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- Updated 2013 Hyundai Grandeur aka Azera gets New Grillz in South Korea
- Drive Goes Inside Jaguar’s Nürburgring Test Facility, Samples the XKR-S
- Funny Things BMW 3-Series E36 Owners Say
- Tesla Motors Under Federal Investigation for Using Foreign Instead of U.S.-Made Parts
- New and Blue Audi R8 China Edition Looking for 80 Wealthy Chinese Customers
- Former Ducati Owner Investindrustrial Rumored to Beat Mahindra in Securing Aston Martin Share
- Spied: Mercedes-Benz Takes GLA Baby-SUV Out to Play in the Snow
- Consumer Reports Slams Ford for Overstating Fusion and C-MAX Hybrids 47MPG Fuel Economy
- Fiat Group to Launch Jeep Brand in India Next Year
- The Kama Sutra of Motorcycle Riding Positions will Make You Smile
- Volkswagen to Offer New Jetta Hybrid in Germany from Next Year
- Hofele-Design Turns the 2013 Range Rover Into the Royster GT 500
- Tesla Internship Project for a Battery-Powered Compact
- Chevrolet to Rush in a Facelift for New Malibu Next Year to Address Criticism and Lackluster Sales
- VW gets Fizzy with New Eco Up! that can Run on Natural Gas, Biomethane or Petrol
- This is What Happens When You Ignore Speed Signs on a Twisty Road
- SchwabenFolia Drops 325 Horses Under the Hood of the VW Golf R
- Scoop: Kia's New Pro_Cee’d GT Hot Hatch Busted
- Hennessey Shows us Just How Fast the 1,244hp Venom GT is with New Videos
- Audi's R18 Ultra Lightweight Chair Made from Carbon-Fiber and Aluminum
- Honda Confirms UK Pricing for Updated and Slightly More Powerful 2013 CR-Z
| Updated 2013 Hyundai Grandeur aka Azera gets New Grillz in South Korea Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:11 PM PST  The latest generation of the Grandeur has only been on the market since early 2011 in South Korea, and even less in the United States where it launched as the all-new 2012 Azera in April this year, yet Hyundai has released a subtle refresh for its mid-size sedan in its home country. For the 2013 model year, the Grandeur gets a new waterfall-like front grille along with a fresh selection of colors and alloy wheel designs on the outside. Read more »       |
| Drive Goes Inside Jaguar’s Nürburgring Test Facility, Samples the XKR-S Posted: 06 Dec 2012 05:31 PM PST  Maybe some of you are thinking, "oh, it's just another Nürburgring video where a lucky chap is having a blast driving a powerful car". Bear with us, though, because it's much more than that. In fact, it's a look at the inside workings of a car maker's dedicated Nordschleife test center. Jaguar has been visiting the 13-mile-long track for more than two decades and it was one of the first manufacturers to set up shop there, just outside the track's northern loop, in 2003. Read more »   |
| Funny Things BMW 3-Series E36 Owners Say Posted: 06 Dec 2012 05:01 PM PST  It's been a while in internet time, but there's a good chance some of you may remember a video titled "Sh!t Honda Guys Say", which made fun of owners of the Japanese brand's cars. Now it's time for a similarly-themed and named satire that targets drivers of the third generation BMW 3-Series, codenamed E36, that was built from 1991 through 1998. Read more »   |
| Tesla Motors Under Federal Investigation for Using Foreign Instead of U.S.-Made Parts Posted: 06 Dec 2012 04:37 PM PST  Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors has had its ups and downs in recent months. It may still be in the red and facing the wrath of traditional dealers over its Apple-like stores, but its Model S received a lot of praise, and unlike rival Fisker Automotive, it hasn't been involved in massive (and image-damaging) recalls. What it does have in common with Fisker, though, is federal agencies questioning their spending of federal loans. According to a report from The Washington Times, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has been conducting an investigation on Tesla for nearly a year. Read more »   |
| New and Blue Audi R8 China Edition Looking for 80 Wealthy Chinese Customers Posted: 06 Dec 2012 03:45 PM PST  With a population in excess of 1.3 billion and a booming economy, something tells us that Audi won't have much of a problem finding 80 buyers interested in its limited run R8 China Edition that was built exclusively for the country featured in its name. In what will likely sound odd to the ears of Westerners, the cars will be numbered from 1 to 99, and that's because Chinese consider 4 an unlucky number, so Audi decided to eliminate it. Read more »   |
| Former Ducati Owner Investindrustrial Rumored to Beat Mahindra in Securing Aston Martin Share Posted: 06 Dec 2012 03:13 PM PST  Reports about Aston Martin major shareholder Investment Dar looking to offload a stake in the British sports car maker in order to secure much-needed funds, have been circulating since early November. Mahindra & Mahindra, which last year acquired Korean SUV maker SsangYong, was said to be the highest bidder. According to Bloomberg News, though, it seems that it has lost out to London-based equity firm Investindustrial. Read more »   |
