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- 2013 VW Golf GTI and Golf R Mk7 Test Mules Scooped in Germany
- Report: New Alfa Romeo-Derived / U.S. Made Dodge Compact Sedan to Debut at 2012 Detroit Show
- New Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel Goes from Birmingham to Munich on One Tank of Fuel
- Mazda’s Legendary 787B Le-Mans Winner to Race at Goodwood
- Yes Please: Porsche 911 with GM LS1 V8 Power [Videos]
- New Jeep Grand Cherokee Lands in the UK, Available Exclusively with 3.0 V6 Diesel
- Rolls-Royce Crafts One-Off Phantom Drophead Coupé Special with Bespoke Details
- Sacha Baron Cohen gets Glitzy Gold Dartz for the Needs of his New Movie The Dictator
- Chrysler Seeks Fiat Synergies to Produce Cars in China
- Ferrari’s World Design Supercar Contest: Detroit College Video
- VIDEO: Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Edition Laps the Nordschleife in 7:22.85
- Subaru in the Midst of Saudi Women Driving Uproar
- Lexus Calls UK Buyers to Enjoy the Summer with Limited Edition IS 250C
- Top Gear Season 17 Episode 1 Starts with a Blast: Forget about the Hummer, Meet the Marauder [Video]
- Nissan Announces New Midterm Business Plan, will Introduce a New Vehicle Every Six Weeks for Six Years
- “Yes we Cannes”:Chrysler’s Super Bowl ad Wins 5 Awards at French Festival
- New Transformers Movie Spawns 2012 Chevy Camaro Special Edition
- 2011 24-hour Nürburgring Race: And the Winner is….
- New Chinese Order Provides Saab with a Temporary Lifeline
| 2013 VW Golf GTI and Golf R Mk7 Test Mules Scooped in Germany Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:57 PM PDT  Never mind the body of the current, 6th generation Golf featured on these test two Volkswagen prototypes snagged by our scoop photographers in Germany; these are test mules for the upcoming Mk7 Golf GTI and its more powerful sibling, the Golf R.
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| Report: New Alfa Romeo-Derived / U.S. Made Dodge Compact Sedan to Debut at 2012 Detroit Show Posted: 27 Jun 2011 04:07 PM PDT  A new U.S. market compact sedan to be developed by Fiat and built by Chrysler is set to make its debut appearance at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in the beginning of next year, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The as-of-yet unnamed model will be badged as Dodge and powered by a Fiat-derived 1.4-liter turbocharged gasoline engine. It'll also do 40 mpg combined, or at least it will if Fiat wants to net itself a further 5% of Chrysler from
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| New Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel Goes from Birmingham to Munich on One Tank of Fuel Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:13 PM PDT  Jaguar is touting it's new diesel-powered XF 2.2D saloon as the most fuel-efficient model in its history and to back its claims, the company set out to complete a journey from its factory at Castle Bromwich in Birmingham, UK, to Munich, Germany, on a single tank of fuel. The British company manages to achieve its goal, with the four-cylinder XF covering a distance of 816 miles or 1,312 kilometers on 64 liters of diesel fuel, which gives an average fuel economy of 57mpg UK, equal to 4.9 lt/100km and 47.5 mpg US. Read more »
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| Mazda’s Legendary 787B Le-Mans Winner to Race at Goodwood Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:40 PM PDT  It's been 20 years already, yet it feels like yesterday when Mazda in 1991 became the first, and to date, the only Japanese manufacturer to win the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. The weapon of choice was the rotary-engine-powered 787B, which sported a carbonfibre body, an output of 700 PS and a 210 mph (338 km/h) top speed Read more »
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| Yes Please: Porsche 911 with GM LS1 V8 Power [Videos] Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:06 PM PDT  By taking a kitbashed GM-sourced LS1 V8 engine and slotting it into an AWD Porsche 996, LS1tech forum member "1dirtyZ" has set out to create something truly unique. Sure, it's unconventional and perhaps a little sacrilegious...but just look at the Porsche donor car.
And even though this confabulation of All-American grunt and German precision engineering is not yet finished (it doesn't have a rear bumper, for one), it certainly runs and can even be driven around a dirt race track. You can check out our gallery of in-progress images below and a handful of videos showing the V8-powered Porsche 911 running. Read more »
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| New Jeep Grand Cherokee Lands in the UK, Available Exclusively with 3.0 V6 Diesel Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:10 PM PDT  Jeep claims that it has created the premium SUV market almost 20 years ago with the first generation of the Grand Cherokee (though Mercedes' M-Class may actually have a better claim on the word "premium", but whatever…). We've already seen the latest iteration of Jeep's iconic 4x4, and we must admit that, on paper at least, it looks like a significant leap forward from its predecessors. Read more »
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| Rolls-Royce Crafts One-Off Phantom Drophead Coupé Special with Bespoke Details Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:55 PM PDT  If your run of the mill Phantom Drophead Coupé is just too darn common, then you may want to take a look at this one-off special that will go on display at the Masterpiece London 2011, which is held in the South Grounds of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, UK, from Saturday 30 June to Friday 5 July 2011. Read more »
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| Sacha Baron Cohen gets Glitzy Gold Dartz for the Needs of his New Movie The Dictator Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:17 PM PDT  After becoming worldwide known for his portrayal of the fictional character Borat from the Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, and the lesser successful flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion show presenter, Brüno, English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is returning to the big screen with a new movie called The Dictator.
