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- Chevrolet Prices New Cruze 5d Hatchback from £13,995 in the UK
- Nissan to Design, Engineer and Build Next Qashqai in Britain
- New Scoop Photos Shed More Light on 2012 BMW 3-Series Sedan
- Pagani Designer Envisions an Electric Sports Coupe
- Audi Begins Production of New Q3 SUV in Spain
- Hyundai Rumored to Debut New Elantra Coupe at 2011 LA Auto Show
- Land Rover Discovery 4 gets a Light Styling Makeover from Project Kahn
- U.S. Government Focusing in on Web Gadgets that Distract Drivers
- 2012 BMW 1-Series M Coupe hits the Tuning Scene
- And the Unluckiest Car in Britain is…the Honda FR-V
- 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML Class: First Official Photos hit the Web
- Embarrassing Motorcycle Flip-Fail Caught on Tape
- GM Shows 2012 Chevy Impala Police Car with 302HP V6, Says its 28% More Fuel Efficient than Ford Crown Vic
- Volkswagen Drops Pricing on 2012 Beetle, Starts from $19,765
- Mazda to Debut New BT-50 Freestyle with RX-8-esque Door Configuration at Melbourne Auto Show
- Forza Motorsport 4: Here’s how they Record Car Engine Sounds
- Volkswagen Announces Super Efficient 68.9mpg Passat BlueMotion for the UK
- Aston Martin to Move Production of Rapide from Austria to the UK
| Chevrolet Prices New Cruze 5d Hatchback from £13,995 in the UK Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT  The new Cruze hatchback will arrive in Chevrolet's UK dealerships next month with on-the-road prices starting from £13,995 (US$23,000), the automaker announced today. Customers can choose from three engines including two petrol units, a 124HP 1.6-liter and a 141HP 1.8-liter, and a 2.0-liter turbo diesel delivering 163-horsepower. All engines can be coupled to either a manual gearbox or an automatic transmission. Read more »
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| Nissan to Design, Engineer and Build Next Qashqai in Britain Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:19 AM PDT  The second generation of Nissan's big-selling in Europe Qashqai crossover will be designed, engineered and built in Britain, the Japanese automaker's CEO Carols Ghosn announced today during a meeting with UK Prime Minister David Cameron. Nissan said it will spend £192 million (US$315 million or €215 million) for the new Qashqai, safeguarding 6,000 jobs, both direct and indirect through the UK supply chain. Read more »
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| New Scoop Photos Shed More Light on 2012 BMW 3-Series Sedan Posted: 07 Jun 2011 05:59 PM PDT  With the new 1-Series out in the open, it is time for us now to take a look at the next car in line for replacement in BMW's range, the 3-Series sedan with these freshly shot spy photos. As we're nearing closer to the launch, BMW continues to peel away the disguise with the latest F30 prototype having shed not only plenty of swirly decals but also the fake front and rear end additions giving us a better look of the car's styling.
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| Pagani Designer Envisions an Electric Sports Coupe Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:48 PM PDT  Now this is more like it. Antonio Bruno's Electrodynamics Concept is an acrylic-bodied electric sports car design study for the 21st century. To me it sort of looks like an unlikely crossbreed between a Lamborghini Espada and a Hyundai Genesis Coupe, or maybe a next-generation Tesla Motors model. Bruno describes it thusly: "The absence of a brand reference has contributed to the free forms and is totally devoted to aerodynamic influences and perceptions typical of product design. The upper dome is formed from a tinted acrylic component that stretches up to the front bumper, where it could hide the additional headlights." Read more »
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| Audi Begins Production of New Q3 SUV in Spain Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:30 AM PDT  The first series production version of Audi's new Q3 small SUV rolled off the assembly line today at the SEAT factory in Martorell, located in Spain's Catalonia region. Built in 1993, the Martorell plant currently employs more than 10,000 workers. This is the first time that the Ingolstadt-based automaker makes use of the SEAT factory. To build the Q3, the VW Group invested around €330 million in infrastructure and upgrades to the production facilities. Audi said around 100,000 Q3s are slated to leave the three-shift assembly line each year. Read more »
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| Hyundai Rumored to Debut New Elantra Coupe at 2011 LA Auto Show Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:28 PM PDT  We are a long way from the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show and many things may change in the meantime, but for now, the word from the team over at Insideline is that Hyundai will head to California this fall to unveil a new coupe version of its freshly launched Elantra model. The two-door model will offer Hyundai a direct rival to the 2012 Honda Civic Coupe in the U.S. market. Read more »
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| Land Rover Discovery 4 gets a Light Styling Makeover from Project Kahn Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:48 PM PDT  Azfal Kahn and his crew have put their Range Rover tunes on the side to concentrate on another Land Rover model, the latest Discovery 4 dubbed LR4 in North America. The A. Kahn Design Discovery from Project Kahn is a purely cosmetics package with upgrades for the exterior and available options for the interior. Read more »
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| U.S. Government Focusing in on Web Gadgets that Distract Drivers Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:05 PM PDT  We are all living in an age of networked information. Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, smartphones and public internet access are making the world smaller every day. Unfortunately, in some instances all this information can distract us from the important things, such as focusing on driving. And no one agrees with this more than U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood: "We know people are hooked on cellphones and texting devices. But there's absolutely no reason for any person to download their Facebook into the car. It's not necessary. " Read more »
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| 2012 BMW 1-Series M Coupe hits the Tuning Scene Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:38 PM PDT  The newest member of BMW's high-praised family of M models has just begun arriving in the hands of its owners, yet we already have one of the first tuned examples of the 2012MY 1-Series M Coupe. A member of the 1addicts forum, who goes by the nickname Flex///M, owns the car you see pictured here and which has been baptized "Clockwork Orange". The list of modifications include a mix of performance and styling bits such as collection of decorative carbon fiber parts for the exterior, a different steering wheel, forged alloy wheels and a KW sports suspension. Read more »
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| And the Unluckiest Car in Britain is…the Honda FR-V Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:50 AM PDT  Well, the question and the answer have already been given to you in the title, so let us elaborate for a moment. A UK-based car insurance price comparison website called "Confused.com" conducted a study to find out which vehicle make and model had the highest accident rates in Britain in the last five years. The company notes that the statistics you're about to read show only a snapshot of accident-related claims made by owners of a particular make and model of vehicle.
