewed its upcoming SLS AMG Roadster ahead of its world premiere at this fall's 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show with some teaser shots illustrating a subtly masked prototype during testing.
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| Belmondo’s Chase Scene from Le Professionnel (1981) Posted: 10 May 2011 03:56 PM PDT  Georges Lautner's 1981 action-thriller Le Professionnel is about a French Secret Service agent betrayed by his employers and left to rot in an African prison camp. After breaking out and returning to his native France, the agent (played by Jean-Paul Belmondo) begins plotting his revenge against the people who set him up. In this scene, Belmondo is attempting to outfox the French Secret Service agents following him. Belmodono's car is the red Fiat 131 Supermirafiori while his rivals are driving a black Peugeot 504. There are a couple of 180 degree turns, a handful of nice pit manoeuvres and the prerequisite shot of the Eiffel Tower for the non-Gallic viewers. The chase eventually moves to the grounds of the Palais de Chaillot, where we discover just how overused that, "driving a car down some stairs," thing was before Jason Bourne got around to it. Read more »
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| Report: Ferrari said to Skip 599 Facelift and Bring All-New Model Based on the FF in 2012 Posted: 10 May 2011 03:01 PM PDT  It seems the success of the Ferrari FF, the production of which for this year has already been sold out, will affect the 599 GTB Fiorano as well. But in a good way, since it is being reported that Ferrari has cancelled the original plans for a 599 facelift and instead build an all-new car as a replacement. The plan was revealed by Motor Trend magazine, which noted that the new car will be derived from the FF featuring a mightier punch in the performance division. Ferrari plans to launch the new car in late 2012. Read more »
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| Kia’s Brand New 40mpg Optima Hybrid Priced from $27,250 Posted: 10 May 2011 01:56 PM PDT  Kia is ready to talk pricing on its first ever hybrid vehicle in the States, the all-new Optima Hybrid, which we first saw at last year's Los Angeles Auto Show A sister model to Hyundai's Sonata Hybrid, with which is shares the same gasoline-electric powertrain, the Optima Hybrid will reach U.S. showrooms in June with a starting price of $26,500, not including a $750 destination and handling fee that lifts the cost to $27,250. By comparison, the hybrid version of the Sonata starts at $25,795, excluding destination charges. Read more »
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| Land Rover Ad Suggests you can get Away with Anything Inside an LR4 Posted: 10 May 2011 01:28 PM PDT  Land Rover vehicles are known for offering a high level of security to their occupants, but does that apply only to traffic accidents? Well, if we are to believe a new U.S. campaign for the LR4/Discovery SUV, the feeling of safety inspired by a Land Rover vehicle goes well beyond road accidents. Read more »
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| Study finds the Most Vandalised Car in Britain is the Lexus IS Posted: 10 May 2011 12:55 PM PDT  Bad news for Lexus IS owners across the pond: if you happen to own one of the Japanese brand's entry-level sedans, you're in possession of the most vandalised car in the UK. Runners up are BMW's Z4 sports coupe and MINI's entry-level One model. It's all been revealed as part of SwiftCover.com's Vehicle Vandalism Index (VVI), whereby the UK-based insurer analysed some 2,000 motor insurance claims. SwiftCover claims director Robin Reames explains:
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| New Hyundai i45 gets a Smaller Engine in Australia Posted: 10 May 2011 11:58 AM PDT  The Australian market version of Hyundai's Sonata mid-size sedan, called i45, has received a smaller displacement engine that becomes the new entry point for the range. The 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine delivers a maximum output of 121kW (162HP) at 6,200 rpm and a peak torque of 198Nm at 4,600 rpm, and is mated to either 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmissions. Read more »
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| New Video Footage of 2012 BMW M5 Testing in the South of France Posted: 10 May 2011 11:13 AM PDT  The hype surrounding the upcoming M5 continues with a new video released by BMW showing the Bavarian firm's high-performance sedan being tested at the company's Miramas proving grounds in the south of France. Given that the M5 is scheduled to be unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in September, these are probably the final rounds of testing before production begins. Read more »
