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- So You Want Buy a Used Ferrari, do You? F355 Owner Spent $47,845 to Repair the Engine!
- Consumer Reports Gives the Honda Civic Si a “Recommended” Rating
- BMW Opens its Second Exclusive M Showroom in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Faralli & Mazzanti Launches Ultra-Exclusive Evantra Supercar
- Santa, Your Ride has Arrived: Hennessey's 2013 HPE800 Twin Turbo Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8
- “Porsche Returns to Le Mans” Promo Video Takes us Back
- Second-Generation C-MAX Doubles Ford's Share in the European Mid-Size MPV Segment
- Honda Adds 2.4-Liter Four-Cylinder Engine to 2012 Crosstour Range
- Coachbuilt Maybach 57S Cruisero Coupe Caught on Video
- Updated 2013 Honda Civic Coming Late Next Year, Company Says it Expects to Improve Sales
- "You Me and Optimus Prime" is an ode to Human & Robot Bromance [Video]
- New 2013 Lexus GS 350 Keeps 2011MY's $47,775* Price Tag
- Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo to Run for Italian Presidency in 2013
- Lexus Drops Another Official Photo of LF-LC 2+2 Hybrid Sports Coupe
- Airborne Renault Crash Lands into Slow Moving Vehicles in Russia [Video]
- Nissan Heads to 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon with 10 Models Including Skyline 55th Limited Edition
- LoJack Releases its Top 10 Auto Theft Recovery Stories of 2011
- Official: New Mercedes E300 BlueTEC Hybrid and E400 Hybrid to Debut in Detroit
- Chrysler Group Opens New Mopar Parts Distribution Centers in China and Dubai
- New Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe Black Series Flexes its Muscles on the Laguna Seca Circuit
- Mazda to Launch Customized Versions of CX-5, Mazda3, RX-8, MX-5 et al at Tokyo Auto Salon
- AMP to Debut All-Electric Jeep Grand Cherokee at the Detroit Motor Show
| So You Want Buy a Used Ferrari, do You? F355 Owner Spent $47,845 to Repair the Engine! Posted: 21 Dec 2011 06:47 PM PST  Admit it; if you're one of our regular readers, as much as you may like mainstream models such as the BMW 3-Series Coupe, chances are that the thought of owning a genuine German or Italian sports car has crossed your mind more than once. But unless you're super rich (you're not), you'll probably never have the opportunity to buy a new supercar which leaves you with only one option if you really want to make your dream come true: look for a used exotic sports car.
Naturally, not all used cars are the same, but just because you can afford to buy a second- or third-hand Ferrari doesn't mean that you can afford to maintain one. Keep in mind that these vehicles were designed for people who had no problem spending the equivalent of a house on a car. Read more »
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| Consumer Reports Gives the Honda Civic Si a “Recommended” Rating Posted: 21 Dec 2011 05:11 PM PST  Just when Honda announced it is developing a revised Civic for the 2013MY that will be launched in the U.S. in late 2012, Consumer Reports, the publication that started the storm of negative publicity on Honda's compact model, has awarded the Si version with a "Recommended" on its latest report. CR still stands by its original verdict on the base 2012 Civic when it stated, "while other models like the Hyundai Elantra have gotten better after being redesigned, the Honda Civic has dropped so much that now it ranks near the bottom of its category."
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| BMW Opens its Second Exclusive M Showroom in St. Petersburg, Russia Posted: 21 Dec 2011 04:30 PM PST  Initially created to handle BMW's racing program in the early 1970s, the Bavarian firm's M division grew exponentially over the years and is now responsible for the development of the brand's high-performance models like the M3 and M6. Such is the success of BMW M Gmbh, that the German firm has begun opening exclusive showrooms for the sub-brand's vehicle lineup around the world. The first dedicated BMW M Showroom was launched in Singapore in the summer of 2010. Read more »
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| Faralli & Mazzanti Launches Ultra-Exclusive Evantra Supercar Posted: 21 Dec 2011 03:46 PM PST  Luca Mazzanti is a 37-year old (soon to be 38, actually, since his birthday is on January 1st) Italian who was born in Tuscany and, like many a young boy, dreamed about building his own supercar one day. The difference between Mazzanti and almost every other boy that has the same thoughts is that Luca didn't grow out of it, but instead focused on making his dream come true. Read more »
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| Santa, Your Ride has Arrived: Hennessey's 2013 HPE800 Twin Turbo Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Posted: 21 Dec 2011 03:32 PM PST  With a 6.4-liter HEMI V8 engine pushing 465-horses 465 lb-ft (630 Nm) of torque for 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) sprint time of 4.8 seconds and a quarter mile time in the mid-13 second range, the regular 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is one of the fastest production SUVs around.
