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- Nissan Leaf vs Chevrolet Volt: Who will Win the Sales Battle?
- Jump Fail: D'oh! That Must of Hurt…
- New Ferrari FF in All Sorts of Colors Filmed on the Roads of Maranello
- Coffee and Cars: Eric Leong’s Saab Nespresso Concept
- BMW Launches New 2011 Frozen Black Edition M3 Coupe for North America, Costs $21,000 More!
- Nissan Pays Top Execs Twice as Much as Toyota and Honda
- Subaru Sets New Isle of Man Lap Record with Standard Impreza WRX STI
- Angry Son Drives Opel Calibra into His Parents’ Living Room!
- Report: GM Fed up with Opel, but a Sale isn’t on the Table
- GM Recalling 47,401 Cadillac SRX Crossovers Over Airbag Software Issue
- Meet the First Modified 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Inspired by the Porsche 911 GT3 RS
- From Poland with Love: Arrinera Supercar Revealed in the Flesh [with Video]
- Renault Unleashes Super Hot Mégane RS Trophy with 265-Horses
- 2012 Chevy Volt Launched in all 50 States, Base Price Drops More than $1,000
| Nissan Leaf vs Chevrolet Volt: Who will Win the Sales Battle? Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:35 PM PDT  Even though the new Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt are two very different cars when it comes to details, they do have a common denominator: they are the most technologically advanced eco-friendly vehicles that are mass-produced and readily available in the U.S. market. That said, it's interesting to see how they're doing in sales this year. Believe it or not, it's a fierce neck-to-neck sales battle so far in 2011 with only 17 cars separating the Leaf from the Volt. Nissan has delivered 2,184 examples of the pure-electric Leaf from January to the end of May, while GM has sold 2,167 units of Chevrolet's extended range electric vehicle in the same period. Read more »
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| Jump Fail: D'oh! That Must of Hurt… Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:50 PM PDT  Four school busses placed in an upright position, a crowd going crazy and a stunt man getting ready to imitate the Dukes of Hazzard with the help of a lifting ramp. You do know what is going to happen next, right? If you're still wondering about the outcome, then follow the break to watch the video. Read more »
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| New Ferrari FF in All Sorts of Colors Filmed on the Roads of Maranello Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:49 PM PDT  Some people are so much into supercars that they don't mind spending hours and hours on the road waiting for one to come by and record it in action. We, on the other hand, prefer to be the recipients of their work… This Youtube user, for example, spent a great deal of time on the lookout for any Ferrari FF passing by near the Italian company's headquarters in Maranello. He was able to spot a handful of cars in various color combinations. If you're interested in the sights and sounds of Ferrari's four-seat, 660-horsepower V12 supercar, simply follow the break to watch the video. Read more »
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| Coffee and Cars: Eric Leong’s Saab Nespresso Concept Posted: 10 Jun 2011 12:57 PM PDT  Industrial design student Eric Leong, who we first heard about with the 2015 Toyota Prius study, has taken two famous brands, Sweden's Saab and Switzerland's Nestlé and melded them. The result is the Saab Nespresso Concept, a four-seat sport coupe with some clever design touches. Outwardly it looks like a cross between the 2008 Saab 9-X Air BioHybrid Concept and Toyota's FT-86 Concept of 2009, but it's on the detail side of things were Leong's idea really shines. Read more »
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| BMW Launches New 2011 Frozen Black Edition M3 Coupe for North America, Costs $21,000 More! Posted: 10 Jun 2011 12:16 PM PDT  BMW has dropped information on a new limited edition version of its M3 Coupe for the North American market. The 2011 BMW Frozen Black M3 Coupe will be available in a limited production run of 20 units for the USA, each priced at a hefty $79,650 (~€55,500), not including a $875 destination charge.
