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- ECOmove QBEAK Gets Our Vote for Oddest looking OEM Car of 2011 [with Video]
- Lexus LS 600h L Getting Prepped for the Wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco
- Toyota Overtakes BMW as World's Most Valuable Brand
- Mercedes-Benz Rumored to be Readying Monstrous G65 AMG Limited Edition with 612HP V12
- It Came from Britain: Delta E-4 Coupe is a 150mph Electric Sportscar
- Vilner Custom Studio Takes on the Smart ForTwo
- New Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS adds All-Wheel Drive to the Mix
- Mercedes USA Releases Full Details on its 2012 Model Year Changes
- Vladimir Putin’s Lada Stunt Turns into a Joke as Car Fails to Start
- New Hyundai i40 Sedan Bows at Barcelona Motor Show, gets 177HP 2.0-liter Engine
- Saab’s Deal with China’s Hawtai Motors Collapses, Future Once Again Uncertain
| ECOmove QBEAK Gets Our Vote for Oddest looking OEM Car of 2011 [with Video] Posted: 12 May 2011 12:49 PM PDT  If a Toyota iQ and a mobility scooter were involved in a head-on collision and rebuilt Tan Ru-style into a single vehicle, chances are it'd look a lot like the oddly named ECOmove QBEAK. Obscure Star Trek references aside, the QBEAK is one odd looking neighbourhood electric vehicle. It looks like one of the cars from the Test Track attraction at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and that's not a compliment. Read more »
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| Lexus LS 600h L Getting Prepped for the Wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco Posted: 12 May 2011 12:00 PM PDT  With monthly average sales of around 2,000 units this year, Lexus' cars continue to be a scarce commodity on Europe roads and we somehow doubt that being crowned the official vehicle of His Serene Highness [very sic…] Prince Albert II of Monaco will help improve the Japanese automaker's position in the market. Read more »
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| Toyota Overtakes BMW as World's Most Valuable Brand Posted: 12 May 2011 11:24 AM PDT  The BrandZ Top 100 annual study revealed that Toyota is once again the world's most valuable auto brand, after losing the position last year to BMW due to the massive recall campaign. Toyota saw an 11 percent increase in its brand value, which is now rated at $24.2 billion (€16.85 billion). The research company Millward Brown, whose global brand director said Toyota's recall had not affected consumers' confidence in the carmaker, compiled the ranking. Read more »
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| Mercedes-Benz Rumored to be Readying Monstrous G65 AMG Limited Edition with 612HP V12 Posted: 12 May 2011 10:53 AM PDT  The Mercedes-Benz G-Class or G-Wagen, started its life towards the end of the 1970s as a rugged off-roader featuring a body-on-frame construction and three fully locking differentials, one. And even though the base models continue the same formula today, somewhere down the line, a crazy AMG engineer had a eureka moment and threw in a powerful engine under the hood transforming the boxy 4x4 into a 3.5-tonne weapon capable of humiliating sports car in a straight line duel. Today, the most potent G-Class model is the G55 AMG fitted with a supercharged 5.5-liter V8 engine developing 507-horses and 700Nm (516 lb-ft) of peak torque for a 0-100km/h (62mph) in just 5.5 seconds and a limited top speed of 210 km/h. But that may soon change if we are to believe a report from Dutch website Autoblog.nl on a new range topping G-Class model with the G65 AMG moniker. Read more »
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| It Came from Britain: Delta E-4 Coupe is a 150mph Electric Sportscar Posted: 12 May 2011 09:30 AM PDT  Following in the footsteps of the Tesla Roadster, British engineering company Delta Motorsport has designed and built a new electric sports car, the E-4 Coupe. Powered by two electric motors, each developing 120 horsepower while only weighing 23 kg (51 lbs), the car has a driving range of 200 miles (322 km) on a single charge. The E-4 Coupe has been developed from the ground up with the intention to obtain a curb weight as low as possible, while considering the presence of batteries, which unavoidably add weight. Read more »
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| Vilner Custom Studio Takes on the Smart ForTwo Posted: 12 May 2011 09:04 AM PDT  You may or may not like Vilner's aesthetic proposals, but you'll have to agree that Bulgarian studio is a very good example of what a company from a relatively small country with no background in its niche can achieve with some hard work and smart yet efficient marketing tactics. You see, instead of focusing on the local market and waiting for someone to discover the firm's products, over the past year or so Vilner has been aggressively promoting every tune it has worked on. We don't know if this strategy has translated into an overseas income, but it has put the company on the map, and that's something worth noting.
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| New Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS adds All-Wheel Drive to the Mix Posted: 12 May 2011 08:18 AM PDT  Just when everyone believed that the 911 GT3 RS 4.0 was going to be Porsche's last version of its current 997 range, the Stuttgart-based carmaker announced yet another addition. It's called the 911 Carrera 4 GTS and it has been created by pairing the 911 Carrera GTS's powertrain with an all-wheel drive system. Available as a Coupe and Cabriolet, the new model combines the 3.8-liter engine of the Carrera GTS with the German firm's all-wheel drive Porsche Traction Management system. Read more »
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| Mercedes USA Releases Full Details on its 2012 Model Year Changes Posted: 12 May 2011 08:02 AM PDT  The past few months have been quite busy for Mercedes-Benz, with the German automaker having introduced a horde of new models such as the refreshed C-Class and the new SLK and C-Class Coupe, just to mention a few. In addition, the company has updated its engines and transmissions while also adding new features across the range like the new audio headunit with a 5.8-inch color display. In the U.S., Mercedes-Benz is planning a full attack this year starting with the launch of the second-generation CLS sports saloon in June. Today, the Stuttgart-based premium carmaker released a list outlining the arrival dates and the changes for its 2012 model year cars and SUVs in the States. Follow the jump to check it out in detail. Read more »
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| Vladimir Putin’s Lada Stunt Turns into a Joke as Car Fails to Start Posted: 12 May 2011 07:23 AM PDT  "What do you call a Lada that starts the first time? A novelty!" This is only one of numerous joke about Lada's cars and their reliability but to the misfortune of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the joke turned out to be true during an official presentation of the troubled automaker's new Granta small sedan.
Then, in a marketing fail comparable only to Volvo's unbelievable crash incident last year, Putin entered the car to take it for a test drive. He tried to start it once. He failed. He tried a second time, nothing. The same thing happened three more times until finally, the Lada came into life. Luckily for us, the entire incident was captured on film. Watch the video right after the jump. Read more »
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| New Hyundai i40 Sedan Bows at Barcelona Motor Show, gets 177HP 2.0-liter Engine Posted: 12 May 2011 06:34 AM PDT  This is Hyundai's all-new i40 sedan and it was unwrapped today at the 2011 Barcelona Motor Show. It follows the presentation of the i40 station wagon showcased at the 2011 Geneva Salon in March, and it's Hyundai's submission in the highly competitive D-segment in Europe with rivals such as the Citroen C5 and the Volkswagen Passat.
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| Saab’s Deal with China’s Hawtai Motors Collapses, Future Once Again Uncertain Posted: 12 May 2011 05:51 AM PDT  Another day, another deal gone sour for Saab and its parent company Spyker Cars N.V. Today, less than two weeks after Saab announced an agreement with China's Hawtai Motor Group that would have invested €150 million (US$215 million) into the company in exchange for a 30% stake, Spyker said that the deal has fallen through raising new doubts about the Swedish brand's future. "Since it became clear that Hawtai was not able to obtain all the necessary consents, the parties were forced to terminate the agreement with Saab Automobile and Spyker with immediate effect," Spyker said in a statement. Read more »
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