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- Barely Used, 2012 Lexus LFA Looking for a New Home on eBay
- Rumors: 2013 Cadillac ATS Sedan to Receive New 2.0-liter Turbo Engine
- Video: Yep, that Looks Perfectly Comfortable and Absolutely Safe
- 2012 Nissan 370Z gains Standard Oil Cooler, Base Manual Model Dropped from Roadster Range
- Ferrari CEO Says Enzo Replacement Coming Next Year, may get V12 Hybrid
- Blind Man Fully Restores 1968 Camaro and Takes it for a Spin Around NASCAR Track [Video]
- 1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Special Edition Abandoned in Santa Monica Garage for 40 Years!
- Video: 2012 Camaro ZL1 Lapping the Nürburgring in 7:41.27"
- New 2012 Isuzu D-MAX Pickup Truck is the Chevy Colorado's Asian Twin
- SEMA Preview: Another Hyundai Veloster gets Ready for the Tuner Treatment
- What a Joyride: Cops Try to Stop Stolen JCB Forklift
- China's Geely, Owner of Volvo, Denies Interest in Buying Saab
- Batman's New Wheels: Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Captured During Filming
- New Mazdas to Use "Super-Strong" Bumpers Starting with the 2012 CX-5
- 2012 Honda Pilot Commercial Taps on Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train Song
- Renault to Increase Output of its Brazilian Factories by 100,000 Units in 2013
- 168,000 VW Jetta, VW Golf and Audi A3 Diesel Models Recalled in the U.S. Amidst Fire Concerns
- MTM's Colorful Audi RS3 Sportback Packs a Mighty Punch
- Romeo Ferraris Preparing Insane Fiat 500 Abarth with 300-Horses
| Barely Used, 2012 Lexus LFA Looking for a New Home on eBay Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:54 PM PDT  Have you been eyeing the new Lexus LFA ever since it was first revealed to the world exactly two years ago but for whatever reasons, couldn't get a hold of one? We feel your deep pocket pain. But no need to worry, we just spotted one of the 500 cars produced listed for sale on eBay.
At the time we wrote this article, seventeen people had placed a bid for the 2012 LFA, the highest being $169,300. Given that its MRSP is/was $375,000, it's not surprising that the reserve has "not yet been met". Read more »
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| Rumors: 2013 Cadillac ATS Sedan to Receive New 2.0-liter Turbo Engine Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:26 PM PDT  For many years, American car buyers adhered to the popular slogan "there's no replacement for displacement", but consumer habits are changing and the auto industry is slowly moving away from large and thirsty engines to smaller but equally powerful turbocharged powerplants. The upcoming 2013 Cadillac ATS, with which General Motors wants to compete directly with the German competition in the premium compact sedan segment, will be one of the latest American models to make use of smaller displacement engines. Read more »
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| Video: Yep, that Looks Perfectly Comfortable and Absolutely Safe Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT  Did you ever wonder where the idiom "packed like sardines" comes from? Well, let's put it this way; we've seen sardines packed more loosely than the poor people you're about to watch struggling to fit inside the bus in the video below, which was purportedly shot somewhere in mother Russia. And let's not start talking about safety... Read more »
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| 2012 Nissan 370Z gains Standard Oil Cooler, Base Manual Model Dropped from Roadster Range Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:12 PM PDT  Having entered the final quarter of 2011, automakers are ushering in their new model year lineups, though most of the times, there's nothing really "new" about the cars other than the different designations. That's more or less the case with the 2012 Nissan 370Z series. The only changes for the new model year concern the addition of an oil-cooler as standard on both body styles, while Nissan eliminated the base 370Z Roadster with the 6-speed manual, leaving the more expensive Touring model for those that want to manually change gears while enjoying the sun. Read more »
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| Ferrari CEO Says Enzo Replacement Coming Next Year, may get V12 Hybrid Posted: 06 Oct 2011 03:37 PM PDT  [2005 Ferrari F Zero Concept pictured above] The next big thing to come from Ferrari will be the much-anticipated successor to the Italian firm's flagship model, the Enzo, which will be revealed before the end of 2012. The news comes straight from the mouth of Ferrar CEO Amedeo Felisa speaking to journalists during the launch of the new 458 Italia Spyder. Read more »
