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- BMW Boss Says Front-Wheel Drive Bimmers will be “The Ultimate Driving Machine”
- SCOOP: Seat Caught Testing Sportier Ibiza ST FR with 150HP
- Toyota Forklift Comes to the Rescue of Chevrolet Camaro Stuck on a…Curb
- Germany’s Edag Fuldamobil Meets 21st Century Retro Chic
- Toyota Says Prius US Sales Will Outperform 2010 despite Earthquake Setback
- Pole Turns 1991 Audi 100 V6 into a 2008 Audi A4 Lookalike
- GM Recalls More Than 7,500 Trucks and SUVs Over Separate Gearbox and Steering Issues
- Lumma Design Unleashes BMW X6 xDrive40d
- New 2012 Audi TT RS with 360-Horses Priced at US$56,850* in the States
- NHTSA Says EVs and Hybrids Must Warn Pedestrians With an Alert
- Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe Black Series Coming on July 24
| BMW Boss Says Front-Wheel Drive Bimmers will be “The Ultimate Driving Machine” Posted: 08 Jul 2011 01:00 PM PDT  The times, they are a-Changing sang Bob Dylan, and they did. And for the most part, it's for the better –or we'd still be living in caves. But when one of the staples of the motoring world embraces a new philosophy, be prepared for the purists to cry "FAIL". The news of BMW adopting front-wheel-drive for its future compact models is the perfect example. For decades Munich has bombarded us with its naturally aspirated in-line engines, be that with 4, 6, 8 or 10 cylinders along with 50/50 perfect weight distribution and the "ultimate driving machine" tag. Now turbos are all the rage, even in the M-division and they are trickling down to the rest of the lineup in the name of fuel economy and CO2 emissions. But a FWD BMW? Where is this world coming to? Read more »
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| SCOOP: Seat Caught Testing Sportier Ibiza ST FR with 150HP Posted: 08 Jul 2011 12:19 PM PDT  For being Volkswagen's answer to Alfa Romeo (in theory at least), the Germans are sure taking their time to enhance Seat's lineup with the most potent engines currently available in the group.
But better late than never as Seat is preparing an FR version of the Ibiza ST fitted with the same 1.4-liter TSI turbocharged petrol engine with 150-horsepower found in the hatchback model. Read more »
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| Toyota Forklift Comes to the Rescue of Chevrolet Camaro Stuck on a…Curb Posted: 08 Jul 2011 11:49 AM PDT  It can't get more embarrassing than this – well, that is, unless someone has footage showing us how the owner of the blue Chevrolet Camaro got himself in this sticky situation in the underground parking garage in the first place. In the Youtube clip after the jump, we see the aftermath with a..Toyota-branded forklift trying to free Chevy's pony car, but without any success. One very strange incident indeed. Read more »
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| Germany’s Edag Fuldamobil Meets 21st Century Retro Chic Posted: 08 Jul 2011 11:25 AM PDT  If the Germans ever needed a word for, "three wheeled death trap" chances are that word would be Fuldamobil It was a strange-looking microcar with seating for two and a face like a fish and built under licence in the UK, Chile, Argentina, the Netherlands, Sweden, Greece, India and South Africa as well as its native Germany. It was sort of like an Isetta crossed with a Peel P50 and, contrary to what you might think, was said to be a great success at the time of its inception. Read more »
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| Toyota Says Prius US Sales Will Outperform 2010 despite Earthquake Setback Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:59 AM PDT  In spite of the earthquake and Tsunami that devastated Japan last March and which deeply affected the country's automobile production capabilities, Toyota remains confident that US sales of the Prius will outperform those of 2010. The lack of inventory, with many dealers reporting as little as one day's worth of Prius cars on their lots, led to a whopping 61% drop in July sales in the US, which is the lowest since 2004. And that's significant because the US accounts for almost half of the all Prius models sold worldwide, which makes it Toyota's most important market for its compact hybrid. Read more »
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| Pole Turns 1991 Audi 100 V6 into a 2008 Audi A4 Lookalike Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:09 AM PDT  The latest addition to our automotive
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| GM Recalls More Than 7,500 Trucks and SUVs Over Separate Gearbox and Steering Issues Posted: 08 Jul 2011 09:40 AM PDT  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall campaign for two separate issues concerning GM trucks and SUVs. The first recall concerns 6,768 units of the Chevrolet Colorado and the GMC Canyon from the 2011MY due to a failure in a transmission clip that may not engage the "Parking" mode even though the driver has moved the lever to the appropriate position. GM's dealers will repair the faulty automatic transmission free of charge, and the recall is expected to begin on July 19. Read more »
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| Lumma Design Unleashes BMW X6 xDrive40d Posted: 08 Jul 2011 09:03 AM PDT  The German tuners over at Lumma Design are taking yet another stab on the BMW X6, this time, on the most powerful diesel model, the xDrive40d that is equipped with a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter straight-six delivering 306-horses and 600Nm (442 lb-ft) of peak torque in factory tune. After Lumma Design's people get their way with the diesel unit by updating the software and adding a custom exhaust system, output is increased to a more hearty 340-horses and 670Nm (494 lb-ft). Read more »
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| New 2012 Audi TT RS with 360-Horses Priced at US$56,850* in the States Posted: 08 Jul 2011 08:18 AM PDT  After giving the green light to the U.S. specification TT RS last year, the flagship version of Audi's sports coupe has finally arrived in the States. It will go on sale within the next few weeks with prices starting at $56,850 (*) excluding destination charges, taxes, title, options and dealer charges. Interestingly, the North American version of the TT RS is more powerful than its European sibling as the 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder TFSI engine is said to deliver 360-horsepower and 343 lb-ft of torque between 1,650 and 5,400 rpm. The European market model is rated at 340HP and 450 Nm (331.90 lb.-ft.) of torque. Read more »
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| NHTSA Says EVs and Hybrids Must Warn Pedestrians With an Alert Posted: 08 Jul 2011 07:53 AM PDT  Hybrid and electric cars are good for the environment because of they either emit extremely low or even no emissions at all. However, there seems to be a problem: they are also too quiet. And it's not just a problem for car lovers who will miss the sound of the engine revving, but mostly for pedestrians who will not hear an oncoming, completely silent vehicle and face the risk of an accident. Therefore, the US NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) has published a notice that, if implemented, will require by law all electric and hybrid vehicles to emit a noise that will warn pedestrians of their presence. This comes after a study in October 2009, which reported that a greater percentage of hybrids were involved in accidents with pedestrians than vehicles with normal combustion engines. Read more »
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| Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe Black Series Coming on July 24 Posted: 08 Jul 2011 07:47 AM PDT  *Regular Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Pictured Above At the press launch of the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, selected members of the media got a sneak preview of the all-new C63 AMG Coupe Black Series. And some of them, managed to capture a few photographs of the car but the pictures were hastily removed on most sites after Mercedes' intervened. This was supposed to be a secret preview, since the car isn't scheduled to be unveiled before the German Grand Prix at Nurburgring at the 24th of July. Therefore, you can guess that Mercedes' people aren't too happy about the leak. Read more »
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