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Hamann's Angry Looking BMW M5 on the Move in Monaco

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 06:22 PM PDT


You simply can't compare the drama of the old E60 BMW M5, with its V10 scream and different looks, with the muted engine note and subdued styling of its replacement, based on the F10 5-Series, even with a Hamann tuning pack.

There is a huge difference between the two cars, and if you were to ask some people in the know, they would wholeheartedly tell you they think the F10 M5 is a step back and can't really be called progress just because it's more powerful and slightly more efficient – an M5 isn't about that.

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Boston Bombing Suspects Traced Thanks to Mercedes' Mbrace2 GPS-Based System

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 04:40 PM PDT


The two alleged Boston Marathon bombers, brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were tracked by the police thanks to Mercedes' factory-installed GPS system, according to a report from Autonews. The two suspects made the mistake of carjacking a 2013 Mercedes-Benz M Class that was fitted with this technology, so when the driver escaped and called the police, officers were able to track the SUV using its GPS system. Read more »

Shanghai's Auto China 2013 Motor Show in Photos

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 04:08 PM PDT


It might not be apparent (yet) to your average car buyer, but gearheads and auto journalists have surely noticed the growing importance of China's motor shows over the past few years.

Not too long ago, we often monitored events like the Auto China Show only for its bizarrely styled creations from manufacturers we had never heard before and which many times resembled or blatantly copied designs from western carmakers.

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Rolls-Royce CEO Confirms Convertible Wraith, Dismisses SUV Rumors

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 03:33 PM PDT


Rolls-Royce will make a convertible version of the Wraith coupe, CEO Torsten Muller-Otvos acknowledged during the UK launch of the Wraith. "The design certainly lends itself to a drophead coupe, and I think that will be the next variant," Muller-Otvos told Auto Express magazine. However, don't expect to see the convertible Wraith on the roads very soon, as producing another variant could take at least two years, according to RR's boss. Read more »

VW Starts to Feel the Crisis: Q1 Profit Down almost 50 Percent

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 02:49 PM PDT


Although deliveries and market share are on the rise for the first quarter of 2013, Volkswagen Group posted a profit before tax of €2.7 billion ($3.53 billion), down from €4.2 billion ($5.5 billion) in the same period last year. Profit after tax was €1.9 billion ($2.48 billion), also down from €3.1 billion ($4.05 billion). Read more »

Pissed Off Toyota Camry Driver Tries to Run Over Mini Cooper in California

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 01:46 PM PDT


For all those viewers commenting on the crazy drivers in Russia, here's another reminder that you can find the same kind of nuts behind the wheel in your very own backyard, which in this case, happens to be the 880 Interstate near Freemont California in the good 'ol U.S. of A.

A camera mounted on the dashboard of YouTube author Solomon Wu's turbocharged Mini Cooper Coupe captured this wild and rather scary incident.

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Designer Envisions Sporty Honda R-EV Concept for Asian Teens

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 01:07 PM PDT


Electric cars for the masses is a relatively fresh concept in the automotive industry, and one that still has a long way to go before it can compete in numbers with sales of conventional engine passenger vehicles for a number of reasons, ranging from the costs associated with the technology, to reliability and infrastructure. However, make no mistake; we will see battery-powered cars increasing in numbers (in terms of both models and their overall market share) over the years. Read more »

Alfa Romeo Could Bring Next-Gen MiTo to the U.S., Crossover Version Planned

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:27 PM PDT


After a long wait, Alfa Romeo vehicles will be again available for U.S. buyers later this year with the launch of the 4C sports car. However, the Fiat-owned carmaker plans to bring more models to the United States, with the next-generation MiTo sub-compact hatch being a very strong candidate. Read more »

All-Electric Formula E Car Does a Few Donuts in Los Angeles

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:43 AM PDT


Formula E could be considered a lesser league of single-seater racing, which builds young drivers' talents and prepares them for Formula 1. However, unlike other similar formula-type racing series, Formula E will use all-electric powertrains for the cars – it's a new FIA-approved type of racing which will tour the globe for the first time in 2014, featuring a ten-race calendar. Read more »

Mercedes Freshens Sprinter and Makes it the World's First Van to Meet Euro VI Standards

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:08 AM PDT


One of Europe's most popular van series, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, has received a mild facelift that affords it a fresh face, updated tech and safety features, and most importantly, a full range of engines that meet the strict Euro VI emissions standard.

In its latest incarnation, Merc's big van gains a more serious looking, squared off front end and double-segmented taillights. The German automaker did not share any photos of the interior, but it tells us that the revised Sprinter comes with new upholstery and seat coverings, a thicker steering wheel, available chrome appliques, a redesigned gearshift knob, and a new-generation radio system with Bluetooth and navigation.

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Inside Performance’s 700HP BMW X6 M "Stealth" Isn’t at All Stealthy…

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:41 AM PDT


For most people, the 550-hp BMW X6 M is more than enough if they want an ultra-fast and flashy SUV (or SAC, as BMW likes to call it). This opinion is obviously not shared by the aftermarket specialists at Inside Performance, who set out to increase the X6 M's power and "look-at-me" factor. Read more »

Last South Korean Workers Pack and Drive Away from Kaesong Amid Rising Tensions

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 10:23 AM PDT


It would appear that tensions between the North and the South (Korean states) have increased in the last few days, and now, after the closing of a joint labor complex from the border town of Kaesong over a month ago, a group of 175 workers from the South left the northern state with their cars way overburdened with bags. Read more »

New Lexus IS Sports Sedan Starts at $35,950*, Plus New Mega Photo Gallery

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 11:51 AM PDT


A few months after the third generation IS sports sedan's world premiere at the Detroit Motor Show in January, Lexus today released detailed pricing on its BMW 3 Series and Cadillac ATS rival, with the first examples of the car to arrive in dealerships across the States this summer.

