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- 2012 Toyota Camry Video Bonanza
- In the Spotlight: How to Overkill a Ferrari 458 Italia
- Audi Reveals New A8 Hybrid with 2.0-liter Four-Pot, Sales Start in 2012
- SCOOP: 2013 Audi A6 Allroad Quattro Snagged on the Road
- New 2012 Toyota Camry to Serve as the Official Pace Car at DAYTONA 500
- Oops…2012 Bentley Continental GTC Breaks Out Early
- Video: It’s a Dog's World in Russia
- New Pure-Electric iRACER to Star in California Sports EV Racing Series
- Kahn Reaches to the Ferrari California
- Volvo Combines Start/Stop System with Automatic Transmission
- 2012 Toyota Camry: Officially Revealed, Pictured and Priced
- Video: Just Another Drifting Day in the Middle East
- It’s Official: Porsche Finally Unveils New 911
- SPIED: New Diesel-Powered BMW X6 M Spotted on the 'Ring?
- New BMW M5 Filmed on Track at Laguna
- Mercedes-Benz Teams up with LEGO to Create the Largest TECHNIC Model
- Subaru Names its RWD Coupe the BRZ, will Show New Concept in Frankfurt
- Mia Electric to Showcase New Cars in the UK Ahead of 2012 Sales Launch
- Saab Says there's a New Risk of Delayed Payments to Workers
- Très Chic: Maserati Joins Forces with Fendi to Create GranCabrio Special
- New Ferrari 458 Italia Spider with a Retractable Hardtop [Photos + Video]
| 2012 Toyota Camry Video Bonanza Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:46 PM PDT  We have covered the 2012 Toyota Camry extensively these past few weeks, from the moment we first laid our eyes on an unofficial video from the dealer presentation in Las Vegas up until today when the Japanese automaker officially revealed the car
To check them all out for yourself, just follow the break. Read more »
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| In the Spotlight: How to Overkill a Ferrari 458 Italia Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT  Electric lamps are so passé these days. The way of the future is LEDs or Light-emitting diodes that can be found just about everywhere. Lately, LEDs have taken the automotive industry by storm with carmakers offering them either optionally or standard on most of their models. But it's not only regular carmakers that have adopted the new lighting technology; so has the tuning industry which discovered a new toy to attract consumers. The results, as you can see from this example of a Ferrari 458 Italia slathered in LEDs, aren't always graceful. Video follows after the break. Read more »
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| Audi Reveals New A8 Hybrid with 2.0-liter Four-Pot, Sales Start in 2012 Posted: 23 Aug 2011 04:00 PM PDT  A little over a year after the presentation of its A8 Hybrid Concept at the 2010 edition of the Geneva Salon, Audi is introducing the final production version of its frugal four-cylinder limousine, which goes on sale in 2012.
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| SCOOP: 2013 Audi A6 Allroad Quattro Snagged on the Road Posted: 23 Aug 2011 03:15 PM PDT  Audi's solution for those searching to combine the practicality and roominess of a station wagon model with the higher ground clearance, all-wheel drive and body protection of an SUV is the Allroad Quattro series. The urban-offroad combo treatment has been offered for a while now on Audi's palette of station wagon models, and with the introduction of the latest A6 Avant earlier this year, we knew it was only a matter of time before we heard news about an Allroad Quattro model. Read more »
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| New 2012 Toyota Camry to Serve as the Official Pace Car at DAYTONA 500 Posted: 23 Aug 2011 02:27 PM PDT  The just-revealed 2012 Toyota Camry sedan will be the first Japanese vehicle and the second non-American model to pace a Daytona 500 race since the series started in 1959. The Camry you see pictured above and below will serve as the official pace cat at next year's event which kicks-off the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season on February 26 at the Daytona International Speedway. Read more »
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| Oops…2012 Bentley Continental GTC Breaks Out Early Posted: 23 Aug 2011 02:30 PM PDT  The first official photos and details of the revamped Bentley Continental GTC convertible are out in the open, courtesy of Autoblog.com, which apparently received a little love from the German-owned-and-controlled British automaker with the early distribution of the press material. While the website hastily removed the premature post, someone forgot to pull down the photos, which you can check out in all their glory by clicking here (we don't know for how long). Read more »
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| Video: It’s a Dog's World in Russia Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:28 PM PDT  And Honda though it discovered the wheel with its canine-loving equipment package for transferring man's best friend in the Element crossover… Over in Russia, a crafty Lada owner improvised a…tailored setup to allow his pooch to travel in its own compartment separated from the passengers by –literally-cutting up a space in the boot. Watch the clip after the break. Read more »
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| New Pure-Electric iRACER to Star in California Sports EV Racing Series Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:03 PM PDT  Visitors at next month's EcoVelocity low-carbon motor festival at London's Battersea Power Station will be treated to the first public appearance of the iRACER, which is the creation of the team behind the EVCUP racing series.
The iRACER is a track focused, pure electric vehicle designed and engineered from the ground up as a thoroughbred racecar and it will compete in the 'Sports EV' classification of the EVCUP series that gets underway in California. Read more »
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| Kahn Reaches to the Ferrari California Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:32 PM PDT  Those looking to give a more personal touch to their Ferrari California without…killing it, UK-based tuner Kahn has announced a new program for the Italian roadster. On the styling front, Kahn's California wears a set of forged Monza wheels in matt black measuring 21-inches up front and 22-inches at the back. Inside, new accessories and equipment include seats, steering wheel, instrument panel and infotainment system. Read more »
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| Volvo Combines Start/Stop System with Automatic Transmission Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:56 AM PDT  Volvo is one of a growing list of companies that offer the fuel-saving and CO2-reducing, especially in city traffic, automatic start/stop system in most of their models. Now, the Swedish company has become one of the few that offer the system in cars equipped with an automatic gearbox as well. Read more »
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| 2012 Toyota Camry: Officially Revealed, Pictured and Priced Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:36 AM PDT  It is finally here; the car many Americans love to hate buying, the brand-new, seventh-generation Toyota Camry, which was officially unveiled today ahead of its sales launch in States in the beginning of October.