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| Blind Man Fully Restores 1968 Camaro and Takes it for a Spin Around NASCAR Track [Video] Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:31 PM PDT  In one of those awe-inspiring moments where we witness the willpower of some people, Ronnie Presnell took his fully restored 1968 Chevrolet Camaro coupe for a lap around the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Now, what makes this story amazing is that the 62-year old retired Mecklenburg County sheriff's deputy is blind as he lost his eyesight in a severe car accident in 1998. Read more »
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| 1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Special Edition Abandoned in Santa Monica Garage for 40 Years! Posted: 06 Oct 2011 01:52 PM PDT  The Mercedes 300SL Gullwing is most certainly one of the most coveted and valuable classics, and the inspiration behind the modern-day SLS AMG. In its time, it was considered as one of the best sports cars in the world. Thus, if you lived in the 1970s and your parents gave you a 1955 Gullwing as a graduation present, you'd probably cherish every moment behind its wheel. And that's what Tom Wellmer did in 1971 – until the transmission went haywire. Instead of taking it for service, Wellmer just left it in a Santa Monica garage – and it remained parked there for the next four decades! Read more »
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| Video: 2012 Camaro ZL1 Lapping the Nürburgring in 7:41.27" Posted: 06 Oct 2011 01:13 PM PDT  We only just learned about the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1's Nürburgring lap time on Wednesday through a tweet from a GM spokesperson, yet the Detroit automaker has already released video footage from its run of the Nordschleife.
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| New 2012 Isuzu D-MAX Pickup Truck is the Chevy Colorado's Asian Twin Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:52 PM PDT  Isuzu has long abandoned the U.S. passenger and truck market but it continues to have strong ties with General Motors, which was once its primary stockholder.
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| SEMA Preview: Another Hyundai Veloster gets Ready for the Tuner Treatment Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:54 AM PDT  Joining Hyundai's ARK Performance Veloster Turbo at this year's SEMA Show floors will be yet another specially tuned version of the South Korean maker's sporty hatchback, this one being prepared by digital media distribution company and publisher of Wrecked Magazine, PM Lifestyle. PM Lifestyle's approach, however, will be different as the company teamed up with the students at Universal Technical Institute (UTI) with the goal of presenting modifications that can be "achieved in real-world garages". Read more »
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| What a Joyride: Cops Try to Stop Stolen JCB Forklift Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:09 AM PDT  So how exactly do you stop a 10-tonne forklift on a rampage? Well, unless you're willing to accept collateral damages, you either wait for it to run out of fuel or pray that something goes wrong and use it to your advantage. The police at Nottinghamshire village in in the East Midlands of England were faced with such a situation back in July when Steven Regan stole a JCB forklift and went on a wrecking spree. The incident was captured on film by a police helicopter. Read more »
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| China's Geely, Owner of Volvo, Denies Interest in Buying Saab Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:32 AM PDT  Saab is in a crisis indeed. One day it is rescued, and the next it is on the brink of destruction. And this has been happening over and over again, like an automotive version of The Groundhog Day. Yesterday we reported that Saab has not yet received the funds promised by Pang Da and Youngman as a bridge loan to keep the Swedish carmaker in business until the deal is approved by Chinese authorities. Today, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter published an article claiming that another Chinese automaker, Geely Automobile, which bought Volvo from Ford in 2010, is interested in acquiring Saab as well. Read more »
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| Batman's New Wheels: Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Captured During Filming Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:09 AM PDT  Despite what you might think, it's actually quite difficult to snag pictures or videos during filming of a big blockbuster like the next Batman flick called the "Dark Knight Rises", as studios hire people simply to obstruct the view of anyone trying to capture the moment on camera. Nevertheless, VW Vortex member VadGTi overcame these problems and was able to take a few good shots of Bruce Wayne's new rich-boy toy, the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, which replaces the Murcielago seen in the previous installments of the Dark Knight franchise. Read more »
