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- AMV12: Sabino Leerentveld’s V12-Engined Aston Martin Hypercar Concept
- What a Tease…Honda Announces All-New 2012 CR-V on its U.S. Website
- Plastic is Fantastic: 1:24 Scale Supercar Exotics Encased In Resin
- Could this be the New Cadillac ATS Small Sports Sedan?
- Dancing with the Bikes: The Most Twisted Video You’ll See Today
- Bentley Launches Mulliner Styling Pack for Continental GT
- BMW’s Decision to Replace 65 Union Employees with Cheaper Workforce in California Angers Senator Boxer
- There you HAVEit: VW Renders Drivers (almost) Obsolete
- U-Spy: New MINI Coupe and BMW 1-Series Hatchback Spotted on the Road
- Maserati SUV may get Hemi V8, not Ferrari V8 after all
- BMW Faces Problems at 24h Nürburgring Qualifier, M3 GT No7 Crashes
- Ford and Dodge Flop, Lexus and Honda Top JD Power’s 2011 U.S. Initial Quality Study
- BMW Launches Lighter and More Powerful New M3 CRT Special, Limited to 67 Units
- Lexus Builds one-off Landaulet LS 600h for Monaco Royal Wedding [with Video]
- Shiny Happy People: Chromed Out Audi R8 Spyder Auctioned at Elton John’s White Tie and Tiara Ball
- Toyota Avensis Tourer to be exported from UK to Japan
| AMV12: Sabino Leerentveld’s V12-Engined Aston Martin Hypercar Concept Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:57 PM PDT  Take these three cars: the Jaguar XJ220, the Aston Martin DBR9 and ItalDesign's BMW Nazca M12 Concept and amalgamate them into an Aston Martin Bulldog for the 21st century and there's a good chance you'll have Dutch designer Sabino Leerentveld's AMV12 design study.
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| What a Tease…Honda Announces All-New 2012 CR-V on its U.S. Website Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:47 PM PDT  Honda is trying to build some suspense around its forthcoming, brand-new 2012 CR-V crossover by making an announcement on its U.S. market website. All we get for now is a picture of a tunnel and a press blurb that doesn't really say much other than that Honda will be revealing the successor to the current CR-V bit by bit in the next few months. Read more »
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| Plastic is Fantastic: 1:24 Scale Supercar Exotics Encased In Resin Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:41 PM PDT  Here's something you don't see every day: a 1970's style resin "sculpture" made by an unknown French artist and featuring various 1:24 scale Ferraris. There's also a Lamborghini Diablo, Jaguar XJ220 and Bugatti EB110 in there among others. Props to anyone who can help us identify the rest. The unusual item is being sold by Mantiques Modern [sic] of New York. For details on price, you'll have to contact the dealer, but something tells us it won't be cheap… More photos of the artsy piece in the gallery after the break. Read more »
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| Could this be the New Cadillac ATS Small Sports Sedan? Posted: 24 Jun 2011 04:20 PM PDT  A bare-shell of an unidentified model shown in a introduction video on GM's corporate site caught the attention of a forum member of GMInsidenews. The team over the website believes that this could be an early prototype of the upcoming 2014 Cadillac ATS sports sedan, with which GM wants to compete against the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class saloons. Read more »
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| Dancing with the Bikes: The Most Twisted Video You’ll See Today Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:42 PM PDT  What you're about to see in the following video is one of the weirdest motorcycle accidents ever with an unexpected -yet admittedly, highly enjoyable-twist. It features two racing motorcycles and their respective drivers during a round of the promosport Championship at the Magny Cours track in France. The incident began when the first motorcyclist slips before a turn sending his bike sliding on the tarmac, and eventually hit a rider in front knocking him down from his bike. Up until this point, there is nothing out of the ordinary about the incident. But as the two bikers get up and try to lift their motorcycles, it happens… See for yourself in the video after the jump. Read more »
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| Bentley Launches Mulliner Styling Pack for Continental GT Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:05 PM PDT  Bentley's new Continental GT is, without question, a coupe with imposing road presence. But the British firm wishes to offer its customers the opportunity to make their cars even more unique by launching a range of styling options named Mulliner Styling Specification Classic Pack. This styling package consists of a front splitter, strakes integrated in the front intake grilles, side extension blades and a rear diffuser, all made from glossy black carbon-fibre. Read more »
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| Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:37 PM PDT  Senator Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat who is also the Ethics Committee chairwoman, has joined forces with Teamsters President James P. Hoffa, in an attempt to persuade BMW North America to reconsider its stance on a local labor dispute over 65 jobs. The German automaker has said it will not renew its contract with Teamsters Union Local 495 that expires on Aug. 31 and will instead hire an outside company to run its parts distribution center, located in Ontario, California.
