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- Watch New VW Golf GTI Performance Edition Go from 0 to 259km/h (161MPH)
- Another EV Manufacturer Goes Under, This Time It’s Coda
- Chevy Camaro Comes Out of the Closet in Dubai
- New Lincoln MKZ Sells in Record Numbers in April
- A Video Tribute to Ayrton Senna and the Honda / Acura NSX
- Chrysler Group's April U.S. Sales Up 11 Percent, But Chrysler Brand Down 13 Percent
- New 88.3MPG VW Golf TDI BlueMotion Starts from £20,335 in the UK
- Nissan Prices 2014 GT-R Track Edition – Only 150 Coming to U.S.
- Russian Biker Avoids One Accident, Turns Around and Gets Into Another…
- Aston Martin Confirms Investindustrial Partnership, Secures £150 Million Capital Increase
- 1998 Autotech-Tuned Volvo S40 T4 Shows Lamborghini Gallardo Who's The Speed Boss
- VW to Unveil Golf GTI Study at Wörthersee Previewing Faster Production Model
- Man Charged for...Drunk Walking Over Need for Speed Movie Barricades, Plus New Film Footage
- New Lotus Exige S Roadster Announced in Promo Video
- Revised 2014 Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster Announced for the UK
- MotorTrend Gives Us a Taste of Cuban Car Culture
- Wald International Hands Mercedes-Benz Viano Some Styling Oomph
| Watch New VW Golf GTI Performance Edition Go from 0 to 259km/h (161MPH) Posted: 01 May 2013 04:59 PM PDT  Until Volkswagen unwraps the new Golf R, which should house more than 270 ponies under its hood, the fastest series-production Golf 7 that you can buy today is the GTI Performance edition that comes with 227hp (230PS) versus the regular GTI's 217hp (220PS). It is this version of the new Golf GTI that German car magazine Sport Auto took to a quiet side road and freed all of its 227-horses through the front wheels. Read more »       |
| Another EV Manufacturer Goes Under, This Time It’s Coda Posted: 01 May 2013 04:05 PM PDT  Coda is a little-known name in the industry, primarily because it is a very small company, which only makes one car…or let us rephrase, made one car. The Los Angeles-based startup filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, because their single offering did not attract the desired number of buyers. The Coda Sedan was assembled locally, in Los Angeles, from knockdown kits brought in from China, and they only managed to build and sell one hundred examples. The all-electric sedan offered conventional looks, lots of space inside and a competent electric powertrain, as well as a maximum certified range of 125 miles, or 200 km. Read more »   |
| Chevy Camaro Comes Out of the Closet in Dubai Posted: 01 May 2013 03:34 PM PDT  If Ken and Barbie ever wanted a fifth-generation Camaro to replace one of their many cute cars, Mrs. Foxy here would no doubt be one of their best options. The light-pink colored (or wrapped, we're not entirely sure) pre-facelift Chevrolet Camaro Coupe with the white stripes, accents and wheels, naturally caught the eye of YouTube author Patrick3331, who found it parked in front of at what looks like a hotel entrance in Dubai. Read more »   |
| New Lincoln MKZ Sells in Record Numbers in April Posted: 01 May 2013 02:51 PM PDT  It seems that Lincoln is on its way to recover from the failed launch of the new 2013 MKZ, with proof coming in the form of the company's April sales figures. According to Ford's executive VP of global marketing, Jim Farley, the luxury automaker's stylish sedan is "right around the 4,000-unit sales mark," which means it sold more last month than it did from January through March, when a total of 3,758 units were shifted. Read more »   |
| A Video Tribute to Ayrton Senna and the Honda / Acura NSX Posted: 01 May 2013 02:22 PM PDT  One of the saddest moments in the history of Formula 1, and motorsports in general, was the death of the great Ayrton Senna on May 1, 1994, after the Brazilian pilot's Williams F1 crashed into a concrete barrier during the San Marino Grand Prix at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Italy. If you happened to have noticed the date today, it's May 1, which means it's been precisely 19 years since the legendary F1 pilot's untimely death. Read more »   |
| Chrysler Group's April U.S. Sales Up 11 Percent, But Chrysler Brand Down 13 Percent Posted: 01 May 2013 12:56 PM PDT  The Chrysler Group as a whole reported an 11 percent sales increase in the United States in April, with 156,698 units sold. The Jeep, Dodge, Ram Truck and Fiat brands each posted year-over-year sales gains in April compared with the same month a year ago. The largest sales increase came from the Ram Truck brand, with a 49 percent gain. The Ram Cargo Van was the vehicle with the highest sales increase, at 110 percent, followed by the Dodge Durango, with a 65 percent gain. The Jeep Grand Cherokee also had 27 percent bigger sales in April. Read more »   |
| New 88.3MPG VW Golf TDI BlueMotion Starts from £20,335 in the UK Posted: 01 May 2013 12:08 PM PDT  Volkswagen has opened order books for British consumers on the most fuel-efficient version of the Golf ever, the new Golf Mk7 TDI BlueMotion that returns 88.3 mpg UK (equal to 73.5 mpg US and 3.2 L/100km) on the combined cycle with CO2 emissions of only 85 g/km, Pricing for the new generation of the Golf BlueMotion starts at £20,335 (RRP OTR) for the three-door and rise to £20,990 for the five-door, with first deliveries for the UK scheduled for this August. Read more »   |
| Nissan Prices 2014 GT-R Track Edition – Only 150 Coming to U.S. Posted: 01 May 2013 11:36 AM PDT  Nissan has named its price for the U.S. market 2014 GT-R Track Edition, which it says, "is designed to take the legendary street supercar even closer to a pure motorsports competition machine". Production for the US market is limited to just 150 units – imagine the sheer level of smugness one exudes when saying he has one of "just 150." Read more »    |
