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- BMW 357Ci: E46 Coupe gets Pontiac GTO 5.7-liter LS1 V8
- Mugen Attempts to Make the Honda Fit Shuttle Look Cool and Sporty
- Race-Prepped Honda Mugen CR-Z RR Concept Ready for Track Action
- Ford Asks: What Should the Focus EV Sound Like?
- Audi RS3 Sportback Takes on BMW 1 M Coupe in Quarter Mile Duel
- 2012 Range Rover Sport Benefits from 8-Speed Auto and More Powerful Diesel
- U.K.’s Auto Industry to Young People: Be an Engineer!
- Junk TV: Netherland’s Worst Driver Confirms his Credentials
- SPIED: 2012 BMW 3-Series Sedan Starts Taking Shape
- EIB Approves Lease of Saab’s Real Estate
- Videos: Ferrari 458 Italia Crashes, Tractor Comes to the Rescue
- Nissan Leaf Outsells Chevy Volt in Electric Car Battle During the first half of 2011
- Land Rover Updates Discovery 4 / LR4 for 2012MY, gets New 8-Speed Auto Transmission
- GM Warns Police, but not Civilians, on Defective Impalas, Faces Lawsuit
- SCOOP: Renault Preparing Low-Cost Dacia 7-Seat Minivan
- Only for Europe: New Ford Fiesta Sport Special Edition
- Mitsubishi Updates i-MiEV, Slashes Prices and Increases Autonomy
- Project Kahn’s New Range Rover Sport Miyagi Edition
- ABT Kicks Off 2012 VW Beetle Tuning Party with the Speedle
- Subaru Signs MoU to Manufacture Compact SUV in Malaysia
| BMW 357Ci: E46 Coupe gets Pontiac GTO 5.7-liter LS1 V8 Posted: 06 Jul 2011 06:07 PM PDT  Two observations: one, there's nothing cooler than a LS1-engined BMW that is externally indistinguishable from its bread-and-butter cousins and two, the Apple iPhone is probably the worst thing for filming a movie ever. A little less of number two and a little more number one, if you please.
In the hands of its current owner, it received the same 5.7-liter LS1 V8 engine as the rather forlorn looking Porsche 911 we wrote about last week, making this the second American-powered German automobile we've featured in as many days. Read more »
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| Mugen Attempts to Make the Honda Fit Shuttle Look Cool and Sporty Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT  When the people over at Honda's tuning partner Mugen aren't working on more interesting and unique projects like the Civic Type R and even the CR-Z, they are usually kept busy with the brand's more mundane vehicles such as the newly introduced Fit Shuttle. The Japan market only Fit Shuttle is a slightly taller, longer and more practical version of the Fit (also marketed as the Jazz in certain countries) which itself is a tall five-door subcompact model Read more »
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| Race-Prepped Honda Mugen CR-Z RR Concept Ready for Track Action Posted: 06 Jul 2011 04:24 PM PDT  The almost production ready Honda Mugen CR-Z Concept wasn't the only product from the Japanese automaker's in-house tuning company to debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Along with the street-legal CR-Z Concept Mugen also brought along a competition version bearing the 'RR' moniker. The conceptual Mugen CR-Z RR sports a more dynamic aero package comprising of bespoke parts such as the wider front and rear bumpers with air-vents, side skirts, a rear diffuser and larger rear wing. Read more »
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| Ford Asks: What Should the Focus EV Sound Like? Posted: 06 Jul 2011 03:49 PM PDT  So the all-electric Ford Focus EV is landing stateside in late 2011 to snub its nose at the likes of the Nissan LEAF and Mitsubishi i MiEV with its utterly conventional name that's not even an acronym.