But for Hennessey Performance Engineering [HPE], that's not enough. The Texas based tuner, known for its outrageously powerful tunes, has done it again with the introduction of the 2013 HPE800 Twin Turbo Jeep Grand Cherokee. Read more »
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| “Porsche Returns to Le Mans” Promo Video Takes us Back Posted: 21 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST  Porsche is inextricably linked to Le Mans having won the famous 24-hour endurance race a record 16 times. The first win came in 1970 with the legendary 917, and the last in 1998 with the 911 GT1. This past July, the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer announced that it will return to the La Sarthe circuit in 2014 with an official entry. Not that it has ever actually left, as numerous privately owned 911s participated each year and even the factory team won the LMP2 class in 2008 and 2009 with the RS Spyder. Read more »
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| Second-Generation C-MAX Doubles Ford's Share in the European Mid-Size MPV Segment Posted: 21 Dec 2011 01:38 PM PST  Ford's pair of mid-size minivans, the five-seater C-MAX and its seven-seater sibling, the Grand C-MAX, have proved to be a hit in the European market, doubling the Blue Oval's sales in their segment. Since its launch in late 2010, Ford has sold more than 135,000 C-MAX and Grand C-MAX MPVs in Europe, more than double the number its predecessor achieved in 2010. This was partly to be expected though, as the previous C-MAX, despite a facelift in 2007, was essentially a seven-year old model. Read more »
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| Honda Adds 2.4-Liter Four-Cylinder Engine to 2012 Crosstour Range Posted: 21 Dec 2011 01:05 PM PST  We were expecting Honda to drop a four-cylinder engine to its renamed Crosstour model (previously known as the Accord Crosstour) for a quite some time now, and today, the Japanese company finally made the move. Scheduled to go on sale in the U.S.A. in the beginning of January 2012, the new base version of the Crosstour is fitted with Honda's 2.4-liter i-VTEC inline four-cylinder engine that produces 192-horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 162 lb-ft. of torque at 4,400 rpm. Read more »
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| Coachbuilt Maybach 57S Cruisero Coupe Caught on Video Posted: 21 Dec 2011 01:13 PM PST  With Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler ready to pull the plug on its Maybach brand less than a decade after its resurrection, Xenatec's plans to build a total of 100 units of the Maybach 57S-based Cruisero Coupe may be seriously compromised. However, the German coachbuilder has already built some examples of its Maybach-endorsed coupe, one of which was filmed on the road by YouTube user Marchettino, and which you can watch in the video after the break. Read more »
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| Updated 2013 Honda Civic Coming Late Next Year, Company Says it Expects to Improve Sales Posted: 21 Dec 2011 12:16 PM PST  With less than two weeks to go before the year's end, we can safely say that one of the biggest disappointments of 2011 was the ninth generation of Honda's U.S.-market Civic. Launched in April as a 2012 year model, the new Civic was criticized for its drop in quality and was even removed from Consumer Reports' "Recommended" list. Honda Motor CEO Takanobu Ito took personal responsibility for the new Civic's poor performance. And now, the company's executives confirm earlier reports that Honda is rushing back to the drawing board much earlier than originally anticipated. Read more »
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| "You Me and Optimus Prime" is an ode to Human & Robot Bromance [Video] Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:50 AM PST  For those of us who grew up in the 1980s, Transformers remind us of some of our fondest childhood memories, which is probably why most of us flocked to the cinemas to watch all three-installments of Michael Bay's trilogy. But evidently, it's not only 30+ year olds who tenderly remember the perpetually feuding Autobots and Decepticons. Though only in his early 20s, Canadian singer and songwriter, James Struthers, transformed [sic] his passion for the mechanical beings into a song for his debut album, Nadia. Read more »
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| New 2013 Lexus GS 350 Keeps 2011MY's $47,775* Price Tag Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:07 AM PST  We're accustomed to carmakers upping prices on brand-new models, especially if when they feature significant enhancements over their predecessors. But given the competition from its German rivals, Lexus decided to play it safe and keep the base U.S. price of its all-new 2013 GS 350 sedan unchanged over the outgoing model. "With all of the enhancements to the all-new GS, the base price remains the same at $46,900*," said Mark Templin, group vice president and general manager, Lexus Division. "We expect the GS will suit the needs of many drivers and compete well in the segment." Read more »
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| Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo to Run for Italian Presidency in 2013 Posted: 21 Dec 2011 10:35 AM PST  Luca Cordero di Montezemolo may soon exchange one presidential chair for another. Ferrari's Chairman announced today in an open letter to Italiafutura, a liberal-centrist think-tank that he formed in 2009, that he would be a candidate for the presidency in the 2013 Italian elections. "Italiafutura with its 40,000 members will be actively engaged in 2012 to try and change politics in Italy", said di Montezemolo in the letter, which was published on Gazzeta Dello Sport.
