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- Prodan Dragos’ Alfa Romeo Giulia Concept is one Mean Machine
- It Came from eBay Hell: BMW 745i All Donked up
- Senner Tunes Out the Audi A7 Sportback 3.0 TDI
- BMW to Preview New "i" Models on Friday?
- Ex-Beatle George Harrison's Classic Ferrari Going Under the Hummer
- Putin's Army of High-Heeled Gals Will Make You Car Shine
- Silicon Valley “Tech Boom” Good News for California’s Car Dealers
- First Official Photo of 2012 Renault Twingo Facelift
- BMW Workers Protest Outside LA Law Firm for Offering Assistance in Firing Union Members
- Video: Horacio Pagani Takes New Huayra for a Ride
- Study: Turning Black Cabs into EVs Would Save London 4,000 Tonnes of CO2 Every Week
- Audi Delivers First TT RS 360HP to U.S. Customer
- New Video and Photos of All-New 2013 Lexus GS from European Presentation
- Video: Fiat Uno Cabrio Concept Filmed on the Road
- U.S. Administration Reduces 2025 CAFE Target to 54.5MPG, Gains Support from 5 Automakers
- Rumors: Maserati to Show Jeep-Based SUV Concept in Frankfurt, Preparing Chrysler-Based Sports Sedans
- Marketing Ploy or Real? Nico Rosberg Scares David Coultard During a Ride Around the 'Ring in an SLS AMG
- Hennessey Reveals Monstrous 1,000HP Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
- Lotus Evora Joins Hertz's European Car Rental Program, Rates Start from €250 a Day
- Maserati Launches 450HP GranCabrio Sport, New Gallery with 55 Photos
| Prodan Dragos’ Alfa Romeo Giulia Concept is one Mean Machine Posted: 27 Jul 2011 06:31 PM PDT  It's about time the Italians get off their collective backsides and knock out a competitor to the BMW 1-Series coupe. Something a bit like the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint of the 1960s in that it should be a two-door, three-box Bavarian-killer with a sweet-as-silk motor and looks to die for. Romanian industrial designer Prodan Dragos no doubt agrees.
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| It Came from eBay Hell: BMW 745i All Donked up Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:24 PM PDT  Many will claim the E65 7-Series was Chris Bangle's most controversial design during his time at the helm of BMW's styling division. And they could be right. Even though close to a decade has passed since the presentation of the E65, its styling has yet to grow on many fans of the brand.
If you want to see more photos, follow the jump for the complete gallery. Read more »
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| Senner Tunes Out the Audi A7 Sportback 3.0 TDI Posted: 27 Jul 2011 04:31 PM PDT  Are you an owner of the diesel-powered Audi A7 Sportback? Do you need more power than what the standard 245HP 3.0-liter TDI V6 has to offer? Well, suffice to say, you probably should have considered the 300HP 3.0-liter TSI petrol model instead… Nevertheless, for those of you that fit the description, German firm Senner Tuning has released a new performance package for the A7 3.0 TDI. The makeover of the V6 diesel engine takes output up from 245-horses and 500Nm of torque to 306-horses and 620Nm (457.2 lb-ft) respectively, nudging top speed to 280km/h (174mph). Read more »
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| BMW to Preview New "i" Models on Friday? Posted: 27 Jul 2011 03:50 PM PDT  "Green" is the new "mean". Whereas a few years ago most automakers focused on tooting their performance credentials, now the trend is to be eco-friendly. Even BMW, the maker of the M3, M5 etc., is jumping on the "green" bandwagon. Albeit a little late to the EV party, the Germans plan to make up for it with a dazzling entrance. Today, the Munich-based automaker announced that it is holding a press conference on Friday, July 29, to preview its "i" sub-brand. Unfortunately, that's about all BMW is willing to reveal about the conference, so we don't exactly know what the company has in store for us: a startling presentation of the new models or one mundane speech after another from the firm's executives? Read more »
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| Ex-Beatle George Harrison's Classic Ferrari Going Under the Hummer Posted: 27 Jul 2011 03:22 PM PDT  A Ferrari 365 GTC is up for sale by Ferrari specialist Talacrest at no less than $600,000. If you're wondering why it's priced so high the answer is because its current owner discovered that the blue coupe once belonged to ex-Beatle musician, George Harrison. Read more »