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| Audi RS3 Sportback Takes on BMW 1 M Coupe in Quarter Mile Duel Posted: 06 Jul 2011 03:07 PM PDT  The Audi RS3 Sportback and the BMW 1 M Coupe represent two very different approaches on the compact sport model segment. Ingolstadt's proposal is a five-door model that looks more like a hotted-up small station wagon than a hatchback. It features a 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five producing 340-horsepower and 450 Nm (331.90 lb-ft) linked to Audi's all-wheel drive quattro system and a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. Read more »
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| 2012 Range Rover Sport Benefits from 8-Speed Auto and More Powerful Diesel Posted: 06 Jul 2011 02:23 PM PDT  After the introduction of the updated Discovery 4, Land Rover released details on its 2012 Range Rover Sport that features similar mechanical changes and equipment upgrades for the new model year. As with the Discover 4, the Range Rover Sport's more powerful 3.0-liter SDV6 diesel engine receives a 10HP boost lifting output from 245-horses to 256HP and is now mated to Land Rover's new ZF 8HP70, 8-speed automatic gearbox. As a result, CO2 emissions have been reduced from 243g/km to 230g/km while combined fuel economy has improved from 30.7mpg to 32.1mpg UK. Read more »
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| U.K.’s Auto Industry to Young People: Be an Engineer! Posted: 06 Jul 2011 01:55 PM PDT  Twenty-three of the U.K.'s car and component factories have opened their doors to teachers and students alike in a renewed bid to entice young people into automotive and manufacturing engineering. At the annual summit of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Tony Walker – Toyota Motor Manufacturing U.K.'s deputy managing director – said:
In fact, carmakers are eager to point out just how fun and lucrative engineering can be. It's all part of the U.K. government's push to shift its focus away from financial services after the deadly Global Financial Crisis of 2007. Read more »
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| Junk TV: Netherland’s Worst Driver Confirms his Credentials Posted: 06 Jul 2011 01:27 PM PDT  From the imaginative world of TV reality shows comes our next story. The show in question is "Wie wordt De Allerslechtste Chauffeur Van Nederland?" which is Dutch for "Who is the Worst Driver in The Netherlands?" However, once you watch the video after the break, you may considering an alternative title in the likes of "Who is the Most Idiotic Reality TV Show Producer in the World" since the enlightened creators of the show came up with the fabulous idea of testing Netherlands' most incompetent drivers on an unsafe course. Read more »
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| SPIED: 2012 BMW 3-Series Sedan Starts Taking Shape Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:54 PM PDT  The new, sixth generation of BMW's 3-Series sedan, codenamed F30 is almost upon us and as a result, we're seeing more and more prototype models with less camouflage making their appearance on the road or in this case, testing on the Nürburgring circuit in Germany. Being that the 3-Series has been the backbone of BMW's success over the years, it doesn't come to much of a surprise that the F30 remains close to the current model in terms of design. Read more »
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| EIB Approves Lease of Saab’s Real Estate Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:06 PM PDT  The European Investment Bank has finally approved the lease of 50.1% of Saab Automobile's property to a Swedish Consortium led by Hemfrosa Fastigheter AB for a period of 15 years. The deal is expected to net Saab Automobile 25 million Euros ($41 million). Read more »
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| Videos: Ferrari 458 Italia Crashes, Tractor Comes to the Rescue Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:29 AM PDT  The bashed up 599 GTO we showed you yesterday wasn't the only Ferrari to bite the dust at this past weekend's Trofeo Ferrari Club Italia event at the Vallelunga racetrack near Rome. The same fate awaited this red 458 Italia when its driver apparently lost control of the exotic supercar in a corner sending it straight onto the protective barriers. In a somewhat unfitting end for the Ferrari, a tractor had to be called in to carry away the car. Watch the incident unfold in the video after the jump. Read more »
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| Nissan Leaf Outsells Chevy Volt in Electric Car Battle During the first half of 2011 Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:15 AM PDT  The battle for supremacy in the electric car category has begun –even though at present there are only two prime contestants. According to Bloomberg, the Nissan LEAF sold 3,875 cars the first half of the year, compared to 2,745 of GM's Volt over the same period. From January through May, the Volt was only 17 cars behind the Leaf, but in the following month, sales of the Volt plunged to just 561 cars, while those of the LEAF took off with a record 1,708 units, giving Nissan's EV the lead. The LEAF costs $33,000 before a $7,500 federal tax credit, while the Volt costs $41,000 before government incentives. Read more »
