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- SCOOP: All-New 2012 Honda CR-V Shows its Face in Europe
- Video: Russian Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...in the Car [NSFW]
- Official: Audi Applies Trademarks for New RS5 Cabriolet
- U.S. to Miss Out on Street Legal SLS AMG GT3, Perhaps Even the E-Cell, But will get the Black Series
- Chrysler Touts New 300's 8-Speed Automatic in New Imported from Detroit Commercial
- Video: Major, Major Ferrari Blooper Captured on Camera
- I, Robot: Toyota Retools Old Assembly Machines to Lower 2012 Camry's Manufacturing Costs
- SPY SHOTS: Hotted Up Audi Q3 S/RS with 2.5-liter Turbo Takes to the 'Ring
- Toyota Introduces New Prius Family with a Bizarre Commercial [Video]
- Swedish Court Allows Saab to Appeal Denial on Reorganization Plan
- Rumors: New Lexus LFA Special coming to Tokyo Show while Toyota is Working on a Supra Successor
- Chevrolet Orlando gets in a Harlequin Suit for the Sake of Art
- SPIED: Jaguar Begins Work on C-X16 Coupe with Test Mules
- Video: Watch a Ferrari Enzo Modded Take a Dip into the Atlantic Ocean
- BMW Releases New Power Kits for 135i and 335i that Boost Output to 320HP
- GM Details 2013 Malibu's New 2.5-liter Ecotec, Says it will Deliver More than 30mpg Highway
- SPY SHOTS: 2013 Audi A6 Allroad Quattro is on its Way
- U.S. Fiat Dealers Disappointed by New Decision to Delay Alfa Romeo's Return
- Renault to Resurrect Alpine Brand with a New Sports Car
- Rumors: Jaguar-Land Rover to open new Engine Plant in UK
| SCOOP: All-New 2012 Honda CR-V Shows its Face in Europe Posted: 19 Sep 2011 07:15 PM PDT  Given that, during the unveiling of a pre-production study of the brand-new CR-V this summer, Honda said the production model will go on sale in the United States by the end of 2011; chances are we will see the compact SUV making its world premiere in about two months' time at the L.A. Auto Show in November.
While the engine lineups will differ, we don't expect any noteworthy styling changes between the North American and European market versions of the Japanese company's popular SUV. Read more »
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| Video: Russian Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...in the Car [NSFW] Posted: 19 Sep 2011 05:44 PM PDT  Though we like to assume that we're fairly open when it comes to music, we must admit that we've never had the chance to look [pun intended] at the lovely voices of the trio of girls that form the Russian pop group Serebar - or if we did, we never knew it was them, in which case, shame on us. But thanks to an extremely educating video of what not to do while traveling in the car, we were obligated to share this new music clip of Elena Temnikova, Olga Seryabkina and Anastasia Karpova – or at least that's the name of the singers listed on the all-knowing Wikipedia. Read more »
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| Official: Audi Applies Trademarks for New RS5 Cabriolet Posted: 19 Sep 2011 04:08 PM PDT  While Audi never officially talked about the possibility of presenting a convertible version of its RS5 sports car, the idea has been circulating around the internet ever since the debut of the coupe.
