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- 2012 Porsche 911 Makes a Brief Appearance on "Need for Speed: The Run" Trailer
- It Came From eBay Hell: 2012 Faresi Concept Car
- Super Cop gets Hit by a Joyrider Only to get Up and Hunt him Down
- Jaguar Rumored to Tease E-type Successor with a New Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show
- Detroit's Big 3 Post Higher Sales in July on Demand for Crossovers and Light Trucks
- Coys to Auction Sculpture of Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4/6 F1 Racecar
- McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Completes its First 24-Hour Endurance Test
- SPIED: 2012 Porsche 911 Coupe and Convertible Drop Body Camo Completely
- Oops: Hundreds of Irish National Lottery Winners Wrongly Informed They’d Won a Jaguar XK
- And the Most-Frequently Stolen Car in the US is…
- 2012 Ford Edge with 240HP 2.0-Liter Ecoboost Returns up to 30MPG
- Video: MT Drives the New 2013 Chevrolet Malibu
- SCOOP: 2013 Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible Snagged with its Top Down
- Half-Naked Man Crashes New Chevy Camaro in Brazil, gets Locked inside… [Video]
- European Premiere for Updated 2012 Mazda3 at Frankfurt Motor Show
- Lamborghini Frankfurt Motor Show Invitation Hints at New Supercar Model?
- Toyota Reveals Next-Gen Safety Systems [Video]
- Imperium to Craft One-Off Bentley Continental GT Special
- Fiat 500 by Gucci Goes Topless, Priced from €20k
- Official: Mazda Unveils New CX-5 Compact SUV
| 2012 Porsche 911 Makes a Brief Appearance on "Need for Speed: The Run" Trailer Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:39 PM PDT  While checking out the latest preview trailer for Electronic Art's [EA] limited edition racing game "Need for Speed: The Run", we noticed that among the new cars included in the special package are the Lamborghini Aventador, Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S.
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| It Came From eBay Hell: 2012 Faresi Concept Car Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:51 PM PDT  Grab onto to something before you read this, but if the eBay seller of this car is to be believed, Edson Faresi is a name soon to be held in the same high regard as Ettore Bugatti and Enzo Ferrari.
Mr. Faresi, who's unknown to the internet except in this ad, has been designing cars for donkey's years and is such an automotive heavyweight that his, "first cars are very collectable and are in Museums and have auction off [sic] for over $12,000,000." Read more »
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| Super Cop gets Hit by a Joyrider Only to get Up and Hunt him Down Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT  A British police officer made headlines today after the release of a dramatic in-car video footage showing him being violently tossed into the air when a stolen BMW rammed his patrol car, only to get up and chase down the offender on foot. It all went down on July 3 when the Surrey police was in pursuit of 29-year-old Lee Ralph Adamson for stealing a BMW. Police Constable Dan Pascoe was getting ready to set up a roadblock off the M25 when the offender crashed onto his vehicle. Read more »
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| Jaguar Rumored to Tease E-type Successor with a New Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:27 PM PDT  Over the past few years, we've heard plenty of rumors concerning Jaguar's plans to build a spiritual successor to the famed E-type of the 1960s and 1970s. The latest word on the grapevine comes from British weekly magazine Autocar that claims Jaguar will release a sporty model in the spirit of the E-type as early as next year. Read more »
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| Detroit's Big 3 Post Higher Sales in July on Demand for Crossovers and Light Trucks Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:37 PM PDT  General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have all announced higher sales in July compared to the same month of 2010. GM reported today that its sales increased by 8% compared to July 2010. Passenger car sales rose by 8% and deliveries of crossovers by 20%. It's the same story over at Ford, with car sales increasing by 3 percent and light trucks by 12% for a total increase of 6%, as well as for Chrysler, which saw its July sales rise by 20% thanks to a new range of models and a 46% increase in Jeep deliveries. Read more »
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| Coys to Auction Sculpture of Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4/6 F1 Racecar Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:40 PM PDT  Ayrton Senna may have passed away 17 years ago, but the famed three-time Formula One champion from Brazil continues live on in the hearts of many motorsport fans. The recent documentary film "Senna" directed by Asif Kapadia that depicts his life and death sparked a new interest in anything associated with the Brazilian champion. And what could be more relative than a giant sculpture of Senna's McLaren MP4/6 F1 racer from his last season as World Champion. Read more »
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| McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Completes its First 24-Hour Endurance Test Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:06 PM PDT  McLaren claims it is satisfied with the performance of its new MP4-12C GT3 racer, which entered a 24-hour race for the first time last weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. And this despite the fact that from the three cars entered, two factory models retired early and only one run by customer team VonRyan Racing, managed to cross the finishing line. Read more »
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| SPIED: 2012 Porsche 911 Coupe and Convertible Drop Body Camo Completely Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:02 PM PDT  Truth to be said, we've spied the upcoming Porsche 991 -that's Porsche talk for the next generation of the 911- more times than we can remember these past few months. In fact, just earlier today we brought you some fresh spy shots of the 2013 Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible.
However, Porsche's engineers have retained the fake surrounds on the headlamps and taillights to confuse us (insert tongue-in-cheek comment here) on the appearance of the 991. Read more »
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| Oops: Hundreds of Irish National Lottery Winners Wrongly Informed They’d Won a Jaguar XK Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:20 PM PDT  If you were lucky enough to win something in last Wednesday's €4.4 million (US$7.3 million) draw of the Irish National Lottery and checked your numbers online, you were in for an additional surprise: that you'd also won a €150,000 (US$246,450) Jaguar XK convertible. Unfortunately for the hundreds of €2 and €2,000 (US$3.29 and US$3,286) lottery winners, there was only one car to be won and it's already been claimed. Read more »
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| And the Most-Frequently Stolen Car in the US is… Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:38 PM PDT  Honda may now be caught in war of words with Consumer Reports over the results of its test drive of the 2012 Civic sedan, but the Japanese firm's models continue to be preferred by a…certain type of drivers.
