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- Payback Time: Middle East Honda Accord Drifter Crashes, Police Steps in…
- Skoda Rolls Out New Rapid Small Sedan in India [with Video]
- Japanese Carmakers' Production Back on Track, But it May not be Enough
- It Came from Truck Hell: Dumpster Missing a Front Wheel
- Infiniti Confirms Limited Production Run of FX Sebastian Vettel Edition
- Vettel Wins Back-to-Back Formula 1 Titles, Lauda says “He Can Surpass Schumacher”
- Mazda PR Tweets that the Company is Working on New Rotary Engine-Powered Model(s)
- Chevrolet Turns 100-Years Old, Aims to Celebrate with New Sales Record this Year
- Video: Swedish Man Jumps Over a Speeding Lamborghini Gallardo
- Manchester Police Put Drug Dealer's Seized BMW M3 on Display to Deter Criminals
- Report: Bentley Boss Says New SUV to be powered by W12 Petrol and V12 Diesel Engines, Due in 2015
- Fiat Debuts New Jennifer Lopez Ad Featuring…the 500 Cabrio
- Caught on Film: Alert Toyota Driver Saves Careless Motorcyclist's Life
- All-New 2012 BMW 3-Series Sedan to be Revealed on October 14
- China’s JAC to Build New Car Factory in Brazil
- New Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible with 580HP Heads to the L.A. Auto Show
- General Motors Confirms New 2013 Chevrolet Colorado for the U.S.
- Kelleners Sport Begins Work on New 2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback [F20]
- Change of Plans for Chrysler Group, will Eliminate Duplicate Models, Hints at U.S. Market Delta
- BMW 6-Series Coupe Available in the UK, Priced from £59,565
| Payback Time: Middle East Honda Accord Drifter Crashes, Police Steps in… Posted: 10 Oct 2011 05:32 PM PDT  Who needs to sit and watch any of the five installments of the Fast and Furious franchise when you can enjoy all the excitement in a minute-or so-long Youtube clip? While there's nothing new about videos showing Middle-Eastern drivers drifting or trying to drift Japanese sedans with or without shooting their guns, nor about some of them crashing their cars, what is new about the clip you're about to watch after the break is that the police got involved. And we're not talking about a single police car but a swarm of cops who appear to be chasing the driver and/or the passengers of the white Honda Accord sedan that had previously smacked a rock on the side of the road while drifting. Read more »
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| Skoda Rolls Out New Rapid Small Sedan in India [with Video] Posted: 10 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT  In the next step towards its bold goal of increasing Skoda's worldwide sales to at least 1.5 million vehicles per year by 2018, the Volkswagen Group revealed a new entry-level Skoda sedan named Rapid at its Pune plant in western India on Sunday. Although it had been suggested that the Rapide may be the production version of Skoda's MissionL concept that was show in Frankfurt last month, this doesn't seem to be the case. Instead, the Rapid, which borrows its name from the rear-engine Skoda coupe of the mid-late 1980s, is a rebadged version of the Indian market VW Vento, otherwise known as the Polo sedan. Read more »
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| Japanese Carmakers' Production Back on Track, But it May not be Enough Posted: 10 Oct 2011 04:36 PM PDT  For the first time after the March 11 earthquake and Tsunami, Japanese automakers have returned to their normal production levels. In fact, they are superseding last year's numbers in an effort to make up for the lost time.
