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- 2011 Australian International Motor Show Photo Galore
- TRW’s Retractable Steering Wheel to Help the Elderly and the Obese
- Sportier MINI Countryman JCW Edition Spied Working out at the Nurburgring
- Lotus to Replace Evora with Elan in 2017
- Lincoln Drops Price of 2012 MKT with EcoBoost V6 by $3,000
- You Can’t Touch This: Boy Racer in Citroen Saxo has Cops Running in Circles
- Magical Thinking Breaks Amarpreet Gill’s Bristol Car Concept
- Jay Leno Visits Mercedes’ AMG HQ, Drives SLS Roadster and E-Cell
- Just Say No: Lamborghini Gallardo “Galaxy Warrior”
- Jaguar’s Ian Callum Confirms Hot R Edition of Upcoming XF Sport Break
- First Look at the New Infiniti JX 7-Seat Crossover
- All-Time Sales Record for BMW Group in the First Half of 2011
- Redesigned Chrysler Grand Voyager MPV Reaches UK Shores
- Rumors: Kia to Unveil V8 RWD Sports Car Concept at Frankfurt Motor Show
- 2011 Frankfurt Show Preview: Renault Reimagines Kangoo with Frendzy Concept
- Volvo Unveils S60 Performance Concept with 330HP
- Aston Martin V12 Zagato Given Green Light for Production, Priced from £330,000 / $528,000
| 2011 Australian International Motor Show Photo Galore Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:35 PM PDT  Even though it's not as famous as its Frankfurt, Paris, Tokyo or Detroit counterparts, this year's edition of the Australian Motor Show, which takes place in Melbourne from July 1 to 10, has some interesting debuts including the Mad Max Concepts pictured above as well as a number of new production and prototype models from the local divisions of General Motors (aka Holden) and Ford. You can take a look at all the vehicles in our comprehensive photo gallery right after the break. For those of you interested in learning more about the Ford-badged Mad Max Interceptor prototypes, check out our previous post here. Read more »
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| TRW’s Retractable Steering Wheel to Help the Elderly and the Obese Posted: 07 Jul 2011 03:14 PM PDT  Assuming you haven't been living under a rock for the past ten years, you'll know that much of the first world's population is getting both older and fatter. In response to this burgeoning epidemic – which affects nations as diverse as the U.K., U.S.A., Australia and China – TRW Automotive has developed a steering wheel which retracts completely into the dashboard at the touch of a button. Read more »
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| Sportier MINI Countryman JCW Edition Spied Working out at the Nurburgring Posted: 07 Jul 2011 02:46 PM PDT  Carscoop's spy photographers have snapped some of the first images of the sportiest edition yet of the Mini Countryman bearing the John Cooper Works logo. The…high-hoon version of Mini's urban crossover model will come with all the usual styling upgrades and performance modifications we're used to seeing in the other JCW models.
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| Lotus to Replace Evora with Elan in 2017 Posted: 07 Jul 2011 02:02 PM PDT  Lotus' most recent new sports car, the Evora, will stay into production until at least 2017, when it will be replaced with the new Elan according to the company's boss Danny Bahar. This changes the initial plan that called for the Evora to be replaced as early as 2012. Read more »
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| Lincoln Drops Price of 2012 MKT with EcoBoost V6 by $3,000 Posted: 07 Jul 2011 01:32 PM PDT  Lincoln has introduced the 2012 model year version of its not-so-successful MKT three-row crossover. While there are no equipment or styling changes, the Detroit automaker has reshuffled the MKT's lineup by dropping the all-wheel drive model with the naturally-aspirated 3.7-liter V6 from the range and reducing the price of the AWD version with the 355HP 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 by $3,000 to $46,295. Read more »
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| You Can’t Touch This: Boy Racer in Citroen Saxo has Cops Running in Circles Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:56 PM PDT  A rather foxy yet clearly irresponsible teenage driver of a Citroen Saxo had British police running in circles –literally- in a chase that took place at the Hams Hall industrial estate near Coleshill, England, last month during a police crackdown on what they call illegal car cruise events.