According to the latest findings of The National Insurance Crime Bureau [NCIB], the 1994 MY Accord was the most frequently stolen car in the US in 2010 for the third year in a row The not-for-profit organization stated that the reasons can be found in the car's weak security systems and the demand for used parts. Read more »
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| 2012 Ford Edge with 240HP 2.0-Liter Ecoboost Returns up to 30MPG Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:50 AM PDT  Ford is slowly releasing the fuel economy numbers on its latest batch of vehicles to receive the firm's new EcoBoost engines. Following last week's announcement on the 2012 Explorer with the 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder unit, Ford today revealed that the 2012 Edge with the same powerplant will deliver an EPA certified 21mpg in the city and 30mpg on the highway. In the Edge, the EcoBoost four-cylinder engine produces 240 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and a 270 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,000 rpm. Power is transferred to the wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission. Read more »
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| Video: MT Drives the New 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:23 AM PDT  We won't be seeing the new 2013 Chevrolet Malibu in U.S. showrooms until after next year's Super Bowl XLVI, but GM is already handing out early prototypes to journalists for a first encounter with the mid-size sedan. This time, it's Motor Trend magazine editor Todd Lassa who was handed the keys to Chevrolet's newcomer. However, being that the example he drove and which you can see in the video after the hump, isn't a final production model but a showcar, there wasn't much to say about the Malibu's handling or other characteristics. Read more »
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| SCOOP: 2013 Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible Snagged with its Top Down Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:38 AM PDT  Our spy photographers continue to capture test mules of the upcoming, next generation Porsche 911, which is internally referred to as the 991, ahead of the sports car world premiere at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. We have already shown you the regular 911 Carrera models in both coupe and convertible format as well as the 911 Turbo and what we believe is the 911 Turbo S coupe, but now we have some fresh spy shots of the 911 Turbo Convertible with its top down, caught during hot weather testing. Read more »
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| Half-Naked Man Crashes New Chevy Camaro in Brazil, gets Locked inside… [Video] Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:16 AM PDT  In one of the weirdest car accidents of the year so far, a young man wearing only a t-shirt crashed his new Chevrolet Camaro in a park located at Sao Bernardo do Campo in São Paulo, Brazil. According to the local media, the unnamed man who happens to be the son of an influential businessman, was found locked inside the Camaro coupe intoxicated with a bottle of whiskey on his side but luckily, unhurt. Read more »
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| European Premiere for Updated 2012 Mazda3 at Frankfurt Motor Show Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:45 AM PDT  Mazda's all-new CX-5 compact crossover (which we told you about earlier today) will be joined by the refreshed 2012 Mazda3 at the Japanese firm's Frankfurt Motor Show stand. Revealed for the first time at the Toronto Show in Canada in February, which was followed by an appearance at the New York Auto Show in the U.S. earlier this year, the 2012 Mazda3 gains new and more fuel-efficient engines that deliver lower CO2 emissions. Read more »
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| Lamborghini Frankfurt Motor Show Invitation Hints at New Supercar Model? Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:01 AM PDT  What is claimed to be an official press invitation from Lamborghini for the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in the form of an image that was allegedly sent through email is making the internet rounds today.
We can't be 100 percent sure about its authenticity, but if real, it raises the question what will this new "Lamborghini super sports car" be? The answer could be anything from the production version of the evil-looking Sesto Elemento and either a roadster or a more extreme version of the new Aventador, or perhaps a different concept model altogether. Follow the jump to share your thoughts in the comments section. Read more »
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| Toyota Reveals Next-Gen Safety Systems [Video] Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:24 AM PDT  Toyota has revealed a host of both active and passive safety systems that it is developing for use in its future models. The Japanese company said that it concentrates on protecting both older drivers as well as pedestrians. If you're wondering why, this is because of the statistics which show that in Japan, more than half of road traffic fatalities are of people aged 65 and above, while pedestrian now account for more fatalities than vehicle occupants. Read more »
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| Imperium to Craft One-Off Bentley Continental GT Special Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:45 AM PDT  Given the price of a Bentley Continental GT, it should not come to a surprise that some tuners prefer to offer their clients a more personal service when it comes to customizing their cars. UK-based design house Imperium is one such example developing a one-off Continental GT at the request of an unnamed entrepreneur from Britain. Previewed here in a pair of renderings, we see that the tailored made coupe will feature bespoke bodywork with uniquely designed front and rear aprons, carbon exposed side skirts, a subtle boot lip spoiler and rear carbon fibre diffuser. Read more »
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| Fiat 500 by Gucci Goes Topless, Priced from €20k Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:12 AM PDT  With the "500 by Gucci" hatchback having already logged some 3,000 pre-orders online, Fiat wasn't about to let a good run go to waste. Today, the Italians announced the release of topless version that goes by the name "500C by Gucci". Read more »
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| Official: Mazda Unveils New CX-5 Compact SUV Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:42 AM PDT  A little over a year after Mazda previewed the Minagi Concept at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, the Japanese company lifted the curtains off the production version of its compact SUV that we will come to know as the CX-5. The world premiere of the CX-5 will take place at the 64th Frankfurt Motor Show that opens on September 13 and will go on sale in early 2012. Read more »
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