For those of you with a weak memory, the Russian maker of the Dartz Prombron had made headlines about a year ago when it introduced a special version of the armored truck with its interior slathered in…whale-penis leather. Read more »
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| Chrysler Seeks Fiat Synergies to Produce Cars in China Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:35 AM PDT  China is the world's largest car market: last year alone, more than 18 million vehicles were sold there, of which 1376 million were passenger cars. Furthermore, analysts McKinsey & Company predict that it will grow tenfold between 2005 and 2030. Do you want to know Chrysler's share in this massive car market? A measly 31,000 in 2010 and a projection for just 40,000 in 2011. Therefore, it is only natural that the American carmaker is looking for ways to increase its share in this rapidly expanding market. Read more »
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| Ferrari’s World Design Supercar Contest: Detroit College Video Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:05 AM PDT  A few days ago we reported on the seven finalists of Ferrari's World Design Contest in which the best design schools from all over the globe submit their proposals, both in Autodesk 3D software and in actual 1:4 scale models. Their goal? To envision the Ferraris of the future or in the words of the Italian supercar company, "design a pure supercar with technology and materials from the latest generation, a car with an extreme architecture, while functional in every aspect". Read more »
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| VIDEO: Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Edition Laps the Nordschleife in 7:22.85 Posted: 27 Jun 2011 10:31 AM PDT  Carscoop reader Shinya Yamamoto from Japan tipped us off about this video showing the new Lexus LF-A Nurburgring Edition (or at least that's what the Youtube poster claims we're seeing here) lapping the famous Nordschleife circuit in 7 minutes and 22.85 seconds. The poster videotaped the run from a video screen set beside the LF-A Nurburgring Edition. According to the person who shot the clip, Lexus raced the car just before this past weekend's 24-hour Nurburgring endurance race kicked off. Read more »
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| Subaru in the Midst of Saudi Women Driving Uproar Posted: 27 Jun 2011 09:52 AM PDT  Last month, a 32-year old woman named Manal al-Sharif was arrested in Saudi Arabia for committing the crimes of… driving and posting a video on Youtube urging other women to drive too. This is strictly forbidden by the Wahhabi sect of Suni Islam which is Saudi Arabia's religion, as women are not allowed to apply for a driver's license or mix with men (e.g. in service or gas stations) or even leave the home without male company. Read more »
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| Lexus Calls UK Buyers to Enjoy the Summer with Limited Edition IS 250C Posted: 27 Jun 2011 09:01 AM PDT  While Britain may not be the ideal place to enjoy an open top model, Lexus is calling UK buyers to take a look at its new limited edition version of the IS 250C coupe-convertible. Exclusivity for the IS 250C Limited Edition comes in the form of a distinctive black and red semi-aniline leather interior along with a numbered badge fixed inside the glove-box. Read more »
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| Top Gear Season 17 Episode 1 Starts with a Blast: Forget about the Hummer, Meet the Marauder [Video] Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:24 AM PDT  Yesterday we brought you news about the first episode of the seventh season of BBC's Top Gear TV series which aired last night featuring the Paramount Group's Marauder. The South African-built armored vehicle was driven by TG presenter Richard Hammond in its native country.
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| Posted: 27 Jun 2011 07:48 AM PDT  Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co. revealed on Monday its new midterm business plan dubbed "Power 88", with which it aims to boost both its global market share and profit margin to 8 percent within six years – hence the "88" reference in the name. Last year, Nissan, which is 44.3 percent owned by French partner Renault, had a 5.8 percent global market share. The new plan calls for the introduction of 52 new cars for fiscal years 2011 to 2016, or about one new vehicle every six weeks. Read more »
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| “Yes we Cannes”:Chrysler’s Super Bowl ad Wins 5 Awards at French Festival Posted: 27 Jun 2011 07:19 AM PDT  Chrysler's TV commercial "Born of Fire", which aired during the 2011 Super Bowl, won five awards at the 58th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, where over 24,000 entries from all over the world were competing. The commercial for the 2011 200 sedan was created by Chrysler together with advertising company Wideden+Kennedy of Portland, Oregon, and took home four "Gold Lions", for Best Direction, Best Script, Best Use of Music, Best Automotive Commercial and Best Editing, as well as a "Bronze Lion" awarded to the brand for Best Editing. Read more »
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| New Transformers Movie Spawns 2012 Chevy Camaro Special Edition Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:52 AM PDT  General Motors is trying to squeeze every ounce of publicity out its association with the makers of the third Transformers movie, called Dark of the Moon, which opens exclusively in 3D Tuesday and worldwide Wednesday.
The 2012 Camaro Transformers Special Edition will be offered as a $3,000 package on 2LT and 2SS Camaro Coupes with Rally Yellow paint. Along with the content provided in the RS package, the Transformers edition adds bespoke black rally stripes that cover the hood, roof, decklid and the unique rear spoiler. Read more »
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| 2011 24-hour Nürburgring Race: And the Winner is…. Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:08 AM PDT  Porsche triumphed in the 2011 24 hours of Nürburgring, with the 911 GT3 RSR of Marc Lieb, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Lucas Luhr crossing the line after 156 laps and 3,958.968 km (2,462.044 miles), a new record for the legendary endurance race in the demanding Nordschleife. The Porsche 911 GT3 RSR first led the race at Saturday evening, at 23:25, and then its drivers held on to it for the following 16 hours and 35 minutes, or 108 laps. Read more »
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| New Chinese Order Provides Saab with a Temporary Lifeline Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:57 AM PDT  Maybe the future of Saab isn't as dark as it looks, and the voluntary bankruptcy proposed by suppliers isn't the only solution. Well, at least for now. That's because the Swedish automaker announced today that an unnamed Chinese company place an order to buy 582 cars, with a total value of € 13 million. The pre-payment is to be received this week, giving Saab a much needed funding to pay its workers and suppliers. This, however, is only a short-term lifeline for the ailing company and the efforts to secure funds that will guarantee the brand's future and restart production, which has been halted again since June 8, are ongoing. Read more »
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