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- Smart's Forvision Conceptualizes the Next-Generation of the Fortwo
- Missed Opportunities Warehouse: Bizarre New Ad for Chevy Europe
- Refreshed 2012 Honda Pilot Revealed in Detail
- New Chevy Camaro Rulz the Streets and…Facebook
- Abarth to Unleash Punto SuperSport and two Special Editions of the 500 in Franfkurt
- New Report Seeks to Answer the Question, “Why do Accidents Happen?”
- Lancia Rolls Out New Thema at 68th Venice International Film Festival [Video + Photos]
- NISMO-developed GT-R Makes its Debut in GT3 Racing Series
- Video: A Very, Very Close Call for Biker
- Lotus to Unveil 3 New Models in Frankfurt in Addition to the Production Evora GTE Special
- Diesel-Powered Porsche Panamera Heads to Frankfurt for its Public Debut
- BMW Joins Skynet’s Army with Ultimate…Self-Driving Machine
- Jeep Swallowed by Sinkhole after Hitting a Fire Hydrant [Videos]
- Mazda Exec Says New CX-5 will Reach U.S. Shores in Early 2012 with Prices Starting from Around $20k,
- McLaren Announces New Special Operations Customizing Division [with Video]
- Report: Fiat Group Mulling to Build Jeep and Alfa Romeo SUVs in the U.S. Instead of Italy
- Subaru Continues Slow Striptease of Impreza-Based XV Crossover
- A Tail of One Civic: Honda Releases Official Picture of all-new European Hatchback
- Citroën to Bring Complete Lineup of DS Models to Frankfurt Including Final Production Version of DS5
- Volvo and Siemens Form Partnership for Electric Vehicle Development
| Smart's Forvision Conceptualizes the Next-Generation of the Fortwo Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:11 PM PDT  Daimler's Smart unit will be represented at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September by a new concept study named Forvision that does two things for the brand: it previews the new design direction for the Fortwo and it hints at the technology being readied for the firm's future models.
Smart worked together with BASF, the world's largest chemical company, for the development of several advanced technologies used on the Forvision. Read more »
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| Missed Opportunities Warehouse: Bizarre New Ad for Chevy Europe Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:18 PM PDT  In the same warehouse where the Ark of the Covenant is purportedly stored, all of the world's missed opportunities are held in a sort of limbo, no doubt waiting for sweet release at the hands of Irina Spalko. What you may not realise until the last twenty seconds (assuming you're seeing this ad for the first time and didn't look at the title of this post) is that it's a TV commercial for Chevrolet's European arm. Read more »
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| Refreshed 2012 Honda Pilot Revealed in Detail Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:53 PM PDT  After a bit of a tease in late July, it's time for Honda to detail the changes on its 2012 Pilot SUV that has received a mild facelift as well as some mechanical and equipment upgrades.
The reconfigured headlights and turn signals, a new front air dam and optimized strakes in front of the wheels that improve aerodynamics, along with the fresh alloy wheel designs in sizes 17- or 18-inches round off the tweaks on the outside. Read more »
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| New Chevy Camaro Rulz the Streets and…Facebook Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:58 PM PDT  Chevrolet's Camaro was the best-selling sports car in the US in 2010 stealing the crown from the Ford Mustang despite the fact that, unlike its longtime nemesis, General Motors' pony car was available only as a coupe. The launch of the convertible version in early 2011 extended its lead: in the first eight months of the year, the Camaro looks set to outperform the Mustang by more than 10,000 units according to General Motors' data. Read more »
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| Abarth to Unleash Punto SuperSport and two Special Editions of the 500 in Franfkurt Posted: 31 Aug 2011 02:57 PM PDT  The Fiat Group's Abarth division will display three "specialties" based on the firm's Punto supermini, the 500 and 500C softop models at September's Frankfurt Motor Show. First up is the Abarth Punto SuperSport featuring a "Grigio Campovolo" two-tone color scheme with silver bodywork and a matte black bonnet and roof, along with "SuperSport" decals on the side, the tailgate and the mirrors, plus a set of 18-inch alloy wheels with red brake calipers. Read more »
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| New Report Seeks to Answer the Question, “Why do Accidents Happen?” Posted: 31 Aug 2011 02:32 PM PDT  If there are two questions that everyone from police to policy makers have asked over the last one hundred or so years of motoring, it's these: "How do accidents happen?" and "How can we stop them from happening?" With regards to the first, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) in the UK has analysed some 700,000 fatal road accidents that occurred over a four year period between 2005 and 2009. Their so-called Licensed to Skill report aims to identify the leading causes of automotive accidents in the UK, the results of which may surprise you. License to Skill project manager Neil Greig explains: Read more »
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| Lancia Rolls Out New Thema at 68th Venice International Film Festival [Video + Photos] Posted: 31 Aug 2011 01:44 PM PDT  The Fiat Group may have forced Lancia to give up on the art of…making cars, but the Italian company is trying to compensate by mastering the art of…promotion. The Italian firm's new flagship model, the Chrysler 300-sourced Thema, is making a special appearance at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, of which Lancia is the main sponsor for the seventh year running. Read more »
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| NISMO-developed GT-R Makes its Debut in GT3 Racing Series Posted: 31 Aug 2011 01:01 PM PDT  Nissan's GT-R GT3 entered its maiden race in the fourth round of the Blancpain Endurance Series. Developed by Nissan's tuning and racing division, NISMO, and JR Motorsports, the GT-R competes in the GT3 series which includes production-based models such as Audi's R8, the Porsche 911 and the McLaren MP4-12C. Read more »
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| Video: A Very, Very Close Call for Biker Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:41 PM PDT  A motorcycle ride almost turned deadly for a biker and his passenger when an oncoming pickup truck literally passed inches away– if not touching the man's arm. It all happens so fast that you will probably miss it the first time you view the video (freeze 12 seconds into the clip to watch the truck go by). Watch it for yourself in the video after the break. Read more »