Even though Lexus has developed the first hybrid version of the series dubbed IS 300h, this model won't be offered in North America where customers will have a choice of two regular V6 gasoline powertrains, both linked to a standard 6-speed automatic transmission driving either the rear- or all-four wheels, except for the IS 350 RWD that features an 8-speed auto.

Prices, (*) excluding a $950 delivery fee, start from $35,950 for the IS 250 with RWD and $38,485 with AWD, while the IS 350 begins at $39,465 with RWD and $41,700 with AWD.

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Tesla Motors Offers Unconditional Warranty for Model S Battery

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:42 AM PDT


Tesla Motors has announced new measures aimed at improving its client service, including offering "unconditional warranty" for the battery pack of the Model S sedan.

Tesla says all damage to the battery is covered by warranty, including improper maintenance or unintentionally leaving the battery at a low state of charge for years on end. Of course, in case the battery pack is opened by non-Tesla personnel or there's intentional abuse, the warranty is no longer valid, as is the case if the car is involved in a collision.

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Watch the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Set Its Speed Record

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 08:17 AM PDT


Meet the fastest open-top car in the world – the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. Sure, it may be a familiar shape, but it's a good shape that was specifically engineered to make it go fast – really fast. In the beginning of April, Chinese racing driver Anthony Liu clocked 408.84 km/h or 255.53 mph at the wheel of the black and orange open-hypercar of sorts, with its top down, of course. Read more »

Facelifted Renault Scenic and Grand Scenic Gain New Limited Edition

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 07:50 AM PDT


Not that automakers really need any specific excuse to release a special edition model of an existing car, but we gather that they find it more appropriate to give a reason when they do, regardless if it makes any sense…

Here's Renault's excuse for the launch of its new "Limited limited edition" (no seriously, that's how the French carmaker worded it) version of its recently updated compact minivans: "To celebrate the advent of spring, Renault has released 'Limited' limited-edition versions of New Renault Scénic and New 7-Seat Grand Scénic."

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Mom Drove Kids Shooting Windows of Parked Cars with BB Guns, Damaging at Least 60 Vehicles

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 07:32 AM PDT


Check out the story of this mother of two, from Long Island, who apparently got an immense satisfaction from drive-by shootouts. However, she did not do it all by herself, taking her two kids (a 13-year old son and 15 year-old daughter) and another friend (aged 15) along for the ride.

No real guns were used, as the kids shot the windows of parked cars with BB guns. The woman behind all this, 43 year-old Susan Becker, would drive her minivan, along with the three teens, and we picture it being a bit like Godfather, except with kids… and BB guns.

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MG Ready to Launch EcoBoost-Rivaling Family of Turbocharged Engines

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 07:06 AM PDT


In their quest to become a relevant automaker, first China, then in the UK and the rest of Europe, MG has reportedly announced the imminent launch of a modern family of direct-injection turbocharged engines of small capacity, which are designed to rival Ford's EcoBoost units. Read more »

A Video Presentation of the Made-in-China Buick Riviera Coupe Concept

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 06:41 AM PDT


Last week, General Motors pulled the wraps off a gull wing, two-door Buick Riviera concept at the Auto China 2013 motor show in Shanghai. Even though GM has no plans to produce such a model, the Riviera Concept's goal is to give us an idea of how Buick's design language will evolve in its next generation of cars, for both North America and China, which is the brand's biggest market.

"The new Riviera offers a preview of Buick's future design language," Shanghai General Motors Corp. President Ye Yongming said in a statement.

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London's Harrods Store Welcomes New Rolls-Royce Wraith Coupe

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:57 AM PDT


Joining the likes of many new models in the United Kingdom ranging from the Hyundai ix35 to a number of Aston Martins, Rolls-Royce's most recent creation, the Wraith coupe is getting some show time behind a display window at luxury department store Harrods in Knightsbridge, London. Read more »

VW Group Developing 10-Speed DSG Auto and Hi-Po Diesel with 134HP per Liter

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:33 AM PDT


At the International Motor Symposium in Vienna, Volkswagen AG Chairman Martin Winterkorn gave a forecast of the group's future drive system technologies.

With Hyundai already announcing it will offer a 10-speed transmission from 2014 and Ford and GM jointly developing 9- and 10-speed autos, Volkswagen's boss admitted the carmaker is also focusing on the development of a new 10-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG / S tronic) that will help reduce fuel consumption. In addition, he said a high-performance diesel engine delivering 100 kW (134 hp) per liter of displacement is also in the pipeline.

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HonestJohn Has Plenty of Hat Room in the New Renault Captur

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:11 AM PDT


I've expressed my deprecating opinion on front-wheel drive crossovers, seeing them as pointless and mere marketing tricks specifically designed to sell more hatchbacks, but I can't not like the new Renault Captur, simply because it is handsome to behold – it is one of the prettier rhombus-badged cars of recent years. Read more »
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