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- Video: Ferrari 458 Italia Spider Presentation in Italy
- Britons Vote Ford Mustang as the World’s Manliest Car
- IAA 2011: Radical New Opel Concept "Has Production Potential"
- Ford's Jost Capito Talks About the Collaboration Between Team RS and SVT on the Focus ST
- Ferrari 355 Burned Down for the Sake of Art [+Video]
- VW Accessories Commercial Welcomes the New Beetle to the 21st Century
- Chevy Small Block V8 “Not Dead”, According TO GM Design System Engineer
- China Wants Car Manufactures to Shift Away from Volume and Focus on Eco-Friendliness
- 2012 MY Volvo XC90 Receives Mild Updates in Europe
- 2012 Buick Verano Priced between $23,470 and $26,850
- New Promo Clip of Toyota FT-86 II Concept
- Volkswagen and Suzuki Reportedly “Not Talking to Each Other"
- Video: Volvo…960…Stretch…Limousine…Slow…Burn…Out
- First Ford Transit Connect Taxis Enter Service in NYC
- SCOOP: Is this the Toyota FT-86 or the Subaru BRZ?
- IAA 2011: New Volvo Concept You Teased through Video
- RS Tuning Modifies RenaultSport Megane to 320HP
- IAA 2011: Smart Joins Forces with Swedish Fashion Brand WeSC to Create Special Edition Brabus Fortwo
- Ford Fiesta and Focus with Fuel-Saving ECOnetic Tech Coming to Europe
- Video: Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition Laps the 'Ring in 7:14.64" Making it the 4th Fastest Production Car
- Saab Seeks Court Protection from Creditors, Formulates Reorganization Plan
| Video: Ferrari 458 Italia Spider Presentation in Italy Posted: 07 Sep 2011 06:17 PM PDT  We've already had a taste of the new 458 Italia Spider, but just before its first public debut at the forthcoming Frankfurt auto show in Germany, Ferrari held a special event in its home town of Maranello in Italy to present its latest creation to the members of the press. T
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| Britons Vote Ford Mustang as the World’s Manliest Car Posted: 07 Sep 2011 04:20 PM PDT  Bluebeards Revenge is a UK brand of shaving cream and post-shave balm scientifically proven by Science™ [sic…] to reduce beard growth- or so it says on their webpage. The brand recently conducted an email poll of 1,835 Britons, asking them to rate the world's "manliest" and "least manly" cars.
Runners up were the Aston Martin DB7 (15%), Range Rover (13%), Dodge Viper (11%) and Hummer H1 (10%). On the opposite end of the spectrum – the world's "least manly" cars – were the Volkswagen Beetle (31%), Mazda Miata / MX-5 (20%), Ford Ka (11%), Toyota Prius (9%) and Nissan Cube (8%). Read more »
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| IAA 2011: Radical New Opel Concept "Has Production Potential" Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:39 PM PDT  The wait for the Opel's Frankfurt Motor Show surprise concept is almost over as General Motors' European subsidiary has just published the first photos of the as-of-yet-unnamed study.
