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- Detroit Show Lexus LF-LC Sports Coupe Photo Scans Leak on the Web
- Another Video Drive of the 2013 Scion FR-S at the Sodegaura Raceway
- Tesla Releases Full Pricing Details on 2012 Model S, Starts from $49,900 After Tax Credit
- CR Poll Finds that 40% of U.S. Car Owners Delay Maintenance Due to Financial Reasons
- Official: Super-Duper Audi A1 Quattro with 256-Horses [44 Photos]
- Hulk Smash and Bash: 2012 BMW 5-Series M Sport Goes Chrome Green
- Disconnecting People: NTSB Push to Ban All In-Car Cellphone Use May Hurt Automakers
- Useless Teaser of the Day: 2013 Buick Encore Small CUV
- Keep on Burning: Mika Häkkinen and Jenson Button Burn Their Initials on the Ashpalt with a C63 AMG
- Color me Orange: 1973 Lamborghini Jarama GTS Could be Yours for $79k
- Two “i”s Can’t Make a Wrong: BMW and Apple Join Forces to Launch iAd in Europe
- New Citroën DS5 Poses Next to the Concorde Supersonic Passenger Airliner
- Saab Says Warranty Coverage Indefinitely Suspended on All North America Cars [Updated]
- VW Group Initializes New Parts-Sharing Strategy Across All Brands to Save US$6.5 Billion a Year
- Skateboarder Rob Dyrdek Kickflips a Chevrolet Sonic Like a…Skateboard [Videos]
- Porsche Approves Further Development of 911 GT3 R Hybrid Racer
- Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Laps the Hockenheim Circuit, Reaches 370km/h [230mph]
- Nissan Recalling Near 34,000 Sentra Sedans over Engine Stalling Issue
- Audi R8 LMS Ultra to Compete in Next Year's FIA GT1 World Championship as Well
- Kia Ray Opens Doors and Honks its Horn to Play Jingle Bells Tune [Video]
- Court Approves Saab’s Bankruptcy, Appoints Two Receivers – But is it Really Over?
- Toyota NS4 Plug-in Hybrid Concept Heads to Detroit Motor Show
| Detroit Show Lexus LF-LC Sports Coupe Photo Scans Leak on the Web Posted: 20 Dec 2011 08:39 PM PST  While Lexus was planning a slow strip tease for its 2012 Detroit Motor Show-bound sports coupe concept, the folks over at Autoblog.com discovered a video teaser from the 2012 February issue of Road & Track magazine, giving us our first look at the car, which will carry the LF-LC moniker. We don't get any additional information on the rakish concept model, though in one of the photos, it looks like there's a "HYBRID" badge right in front of the rear wheel arch. Lexus has previously told us that the design of the LF-LC would hint at a new design direction for the brand's future models. Read more »
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| Another Video Drive of the 2013 Scion FR-S at the Sodegaura Raceway Posted: 20 Dec 2011 06:16 PM PST  Among all new car presentations made in 2011, the models that received the most attention from auto enthusiasts all over the world this year were arguably the sports coupe triplets born from the partnership between Toyota and Subaru. But that was to be expected as affordable and focused rear-wheel drive sports coupes have become an increasingly rare sight in our days. Read more »
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| Tesla Releases Full Pricing Details on 2012 Model S, Starts from $49,900 After Tax Credit Posted: 20 Dec 2011 05:35 PM PST  Even though first deliveries won't begin until fall of 2012, Tesla has dropped final U.S. pricing and options on its most ambitious project to date, the new 2012 Model S electric sports saloon. The BMW 5-Series-sized sedan is available for order in two trim levels, basic and Performance. The basic version is offered with a choice of three battery options with 40 kWh, 60 kWh and 85 kWh, priced at $57,400, $67,400 and $77,400 respectively or $49,900, $59,900 and $69,900 respectively after a $7,500 federal tax credit. Read more »
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| CR Poll Finds that 40% of U.S. Car Owners Delay Maintenance Due to Financial Reasons Posted: 20 Dec 2011 04:51 PM PST  The state of the economy is affecting every aspect of our everyday lives – including cars. And it's not just the gas prices that affect motorists: a new poll from Consumer Reports shows that almost one in two car owners delay their car's servicing or repairs.
Lower-income households are more likely to delay necessary work, and younger drivers (18-34 years of age) tend to postpone work on wear items like tires or brake pads – with 21 percent of them admitting that they don't even pay attention to these items. Read more »
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| Official: Super-Duper Audi A1 Quattro with 256-Horses [44 Photos] Posted: 20 Dec 2011 04:01 PM PST  Audi has officially presented the meanest and baddest production version of its A1 series yet, aptly called the A1 Quattro. Both its name and styling details such as the white colored alloy wheels clearly draw on Audi's rallying heritage. The first ever quattro version of Audi's premium supermini, which was previously thought to be named RS 1, will be produced in a limited run of just 333 units with sales to start in the second half of 2012.