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| Nissan Pays Top Execs Twice as Much as Toyota and Honda Posted: 10 Jun 2011 11:35 AM PDT  Toyota's executives must be green with envy once they hear the salaries of their counterparts in Nissan. That is because, Nissan's top directors were paid more than twice as much for the fiscal year that ended last March than their equals at Toyota, according to a report from Bloomberg. And this despite the fact that Toyota is Japan's biggest car manufacturer and Nissan is number two. In a statement that Nissan issued before its annual meeting on June 29, average salary, including bonuses, for 14 executives was 126 million yen, or $ 1.6 million. In comparison, Toyota paid its 38 directors and auditors an average of about 41 million yen per executive. Read more »
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| Subaru Sets New Isle of Man Lap Record with Standard Impreza WRX STI Posted: 10 Jun 2011 03:12 PM PDT  Subaru has managed to break the long-standing lap record for a production vehicle at the Isle of Man TT circuit set 21 years ago on June 6, 1990, by the late Tony Pond in a Rover 827 Vitesse, with a production-spec Subaru Impreza WRX STI saloon driven by former British Rally Champion Mark Higgins. Read more »
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| Angry Son Drives Opel Calibra into His Parents’ Living Room! Posted: 10 Jun 2011 10:28 AM PDT  It is really hard to believe, but a 27-year old man from The Netherlands plowed his parents house with his car after an argument. According to press reports from the local media, the man left his house and returned later in the day but not the way his parents were expecting as he picked up speed in his 1990s Opel Calibra sports coupe and drove or rather flew into the living room of his house! Amazingly, no one was seriously injured in the rage-induced incident. The police arrested the young man who is now facing several charges. Check out the aftermath of the crash in the video after the break. Read more »
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| Report: GM Fed up with Opel, but a Sale isn’t on the Table Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:29 AM PDT  They say, where there's smoke, there's fire, and true enough in the case of GM's relationship with its European subsidiary Opel, there seems to be a lot of smoke piling up lately. Just yesterday, press reports from Auto Bild and Spiegel Online said that GM is looking for a buyer, but the news was quickly dismissed by spokespeople from both Opel and the government of Germany's state of Thuringia, home to one of the brand's factories. Today, Reuters came out with a new report saying the Detroit automaker is "frustrated" with its money-losing Opel brand and is "considering options for a turnaround", noting, however, that a sale of the Opel brand is highly unlikely. "Akerson is fed up with Opel, and the turnaround isn't gaining traction," a unnamed source who is close to the GM CEO told Reuters. "He is trying to think of all possibilities to improve performance. But a sale is wishful thinking," the source added. Read more »
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| GM Recalling 47,401 Cadillac SRX Crossovers Over Airbag Software Issue Posted: 10 Jun 2011 08:43 AM PDT  A potential issue with an air-curtain air bag that may not deploy during a crash has prompted the U.S. recall of 47,401 Cadillac SRX crossovers from the 2011 model year. For the same reason, 3,099 vehicles are being recalled in Mexico and Canada, with GM stating that the problem is only in North America. Read more »
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| Meet the First Modified 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Inspired by the Porsche 911 GT3 RS Posted: 10 Jun 2011 08:20 AM PDT  We have no doubt that this year belongs to the new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle when it comes to tuning mainstream cars. Just wait and see once the first production models begin arriving in the market this fall. For those of you that can't linger until September, here's a first example of a tuned 2012 Beetle.
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| From Poland with Love: Arrinera Supercar Revealed in the Flesh [with Video] Posted: 10 Jun 2011 07:25 AM PDT  It has been three years since we first told you about a new supercar venture from Poland (see here). Many had expressed doubts as to whether the newly formed company, then named Veno Automotive, could pull it off and create the country's first supercar model. Fast forward to today, and the Polish company, which is now called Arrinera Automotive, presented the first real-life prototype of its yet to be named supercar model.
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| Renault Unleashes Super Hot Mégane RS Trophy with 265-Horses Posted: 10 Jun 2011 08:43 AM PDT  With the Italians still trying to find their way and the Japanese being limited for now to the Mazda3 MPS, it's up to the French to question the German leadership in the upper range of the hot hatchback segment. Now, Renault is raising the stakes with the presentation of a hotter version of its RenaultSport Mégane boasting more power under its hood.
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| 2012 Chevy Volt Launched in all 50 States, Base Price Drops More than $1,000 Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:39 AM PDT  This morning, General Motors announced pricing information for the 2012 model year Chevrolet Volt, which is now available for order in all 50 states. The 2011 Volt was offered in just seven states and the District of Columbia. The good news for buyers is that GM has dropped the base price for its extended range electric vehicle by a little over $1,000 to $39,995, which includes an $850 destination freight charge but excludes tax, title and license fees. Those that qualify for a full federal tax credit of $7,500 will see the price dropping to $32,496. Read more »
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