| Spied: Mercedes-Benz Takes GLA Baby-SUV Out to Play in the Snow Posted: 06 Dec 2012 02:25 PM PST  While no one expects a crossover like the upcoming Mercedes-Benz GLA (keep in mind, the name is not final) to be a true-blue off-roader, Stuttgart's engineers are making sure that their new model will be able to handle itself properly on more extreme conditions such as snow covered forest paths and roads. Our spy shooters captured a more lightly camouflaged GLA prototype while undergoing its first cold weather testing in Northern Europe. Read more »   |
| Consumer Reports Slams Ford for Overstating Fusion and C-MAX Hybrids 47MPG Fuel Economy Posted: 06 Dec 2012 01:30 PM PST  If you've been following our news stories, you will no doubt be aware of Ford's brazen mpg claims about the Fusion Hybrid sedan and the C-Max Hybrid minivan, and how both trump Toyota models. To remind you, Ford states that both the new 2013 Fusion Hybrid and C-Max Hybrid deliver "47 city/47 highway/47 combined mpg". Fueled [pun intended] by the recent discovery that Hyundai and Kia overstated the gas mileage on some 900,000 vehicles sold in the U.S. in the past couple of years, Consumer Reports (CR) put Ford's mpg claims to the test, and the results were far below the 47mpg mark. Read more »   |
| Fiat Group to Launch Jeep Brand in India Next Year Posted: 06 Dec 2012 12:25 PM PST  After China, the Fiat Group is eyeing another major emerging market to launch its Jeep brand, that of India. The Italian carmaker's Indian arm, Fiat Group Automobiles India Private Limited (FGAIPL), announced on Thursday that the Jeep brand will be introduced in the country towards the end of 2013. Read more »    |
| The Kama Sutra of Motorcycle Riding Positions will Make You Smile Posted: 06 Dec 2012 11:46 AM PST  Okay, we know what you're thinking after reading the title and checking out the opening picture, and we don't blame you for that. However, we can assure you that, for the most part, this video is completely safe for viewing at work or next to your spouse – unless, that is, you want to try it out yourself… The funny guys and gals from the Russian channel Vshleme came up with the brilliant idea of poking some fun at the art of Kama Sutra by applying the teachings to motorcycle riding positions. Read more »   |
| Volkswagen to Offer New Jetta Hybrid in Germany from Next Year Posted: 06 Dec 2012 11:07 AM PST  Only days after Volkswagen premiered the final production version of its new Jetta Hybrid at the LA Auto Show, the Wolfsburg carmaker announced that it will begin to take advance orders for the sedan model in its home market of Germany. The new Jetta Hybrid will arrive in VW's German showrooms from mid of April 2013 with prices starting at €31,300 (US$40,600), which is significantly more than what VW is asking for the same car in the States at €19,900 (US$25,790) including destination but not tax. Read more »   |
| Hofele-Design Turns the 2013 Range Rover Into the Royster GT 500 Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:40 AM PST  German tuning house Hofele-Design has shared details of its upcoming take on the latest generation of the Range Rover premium SUV, which it has named the "Royster GT 500". The comprehensive tune starts under the hood where Hofele-Design offers a power kit for all engines boosting output by around 20 percent over the stock units. Read more »   |
| Tesla Internship Project for a Battery-Powered Compact Posted: 06 Dec 2012 09:58 AM PST  As a pioneer of the modern day electric car, it's only natural that Tesla Motors draws the attention of young and aspiring designers like Hyonwoo Jason Kim, a transportation design student at the Art Center College Of Design in California. What makes the Korean-born student's conceptual study for an all-electric Tesla hatchback more interesting, is that it was penned as an internship project while working at the Silicon Valley-based carmaker. Read more »   |
| Chevrolet to Rush in a Facelift for New Malibu Next Year to Address Criticism and Lackluster Sales Posted: 06 Dec 2012 09:07 AM PST  Normally, automakers present a mid-cycle update approximately three to four years after the launch of a new model. If a refresh comes earlier, this means that a car manufacturer is disappointed by the way it has been received by consumers, the media or both. Such was the case with the 2012 Honda Civic that received a makeover only 18 months after its conception, with the 2013 model making its official debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show last week. Honda isn't the only company to go down this road as General Motors is also planning to revamp one of its newest entries in the market, the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. Read more »   |