Toyota and Nissan, Japan's two biggest car manufacturers are leading the pack, reporting increased production for the first time since March, with Mazda, Suzuki, Honda, Subaru and Mitsubishi following their lead. Read more »
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| It Came from Truck Hell: Dumpster Missing a Front Wheel Posted: 10 Oct 2011 04:59 PM PDT  Should we call this act moronic, mindless or an example of a driver's complete lack of concern for the safety of the public? Whatever the case, you wouldn't want to be caught anywhere near this dumpster truck. From what we can tell, the mastermind behind the steering wheel has temporarily compensated for the missing front wheel by…pushing some dirt to the opposite side of the truck bed. Sweet. Video follows after the jump. Read more »
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| Infiniti Confirms Limited Production Run of FX Sebastian Vettel Edition Posted: 10 Oct 2011 03:38 PM PDT  With Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel having clinched the second consecutive drivers' championship crown after the results of the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, it was only a matter time before Infiniti would confirm what we already suspected after the debut of the FX concept in Frankfurt: the crossover that bears his name will enter a limited run production. The announcement was made by Nissan Executive Vice President Andy Palmer at an interview for the company's corporate blog. Read more »
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| Vettel Wins Back-to-Back Formula 1 Titles, Lauda says “He Can Surpass Schumacher” Posted: 10 Oct 2011 02:47 PM PDT  If you have two Formula 1 world championships under your belt by the age of 24, then you surely must be special. Sebastian Vettel, who last year became the youngest world champion ever in the history of the sport, didn't have anything to prove . Nor did anyone doubt after the first races of the season, that the 2011 driver's title would be his. Mathematically, at least, only McLaren's Jenson Button had a –very long- shot at stealing the title after Singapore. At last Sunday's race in Suzuka, he did his best: Button crossed the finish line first. Read more »
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| Mazda PR Tweets that the Company is Working on New Rotary Engine-Powered Model(s) Posted: 10 Oct 2011 02:15 PM PDT  Even though Mazda President and CEO, Takashi Tamanouchi, has repeatedly stated that the company will continue to develop the firm's rotary engine after the demise of the RX-8 sports car in June of 2012, many have questioned the company's commitment to the Wankel concept. To calm the Japanese brand's fans, Mazda posted a tweet on its Japanese account that said it is "zealously" planning the development of "new models", which will be equipped with a rotary engine. Read more »
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| Chevrolet Turns 100-Years Old, Aims to Celebrate with New Sales Record this Year Posted: 10 Oct 2011 01:32 PM PDT  Industrialist William C. Durant and Swiss-born racecar driver Louis Chevrolet founded the Chevrolet brand in 1911, building their first automobile in a rented garage in Detroit. One hundred years and 209 million vehicles, Chevrolet is present in more than 140 countries. Read more »
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| Video: Swedish Man Jumps Over a Speeding Lamborghini Gallardo Posted: 10 Oct 2011 01:03 PM PDT  Jumping over speeding cars seems to have become something of a sport lately – albeit an extremely dangerous one at that. After recent footage of a man performing a flip over an Acura NSX at the 2nd Street Certified Car Show in Milwaukee, we now have a video showing a Swedish man jumping over a Lamborghini Gallardo going around 80km/h [~50mph]. We don't have to tell you that for every successful stunt of this kind, there are many more that go horribly wrong (i.e. the Lada stunt seen in the third clip). So yeah, kids, don't try this at home… Read more »
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| Manchester Police Put Drug Dealer's Seized BMW M3 on Display to Deter Criminals Posted: 10 Oct 2011 12:13 PM PDT  Well now, here's a new one: Police in Tameside, which is a metropolitan borough east of Manchester in the UK, are trying to send out a message to the community that crime doesn't pay by...displaying a local drug dealers car outside an Ashton-under-Lyne police station.