The rakish study seats two people in a tandem layout with power being provided by an electric motor and a battery that offer a driving range of around 60 miles (96 kilometers) and a top speed of 75mph (120km/h). Read more »
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| Ford's Jost Capito Talks About the Collaboration Between Team RS and SVT on the Focus ST Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:03 PM PDT  Ford's marketing countdown for the unveiling of the production 2012 Focus ST continues with the release of a second video featuring Jost Capito, Director of Global Performance Vehicles and Motorsport Business Development. Once again, we find Capito driving the development prototype, but this time he talks about the collaboration between Ford's European Team RS and North American SVT. Read more »
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| Ferrari 355 Burned Down for the Sake of Art [+Video] Posted: 07 Sep 2011 02:38 PM PDT  Car enthusiasts consider most Ferraris - even the pre-di Montezemolo era models that were impractical and tricky to drive, to be works of art. Few can disagree when one sets his eyes upon a 250 GTO, an F40 or the more recent, 458 Italia. But what does a real artist think of Maranelo's supercars? It depends: if the artist is Anthony James, best known for employing AK-47 machine guns and chainsaws in his creations, then the answer may come as a shock. Read more »
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| VW Accessories Commercial Welcomes the New Beetle to the 21st Century Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:38 PM PDT  Volkswagen's new/old approach to the second generation of the New Beetle (not counting the original Bug), continues with this latest commercial that promotes the available customization options from its Accessories division. The setup is fairly futuristic with the owner of the 21st century Beetle fiddling around with a virtual configurator that features a laser-like interface to build the car of his dreams. Read more »
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| Chevy Small Block V8 “Not Dead”, According TO GM Design System Engineer Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:05 PM PDT  Since its introduction in 1955, Chevrolet's Small Block V-8 has carved itself a niche that could otherwise never be filled. Affordable, lightweight and offering great performance for its size, the Small Block is to the automotive world what the Apple iPad is to tech-heads.
Though there's been no official confirmation from GM itself, Mr. Damico swears that the fifth generation Chevy Small Block is currently under development. In fact, Mr. Damico claims that as much as US$890 million is being spent on its development. Read more »
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| China Wants Car Manufactures to Shift Away from Volume and Focus on Eco-Friendliness Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:41 PM PDT  China has strived long and hard to become the world's number one car market. And it achieved it in late 2009, holding that title until today. Only last year, 18 million vehicles were sold in China while some executives, like Ford's strategy director for the Asia/Pacific region, Will Periam, expect it to reach 32 million units in the next nine years.
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| 2012 MY Volvo XC90 Receives Mild Updates in Europe Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:09 PM PDT  Despite being launched way back in 2002, the XC90 is still holding on in the sales front –even recording its best-ever year in the UK in 2010 with 7,000 units, and global sales of 37,000 cars. Now Volvo has decided to introduce some mild updates for the 2012MY. Exterior modifications of the 2012 XC90, which will be available in October, include new LED day running lights in the lower front bumper, LED rear brake lights, a redesigned bumper bar, new six-spoke 18-inch alloys and, finally, the addition of roof rails to the standard specification of all trim models. Read more »
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| 2012 Buick Verano Priced between $23,470 and $26,850 Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:35 AM PDT  General Motors has granted us with pricing for its new entry-level Buick model, the 2012 Verano compact sedan, before it goes on sale in the United States later this year. Pricing for the base Verano starts at $23,470 and tops out at $26,850 including $885 in destination charges, with all three available trim levels powered by a 2.4L four-cylinder engine linked to a six-speed automatic transmission that delivers 180HP at 6,700 rpm with 171 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,900 rpm. Read more »
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| New Promo Clip of Toyota FT-86 II Concept Posted: 07 Sep 2011 10:52 AM PDT  Toyota may be polishing up the final production version of its long-time coming FT-86 rear-wheel drive sports coupe, but at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Japanese brand will display the most recent concept version dubbed FT-86 II, which we first saw in Geneva earlier this year. Read more »
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| Volkswagen and Suzuki Reportedly “Not Talking to Each Other" Posted: 07 Sep 2011 10:19 AM PDT  "They are not talking to us, so we have no plans to talk to them": it could be a high-school argument between two opposing teams, but in this case it involves Volkswagen and Suzuki, and the words came out of the mouth of the Japanese company's chairman, Osamu Suzuki's, according to a report from Bloomberg news. It all began in March when a VW report said that it "could significantly influence financial and operating policy decisions" at Suzuki, which it described as an "associate".