Di Montezemolo, who apart from being Ferrari's Chairman has also been the President of the Italian industry association Confidustria, has been tipped to enter politics for a long time. He always refuted those reports as nothing more than rumors. Up until now, that is. Read more »
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| Lexus Drops Another Official Photo of LF-LC 2+2 Hybrid Sports Coupe Posted: 21 Dec 2011 09:44 AM PST  Following last night's uncovering of the LF-LC Concept via a magazine teaser video, Lexus partially caved in and released a single teaser photo and some additional details on its new 2+2 seat coupe study. The full size picture confirms our suspicions that the LF-LC gets Lexus' hybrid drive system, while it also becomes clear that the styling mixes elements from the LFA supercar and the production and concept GS sedans.
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| Airborne Renault Crash Lands into Slow Moving Vehicles in Russia [Video] Posted: 21 Dec 2011 09:03 AM PST  A Russian driver caused a multiple-vehicle accident when he came flying over an elevated section of a parallel road leading to a bridge near Lenin Avenue in Moscow and smashed into several cars on the freeway below. According to reports from the local media, the 24-year-old driver of the Renault hatchback lost control of the vehicle because of the slippery conditions of the road and smashed into an oncoming Ford, which hurled the French model into a spin and off the elevated ramp. All in all, six vehicles were involved in the incident but fortunately, there were no casualties, with only one driver suffering some minor bruises. Click through the break to watch the crash as it happened. Read more »
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| Nissan Heads to 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon with 10 Models Including Skyline 55th Limited Edition Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:31 AM PST  The 2012 edition of Japan's largest annual aftermarket event, the Tokyo Auto Salon, will see Nissan in cooperation with its in-house tuners Autech Japan and NISMO presenting 10 models, most of which we've already seen in previous shows such as the Juke NISMO Concept that was displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show earlier this month. Nissan will showcase two models, the GT-R Pure Edition equipped with the right-hand drive only Track Pack and the JDM Skyline (sold in the rest if the world as the Infiniti G37) 55th Limited Edition, which commemorates the series' 55th anniversary and features bespoke aeroparts and a sportier chassis setup. Read more »
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| LoJack Releases its Top 10 Auto Theft Recovery Stories of 2011 Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:01 AM PST  Vehicle tracking specialist LoJack has been in business of locating stolen automobiles and motorcycles (and just about anything that moves) for the past 25 years, and as you can imagine, the company has a lot of interesting stories to share. As is common this time of year, LoJack has released a list of its 10 most attention grabbing auto theft recoveries of 2011. The list, which was compiled by the company itself, includes a variety of stories ranging from multiple car thefts in a Southern California dealership to the apprehension of a child kidnapper. You can check out the top 10 list in detail for yourself right after the break. Read more »
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| Official: New Mercedes E300 BlueTEC Hybrid and E400 Hybrid to Debut in Detroit Posted: 21 Dec 2011 07:26 AM PST  Carmakers' research and development departments around the world are focusing most of their attention not so much in performance as they used to in past years, but in improving fuel consumption and lowering CO2 emissions as much as possible. Mercedes-Benz claims to set new standards in the executive segment with the development of two new hybrid versions of its latest E-Class sedan and estate models, both of which will receive their world premiere at next month's Detroit Motor Show.
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| Chrysler Group Opens New Mopar Parts Distribution Centers in China and Dubai Posted: 21 Dec 2011 07:01 AM PST  The Chrysler Group's Mopar division is expanding its operations to support growth in international markets with the opening of two new parts distribution centers in Shanghai in China and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Read more »
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| New Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe Black Series Flexes its Muscles on the Laguna Seca Circuit Posted: 21 Dec 2011 06:30 AM PST  The sinister beast that is the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series is the kind of car that is arguably best enjoyed in its natural habitat, which is none other than the racetrack. To prove this, the German firm took the most powerful production version of its C-Class Coupe to the Laguna Seca circuit in California for some quick laps and shared the video with us. Read more »
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| Mazda to Launch Customized Versions of CX-5, Mazda3, RX-8, MX-5 et al at Tokyo Auto Salon Posted: 21 Dec 2011 05:59 AM PST  It may not have the same international flavor as the Tokyo Motor Show, but the Tokyo Auto Salon, which will take place in Chiba, Japan, from January 13 to 15, is nevertheless an event that will draw the attention of all Japanese car manufacturers. Mazda was the first to announce its line-up for the auto salon, led by the new CX-5 that will be launched in Japan next spring. The new compact-size crossover will be shown in two versions: the standard model, and a customized special edition sporting red bodywork color, matte-black alloy wheels and a slightly lower ride height. Read more »
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| AMP to Debut All-Electric Jeep Grand Cherokee at the Detroit Motor Show Posted: 21 Dec 2011 05:41 AM PST  Adding another new green vehicle to the long line forming at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show, AMP Electric Vehicles will premiere it's latest electric conversion based on the new 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Ohio-based company is in the business of converting gasoline-powered vehicles to electric having previously offered a battery-powered version of the Saturn Sky while it currently converts the 2010-2011 Mercedes-Benz ML 350 and the Chevrolet Equinox (for fleet use). Read more »
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