It all started when an unmarked Seat Leon hatchback pursued the driver of the silver Saxo who managed to escape by speeding up, down and even in…reverse on the busy highway Read more »
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| Magical Thinking Breaks Amarpreet Gill’s Bristol Car Concept Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:15 PM PDT  I really wish industrial designers would leave the engineering to, you know, engineers. Nothing irks me than a designer trying his or her hand at conjuring up some magical, black box powerplant for their vehicle design studies. Take Amarpreet Gill for instance, a Leicester-based designer and the brains behind the blandly named Bristol Car Concept. Using a combination of piezoelectric "threads" as well as photovoltaic paint and glass, the Bristol Car Concept "harvests energy from the surrounding environment, rewarding the consumer with the gift of free energy". Read more »
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| Jay Leno Visits Mercedes’ AMG HQ, Drives SLS Roadster and E-Cell Posted: 07 Jul 2011 11:52 AM PDT  As we all know, Jay Leno is a car fanatic. So when he had the chance to visit the AMG division of Mercedes-Benz at Affalterbach and drive two of its most exclusive models in its test track, he couldn't resist. The Chairman of Mercedes-AMG GmbH himself, Ola Kallenius, accompanied Leno on his factory tour. Read more »
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| Just Say No: Lamborghini Gallardo “Galaxy Warrior” Posted: 07 Jul 2011 10:10 AM PDT  Even if you somehow blocked these images from your screen, the name "Galaxy Warrior" alone is a sign that something ain't gonna be right with this tune. Found for sale on the German edition of eBay, the "Galaxy Warrior" is a styling package for the Lamborghini Gallardo coupe from a company called ATS Automotive. Read more »
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| Jaguar’s Ian Callum Confirms Hot R Edition of Upcoming XF Sport Break Posted: 07 Jul 2011 09:46 AM PDT  We already knew that Jaguar was preparing an estate (or, as they prefer to call it, Sport Break) version of the XF. What we were not so sure about was whether the XF Sport Break would get a range-topping R version like its sedan sibling. Up until now, that is, because Ian Callum, Jag's chief designer, recently told the Dutch publication Autovisie that the company will indeed present and XFR variant of the estate. And it will of course be powered by the same 510-hp turbocharged V8 of the sedan, giving rivals such as Audi's RS6 something to worry about. Read more »
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| First Look at the New Infiniti JX 7-Seat Crossover Posted: 07 Jul 2011 08:47 AM PDT  Infiniti's slow striptease of its upcoming JX crossover continues today with the release of the first real-life photograph of the seven-passenger model, which will receive its public outing in concept form at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 18, 2011. The Japanese automaker had previously shown a teaser sketch of the luxury crossover that will debut in production trim at the Los Angeles Auto Show this November and go on sale as the 2013 Infiniti JX in the Spring of 2012. It will be built at Nissan's assembly plant in Smyrna, Tennessee. Read more »
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| All-Time Sales Record for BMW Group in the First Half of 2011 Posted: 07 Jul 2011 08:29 AM PDT  There's a lot to be happy about in Munich these days. That's because the BMW Group has had not only its best month ever as far as sales are concerned, but has also achieved an all-time sales record for the first half of the year. This June, a total of 165,855 BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce cars were delivered, an increase of 15.9% compared to the same month in 2010 (143,156 units) and also a new record for the Group. BMW sold 134,432 cars (+12.3%) and Mini 31,111 (+34.1%). Read more »
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| Redesigned Chrysler Grand Voyager MPV Reaches UK Shores Posted: 07 Jul 2011 07:54 AM PDT  Chrysler's facelifted for the 2011 model year Town & Country has arrived in Britain as the revised Grand Voyager. Different name aside, the UK market model features the same styling revisions as its American counterpart, including a redesigned nose, LED tail lamps, new rear bumper and revised tailgate on the outside, and a restyled dashboard and steering wheel on the inside. However, instead of the new 283HP 3.6-liter Pentastar V6, the Grand Voyager is offered exclusively with 2.8-litre CRD diesel engine producing 161bhp at 3800rpm and 265lb ft of torque. Read more »
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| Rumors: Kia to Unveil V8 RWD Sports Car Concept at Frankfurt Motor Show Posted: 07 Jul 2011 07:20 AM PDT  During the past few years, Kia has completely transformed its image from a manufacturer of affordable, but rather unexceptional, cars to that of an automaker that offers a stylish and coherent range, thanks in no small part to the hiring of ex-VW Group designer Peter Schreyer. Now, however, it is moving in uncharted waters if a recent report from What Car is accurate. Read more »
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| 2011 Frankfurt Show Preview: Renault Reimagines Kangoo with Frendzy Concept Posted: 07 Jul 2011 06:54 AM PDT  After the sporty DeZir rear-wheel drive coupe, the funky Captur three-door crossover and more recently, the practical R-Space minivan, Renault is ready to share its latest concept model with the Frendzy, which was unveiled today ahead of its world premiere at the 64th Frankfurt Motor Show later this fall. The Frendzy is a fresh take on the small van segment where Renault is currently represented by the Kangoo series that is available in both leisure and commercial versions. Read more »
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| Volvo Unveils S60 Performance Concept with 330HP Posted: 07 Jul 2011 06:04 AM PDT  Volvo's Australian arm has pulled the wraps off a conceptual performance version of its S60 sedan. Based on the S60 T6 R Design, the S60 Performance Concept is an Australian initiative and utilizes two partnerships within the Volvo family - Polestar and Heico - for some very discreet upgrades. Read more »
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| Aston Martin V12 Zagato Given Green Light for Production, Priced from £330,000 / $528,000 Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:38 AM PDT  It's official; Aston Martin has not only confirmed plans to build a strictly limited number of the new V12 Zagato show car, but it is also accepting orders with first deliveries expected from the second half of 2012.
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