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| Lotus to Unveil 3 New Models in Frankfurt in Addition to the Production Evora GTE Special Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:42 AM PDT  Lotus is gearing up for the largest and most important automotive event of the year that takes place in Frankfurt next month with the presentation of three brand-new models, one special edition version and two new options for its current lineup. The British company announced that one of the new models is the Elise S that replaces the Elise SC with a more capable 1.8-liter supercharged engine delivering 220-horsepower, while also returning lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Read more »
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| Diesel-Powered Porsche Panamera Heads to Frankfurt for its Public Debut Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:03 AM PDT  Understandably, all eyes at Porsche's Frankfurt auto show stand will be turned towards the spanking new 911 Carrera and Carrera S Coupes, but the Germans will also celebrate the first public outing of their diesel-powered Panamera, details of which were announced earlier this year The most fuel-efficient variant of the Panamera sports sedan to date is fitted with an Audi-sourced 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 common-rail diesel pumping out 250-horsepowerand a brawny maximum torque of 550Nm (406 lb-ft). Power is channeled to the rear wheels through an eight-speed auto. Read more »
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| BMW Joins Skynet’s Army with Ultimate…Self-Driving Machine Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:34 AM PDT  Dr. Nico Kampchen is driving on the A9 motorway from Munich to Nuremberg, or rather, he is trying to since, as usual, there is a lot of traffic. However, unlike other drivers around him, he isn't stressed one bit. While it could be because he seated inside the soothing cabin of BMW's new 5-Series, it's not. Dr Kampchen is conspicuously calm because his car is actually driving itself, accelerating, braking and even overtaking while the driver simply monitors the situation. Read more »
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| Jeep Swallowed by Sinkhole after Hitting a Fire Hydrant [Videos] Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:05 AM PDT  A 35-year old man, who has not been named, made news in Boston after he was involved in an odd accident that set off a chain of events that eventually led to a…sinkhole swallowing his Jeep Patriot. According to local reports, the accident took place on Lowell Street in Lexington, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning at around 6:30 am when the silver Jeep smashed into a telephone pole and then rebounded into a fire hydrant, which cracked and started flooding the surrounding area with water. Read more »
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| Mazda Exec Says New CX-5 will Reach U.S. Shores in Early 2012 with Prices Starting from Around $20k, Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:51 AM PDT  It won't be long before we get our first intimate taste of the all-new Mazda CX-5 compact SUV at its world premiere in Frankfurt, but we now have some interesting news about the North American variant, courtesy of Hideaki Tanaka, manager of the CX-5 program.
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| McLaren Announces New Special Operations Customizing Division [with Video] Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:06 AM PDT  If you are one of the few lucky people in this world to be able afford an MP4-12C, but you want the supercar to differ from the one parked in the garage of your obviously wealthy neighbor, the new Special Operations division of McLaren Automotive has a solution. The new division, which was announced at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance show, aims to create bespoke versions in order to satisfy customer needs for differentiation. Read more »
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| Report: Fiat Group Mulling to Build Jeep and Alfa Romeo SUVs in the U.S. Instead of Italy Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:42 AM PDT  If there's one car company that's notorious for making promises and/or premature announcements on decisions only to have the projects cancelled, delayed, altered, or even postponed for years (Alfa Romeo's return to the U.S. is a typical example), it's the Fiat Group. In late 2010, the Italian company that also controls the Chrysler Group, revealed plans to update its Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, in order to produce larger segment passenger cars and SUVs for the Jeep and Alfa Romeo brands. Less than a year after the announcement, Bloomberg is now reporting that Fiat is considering moving planned production of the upcoming Jeep and Alfa Romeo SUV models from Turin to a factory in North America, due to the strengthening euro against the dollar. Read more »
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| Subaru Continues Slow Striptease of Impreza-Based XV Crossover Posted: 31 Aug 2011 06:55 AM PDT  The slow drumbeat carries on in advance of the official world premiere of the new 2012 Subaru XV crossover at next month's Frankfurt auto show, with the latest teaser photo providing us an unobstructed view of hatchback model's rear and side profile. The Impreza-based XV, which could make it into North America as a replacement to the Impreza Sport Outback, was displayed as a concept model at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show earlier this year. Read more »
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| A Tail of One Civic: Honda Releases Official Picture of all-new European Hatchback Posted: 31 Aug 2011 06:19 AM PDT  Honda has already provided us with a lot of information on the European market 2012 Civic that will be revealed at the Frankfurt motor show in about two weeks' time. But today, the Japanese carmaker released the first picture of the actual production car. The cropped teaser photo shows the hatchback model's tailgate and rear lights, which appear to follow a similar styling theme to the U.S. market
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| Citroën to Bring Complete Lineup of DS Models to Frankfurt Including Final Production Version of DS5 Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:57 AM PDT  It's show time for Citroën that is getting ready to display the complete DS line for the first time in Europe at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Unless the French automaker is hiding a surprise under the hat, the company's star attraction will be the final production version of the DS5, which will be making its first appearance on European soil after its debut in showcar trim at this year's Shanghai auto show. Read more »
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| Volvo and Siemens Form Partnership for Electric Vehicle Development Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:35 AM PDT  Volvo Car Corporation and Siemens, Europe's largest engineering company, will join forces for the development of electric vehicles through an extensive strategic cooperation. The partnership between the two companies will focus on electric drive technology, power electronics, charging technology and the integration of all those systems in Volvo's existing C30 Electric project. Read more »
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