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- The Story of a Man who Bought the Rights to the Auto Avio Construzioni Name Only to be Sued by Ferrari
- Video: Can You Guess What will Happen Next?
- 1980 Ferrari Pinin Four-Door Sedan Concept up for Grabs
- Report: Saab has Yet to Receive Chinese Funds
- Overtaking Czech-Mate: Audi Driver Crashes Head on with Police Car
- SPY SHOTS: 2013 Ford Mondeo Prototype Snapped in Station Wagon Trim
- South Korea is the First Market in the World to get New Chevrolet Malibu
- Nürburgring Sports Car Pileup: In-Board Camera Captures the Second Crash on Film
- California Wants Dealers to Put Red Stickers on Damaged Vehicles
- GM PR Tweets that the 2012 Camaro ZL1 Laps the Nürburgring in 7:41.27
- Video: New BMW Z4 sDrive28i's Turbocharged-Four Dyno-Tested
- Time-Waster of the Day: Nissan Europe Launches New 3D Juke Site
- Dude, I Drive a BMW: Sarcastic Video Take on Bimmer Owners
- Novitec Powers up Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale with a Supercharger
- MT Tries out the Pagani's New 730-Horsepower Huayra Sport
- Honda to Reduce Production in Japan by 50% Over the Next Decade
- Video: Ferrari California Takes up Snow Drifting in St. Moritz
- New McLaren MP4-12C Bites the Dust Near the Company's UK Headquarters
- All-New 2012 Chevrolet Colorado Pickup Truck Revealed in Production Guise
- Toyota Maintains World’s Number One Spot in Global Value Report
| Posted: 05 Oct 2011 06:10 PM PDT  As we've already mentioned in our tribute to Enzo Ferrari, the founder of one of the most iconic brands in the world initially worked for Alfa Romeo. As the story has it, in 1939 he left the Milanese carmaker, but part of the agreement was that he could not manufacture any vehicles under his name for four years – so he used the Auto Avio Construzioni brand instead.
Muller's involvement began in 2004 when he claims to have bought the right to the Auto Avio Construzioni trademark with plans to build a bespoke Ferrari F430 fitted with a V12 engine instead of the regular model's V8 powerplant. Read more »
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| Video: Can You Guess What will Happen Next? Posted: 05 Oct 2011 04:43 PM PDT  Simply put, there are some things you just shouldn't do with a motorcycle - i.e. attempt a wheelie on the move with three people on board. You can add to that over-loading your bike with products as if it were a two-wheel commercial vehicle. If you're still wondering what we're talking about, click over the jump to find out what happens next in the short clip that follows. Read more »
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| 1980 Ferrari Pinin Four-Door Sedan Concept up for Grabs Posted: 05 Oct 2011 04:12 PM PDT  One of the most unique concept studies to come out of the Pininfarina studio in the 1980s, the Ferrari Pinin, is heading to the auction block. Designed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pininfarina and named after the founder of the company, Battista 'Pinin' Farina, the first-ever Ferrari sedan made its world premiere at the 1980 Turin Motor Show in Italy.
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| Report: Saab has Yet to Receive Chinese Funds Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:53 PM PDT  It ain't over until the
"The money has not come in yet", Saab spokesperson Eric Geers told Reuters. "We originally thought it would take about two weeks. The process is ongoing, and we will give information as soon as we have the money." Read more »
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| Overtaking Czech-Mate: Audi Driver Crashes Head on with Police Car Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:31 PM PDT  Continuing our "You really did it this time" series, the protagonist of this video is a Czech driver of a black Audi model who wanted to overtake a large truck, despite the solid line that forbids crossing over to the other side of the road. The result? He ended up crashing head on with an oncoming patrol car… Buckle up and follow the break to watch the incident through dashboard camera mounted on the police vehicle. Read more »
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| SPY SHOTS: 2013 Ford Mondeo Prototype Snapped in Station Wagon Trim Posted: 05 Oct 2011 01:52 PM PDT  The end of the current European market Mondeo and North American Fusion is nearing as Ford is ramping up tests of a new common replacement for both models in the mid-size category. We've already shown you spy pictures of the sedan model, but now our scoopers captured a test-mule of the station wagon derivative. It's too early for Ford to talk about availability, but it's fairly certain that the Estate version of the next Mondeo/Fusion series will not be sold in the States. Read more »
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| South Korea is the First Market in the World to get New Chevrolet Malibu Posted: 05 Oct 2011 01:03 PM PDT  The all-new eighth generation Chevrolet Malibu is not only the first in the nameplates' 35-year long history to be offered globally but also the first to launch outside the United States.
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| Nürburgring Sports Car Pileup: In-Board Camera Captures the Second Crash on Film Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:07 PM PDT  It was only a matter of time before the first video concerning last weekend's much talked about Nürburgring crash popped-up on the internet. The 15-minute long clip comes from an in-board camera mounted to look out the rear window. The driver of the car passed through the construction section moments after the first crash happened, but just before the BMW M3 Sedan 'Ring Taxi came smashing into the cars in front of it. You'll have to speed up the video to around 9:50 to see the damaged cars and wait until about the clock shows 10:20ish to watch the BMW 'Ring Taxi collide in your upper right-hand corner. Read more »
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| California Wants Dealers to Put Red Stickers on Damaged Vehicles Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:41 AM PDT  As usual, California is once again helping shape the automotive picture of the entire country. This time it is by a new law that requires dealers to put red warning stickers on salvaged vehicles put up for sale.