| VW gets Fizzy with New Eco Up! that can Run on Natural Gas, Biomethane or Petrol Posted: 06 Dec 2012 08:32 AM PST  Volkswagen has just presented a new edition of its Up! mini called "Eco", which features a modified version of the regular model's 1.0-liter three-cylinder petrol engine that can run on Compressed Natural Gas, or CNG for short. CNG is a promising alternative fuel to gasoline that has caught up with many European consumers. Among the many benefits of this fuel is that it has a higher energy content than petrol or diesel as 1.0 kg of natural gas is equivalent to 1.3 litres of diesel or 1.5 litres of petrol. According to VW, the energy content of 1.0 kg natural gas amounts to 11.69 kW, while the associated quantity of diesel yields 9.86 kWh and of petrol, 8.77 kWh. Read more »   |
| This is What Happens When You Ignore Speed Signs on a Twisty Road Posted: 06 Dec 2012 07:50 AM PST  Many motorcycles are built for speed, but you have to keep in mind that you should always carefully select the time and place to put a bike and your own limits to the test. A biker, who we come to know by his YouTube alias "RiceRocketKev", learned that the hard and painful way – they always do, don't they?- while rocketing through a twisty mountain road, but was blessed to live another day to tell the tale. His GoPro helmet camera filmed the incident that started with RiceRocketKev blasting by a group of other motorcycles. About a minute or so later, he passes and…ignores a 20mph (32km/h) speed sign going around 85mph (137km/h). Read more »   |
| SchwabenFolia Drops 325 Horses Under the Hood of the VW Golf R Posted: 06 Dec 2012 07:08 AM PST  The tunes for Volkswagen's Golf R Mk6 just keep dropping in. Only a day after we told you about Cam Shaft's Golf R "Electrified", another German company named SchwabenFolia, which also specializes on car wraps and performance upgrades, introduced its newest take on Wolfsburg's hottest hatch. It all begins with the Golf R's 2.0-liter turbocharged unit that benefits from a new handmade exhaust system featuring twin Capristo exhaust valves controlled via a button on the dash, and a software upgrade to nudge power from 267hp (270PS) to 325hp (330PS). Read more »   |
| Scoop: Kia's New Pro_Cee’d GT Hot Hatch Busted Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:37 AM PST  This past Monday, Kia revealed the first details and a second teaser sketch of its upcoming Cee'd five-door and Pro_Cee'd three-door hot hatchbacks, a few months ahead of their world premiere at the Geneva auto show in March next year. Now, we have a batch of fresh spy shots of a Pro_Cee'd GT prototype as it was entering Kia's technical center in Germany. The car was heavily camouflaged, but we can still see some of the details such as the unique 18-inch alloy wheels with red brake calipers, side skirts, the large oval tailpipes on either side of the rear diffuser, and with a little bit of effort, the aluminum trim and leather Recaro sport seats inside.
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| Hennessey Shows us Just How Fast the 1,244hp Venom GT is with New Videos Posted: 06 Dec 2012 05:54 AM PST  Shoehorning a 638hp Corvette ZR1-sourced, 6.2-liter supercharged LS9 V8 into a lightweight Lotus Elise is in itself, insane, but choosing to swap the stock supercharger for twin ball bearing turbochargers that push output to 1,244 horsepower takes craziness to a completely different level. The car featuring this mind-blowing setup is Hennessey Performance's Venom GT and it's as fast as its specifications suggest. Read more »   |
| Audi's R18 Ultra Lightweight Chair Made from Carbon-Fiber and Aluminum Posted: 06 Dec 2012 05:24 AM PST  Much in the same way that not all cars are made equal, not all chairs are made the same either. Case in point, Audi's impressive looking R18 Ultra Chair that made its debut at Design Miami this week (December 5 to 9). Conceived by designers Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram, the R18 Ultra Chair prototype is named after Audi's R18 Ultra racecar and was developed in cooperation with the Audi Lightweight Construction Center. Read more »   |
| Honda Confirms UK Pricing for Updated and Slightly More Powerful 2013 CR-Z Posted: 06 Dec 2012 04:58 AM PST  The revised Honda CR-Z, which was seen in Europe for the first time at the Paris auto show in September, will arrive in UK dealerships in January with on-the-road prices starting from £20,550 for the Sport variant and £23,050 for the range-topping GT. Read more »    |
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