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| Video: Volvo…960…Stretch…Limousine…Slow…Burn…Out Posted: 07 Sep 2011 09:55 AM PDT  A Volvo and especially a 960 that has been transformed into a stretch limousine is a very unlikely candidate for a wild burnout. And true enough, as you can see in the video clip after the break, it's like watching the entire scene in slow moooooootion… Read more »
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| First Ford Transit Connect Taxis Enter Service in NYC Posted: 07 Sep 2011 09:37 AM PDT  The first Ford Transit Connect people carriers have joined New York City's taxi fleet. The first part of the order, after the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission's approval, includes 400 Transit Connect Taxis painted in yellow and featuring the black "NYC Taxi" logo on their front doors. Read more »
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| SCOOP: Is this the Toyota FT-86 or the Subaru BRZ? Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:06 PM PDT  Our spies dropped these photos shot in Germany into our email box as the Subaru BRZ prototype. After checking out the cool assortment of BMW M3s in the background (the E30 still looks the part, doesn't it…), we went over our previous spy shots of the BRZ's Toyota sibling, the FT-86, and well, it looks the same.
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| IAA 2011: New Volvo Concept You Teased through Video Posted: 07 Sep 2011 08:29 AM PDT  We are not sure what Volvo is trying to tell us about its Frankfurt Motor Show-bound conceptual study by naming it Concept You, but following an announcement on Monday, the Swedish company issued a teaser video that shows bits and pieces of the car without, however, revealing it. Read more »
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| RS Tuning Modifies RenaultSport Megane to 320HP Posted: 07 Sep 2011 07:58 AM PDT  The Megane RenaultSport 250, as the hottest version of Renault's compact hatchback is known in the UK, has received the attention of British firm RS Tuning. If the standard model's 250-horsepower put on the road through the front wheels aren't exciting enough for you, then maybe RS Tuning's "Stage 2" package is the answer. Read more »
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| IAA 2011: Smart Joins Forces with Swedish Fashion Brand WeSC to Create Special Edition Brabus Fortwo Posted: 07 Sep 2011 07:46 AM PDT  At next week's Frankfurt Motor Show, Smart will display the fruits of its partnership with Swedish clothing brand WeSC (We are the Superlative Conspiracy), the "Smart Brabus tailor made by WeSC" and the "headphones for the Smart by WeSC". Read more »
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| Ford Fiesta and Focus with Fuel-Saving ECOnetic Tech Coming to Europe Posted: 07 Sep 2011 07:04 AM PDT  Hybrid cars are the readily available solution to drastically reduce fuel consumption and, thus, CO2 emissions. But they are also much more expensive than regular vehicles powered only by internal combustion engines. And the truth is they are not the only solution as some carmakers would have you believe. Ford will introduce its ECOnetic range in Europe with the Focus and Fiesta, proving that an internal combustion-engine powered car can be as "green" as a hybrid. The company says half of all Ford cars sold in Europe by late next year will carry the ECOnetic Technology badge, increasing to two-thirds by 2013. Read more »
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| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 06:38 AM PDT  After the news about the LFA Nürburgring Edition's lap time of 7:14.64 at Nordschleife racetrack started circulating around the web, Lexus decided today to confirm the feat with an official statement, and more importantly, in-car video footage.
Changes over the standard model include a more powerful 4.8-liter V10 with 571PS (+11ps), a faster 6-speed sequential transmission, carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic front apron and rear wing, a lower and more aggressively tuned suspension plus mesh-type alloys fitted with higher-grip tires. Read more »
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| Saab Seeks Court Protection from Creditors, Formulates Reorganization Plan Posted: 07 Sep 2011 06:02 AM PDT  The way events were unfolding these past few weeks, and from the moment its CEO admitted reorganization was an option, it was inevitable: Saab Automotive NV, which includes Saab Automobile AB, Saab Automobile Powertrain AB and Saab Automobile Tolls AB, filed for voluntary reorganization today at the District Court of Vanersborg in Sweden. Saab's goal is to secure protection from its creditors while it submits a viable reorganization plan until the Pang Da and Youngman deal, which has been signed off since July, is approved by the Chinese authorities and cash flow is restored. The initial period of court protection will be three months and, if required, can be extended for up to twelve months. Read more »
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