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- BMW Shows Off i3 EV and i8 Hybrid Concepts on Film
- Arrinera: Poland's Lamborghini Wannabe Hits the Road [with Video]
- How to Trick Out a Scion tC in 6 Hours
- Video: Australian “Shell” Ad for the 2011 Hyundai Elantra
- Anderson Germany Brings Maserati GranTurismo S over to the Dark Side
- Eminem is the Real Slim Shady in Legal Battle with Audi over “Lose Yourself” Ad
- Video: Marinette Mayor Crashes into Light Post After Having One Too Many Drinks
- BMW Prices All-New 1-Series Hatch from £19,375 in the UK [New Photo Gallery]
- European Market 2012 Civic and CR-V to be built at Honda’s UK Plant
- BMW 1-Series M Coupe Crash No2
- Marchionne Merges Fiat and Chrysler Group Management Teams
- Mercedes Previews 2012 B-Class Mini MPV's Refined Interior
- Video: Two Girls, a Red Ferrari F430, a Mediocre Parking Job
- Aston Martin to Race Two Cygnets at Bridgestone Eco-Rally
- BMW i8 Concept: Plug-in Hybrid Coupe with 1.5-liter Petrol Engine Delivers 349HP and 87MPG [63 Photos]
- Honda Teases European 2012 Civic Hatchback with Photos and Video
- BMW i3 Concept: Pure Electric Hatchback with Optional Range Extender to go on Sale in 2013 [79 Photos]
| BMW Shows Off i3 EV and i8 Hybrid Concepts on Film Posted: 29 Jul 2011 04:49 PM PDT  The headline story on the automotive front today (that would be Friday, July 29) is no doubt the presentation of the first concept models of BMW's new division for alternative fuel vehicles that we will come to know as the "i" series.
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| Arrinera: Poland's Lamborghini Wannabe Hits the Road [with Video] Posted: 29 Jul 2011 04:15 PM PDT  Joining a long list of unknown companies with no prior experience that wish to enter the supercar building industry is firm called Arrinera Automotive. from Poland.
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| How to Trick Out a Scion tC in 6 Hours Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:20 PM PDT  In its never ending to reach out to a hipper, younger audience, Scion joined forces with tuning shop Auto Werks of Northbrook and Chicago-based radio station B96, to trick out one of their listeners car during the B96 Pepsi Summerbash concert. The winner of the Scion sweepstake was young lady named Becky who owns a tC coupe. Her two-door model was upgraded with lowering springs, blacked-out wheels, LED light kits, body kit, graphics, a high-end audio system, and more, with the entire process taking around 6 hours. You can watch the Auto Werks team in action in the time lapse video after the break. Read more »
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| Video: Australian “Shell” Ad for the 2011 Hyundai Elantra Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:21 PM PDT  From Sydney ad firm Innocean Worldwide comes this neat little TV commercial for the 2011 Hyundai Elantra four-door sedan. The ad features Hyundai's C-segment offering sitting inside a non-descript brick building. Then, in a way that reminds the machine that Tony Stark uses to suit in and out of his Iron Man costume, a multitude of robot appendages unfold from the ceiling and begin removing pieces of the Elantra's body to reveal a smaller car inside. Read more »
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| Anderson Germany Brings Maserati GranTurismo S over to the Dark Side Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:33 PM PDT  Tuning outfit Anderson Germany has a new proposal for current owners of the Maserati GranTurismo S. The German workshop has developed a line of performance and styling upgrades under the name Superior Black Edition. Under the bonnet, the 4.7-liter V8 engine is boosted from 440-horses to 492HP via a software optimization program and a new custom exhaust system. Read more »
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| Eminem is the Real Slim Shady in Legal Battle with Audi over “Lose Yourself” Ad Posted: 29 Jul 2011 01:28 PM PDT  In February, during the Super Bowl, Chrysler aired its new advertising campaign for the 200 featuring the slogan "Imported from Detroit". The commercial, which showed famous rapper Eminem driving around the Motor City under the sounds of his hit song "Lose Yourself", won 5 awards at Cannes. Three months later, Audi aired a TV ad in Germany about the 2012 A6 Avant. It featured a man driving around a German city -much like Eminem did- with a background music that sounded far too similar to the "Lose Yourself" hit. Read more »
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| Video: Marinette Mayor Crashes into Light Post After Having One Too Many Drinks Posted: 29 Jul 2011 01:12 PM PDT  A mayor from a small city located close to Green Bay, Wisconsin, made headlines earlier this month after he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Footage from a state patrol dash cam shows Marinette Mayor Robert M. Harbick clearly intoxicated and almost unable to stand up alone while also joking around with the police officers. According to local media reports, police responded to a call concerning one-car accident after Harbick crashed his SUV into a light pole. The Marinette Mayor is said to have had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. Read more »
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| BMW Prices All-New 1-Series Hatch from £19,375 in the UK [New Photo Gallery] Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:14 PM PDT  The bosses over at BMW's British division have released pricing on the second-generation 1-series hatchback before it goes on sale in the UK on September 17, 2011. The redesigned five-door hatchback will launch with a choice of three diesel and two petrol engines, with on-the-road prices starting from £19,375 for a 116i ES rising to £24,720 for a 120d Urban or a 120d Sport. Read more »