The car in question is a latest generation white BMW M3 said to be worth around £45,000 (about US$71,000 / €52,000). The Bavarian sports model was confiscated from a drug dealer sentenced to two years and three months in prison earlier this year. Read more »
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| Report: Bentley Boss Says New SUV to be powered by W12 Petrol and V12 Diesel Engines, Due in 2015 Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:15 AM PDT  [The above photo is a rendering from the Xenatec Group] After Porsche launched the Cayenne in 2002, it changed the sport carmakers' way of thinking. If the world wants a premium SUV by a top brand, why stick to the past and not ride the wave, increasing production volume and profitability? After all, despite the initial outcry, it is primarily the Cayenne's success that we have to thank for the continued existence and evolution of the 911. At the Pebble Beach festival, Bentley's CEO, Wolfgang Duerheimer, confirmed that the British luxury carmaker will indeed build an SUV. And he recently replaced chief engineer Ulrich Eichhorn with Porsche's Rolf Frech who has also worked on the Cayenne. Read more »
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| Fiat Debuts New Jennifer Lopez Ad Featuring…the 500 Cabrio Posted: 10 Oct 2011 10:50 AM PDT  The North American division of Fiat has launched its second commercial about Jennifer Lopez featuring the new 500 Cabrio. And no, we're not the ones to get it wrong here but Fiat's advertising agency which seems to have got its priorities confused. While we get to see more of the Fiat 500 Cabrio than the first online ad with J. Lo, the commercial, title "My World" continues to focus on the "actress, entertainer, philanthropist and entrepreneur" with her song "Until it beats no more" playing on the background. Read more »
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| Caught on Film: Alert Toyota Driver Saves Careless Motorcyclist's Life Posted: 10 Oct 2011 10:03 AM PDT  Due to the fact that motorcyclists are far less protected in the event of an accident, they usually pay more attention to the road than car drivers. But not this time as the man seen in the video footage below riding the scooter carelessly took the corner a little too wide and too fast. As a result, he drifted to the other side of the road and eventually lost traction and fell down. Luckily for the biker, the driver of the oncoming vehicle (which appears to be an older-generation Toyota Corolla sedan), was fully alert and managed to avoid hitting him the last moment. Read more »
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| All-New 2012 BMW 3-Series Sedan to be Revealed on October 14 Posted: 10 Oct 2011 09:09 AM PDT  It's almost time for BMW to finally pull the covers off its long-awaited 6th-generation 3-Series sedan, codenamed F30. In fact, we just learned that the big reveal will take place this Friday on October 14, 2011, at the BMW plant in Munich.
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| China’s JAC to Build New Car Factory in Brazil Posted: 10 Oct 2011 08:22 AM PDT  Chinese automaker JAC Motors announced on Friday a new deal with its Brazilian operator SHC Group to build a new factory in Brazil's northeastern Bahia state, the company's first outside its home market. JAC originally intended to invest US$600 million in building a plant in Brazil, but cancelled the project when the government increased taxes on cars with less than two-thirds domestic content, in its effort to protect local jobs. Read more »
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| New Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible with 580HP Heads to the L.A. Auto Show Posted: 10 Oct 2011 07:49 AM PDT  Need a new hair dryer? No problem, General Motors has you covered as the Detroit company announced plans to lift the veil from atop its most powerful roofless production model ever, the all-new 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November.
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| General Motors Confirms New 2013 Chevrolet Colorado for the U.S. Posted: 10 Oct 2011 07:22 AM PDT  [Thai market 2012 Chevrolet Colorado pictured above] This just in: General Motors officially confirmed plans to build and sell a version of its brand-new Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck in the United States. Last week, the Detroit-based automaker launched the production version of the new Colorado mid-size pickup truck in Thailand and has plans to sell it in other regions around the globe including Australia where it will be marketed under the Holden nameplate.
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| Kelleners Sport Begins Work on New 2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback [F20] Posted: 10 Oct 2011 07:01 AM PDT  With the first examples of the brand-new 2012 BMW 1-Series 5-door hatchback (codenamed F20) having already reached showrooms across Europe, the aftermarket industry is tuning into the Bavarian firm's smallest model. Germany's Kelleners Sport is one of the first tuning firms to reveal details about its upcoming program for the new 1-Series. Read more »
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| Change of Plans for Chrysler Group, will Eliminate Duplicate Models, Hints at U.S. Market Delta Posted: 10 Oct 2011 06:42 AM PDT  The product plan brewing continues over at the Fiat Group – Chrysler LLC alliance. Following the recent news on the Jeep and Alfa Romeo brands, the group's CEO Sergio Marchionne offered new details on Chrysler LLC's strategy. In an interview with Automotive News, Marchionne said that the company has revised its Project Genesis plan, which was put in place in 2008 when Chrysler was still under the ownership of Cerberus Capital Management.
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| BMW 6-Series Coupe Available in the UK, Priced from £59,565 Posted: 10 Oct 2011 05:42 AM PDT  BMW announced that the third generation of its GT model, the 6-Series Coupe that was launched last April at the Shanghai Motor Show, is now available to order in the UK with sales starting on October 15. The 2+2 luxury coupe will be offered with three engine, including two gasoline units and a turbo diesel, all fitted with BMW's fuel-saving EfficientDynamics technology. Read more »
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