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| Land Rover Updates Discovery 4 / LR4 for 2012MY, gets New 8-Speed Auto Transmission Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:47 AM PDT  The Land Rover Discovery 4, also known as the LR4 in North America, is entering the 2012 model year with some minor refinements, the most important of which is the introduction of a new ZF 8HP70, 8-speed automatic transmission on the 3.0-liter SDV6 diesel engine which also benefits from a power boost. First fitted to the Range Rover TDV8 for 2011, the 8-speed auto helps improve fuel consumption to 8.8lt/100km (26.7mpg US or 32.1mpg UK) in the combined cycle and bring down CO2 emissions from 244g/km to 230g/km. Read more »
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| GM Warns Police, but not Civilians, on Defective Impalas, Faces Lawsuit Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:47 AM PDT  A class-action suit has been filed against General Motors in Detroit concerning a defect in the suspension rods of more than 400,000 2007-2008MY Chevrolet Impalas that causes premature wear to the rear tires. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a woman from Pennsylvania named Donna Trusky, who wants GM to replace the defective suspension rods on 423,000 Impalas from the 2007-2008MY the company sold over a two-year period. Read more »
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| SCOOP: Renault Preparing Low-Cost Dacia 7-Seat Minivan Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:40 PM PDT  It turns out that the rumors surrounding Renault's plans to expand the range of its budget brand Dacia with a 7-seat MPV that we told you about earlier this year were true. Our man with the long lens caught a prototype of the Dacia MPV codenamed J92 in heavy camouflage while on test on European roads. The compact minivan, which some say may carry the Popster nameplate, is believed to ride on an extended version of the Logan's platform architecture measuring around 4.5-meters in length with power coming from Dacia's existing range of Renault-sourced gasoline and turbo diesel engines. Read more »
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| Only for Europe: New Ford Fiesta Sport Special Edition Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:32 AM PDT  Building on the success of the European market Fiesta Sport + (called the 1600S in the UK and Sport S in Germany) that was launched this past February, Ford has unleashed a new Sport Special Edition that includes further enhancements inside and out. The latest sporty Fiesta is available with two engine options, the most potent of which is the 1.6-liter Duratec Ti-VCT petrol unit delivering 134-horses and 160Nm torque at 4,250rpm. Read more »
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| Mitsubishi Updates i-MiEV, Slashes Prices and Increases Autonomy Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:02 AM PDT  The electric car war rages on and the latest entrant is Mitsubishi's new model year version of the i-MiEV that was revealed today in Japan. The most important changes that Mitsubishi made to its all-electric city car is the introduction of a new lower-cost base model and improvements to the standard version in order to extend its driving range. The new budget model is called the 'M' and its price comes down to 2.6 million Yen (US$32,070 -€22,170) or 1,880,000 Yen (US$23,190 - €16,040) after Japanese government subsidies. It is powered by an electric motor producing 41-horses and has a reduced driving range of 120 kilometers (75 miles). Read more »
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| Project Kahn’s New Range Rover Sport Miyagi Edition Posted: 06 Jul 2011 07:01 AM PDT  The tuners over at Project Kahn have unleashed a new customized version of the Range Rover Sport called the Miyagi edition. According to the design house, the new special edition was created with "a view to aiding the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan". And by that, Project Kahn means to raise awareness and have customers donate to the people of Japan through the company's website. Read more »
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| ABT Kicks Off 2012 VW Beetle Tuning Party with the Speedle Posted: 06 Jul 2011 06:32 AM PDT  The 2012 VW Beetle tuning wars have began. Leaving aside the Beetle RS project with some very light styling modifications by the enthusiast website VWVortex that we showed you back in June, ABT Sportsline is the first mainstream tuning firm to take on the all-new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle, or as the company likes to call it, the Speedle.
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| Subaru Signs MoU to Manufacture Compact SUV in Malaysia Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:45 AM PDT  Subaru's parent company Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Tan Chong Group for the local production of an unnamed compact SUV in Malaysia. The only compact SUV in Subaru's current range is the Forester, though the vehicle in question may be the upcoming Impreza-based crossover that was previewed by the XV Concept (pictured above) at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show in China this past April. Read more »
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