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| Putin's Army of High-Heeled Gals Will Make You Car Shine Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:50 PM PDT  Say hello to "Putin's Army", a group of self-proclaimed "young and beautiful" Russian girls who will do just about anything to get Valdimir Putin back into the Kremlin next year. To the delight of our male audience, that includes cleaning cars dressed in bikinis and eight-inch heels. Read more »
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| Silicon Valley “Tech Boom” Good News for California’s Car Dealers Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:04 PM PDT  Can you imagine buying a new car every six months? Trading in your MY2010 jalopy for the MY2011 model? Few of us would; after all, the cheapest new cars today are still around US$11,000 (€7,656). It is, however, what many people do when it comes to portable electronics: notebook computers, mobile phones, PDAs and the like. It's one of the reasons that Silicon Valley has recovered so quickly in this post-GFC world. There is big demand and big profits to be made in this ever growing sector of the market. So it's no wonder that luxury carmakers – among them Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and BMW – are experiencing healthy sales in the areas surrounding the Californian technological hamlet. Read more »
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| First Official Photo of 2012 Renault Twingo Facelift Posted: 27 Jul 2011 01:00 PM PDT  Renault has given the smallest model in its range, the Twingo minicar, a mid-life facelift to keep it alive and fresh until its replacement, which will be based on a brand-new rear-wheel drive platform shared with Smart's future four-seater model, arrives in the market. The French car firm released a single photo of the faclifted Twingo that is scheduled to make its first public appearance at the upcoming Frankfurt auto show in September. Read more »
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| BMW Workers Protest Outside LA Law Firm for Offering Assistance in Firing Union Members Posted: 27 Jul 2011 12:56 PM PDT  Members of the Teamsters Union Local 495 and BMW workers organized a protest on Tuesday outside labor law firm Jackson Lewis in downtown Los Angeles. The reason is that the firm represents BMW North America in its dispute with the labor union over the termination of contract of 68 employees in its Ontario, California parts distribution center. Read more »
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| Video: Horacio Pagani Takes New Huayra for a Ride Posted: 27 Jul 2011 12:10 PM PDT  It's perhaps the most exotic and flamboyantly styled supercar that money – and we mean lots of it - can buy these days. We're talking about the successor to the renowned Pagani Zonda called the Huayra. Among the very few people in this world to have had the chance to take a ride in the brand-new Huayra is EVO magazine's Harry Metcalfe who was invited to a special event for Pagani owners in Sardinia. While Metcalfe wasn't able to drive the car himself, the company's founder and owner, Horaccio Pagani took him for a spin in the Huayra providing us with some pretty cool footage which you can check out for yourself in the video after the break. Read more »
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| Study: Turning Black Cabs into EVs Would Save London 4,000 Tonnes of CO2 Every Week Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:36 AM PDT  According to a new study from EcoVelocity, London could be saved from 4,000 tonnes of CO2 every week if its 22,000 registered Hackney carriages, or black cabs as they are commonly referred to, were to become electric vehicles. The above figure could more than triple if London's private-hire vehicles, or minicabs, also ran on electricity. The study took into account the CO2 emissions of the three most common black cabs, the TXI, TXII and TX4 and the average mileage each cab covers every day. Read more »
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| Audi Delivers First TT RS 360HP to U.S. Customer Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:08 AM PDT  The very first example of Audi's highly anticipated TT RS sports coupe to be sold in the USA has been delivered to veteran race car driver Don Istook, who was one of more than 11,500 fans to sign the German firm's TT RS petition drive on Facebook. Read more »
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| New Video and Photos of All-New 2013 Lexus GS from European Presentation Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:47 AM PDT  Being that Toyota wants Lexus to compete against its German rivals not only in North America, but all over the world, along with the U.S. test drive event of the 2013MY GS in California, the Japanese automaker also coordinated a similar happening for European media at a proving ground in Belgium.