The 2.0 TFSI is couple to a six-speed manual gearbox and Audi's quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. Audi says the A1 quattro sprints from zero to 100 km/h (62mph) in 5.7 seconds and has a top speed of 245km/h (152mph), while it consumes on average less than 8.5 lt/100km (27.7 US mpg). Read more »
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| Hulk Smash and Bash: 2012 BMW 5-Series M Sport Goes Chrome Green Posted: 20 Dec 2011 03:32 PM PST  Vinyl wraps can be had in all sorts of colors and designs, but while the majority of drivers usually select normal colors in metallic or matte shades, some owners gravitate towards extreme solutions. And what could be more extreme than a chrome green wrap around a 2012 BMW
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| Disconnecting People: NTSB Push to Ban All In-Car Cellphone Use May Hurt Automakers Posted: 20 Dec 2011 06:25 PM PST  The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) and the U.S secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, are both trying to reduce road accidents caused by distracted driving. So far, their efforts have resulted in 35 states, and the District of Columbia, banning the use of handheld cellphones or texting while driving. Driving is, indeed, a serious activity that requires all of your attention. According to the Department of Transportation's December 8 release, distracted driving caused 3,092 fatalities in 2010. Read more »
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| Useless Teaser of the Day: 2013 Buick Encore Small CUV Posted: 20 Dec 2011 02:12 PM PST  So you thought General Motor's second teaser of the 2013 Buick Encore would actually show us the CUV, did you? Well, it doesn't. All we get is a glimpse of the Encore's hood.
You'll have to wait a few more days to get a meaningful preview of the small crossover model when the Detroit brand reveals the second of a total of four pictures on its official Facebook page. Read more »
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| Keep on Burning: Mika Häkkinen and Jenson Button Burn Their Initials on the Ashpalt with a C63 AMG Posted: 20 Dec 2011 01:49 PM PST  It's a strange cocktail to say the least: two of the world's finest professional drivers, two-time F1 champion Mika Häkkinen and 2009 F1 champ Jenson Button, get into a 450-horsepower Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG sports saloon to promote a 'don't drink and drive' campaign from renowned Scotch whiskey brand Johnny Walker by burning their initials on the asphalt. You can watch the ad for yourself in the video after the break. Read more »
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| Color me Orange: 1973 Lamborghini Jarama GTS Could be Yours for $79k Posted: 20 Dec 2011 01:01 PM PST  The Jarama may be one of the lesser-known models to come out of Lamborghini's Sant'Agata factory, but it remains a genuine Italian exotic and a representative GT sportscar of the 1970s - and one which most gearheads would love to add to their collection. The one we found for sale on eBay is a 1973 Jarama GTS (also known as the Jarama S) with only 6,600 miles on its odometer and a 'Buy it Now' Price of US$79,000.
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| Two “i”s Can’t Make a Wrong: BMW and Apple Join Forces to Launch iAd in Europe Posted: 20 Dec 2011 12:29 PM PST  Looking for new ways to market its new "i" sub-brand, BMW has chosen to launch three new digital channels through foursquare, Mashable.com and iAd. The latter is Apple's mobile advertising platform used by third-party developers to apply ads into the applications downloaded to the users' iPad, iPhone and iPhone touch mobile devices. Read more »
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| New Citroën DS5 Poses Next to the Concorde Supersonic Passenger Airliner Posted: 20 Dec 2011 12:01 PM PST  Citroën is building on the attention brought about its new DS5 high-riding hatchback through a series of cinemagraphs released in November, by publishing a new set of artistic photographs. This time, the DS5 poses under the wings of the iconic Concorde aircraft, which was the first, and to date only, supersonic passenger jet in the world, just as the legendary DS did back at its time. Read more »
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| Saab Says Warranty Coverage Indefinitely Suspended on All North America Cars [Updated] Posted: 20 Dec 2011 06:53 PM PST  Just yesterday, we were telling about the benefits but also the dangers of buying a new Saab car in the U.S. after the company filed for bankruptcy on Monday. Today we learn that Saab suspended warranty coverage on all of its new vehicles sold in North America effective from December 19, while the company also informed dealers that they must sell any remaining cars "as is", without any coverage whatsoever. Read more »
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| VW Group Initializes New Parts-Sharing Strategy Across All Brands to Save US$6.5 Billion a Year Posted: 20 Dec 2011 10:09 AM PST  Parts and platform sharing has been a common practice in big automotive groups. Volkswagen, which has been pioneering this method among its brands since the early '90s, has mastered the art. Still, there is always room for improvement... The VW Group wants to push the envelope further with a much broader parts sharing program among the various brands and models in its empire, starting with the new Audi A3 that will be launched in 2012. Read more »