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| European Market 2012 Civic and CR-V to be built at Honda’s UK Plant Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:28 AM PDT  Honda announced today that it will manufacture the new Civic hatchback and the next generation of the CR-V SUV at its Swindon plant in the UK The five-door hatchback version of the new Honda Civic, which we previewed earlier today (see here), is designed exclusively for Europe and will only be built in Swindon. The Civic was first introduced in 1972, and is now in its ninth generation. It will be revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Read more »
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| BMW 1-Series M Coupe Crash No2 Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:14 AM PDT  Less than a week after we told you about the first recorded BMW 1 Series M Coupe accident, we now have the second mishap regarding the Bavarian firm's turbocharged sports model. This accident took place in Poland when the driver reportedly lost control of the 340HP rear-wheel drive BMW sending the small coupe to the side of the road and into the grass. Fortunately for the owner, no other car was involved in the incident and the exterior damages appear to be fairly limited. Read more »
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| Marchionne Merges Fiat and Chrysler Group Management Teams Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:02 AM PDT  Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Fiat and Chrysler, has announced the unification of the two automakers' management teams in one, smaller unit. As Fiat said in a statement, from September 1, the group will have four regional managers for both companies' operations in Europe, Asia, North America and South America. These regional chiefs, along with Marchionne himself, and other 17 managers will form a "group executive council". Not surprisingly, Fiat execs dominate the new consolidated management team, with 14 people sourced from the Italian-based carmaker and only five from Chrysler. Read more »
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| Mercedes Previews 2012 B-Class Mini MPV's Refined Interior Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:16 AM PDT  Earlier in July, Mercedes-Benz outline the shape and detailed the powertrain lineup for the new 2012 B-Class MPV. Now, the Stuttgart-based automaker is providing us with our first look at the tall compact model's inner works. Looking at these photos, if there's one thing that stands out it's that, unlike the exterior, which is an evolution of the current B-Class, the interior has been completely redesigned and features a more modern styling and premium feel than the sober cabin of today's model. Read more »
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| Video: Two Girls, a Red Ferrari F430, a Mediocre Parking Job Posted: 29 Jul 2011 09:45 AM PDT  It's become something of spectator sport over in Europe and chiefly in London: people equipped with a handy cam waiting for a hot car to pass by to record it and upload the video on Youtube. As with anything else in life, sometimes it pays off, sometimes it does not and our amateur producers are left with a bitter taste in the mouth. Read more »
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| Aston Martin to Race Two Cygnets at Bridgestone Eco-Rally Posted: 29 Jul 2011 09:18 AM PDT  A pair of Cygnet minis will be representing Aston Martin at the fifth annual Bridgestone Eco-Rally that takes place in London this weekend. This is the first time that the British marque participates at the event, which will pass from the heart of Oxford to central London. Read more »
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| Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:58 AM PDT  BMW's showdown continues with the presentation of its i8 Concept, a plug-in hybrid sports coupe that joins the i3 pure-electric hatchback to form the first models of the Bavarian firm's i sub-brand.
The sportiest member of the i series models combines the modified electric drive system from the i3 Concept, but this time fitted over its front axle instead of the rear, with a high-performance, 1.5-liter turbocharged three-cylinder gasoline engine (in place of the Vision ED's diesel unit) developing 220HP (164kW) and 300 Nm (221 lb.ft) at the rear. Read more »
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| Honda Teases European 2012 Civic Hatchback with Photos and Video Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:10 AM PDT  The ninth generation Civic hatchback for the European market will soon make its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September but Honda has provided us with a sneak peak of the five-door model with photos of a camouflaged prototype and a video explaining the changes under the body. The Civic hatchback has been designed exclusively for Europe and will continue to be a separate model from the North American four-door sedan and two-door coupe variants with which it shares the same name. Read more »
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| Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:05 AM PDT  The car we originally came to know as the Megacity Vehicle was officially revealed today as the BMW i3 Concept ahead of its 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show debut and less than two years before it goes on sale in 2013.
The upcoming i3 will be BMW's first ever mass produced all-electric model. The five-door hatchback rides on a new dedicated architecture named "LifeDrive". Read more »
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