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| Video: Just Another Drifting Day in the Middle East Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:21 AM PDT  For those of you that think driving through the congested roads of Manhattan or Paris is bad, maybe you should take a look at the following video, which seems to have been shot somewhere in the Middle East (if you happen to know where, leave us a comment below). In broad daylight and while normal drivers are using the road, numerous wannabe drifters, mostly in American and Australian rear-wheel drive saloons like the Ford Crown Victoria, Chrysler 300 and the Holden-based Chevrolet Caprice, are showing off their rides slideways. Read more »
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| It’s Official: Porsche Finally Unveils New 911 Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:27 AM PDT  Scoop photographers and automotive journalists alike have a lot to thank Porsche for –especially in the past few months when the Germans tantalized us with photos and info about the new 911. But today, the Stuttgart-based company finally stopped holding back and revealed the new 911 Carrera in all its glory.
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| SPIED: New Diesel-Powered BMW X6 M Spotted on the 'Ring? Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:49 AM PDT  There has been a lot of talk lately about BMW's plans to introduce its first-ever diesel-powered 'M' model. Just last week, the Detroit-Bureau spoke to BMW M Manager Brian Watts who confirmed the German company's interest in an M-badged diesel model. The news site also cited inside sources to say that the plans calls for the development of a highly modified version of BMW's 3.0-liter straight-six oil-burner fitted with three-turbochargers developing around 500-horsepower and well over 600 lb-ft of peak torque. This engine would be fitted on M-badged versions of the 5-Series and the X6 crossover. Read more »
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| New BMW M5 Filmed on Track at Laguna Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:15 AM PDT  More than 30 years after BMW slapped the iconic "M" badge on the deck lid of the first generation 5-series saloon (then called the M535i), the Bavarians continue to evolve the sports sedan concept with the introduction of the all-new 5th generation M5. The new M5 won't be going on sale Stateside before 2012, but BMW has released a new promotional video that takes us for a ride around the Laguna track. Read more »
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| Mercedes-Benz Teams up with LEGO to Create the Largest TECHNIC Model Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:46 AM PDT  When it comes to building LEGO, size does matter and with an impressive length of 38.6 cm (15.2-inches) from bumper to bumper and more than 2,000 pieces, the 1:12-scale Mercedes-Benz Unimog will surely be one heck of a challenge to build. The LEGO Unimog 4000 was created to celebrate the Mercedes-Benz truck's 60th anniversary this year and it is available to buy from Argos and LEGO stores with pricing in the UK set at £154.99 (about €177 or US$255). Read more »
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| Subaru Names its RWD Coupe the BRZ, will Show New Concept in Frankfurt Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:22 AM PDT  The wait for the unveiling of Subaru's version of the Toyota FT-86 (and let's not forget, the Scion FR-S) continues but the Japanese company has at least given us a name for the car and more importantly, a launch date. Subaru's new rear-wheel drive sports coupe, which is still currently under joint development with Toyota, will be named BRZ. According to the automaker, the name stands for "Boxer engine", "Rear-wheel drive" and "Zenith". Read more »
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| Mia Electric to Showcase New Cars in the UK Ahead of 2012 Sales Launch Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:55 AM PDT  Following the presentation of the Mia Electric brand at last year's Geneva Motor Show, the newly formed company announced plans to showcase its zero-emission vehicles for the first time in the United Kingdom at this year's EcoVelocity motor show that runs from September 8 to 11. The Electric Microbus, which will reach UK showrooms in the first quarter of 2012, was designed by the former head of design at Volkswagen, Murat Günak, and will be available in three configurations including the standard, three-seat short wheelbase model and two extended versions, the four-seat Mia L and the Mia box van with a cargo capacity of 1,500 liters. Read more »
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| Saab Says there's a New Risk of Delayed Payments to Workers Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:28 AM PDT  More bad news for cash-strapped Saab. After Sweden's regulators started the collection process against Saab Automobile for failing to meet a deadline last week to pay two suppliers, the automaker's parent company Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announced today that the payment of August wages to employees could be delayed because some of the funds that were committed by investors may not be paid in time. Read more »
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| Très Chic: Maserati Joins Forces with Fendi to Create GranCabrio Special Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:06 AM PDT  At the upcoming Frankfurt auto show, Maserati will display a new special edition version of its sleek GranCabrio designed by Italian fashion house Fendi, which is best known for its expensive "baguette" handbags. The Fendi treatment starts with a unique three-layered body color named Grigio Fiamma Fendi and which is described by the automaker as a special dark grey with an iridescent golden finish on the surface. The yellow brake callipers and the Fendi logo on the 20-inch Trident design alloy wheels complete the exterior touches. Read more »
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| New Ferrari 458 Italia Spider with a Retractable Hardtop [Photos + Video] Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:15 PM PDT  Behold the new Ferrari 458 Italia Spider, the world's first mid-rear engined convertible with a retractable hard top that was officially unveiled today ahead of its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show in mid-September.
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