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| Skateboarder Rob Dyrdek Kickflips a Chevrolet Sonic Like a…Skateboard [Videos] Posted: 20 Dec 2011 09:37 AM PST  Professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek joined forces with GM's Chevrolet brand for a daredevilish car stunt to promote the launch of the new Sonic sub-compact, and the result was pretty impressive. The 37-year old American skateboarder swapped his four-wheel plywood board for the five-door Sonic to perform a 360-degree "kickflip", which employed two 50-foot ramps, one to launch off and the other to land the car on. And did we mention that there was a giant skateboard positioned between the two ramps? Read more »
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| Porsche Approves Further Development of 911 GT3 R Hybrid Racer Posted: 20 Dec 2011 08:46 AM PST  So far, Porsche has manufactured two hybrid versions of its 911 GT3 R racer. The first one was revealed at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show and it featured two electric motors powered not by a battery pack, as in most hybrids, but by an electric flywheel generator located in the passenger's seat. In typical Porsche fashion, the "Version 2.0" of the GT3 R Hybrid was a careful evolution of the previous model, with more power and better fuel consumption while also featuring subtle changes to the cockpit to ensure less driver fatigue in endurance racers. Read more »
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| Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Laps the Hockenheim Circuit, Reaches 370km/h [230mph] Posted: 20 Dec 2011 08:21 AM PST  There's something about exotic supercars like the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 that gets our motors roaring. We never get tired of watching them no matter how many times we have seen them before. We're not even going to count how many posts we've written on the 12-cylinder Raging Bull model - though if you're curious, feel free to check them all out here.
According to Lamborghini, the Aventador LP 700-4 comes equipped with a 6.5-liter V12 engine delivering 700HP and 509 lb-ft of torque for a 0-100 km/h (62mph) sprint time of 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 350km/h (218mph). Read more »
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| Nissan Recalling Near 34,000 Sentra Sedans over Engine Stalling Issue Posted: 20 Dec 2011 07:36 AM PST  Nissan has issued a new recall on certain 2010-2011 model year Sentra compact cars because of a battery cable problem that could potentially cause the engines to stall. In a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Nissan explained that the zinc coating applied to the terminal stud bolt may be too thick and as a result, it could lead to a voltage drop the can damage the engine control module (ECM). Read more »
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| Audi R8 LMS Ultra to Compete in Next Year's FIA GT1 World Championship as Well Posted: 20 Dec 2011 07:08 AM PST  Only a month after the introduction of the improved R8 LMS Ultra and Audi has revealed plans to compete in the FIA GT1 World Championship next year with two examples of its latest GT3 racecar, which will be independently fielded by Team WRT. Read more »
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| Kia Ray Opens Doors and Honks its Horn to Play Jingle Bells Tune [Video] Posted: 20 Dec 2011 06:33 AM PST  With only a few days left for Christmas, Kia has jumped on the holiday season bandwagon releasing a cheerful new ad featuring the brand's Ray city car that was recently launched in South Korea. The commercial shows the Ray playing along the Jingle Bells tune with the sounds being created by opening and closing the tall hatchback's regular and sliding doors, hood and compartment area dividers, as well as by using its turning signals, warning jingles and horn. Read more »
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| Court Approves Saab’s Bankruptcy, Appoints Two Receivers – But is it Really Over? Posted: 20 Dec 2011 05:59 AM PST  As expected, the District Court of Vanersborg accepted Saab's request the same day, Monday December 19, and declared the Swedish carmaker bankrupt. The company's CEO, Victor Muller, blamed General Motors for blocking every rescue attempt that involved the Chinese company Youngman Lotus Automobile, including its latest offer of a US$5 million funding to continue the restructuring process. "That, basically, was the last nail in the coffin of this beautiful company", said Muller only hours after requesting that Saab be declared bankrupt. Read more »
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| Toyota NS4 Plug-in Hybrid Concept Heads to Detroit Motor Show Posted: 20 Dec 2011 05:41 AM PST  This is our first look at the brand new Toyota NS4 Concept car that will make its world premiere at the 2012 North American International Auto Show, which takes place in Detroit from January 9 to 22. Toyota is being as secretive about the NS4 as its premium Lexus sibling is about its own prototype that will be shown in Motor Town, with the only piece of information we get about the vehicle is that it will be "an advanced plug-in hybrid concept". Read more »
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