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- Spied Again: 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe
- Video: Meet the Jokes of Hazzard
- Infiniti Shows us 2013 JX Crossover's Rear End with Teaser Shot No5
- Algerian Driver Won't Stop Even when the Police Officer Jumps on the Hood
- BMW Group Publishes Results of first Mini E Trial Project
- More than 7 Million British Drivers Have Raced to Beat their GPS' Estimated Arrival Time
- Nearly 300,000 Chrysler and Dodge Minivans Recalled Over Airbag Issue
- Ford Announces 45% Increase in Sales in India
- SCOOP: Is this the New Lotus Exige with a V6 Engine?
- Scagliarini Motorsports Creates One-off 4x4 504 Coupe Zagato Elaborata
- Lotus North America Bids Farewell to Elise and Exige with Limited Edition Models
- Video: Man Sets Guinness World Record for Tightest Parallel Parking
- F1: Ferrari's Montezemolo Expects More Wins this Season
- 2013 Lexus GS: Teaser Shot Plus First Drive Videos from MT and R&T
- Revised Mazda2 First-Month Sales in Japan Exceed Initial Target by More than 100%
- 2013 Cadillac XTS Luxury Sedan Confirmed for Sale Next Spring, will be Based on the XTS Platinum
- 2013 Cadillac ATS: First Official Photo of GM's BMW 3-Series Rival
- Alfa Romeo Announces 4C Debut at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show
- 2012 Infiniti FX Facelift Priced from $43,450*
- Light ECU Tune for Ford Fiesta Zetec S
| Spied Again: 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:14 PM PDT  If there was ever a prize for the most spied car this year, it should go to the new Porsche 991, which we will come to know as the latest generation of the 911. Our spy shooters have caught up with a variety of prototypes ranging from the standard Carrera coupe all the way up to the Turbo Convertible
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| Video: Meet the Jokes of Hazzard Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:33 PM PDT  Do you know how many people have tried to imitate the driving tricks of the Dukes of Hazzard in real life over the years? As you may have already guessed, the answer to that question is countless - as are the accidents related to these types of stunts. In this edition, we have a doppelganger in a General Lee Dodge Charger replica trying to jump over a copy of Sheriff's Roscoe P. Coltrane patrol car. And while our driver managed to pull off the jump-over-the-vehicle part he failed miserably in the landing portion of the stunt. Read more »
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| Infiniti Shows us 2013 JX Crossover's Rear End with Teaser Shot No5 Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:55 PM PDT  Since the beginning of July, Infiniti has been releasing a teaser photo of its new 2013 JX luxury crossover every single week and will continue to do so until the official unveiling at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance event in Monterey, California, on August 18. For this week's menu, we get the fifth picture that shows the 7-seater model's rear end in all its glory but nothing else more. You can check out the rest of the images of the 2013 Infiniti JX right after the break. Read more »
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| Algerian Driver Won't Stop Even when the Police Officer Jumps on the Hood Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:26 PM PDT  What you're about to see in our latest video find is one very stubborn and irresponsible driver and an equally persistent (but evidently responsible) police officer. The incident purportedly takes place in rather congested area of Algeria when the driver of a white colored, older generation Renault Megane refuses to conform to the traffic officer's instructions. Read more »
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| BMW Group Publishes Results of first Mini E Trial Project Posted: 04 Aug 2011 03:46 PM PDT  We all know about the merits of electric vehicles but have you ever wondered how it would really be like owning one and driving it on a daily basis? In collaboration with the British government, the BMW Group launched a trial program in the UK with 40 pure-electric MINI E cars given to 62 citizens and 72 pool users over two six-month periods, from December 2009 until March 2011. Now that the trial period is over, MINI and the Oxford Brookes University, which undertook the research, have released their findings. Read more »
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| More than 7 Million British Drivers Have Raced to Beat their GPS' Estimated Arrival Time Posted: 04 Aug 2011 03:05 PM PDT  In the 1970s, the must-have automotive accessory was the fuzzy dice. Forty years later, it is the in-car GPS / satellite navigation system. It has as effectively replaced the seat pocket map book as the Apple iPod has replaced the Sony Discman.
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| Nearly 300,000 Chrysler and Dodge Minivans Recalled Over Airbag Issue Posted: 04 Aug 2011 02:33 PM PDT  The Chrysler Group has issued a recall on 299,718 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans from the 2008 model year to fix a problem that could cause the airbags to deploy unexpectedly. The automaker said that the issue is related to the Occupant Restraint Control (ORC) modules that controls the airbags. According to Chrysler, the OCR module may have been exposed to moisture. If this happens, it could lead to the airbag warning light going on while in some cases, the airbag could deploy for no reason. Read more »
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| Ford Announces 45% Increase in Sales in India Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:57 PM PDT  Ford's India subdivision announced today that it sold 71,347 units from January 1 until July 31, which corresponds to a 45% increase compared to the same period of 2010 when it delivered 49,131 units. The Detroit firm wants to further increase its presence in the country and has announced the signing of an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the State of Gujarat to invest approximately $1 billion to build two new plants in addition to the one in Chennai, for vehicle and engine manufacturing on a 460-acre site in Sanand. Read more »
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| SCOOP: Is this the New Lotus Exige with a V6 Engine? Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:34 PM PDT  The Lotus Elise and Exige will soon be a thing of the past for North American fans of the brand (though both cars will continue to be offered in other markets), but if our spies prove to be right, the British firm is already cooking up a replacement, at least for the Exige coupe. Our man with the long lens snagged these pictures of a mid-engined Lotus prototype during testing. But how can we be sure that this the Exige, we hear some of you ask? Well, the test car does not bear any resemblance to the recent Lotus concept models shown in Paris last year so given the prototype's shape and size, the most plausible explanation is a replacement for the Exige. Read more »
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| Scagliarini Motorsports Creates One-off 4x4 504 Coupe Zagato Elaborata Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:59 AM PDT  American-based design house Scagliarini Motorsports has unveiled its latest creation, the 504 Coupe Zagato Elaborata, or 504cze. As the name implies, the car is inspired by Zagato's 500 Coupe concept that was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show last March. Read more »
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| Lotus North America Bids Farewell to Elise and Exige with Limited Edition Models Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:45 AM PDT  It is known for some time now that Lotus is going to axe the Elise roadster and Exige coupe from its North American lineup by the end of August due to Toyota's decision to stop production of the 2ZZ 1.8-liter, 4-cylinder engine that powers the two models. Fans of the Elise and Exige in other markets around the world including Europe need not to worry as the two cars will continue to be available as they are fitted with a new 1.6-liter four-cylinder unit. To mark the end of production for North America, the British firm has announced the release of three Final Edition [FE] models. Lotus said will build and import into the US and Canada 15 examples of the Elise SC FE, 25 of the Exige Matte Black FE and 30 units of the Exige S260 FE.