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| VW to Launch New Luxury Sedan and EV Model in China Posted: 10 May 2011 10:30 AM PDT  Lending even more evidence to China's growing importance for automakers, Volkswagen is planning to develop two new bespoke vehicles, one with each of its partners in the Middle Kingdom, Autonews said in a report today. Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., which is a joint venture between China's SAIC Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, will produce a new luxury sedan, while VW's second joint venture in the country with the China FAW Group Corp., FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co., will develop a dedicated electric vehicle for the partnership's newly launched Kali brand. Read more »
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| Fail: BMW Driver Mistakes Loading Truck for Launching Ramp… Posted: 10 May 2011 02:51 PM PDT  Here is yet another failed attempt to load a vehicle on a truck. In fact, this one is much worse –albeit far less costly- than the Porsche Carrera GT incident we showed you back in April. This time, the protagonist is a BMW - from what we can tell in this grainy video, an E36 3-Series Coupe. As you can see for yourself in the surveillance footage in the video after the break, the driver of the bimmer, slammed the pedal to the metal as he was going up the ramp, and the result, well, let's just say is painful yet humorous at the same time. Read more »
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| Skoda's Winged Arrow Logo Celebrates its 85th Anniversary Posted: 10 May 2011 09:27 AM PDT  Skoda is renowned for being one of the oldest car manufacturers in the world, having been established in 1895. The Czech brand, which now belongs to the Volkswagen Group, also has one of the oldest logos. Today, the maker's winged arrow emblem turned 85. On May 10, 1926, the first Skoda car to wear the logo was produced in the Mlada Boleslav plant and delivered to the president of Czechoslovakia, Tomas Masaryk. Read more »
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| Ford’s Facebook Fans Choose “Mayhem” Moniker for the Mustang V6 Performance Package Posted: 10 May 2011 08:29 AM PDT  Ford held a contest on its official Mustang Facebook page asking fans to suggest a name for the new V6 Performance Package. More than 3,000 submissions were made and nearly 6,700 users installed the "You Name It" app that let them take part in the contest. Some 1.4 million fans were then asked to vote with the winning name being "Mayhem Mustang Package". The top-voted submission came from Jeremy Marler from North Carolina, who won a three-year lease on a 2012 Mustang, equipped of course with the Mayhem Mustang Package. Read more »
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| Mercedes-Benz Presents SLS AMG Emergency Medical Vehicle Study Posted: 10 May 2011 07:59 AM PDT  We are not quite sure what you would do with a two-door, low riding, Gullwing-door emergency medical vehicle with a boot capacity of just 176 liters, other than to reach an accident scene in a flash, but even if that's the case, we assume a motorcycle would be a better choice. Then again, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Emergency Medical Vehicle is just a pure study and it will make its world premiere at this week's 2011 RETTmobil in Germany. The show is the largest European trade fair for rescue and mobility and it runs from May 11 to 13. Read more »
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| Volkswagen Transporter Tuned up by MR Car Design Posted: 10 May 2011 07:14 AM PDT  Just because Volkswagen's Transporter can be used in a professional manner moving goods, people or even both, doesn't mean that tuners aren't paying attention to it. On the contrary, the Transporter has received a lot of tuning love over the many years it has been in production. The tuning proposal for the pre-facelift Transporter you see pictured here comes from German aftermarket specialist, MR Car Design. Read more »
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| Mazda6 and Subaru Tribeca to be Axed, According to Report from Japan Posted: 10 May 2011 06:42 AM PDT  Mazda and Subaru may soon be forced to axe two of their models in the US market, the Mazda6 mid-size vehicle and the Subaru Tribeca SUV, due to low volumes that undermine the efficiency of the U.S. plants that they are built in, according to a newspaper report from Japan's business daily Nikkan Kogyo. It should be noted though that spokesmen for both companies declined to comment on the report.
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| STaSIS Engineering Brings 540 Ponies to the Audi R8 V8 Posted: 10 May 2011 05:48 AM PDT  After the 710HP Audi R8 V10 we told you about earlier this year, American aftermarket specialists at STaSIS Engineering introduced to the UK another upgrade for the German sports car, albeit this time for the V8-powered model. At 540HP, the Audi R8 V8 Challenge Extreme Edition has 120 more horsepower than the standard V8 model and 15 more horsepower than the V10 factory version. STaSIS says the car also features an upgraded suspension response and handling abilities. Read more »
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