The law will go in effect next July, and it involves any vehicle labeled in the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System as junked, salvaged or damaged by flood when it is put up for sale by a new or used car dealer. Read more »
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| GM PR Tweets that the 2012 Camaro ZL1 Laps the Nürburgring in 7:41.27 Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:33 AM PDT  We're still a few months ahead of the market launch of the new 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, but General Motors has already began leaking information about the muscle car's appearance on the famed Nürburgring racetrack. Today, GM spokesperson Jason Laird posted a tweet saying, "Mark Reuss just confirmed ZL1 Camaro lapped Nurburgring in 7.41.27". We wouldn't be surprised if GM announces a better time down the line, but as is, the ZL1 is in the same league as the now obsolete Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640 and the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Read more »
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| Video: New BMW Z4 sDrive28i's Turbocharged-Four Dyno-Tested Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:51 AM PDT  BMW's legendary normally-aspirated 3.0-liter straight-six is slowly giving its way to the firm's new generation 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four. One of the first Bavarian models in the USA to receive the force-fed powerplant, codenamed N20, is the Z4 sDrive28i roadster, which Edmunds took the local dyno for testing. Read more »
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| Time-Waster of the Day: Nissan Europe Launches New 3D Juke Site Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:48 AM PDT  The Juke has seen its fair share of publicity, mostly due to its unusual shape and the fact that it is Nissan's first entry in the small crossover segment. The most recent stunt is the announcement on the development of the Juke-R with modified GT-R underpinnings. Now Nissan has moved on to another fantasy realm: not the "what if" 530HP Juke prototype, but the virtual one. Its European division has launched Stage JUK3D, an online module that promises to give its users "an incredibly immersive experience of discovering and driving" the carmaker's small crossover. Read more »
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| Dude, I Drive a BMW: Sarcastic Video Take on Bimmer Owners Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:07 AM PDT  There are [insert brand here] drivers, and then there are [insert the same brand here] drivers. Naturally, we've all heard the stereotypes and jokes about people that own cars sporting the famous badge that looks like a propeller blade set against a blue sky – but which as it turns out, was actually created to represent the colors of the Free State of Bavaria. A group of young people decided to visualize some of those stereotypes and create a video parody about BMW owners. Some of the sketches work better than others, but overall, we gather that the clip is worth two-and-a-half minutes of your time. Watch the video after the break and tell us if you think in the comments section. Read more »
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| Novitec Powers up Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale with a Supercharger Posted: 05 Oct 2011 08:46 AM PDT  The Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale was introduced at last year's Paris Motor Show as a lighter and more hardcore alternative to the standard model. However, the Italian firm left the Ferrari-sourced 4.7-liter V8 largely intact as it gained a mere 10HP over the S model producing 450-horses and 510 Nm (376 lb ft) of torque. Famed German tuning house Novitec and its Tridente division, which specializes on Maserati models, decided to step in and offer owners of the GT MC Stradale an upgrade package that focuses on the performance aspect. Read more »
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| MT Tries out the Pagani's New 730-Horsepower Huayra Sport Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:47 AM PDT  Pagani has always occupied a special place in the world of hypercars, and its latest creation, the new Huarya, is no exception. Motor Trend's editor-in-chief Angus MacKenzie recently had the chance to take the Huarya for a quick spin and share the experience on Youtube. Read more »
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| Honda to Reduce Production in Japan by 50% Over the Next Decade Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:31 AM PDT  The rising yen, which hit a 10-year high against the Euro last Tuesday while also getting stronger against US dollar, has forced Honda to rethink its production strategy.
Honda CEO Takanobu Ito told Japanese daily Asahi that the company plans to compensate by cutting its domestic production by half in the next decade. The move is part of Honda's plan to sell 80-90% of its vehicles produced globally in local markets so as to be less vulnerable to currency fluctuations. Read more »
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| Video: Ferrari California Takes up Snow Drifting in St. Moritz Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:00 AM PDT  Ferrari is the last brand one would associate with anything related to driving in the snow, yet Maranello is constantly touting how fun its cars are in sub-zero temperatures and frosty conditions. Following the recent presentation of the all-wheel drive FF shooting brake in the Italian Dolomites and the announcement of its "Pilota on Ice" U.S. driving program in Aspen, Colorado, Ferrari has released a video of the rear-wheel drive only California dancing on the snow during an event organized in St Moritz, Switzerland. Read more »
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| New McLaren MP4-12C Bites the Dust Near the Company's UK Headquarters Posted: 05 Oct 2011 06:20 AM PDT  While not the first-ever crash involving the McLaren MP4-12C, this incident piqued our interest as it looks like the car in question may have been a brand-new example getting ready for delivery given the blue tape and white plastic covers on the seats, as well as the fact that the accident took place near the brand's headquarters in Woking, UK.
The picture was posted on the UK ClioSport forums by a member that claims the McLaren MP4-12C crashed into one of his friend's car before coming to a halt in front of a fence on the side of the road. Read more »
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| All-New 2012 Chevrolet Colorado Pickup Truck Revealed in Production Guise Posted: 05 Oct 2011 06:32 PM PDT  These are the first official photos of the brand-new 2012 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck that made its global debut today in Thailand in final production trim Over the past year, General Motors had presented concept versions of the Colorado in numerous motor shows around the world
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| Toyota Maintains World’s Number One Spot in Global Value Report Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:21 AM PDT  Toyota may have lost the first place in global sales to GM, one of the reasons being the lack of supply after the March earthquake, and it has seen the VW Group relegating to third place, but it still has a number one position to brag about. Branding consultancy Interbrand has placed the Japanese carmaker in the top spot among carmakers, and sixth overall, in its latest global value report that was released today. Read more »
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