| Russian Biker Avoids One Accident, Turns Around and Gets Into Another… Posted: 01 May 2013 11:02 AM PDT  It looks like fate didn't want this Russian motorcyclist to come out unscathed from his ride. The biker was travelling on the road when the driver of an older generation Lada Samara made a careless U-turn without checking if any vehicles or motorcycles were heading towards his (or her) way. Read more »    |
| Aston Martin Confirms Investindustrial Partnership, Secures £150 Million Capital Increase Posted: 01 May 2013 10:21 AM PDT  Aston Martin today confirmed that the partnership with Italian investment fund Investindustrial has been completed. Previously announced in December 2012, the deal gives Aston Martin a much-needed investment of £150 million (€177 million) in the form of a capital increase, and Investindustrial, a 37.5 percent equity stake in Aston Martin. Read more »    |
| 1998 Autotech-Tuned Volvo S40 T4 Shows Lamborghini Gallardo Who's The Speed Boss Posted: 01 May 2013 09:11 AM PDT  Of all the models that have worn the Volvo badge over the years, the first generation of the S40, which was co-developed with Mitsubishi and shared a common platform and engines with another mind-numbing model, the Carisma, ranks very high on the uncool-meter. However, this particular S40 has a little something that its regular siblings don't: 420-horses rumbling under its hood. We're told that it's a 1998 Volvo S40 T4, which in factory guise was powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four delivering 197hp (200PS), but this one is tuned by Autotech. It's unclear whether the 420-horses are measured on the crankshaft or the wheels. Read more »   |
| VW to Unveil Golf GTI Study at Wörthersee Previewing Faster Production Model Posted: 01 May 2013 08:15 AM PDT  At next week's 2013 GTI meet at Wörthersee, Austria, Volkswagen will bring a new Golf GTI concept car that previews an upcoming high-performance variant of the hot hatch. VW research and development boss Ulrich Hackenberg confirmed to Car Magazine that a concept car previewing a future version of the GTI will be revealed at the tuning show."It won't have as much power as the Golf GTI W12. It will be more realistic," Hackenberg told the British publication. Read more »   |
| Man Charged for...Drunk Walking Over Need for Speed Movie Barricades, Plus New Film Footage Posted: 01 May 2013 07:16 AM PDT  In the Need for Speed racing games, players break the law with their cars, but the story of Joseph Paul Kuhn, is one far less glamorous. Police arrested the 26-year old man after he allegedly crossed barricades for areas closed for "Need for Speed" movie filming at Macon, Georgia, not with a car, but by…foot. The Macon Telegraph reported that Kuhn had been warned by officers redirecting traffic to not go through the barricades, but he made…a run for it and did it anyway. The young man was charged with public intoxication (we guess that would be Walking Under the Influence) and failure to obey officers. Since we're talking about the upcoming Need for Speed movie, which is scheduled for release next year, we looked around and found new videos with chases shot by fans both in Mendocino, California, last month, and from Macon, Georgia, from earlier today (May 1, 2013). You can view the videos right after the break. Read more »   |
| New Lotus Exige S Roadster Announced in Promo Video Posted: 01 May 2013 06:34 AM PDT  Lotus cars are unique machines, which reflect the company's strict philosophy on cutting weight, keeping the size small and the driving dynamics agile. They are widely regarded as being very good driving and fun cars to chuck around a track or a twisty bit of road. Nowadays, if you were to say that a car "handles like a Lotus," you'd be entering the realm of clichés – their handling is their party piece, and it is stating the obvious. Now, the British automaker is enhancing its range, as it chopped off the roof of the Exige S creating the Roadster, which just made its official appearance in a video, announcing potential buyers that the car is "ready for the summer." Read more »   |
| Revised 2014 Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster Announced for the UK Posted: 01 May 2013 06:02 AM PDT  Mercedes-Benz has updated its SL roadster for the 2014 model year in Britain, with the most significant change being the introduction of the new SL 350 and SL 500 AMG Sport variants that replace the base versions of the respective models, and which come with new styling appointments and enhanced standard equipment. Despite all the upgrades worth £6,625, the new SL 350 and SL 500 AMG Sport models are actually priced lower at £69,960 OTR (-£2,570) and £79,970 OTR (-£3,520) respectively, than the base models they replace. Read more »   |
| MotorTrend Gives Us a Taste of Cuban Car Culture Posted: 01 May 2013 05:34 AM PDT  Cuba is a very interesting place for so many reasons, but to us it's all down to the cars. MotorTrend recently posted a video shot on the island, showing just what kinds of automobiles its residents drive – it's mostly American classics from the 1950s, with a sprinkling of Ladas. There are no new cars to speak of in the country, and the embargo imposed by the US makes sourcing parts extremely difficult (and expensive). Most of the classics on the road have had their engines swapped, with the most common units used being from the Soviet Era. Read more »   |
| Wald International Hands Mercedes-Benz Viano Some Styling Oomph Posted: 01 May 2013 05:14 AM PDT  Large people carriers like the Mercedes-Benz Viano, which in some countries, including Japan, is sold as the V-Class, are designed from the offset to put the emphasis on practicality and spaciousness, leaving the eye candy-aspect of the build on the side. While you can't convert a minivan originally developed to transfer goods into a sleek looking sports car, you can spice up its appearance, which brings us to Wald International and its Mercedes-Benz Viano program. Read more »   |
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