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| Video: Fiat Uno Cabrio Concept Filmed on the Road Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:58 AM PDT  You may remember that at last year's Sao Paulo Auto Show in Brazil, Fiat's local division pulled the wraps off a convertible concept based on the new generation of the Uno supermini for the South American market. Even though it has been a while, we had not seen the vehicle in motion, so we thought we'd share these videos with you. Read more »
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| U.S. Administration Reduces 2025 CAFE Target to 54.5MPG, Gains Support from 5 Automakers Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:38 AM PDT  The Obama administration has, according to White House sources who wish to remain anonymous, the support of no less than five big automakers in its bid to reduce Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and CO2 emissions in the US until 2025. The five major manufactures that will support the new CAFE target are, according to the aforementioned sources, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Honda and Hyundai. Read more »
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| Rumors: Maserati to Show Jeep-Based SUV Concept in Frankfurt, Preparing Chrysler-Based Sports Sedans Posted: 27 Jul 2011 08:36 AM PDT  The Fiat Group is getting ready to take its alliance with Chrysler to the next level with the presentation of three new models including an SUV and two luxury sports sedans, all using key technology and components from the Chrysler Group's lineup, according to a report from Autonews.
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| Posted: 27 Jul 2011 07:27 AM PDT  We all know that no matter how good of a driver you may be, it's one thing being in control behind the steering wheel and another when you're seated on the passenger side of the vehicle. But could that really be the case when the passenger happens to be an experienced former Formula One racing driver like David Coulthard? Well, that's what this video would like us to believe. It shows Mercedes-Benz F1 driver Nico Rosberg taking the Scotsman for a quick lap around the partly wet Nürburgring-Nordschleife in an SLS AMG Gullwing and supposedly scaring him in the process. Watch it after the jump and tell us what you think. Read more »
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| Hennessey Reveals Monstrous 1,000HP Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Posted: 27 Jul 2011 07:04 AM PDT  Hennessey is one of America's best-known tuning houses offering solutions for a great number of vehicles ranging from Nissan GT-R bashing Caddy Escalades to Ferrari's 458 Italia –and anything in between. Having already tuned the sedan and estate versions of the Cadillac CTS-V, Hennessey decided it was time to give a little attention to the coupe version: hence the V1000 CTS-V Coupe was born. Read more »
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| Lotus Evora Joins Hertz's European Car Rental Program, Rates Start from €250 a Day Posted: 27 Jul 2011 06:43 AM PDT  If you happen to live or are planning to travel in Europe and would like to move around in a Lotus Evora but can't afford the expense of buying one, you'll be happy to know that Hertz may have a solution to your problem. The U.S.-based car rental company has just introduced the Lotus Evora for hire in key European markets as part of its Adrenaline Range in the Hertz Fun Collection of Germany, Spain and the UK, and as a special car in the Fun Collection in France. Read more »
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| Maserati Launches 450HP GranCabrio Sport, New Gallery with 55 Photos Posted: 27 Jul 2011 06:07 AM PDT  Revealed to the public at this year's Geneva Motor Show, the Maserati GranCabrio Sport is the flagship version of the Italian firm's four-seat convertible model. Following the international press drive in Trieste, Italy last week, Maserati has now announced the launch of its new soft-top sports car.
The GranCabrio Sport combines an upgraded 4.7-litre V8 engine with a 10 horsepower increase to 450-horses with the faster MC Auto Shift 6-speed transmission for 0-100km/h (62mph) sprint time of 5.2 seconds and a 285km/h (177mph) top speed Read more »
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