The images provide us with a 360-degree view of the roofless RS5 (in facelift form, as you may have noticed) that will feature seating for four and the same electrically operated fabric top as the A5 and S5 convertibles, the refreshed versions of which made their world premiere in Frankfurt last week. Read more »
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| U.S. to Miss Out on Street Legal SLS AMG GT3, Perhaps Even the E-Cell, But will get the Black Series Posted: 19 Sep 2011 03:33 PM PDT  If the standard SLS AMG with its 6.3-liter engine and 571-horses is not hot enough for you, you'll be happy to learn that Mercedes-Benz has told Motor Trend that the company will launch not one, but two hotter versions of its supercar. "We absolutely have to do a Black Series SLS AMG", said Tobias Moers who is a member of the board of directors and head of vehicle development at AMG. Although he declined to provide further details, judging from recent Black Series versions such as the C 63 Coupe, we can expect more power and, of course, an impressive aero-kit and race-inspired interior. Read more »
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| Chrysler Touts New 300's 8-Speed Automatic in New Imported from Detroit Commercial Posted: 19 Sep 2011 02:50 PM PDT  The Chrysler Group continues to roll out new advertisements that communicate the "Imported from Detroit" message, albeit without the success of the original commercial starring Eminem that in our opinion should have been about the new 300 instead of the 200, but that is another tale for another time. The new 60-second commercial is titled, "If You're Gonna," and it begin to air on national and cable networks last Friday, September 16. Read more »
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| Video: Major, Major Ferrari Blooper Captured on Camera Posted: 19 Sep 2011 02:25 PM PDT  Truth to be said, there is something about supercar fails that make them, well, more laughable….or scarier if you consider the fact that we're talking about people sitting behind the wheel of very powerful vehicles and who happen to share the road with the rest of us. The blooper you are about to watch allegedly took place in Belgium when the driver of a Ferrari 360 Modena made a wrong turn on the road. But that's not why we're calling it a mega fail. As you can see in the clip after the jump, the Ferrari driver had a very hard time finding the reverse gear. After many attempts he finally gave up and pushed the car back onto the right side of the road by hand… Read more »
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| I, Robot: Toyota Retools Old Assembly Machines to Lower 2012 Camry's Manufacturing Costs Posted: 19 Sep 2011 01:56 PM PDT  Toyota is the company that applied the (since copied by everyone) kaizen philosophy in car manufacturing to improve both on quality and efficiency. Now it has done something different: instead of installing new robots on the new Camry assembly line in Kentucky, it retooled the old units from its former plant in California. The decision played an important role in Toyota's successful attempt to reduce the new 2012 Camry's price by 2% compared to its predecessor. Read more »
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| SPY SHOTS: Hotted Up Audi Q3 S/RS with 2.5-liter Turbo Takes to the 'Ring Posted: 19 Sep 2011 01:20 PM PDT  A new flagship version of the Audi Q3 series is starting to take shape as the German company has begun testing prototype models of what may end up carrying the 'S', 'RS' or even perhaps a different moniker altogether on the famous Nürburgring racetrack.
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| Toyota Introduces New Prius Family with a Bizarre Commercial [Video] Posted: 19 Sep 2011 12:42 PM PDT  Coinciding with the announcement on pricing for the new 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid that will launch next spring and the new Prius V minivan that is set to go on sale this October, Toyota has unleashed a new campaign to promote the growing family of Prius models. The new TV spot is named "People Person" and it was created by advertising agency, Saatchi & Saatchi. Read more »
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| Swedish Court Allows Saab to Appeal Denial on Reorganization Plan Posted: 19 Sep 2011 12:39 PM PDT  The drama involving Saab continues today on a more positive note for the company as a Swedish appeals court has granted the automaker the right to appeal a previous ruling from a lower court that had rejected the company's request for a voluntary reorganization to protect itself from creditors. Read more »
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| Rumors: New Lexus LFA Special coming to Tokyo Show while Toyota is Working on a Supra Successor Posted: 19 Sep 2011 11:27 AM PDT  After losing ground globally to its main competitors, Toyota is on the offensive again. Not only are its plants starting to operate near their maximum capacity, it has also formulated a new strategy to recover as quickly as possible. However, bread-and-butter models are not the only vehicles the Japanese automaker has in store for us. According to CAR Magazine, Lexus will launch a Tokyo Motor Show Edition of its LFA supercar at its home motor show in autumn. Read more »
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| Chevrolet Orlando gets in a Harlequin Suit for the Sake of Art Posted: 19 Sep 2011 10:51 AM PDT  We do not know if Belgian design label Quinze & Milan had the famous Volkswagen Polo Harlequin special in mind when it was reinterpreting Chevrolet's new 7-seater Orlando, but the result sure looks familiar. However, unlike Volkswagen's special edition supermini, Quinze & Milan's one-off creation is not only characterized by the pallet of colors, but also for the fact that the modified parts inside and out are sprayed in the firm's signature foam coating called QM FOAM. Read more »
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| SPIED: Jaguar Begins Work on C-X16 Coupe with Test Mules Posted: 19 Sep 2011 10:16 AM PDT  It has only been a week since Jaguar pulled the curtains back on its new C-X16 concept model at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, but the British automaker has already began work on prototypes that will eventually lead to the production model, which is expected to hit the market as early as 2013.