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| There you HAVEit: VW Renders Drivers (almost) Obsolete Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:51 AM PDT  We've seen them in science-fiction films: cars that drive themselves. And, as car enthusiasts, we hoped that this invention will never be realized, or at least not in our lifespan. But is seems like Volkswagen and the EU have other plans. At the final presentation for the HAVEit (Highly Automated Vehicle for Intelligent Transport) project in the Swedish city of Boras, the German car company presented the "Temporary Auto Pilot", or TAP, a system that allows the car to semi-automatically drive itself up to speeds of 130 km/h (80 mph) on motorways, with the driver simply monitoring the vehicle. Read more »
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| U-Spy: New MINI Coupe and BMW 1-Series Hatchback Spotted on the Road Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:50 AM PDT  Eagle-eyed Carscoop reader Michael from Germany is always on the lookout for any new cars and prototypes on the road. His latest catch is the freshly revealed MINI Coupe in a blue suit with silver stripes, while he also seized a couple of shots of the new BMW 1-Series hatchback, both of which were spotted in Munich. The new MINI Coupe was only just unveiled online a couple of days ago, so we assume the car pictured is most likely an early production version used for testing. Read more »
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| Maserati SUV may get Hemi V8, not Ferrari V8 after all Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:12 AM PDT  Environmentalists may hate them, but SUVs have proved quite popular –that's why even carmakers with no former experience are jumping in on the bandwagon, especially in the executive (and most profitable) market. The latest automaker to do so is Maserati which will launch its first ever crossover next year. At first, Fiat-Chrysler's CEO, Sergio Marchionne, had revealed that that the Maserati SUV will be based on the new Grand Cherokee's platform, which in turn is based on the quite capable Mercedes M-Class. However, Marchionne had also hinted that, like other Maserati models, it may get a Ferrari V8 –a very mouth-watering, and logical, proposal since the two companies belong to the same group. Read more »
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| BMW Faces Problems at 24h Nürburgring Qualifier, M3 GT No7 Crashes Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:32 AM PDT  The first qualifying session for the 24 hours of Nürburgring did not go exactly as planned for Team BMW Motorsport, as the number 7 M3 GT driven by Dirk Muller crashed in the Karussell two hours into the session. Prior to that, the car was 8th overall, with Dirk Werner lapping the Nordschleife at 8:32.302. Read more »
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| Ford and Dodge Flop, Lexus and Honda Top JD Power’s 2011 U.S. Initial Quality Study Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT  The results are in for JD Power's latest 2011 U.S. Initial Quality study that looks at the first 90 days of ownership and the news is not good for Ford Motor Company. The Dearborn-based company tumbled from fifth place and highest-ranking non-luxury automaker last year to 23rd in 2011 with 116 problems per 100 vehicles. Analysts claim that Ford's freefall is due to complaints related to the company's onboard MyFord Touch infotainment systems. Even worse, Dodge was placed last in the list with 137 problems per 100 cars. Scion, MINI, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi and Suzuki didn't fare well either occupying the last places in the study. Read more »
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| BMW Launches Lighter and More Powerful New M3 CRT Special, Limited to 67 Units Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:40 AM PDT  This is BMW's new hardcore M3 sedan, the CRT, which stands for Carbon Racing Technology. To be produced in a limited run, the M3 CRT was unveiled during a pre-race BMW M event ahead of this weekend's Nürburgring 24-hour race.
BMW said the M3 CRT represents the worldwide debut of a new production process for carbon-fibre reinforced plastic components in the automotive industry, adding that we will see the same materials on the upcoming i3 EV hatchback and i8 hybrid sports coupe, due to enter volume production in 2013. Read more »
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| Lexus Builds one-off Landaulet LS 600h for Monaco Royal Wedding [with Video] Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:31 PM PDT  Whatever your opinion of royal families, you can't deny that they know a thing or two about spectacular weddings, as evidenced recently by the huge viewership of the Prince William-Kate Middleton tie-up. Now, another European royal is about to tie the knot: on July 2, Prince Albert of Monaco will stand on the altar besides Carlene Wittstock and exchange vows for richer or poorer (just saying...), better or worse etc. And Lexus is the one providing the newlyweds' transportation by building a one-off version of its top of the range LS 600h limo. This version, which has been engineered by Belgian coachbuilder Carat Duchatelet and took over 2,000 hours to complete, is a Landaulet. Read more »
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| Shiny Happy People: Chromed Out Audi R8 Spyder Auctioned at Elton John’s White Tie and Tiara Ball Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:14 AM PDT  Every year, British musician Elton John throws the famous White Tie and Tiara Ball at his house to raise money and awareness for the Elton John Aids Foundation (EJAF). At this year's event, which took place on Thursday, June 23, Audi UK decided to donate a unique R8 Spyder V10 coated in a unique mirror-like chromed finish with all proceeds from the auction going towards the charity. Read more »
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| Toyota Avensis Tourer to be exported from UK to Japan Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:48 AM PDT  Toyota plans to add another country to the 47 that it already exports the Avensis, which is built exclusively at its UK factory in Burnaston, Derbyshire: its own home market, Japan. The company said demand for European styling and engineering from Japanese customers prompted its decision to bring the mid-size model. Read more »
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