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| Video: Man Sets Guinness World Record for Tightest Parallel Parking Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:13 AM PDT  Under the supervision of an official Guinness World Records [GWR] adjudicator, German driver Ronny Wechselberger, also known as "Ronny C-Rock" (be careful with the spelling here…), set a new record earlier this year for the world's tightest parallel parking. Mr. C-Rock was able to slide his VW Polo with the help of the handbrake into a parking space measuring just 26 cm's (10.24 inches) longer than that of his vehicle. Even though the record was set in April 2, 2011, the Guinness World Records officials released the video today. Read more »
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| F1: Ferrari's Montezemolo Expects More Wins this Season Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:34 AM PDT  Ferrari president, Luca di Montezemolo, has stated that he expects the Scuderia to win more races this season. And this despite the fact that in the 11 first races of the year they have won only once, with Fernando Alonso in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Alonso lies fourth at the Drivers' championship and his teammate Fernando Massa sixth, trailing championship leader Sebastian Vettel by 89 and 164 points respectively with just eight races remaining. In the Constructors' championship, Ferrari is in third position, with 215 points, trailing Red Bull (383) and McLaren (280). Read more »
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| 2013 Lexus GS: Teaser Shot Plus First Drive Videos from MT and R&T Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:57 AM PDT  Precisely two weeks remain for the official presentation of the all-new 2013 Lexus GS 350 on Thursday, August 18th at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and the Japanese automaker decided it's time to enter the teaser photo game with the release of a single, partially blacked out image of the mid-size luxury sedan.
For those of you that would like to see a bit more of the new GS than what Lexus has to offer, hit the break to watch the first test drive videos of the car by U.S. magazines Motor Trend and Road & Track. Read more »
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| Revised Mazda2 First-Month Sales in Japan Exceed Initial Target by More than 100% Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:40 AM PDT  Mazda has announced that orders for the subtly revised Mazda Demio, or Mazda2 as is known overseas, in its first month of being available in Japan have far exceeded their initial target. Specifically, from June 30, when the Demio became available, until July 31, orders have reached 13,500 units, more than double Mazda's initial estimate of 6,000. Read more »
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| 2013 Cadillac XTS Luxury Sedan Confirmed for Sale Next Spring, will be Based on the XTS Platinum Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:25 PM PDT  The Cadillac-related announcements keep dropping in as after the release of a teaser photo of the firm's entry-level compact sedan codenamed ATS, GM revealed that we're also going to see a flagship luxury sedan model added to Cadillac's range in the Spring of 2012.
General Motors may not have published a teaser photo of its Cadillac range-topper in the sedan category but the Detroit firm said it will be modeled closely after last year's XTS Platinum concept study adding that the final production model will be revealed in the coming months – obviously either in LA this November or Detroit in January 2012. Read more »
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| 2013 Cadillac ATS: First Official Photo of GM's BMW 3-Series Rival Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:29 AM PDT  We've been following the news for a very long time but General Motors is finally ready to give us our first taste of Cadillac's new entry in the premium sport sedan segment codenamed ATS with the release of an official –albeit shadowed- photo.
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| Alfa Romeo Announces 4C Debut at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:11 AM PDT  The countdown for the highly anticipated 2011 Frankfurt auto show in the second week of September has begun and carmakers are trying to keep us on our toes with enticing teasers like this invitation from Alfa Romeo. Shown on the Italian firm's Facebook page, the teaser is about the new 4C mid-engined sports car that was previewed as a thinly disguised concept study at this year's Geneva Salon. Read more »
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| 2012 Infiniti FX Facelift Priced from $43,450* Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:21 AM PDT  Following the news on the presentation of its subtly refreshed 2012 FX, Infiniti also released detailed pricing on its luxury SUV before it goes on sale in October. The facelift brings an increase in pricing for the base FX35, FX35 AWD and FX50 AWD models which now start from $43,450 (+$850), $44,900 (+$850) and $59,350 (+$1750) respectively, not including a destination and handling fee (*) of $895. Read more »
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| Light ECU Tune for Ford Fiesta Zetec S Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:57 AM PDT  ECU tuning specialist Superchips has released a new software upgrade for the UK market Ford Fiesta Zetec S. In factory tune, the Ford's 1.6-liter Ti-VCT twin independent cam timing engine delivers 120-horsepower. After Superchip's engineers optimize the engine control unit (ECU), the four-cylinder powerplant gains an additional 10 bhp at 5,986 rpm and 13 Nm of torque at 4,390rpm. Read more »
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