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| Video: Watch a Ferrari Enzo Modded Take a Dip into the Atlantic Ocean Posted: 19 Sep 2011 09:47 AM PDT  Between 2002 and 2004, Ferrari built a limited run of approximately 400 Enzo supercars. Understandably, being such an extremely rare car, when an Enzo bites the dust, or rather in this case, the sea, the news makes headlines. This particular accident involved a 2003 Ferrari Enzo tuned by Edo Competition that was driven by Calgary car dealer Zahir Rana at the Targa Newfoundland Rally in Canada. At some point during the race, Rana lost control of the Italian supercar after hitting a hard bump on the gravel sending it straight into the ocean… Read more »
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| BMW Releases New Power Kits for 135i and 335i that Boost Output to 320HP Posted: 19 Sep 2011 08:48 AM PDT  BMW's North American division has set its eyes on the lucrative aftermarket business with the releases of two performance packages for the 135i Coupe and 335i models. The stage 1 and 2 Power Kits for the aforementioned models are fully covered under BMW of North America's limited warranty and can be retrofitted at BMW centers or via the Port Installation Program. Read more »
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| GM Details 2013 Malibu's New 2.5-liter Ecotec, Says it will Deliver More than 30mpg Highway Posted: 19 Sep 2011 08:07 AM PDT  As time goes by, General Motors is slowly releasing more information on its upcoming 2013 Chevrolet Malibu that's destined to go on sale in nearly 100 countries on six continents, with the U.S. market launch planned for spring of 2012. Today, the Detroit-based automaker announced some fresh details on its all-new 2.5-liter four-cylinder Ecotec engine that will take the place of the firm's current 2.4-liter unit as the standard powerplant in the 2013 Malibu's range. Read more »
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| SPY SHOTS: 2013 Audi A6 Allroad Quattro is on its Way Posted: 19 Sep 2011 07:24 AM PDT  While we have already brought you a single grainy picture of a completely undisguised 2013 Audi A6 Allroad Quattro prototype that was caught completely off guard on the road, our spy photographers just dropped these latest pictures of a test car in our mailbox. The mild off-road version of the new A6 Avant, which will once again carry the Allroad Quattro moniker, was covered up in the usual swirly camouflage seen on other Audi prototypes. Read more »
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| U.S. Fiat Dealers Disappointed by New Decision to Delay Alfa Romeo's Return Posted: 19 Sep 2011 06:49 AM PDT  American fans of the Alfa Romeo brand are not the only ones to be upset by the Fiat-Chrysler alliance's most recent decision to delay the scheduled return of the Italian automaker to the States. So are the company's newly launched Fiat dealerships that were expecting the brand to launch in late 2012.
The Fiat-Chrysler alliance appointed a total of 130 Fiat dealers across the States, most of which already had a Chrysler store. The company gave dealers the permission to incorporate temporary showrooms in their existing Chrysler facilities, but required them to build separate and permanent stores by the end of 2012. Read more »
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| Renault to Resurrect Alpine Brand with a New Sports Car Posted: 19 Sep 2011 06:06 AM PDT  Renault is planning to develop an all-new sports car, and one of the options examined by its management is looking to its past and, more specifically, a brand that has ceased to exist for close to two decades. Speaking to journalists at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Renault product manager Beatrice Foucher said that the next-generation Megane and Laguna, due to be launched in 2013/14, will be based on a common C/D platform. And this platform will surely include a sports car. Read more »
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| Rumors: Jaguar-Land Rover to open new Engine Plant in UK Posted: 19 Sep 2011 05:54 AM PDT  When Tata Motors acquired Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford in 2008, it had to buy powertrains for the models that were already in production by the British group's former owner. Now, as part for their expansion plan, Tata Motors is considering the opening of a new engine plant, according to British newspaper Sunday Telegraph. If the report is indeed accurate (the company wasn't available for comment) it will be built in Wholverhampton in central England and employ around 2,000 workers. Read more »
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