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML Class: First Official Photos hit the Web Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:17 PM PDT  A leaked brochure of the all-new 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML Class that was floating around the internet on Monday was followed up today with the release of the first official photos.
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| Embarrassing Motorcycle Flip-Fail Caught on Tape Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:20 AM PDT  As this video proves, automobile drivers are not alone when it comes to dim-witted mistakes on the road. For unknown reasons, this particular motorcyclist was trying to manage the controls of the right handlebar of his high-performance bike with his left hand. And yes, as you may have already guessed, that's a recipe for disaster. Fortunately for the bike driver, the mishap occurred at low speeds and from the looks of it, he wasn't hurt - at least not physically because his ego does seem a bit bruised… Click past the break to watch the amusing video clip. Read more »
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| Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:32 AM PDT  In a rather odd move, General Motors has gone ahead and revealed the police patrol version of the 2012 model year Chevrolet Impala before we get to know the full details on the retail model. The Detroit automaker stated that the 2012 Impala for the public will go on sale this month and will get the additional horsepower and fuel economy of the police derivative. The highlight of the 2012 Impala redesign in both police and retail forms is the adoption of the GM's new 3.6-liter V6 engine with direct-injection technology coupled to a six-speed automatic transmission. The six-cylinder unit delivers 302-horsepower and according to GM's engineering tests, it offers the 2012 Impala a very respectable 0-60mph (96 km/h) sprint time of 6.6 seconds. Read more »
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| Volkswagen Drops Pricing on 2012 Beetle, Starts from $19,765 Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:24 AM PDT  We just got our hands on the official pricing list for the all-new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. US customers can bring home the latest iteration of the retro-penned "people's car" for as little as $18,995 which increases to $19,765 (about €13,540) if you add VW's $770 destination charge, for the base model fitted with the 170HP 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine. When linked to a five-speed manual gearbox, the 2.5L returns an estimated 22 mpg city and 31 mpg highway, while the optional six-speed automatic offers EPA fuel economy ratings of 22 mpg city and 29 mpg highway.
For those seeking more power, VW offers the 2.0L TSI Beetle with 200-horses and 207 lb-ft of peak torque, which is priced from $23,395 or $24,165 (around €16,550) if you include destination charges. It is offered with a standard six-speed manual or an optional DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission, with the latter delivering offers an EPA fuel economy rating of 30 mpg on the highway and 22 mpg city. Read more »
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| Mazda to Debut New BT-50 Freestyle with RX-8-esque Door Configuration at Melbourne Auto Show Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:41 AM PDT  Just shy of 8 months ago, Mazda unwrapped its all-new BT-50 compact pickup truck in double-cab form at the 2010 Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) in Sydney. Now, the Japanese automaker is preparing the next addition to its BT-50 family, the Freestyle Cab version featuring a similar door configuration to the firm's four-door RX-8 coupe, which will also make its world premiere on Australian soil at the 2011 AIMS to be held in Melbourne from July 1 to 10. Read more »
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| Forza Motorsport 4: Here’s how they Record Car Engine Sounds Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:59 AM PDT  Long gone are the days when video game developers used simple electronic instruments to emulate car engine sounds for their racing games. Now, thanks to a dramatic increase in video games sales, which of course resulted in huge budgets, developers can justify the costs of recording the actual sounds of each car featured in their games.
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| Volkswagen Announces Super Efficient 68.9mpg Passat BlueMotion for the UK Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:03 AM PDT  Revealed at the Geneva Motor Show this past March, the new generation of Volkswagen's fuel-efficient Passat BlueMotion is available to order now in the United Kingdom, with first examples scheduled to hit showrooms towards the end of July. The BlueMotion version of the seventh-generation Passat (not to be confused with the US model), itself launched in Europe in January, is offered in both sedan and Estate formats with prices starting at £19,875 and £21,180 respectively. Read more »
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| Aston Martin to Move Production of Rapide from Austria to the UK Posted: 07 Jun 2011 05:23 AM PDT  For the past two years, Aston Martin has been manufacturing the Rapide at Magna Steyr's facilities in Austria, but that's about to change soon as today, the British automaker announced that it will move production of the four-door sports saloon to the company's Gaydon headquarters in Warwickshire, UK. The company said the necessary upgrades at its Gaydon headquarters for Rapide will begin immediately with a view to begin production of the Rapide in the second half of 2012. Read more »
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