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| New Mazdas to Use "Super-Strong" Bumpers Starting with the 2012 CX-5 Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:42 AM PDT  All upcoming Mazda models including the CX-5 compact crossover that's due for its global launch in early 2012 will come equipped with "super-strong" steel bumper beams, the company announced this week. The new ultra-high tensile steel is rated at 1,800 MPa and was developed as part of Mazda's SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY program. The steel bars fit inside the front and rear bumpers. According to Mazda, the beams are 20 percent stronger but also 4.8 kilograms (10.5 pounds) lighter than previous versions. Read more »
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| 2012 Honda Pilot Commercial Taps on Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train Song Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:40 AM PDT  The Honda Pilot is not exactly the kind of vehicle you would associate with a rock icon like Ozzy Osbourne, nevertheless, the Japanese automaker has used of one his most well-known songs in a commercial for the mildly updated crossover. The "Road Trip" ad for the 2012MY Pilot shows two grownups at the front and six kids at the back attempting to sing Ozzy Osbourne's 1980 debut solo single, "Crazy Train", a capella. We're not sure the ad works but you can check it out for yourself after the break and tell us what you think. Read more »
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| Renault to Increase Output of its Brazilian Factories by 100,000 Units in 2013 Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:08 AM PDT  Brazil is currently Renault's third biggest market, behind only France and Germany. This year, the French company sold 133,158 Renault passenger cars and 30,672 Renault and Nissan LCVs and, according to the company's CEO, Carlos Ghosn, along with Russia and India, it's "one of its three top priority markets". Ghosn visited Renault's Curitiba plant and announced the group's plan to invest €200 million (US$267 million) and add 1,000 jobs in order to increase its production by 100,000 units until 2013. Read more »
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| 168,000 VW Jetta, VW Golf and Audi A3 Diesel Models Recalled in the U.S. Amidst Fire Concerns Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:05 AM PDT  The Volkswagen Group of America issued a voluntary safety recall on 159,884 diesel-powered VW Jetta and Jetta SportWagens manufactured from May 2008 through September 2011, and Golf models built from May 2009 through September 2011, and nearly 9,000 Audi A3 diesel models made from September 2009 through September 2011. All the aforementioned vehicles are equipped with the German group's 2.0-liter TDi diesel engine. The company said that certain vibrations could potentially result in a fuel line cracking. The defect could cause a fuel leak, which in the presence of an ignition source may lead to a fire. Read more »
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| MTM's Colorful Audi RS3 Sportback Packs a Mighty Punch Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:29 AM PDT  German tuning firm Motoren Technik Mayer, aptly known as MTM, has a knack for improving the performance of any Volkswagen Group model. The firm's most recent project concerns the Audi RS3 Sportback that is normally powered by a 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five generating 340-horses and 450 Nm (331 lb-ft) of torque, which are good for a 0 to 100 km/h (62mph) acceleration time of 4.6 seconds and a limited top speed of 250km/h (155mph). Read more »
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| Romeo Ferraris Preparing Insane Fiat 500 Abarth with 300-Horses Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:31 AM PDT  Once upon a time, not too long ago, 300-horsepower was considered sports car territory. For example, in 1989, the BMW 850i Coupe came with a 300HP V12 under its long hood while the Ferrari 348's V8 also churned out 300HP. Heck, up until 2009, the Ford Mustang GT was powered by a 300HP V8. Nowadays, 300HP has become something like Five Dollar Foot-long subs with even the smallest of cars like the Fiat 500 reaching the magic output number with a little help from the tuning industry. Read more »
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