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• Aston Martin Blows the Top Off New $300,000 Vanquish Volante Convertible [Photos & Video]
• How Many Quarter-Mile Races Can the Tesla Model S Do On One Charge?
• Audi Announces Prices and Specs for UK Market A3 Saloon
• Sutcliffe Tests Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG, Finds it Competent but Not Sharp Enough
• Chrysler Caves in to NHTSA Demands and Issues Recall for Fire Risk on Jeeps
• They Don’t Make Them Like They Used to: Man Nears 3 Million Mile Mark in 1966 Volvo P1800
• NSFW Traffic Distraction and NSFW Way to Clean a Toyota with No Hands
• Renault Releases UK Pricing Information for Refreshed Scenic and Scenic XMOD
• Aussie BMW Dealership Transforms First-Gen X5 Into a Ute / Pick-Up
• Scoop: Is This the Successor to the Lamborghini Gallardo, the New Cabrera?
• MT Drives Jaguar’s 550 HP XFR-S from Sebring to The Circuit of The Americas
• OK-Chiptuning's Murdered Out Audi R8 Phantom Black Panther
• Canadian Conference Says One Third Of Vehicles Sold in 2020 will be Electrified
• Justin Bieber Takes Down Photographer in Ferrari 458, Cops Clear Him of Any Wrongdoing
• VW Advertises the Golf Mk7 as a Bad Getaway Car [w/Video]
• Fiat Debuts New XL Version of 500L Named Living with Seating for Seven
• M3 CSL Turns 10, BMW Organizes Official Event at HQ
• GM Releases European Pricing for New Corvette Stingray, Starts from £61k in the UK
• Revised 2014 Buick LaCrosse Sedan Priced from $34,060
• Audi to Reveal Updated Quattro Concept in Frankfurt, Says Report
• The ArchDouche of Hazzard Remodels Charger's Front End [NSFW]
• Nissan Shows Versa Nismo Performance Package Concept
• Vossen Puts 22-Inch Concave Wheels on Tesla Model S [w/Video]

Aston Martin Blows the Top Off New $300,000 Vanquish Volante Convertible [Photos & Video] Posted: 18 Jun 2013 04:48 PM PDT If you like the new Vanquish and have $300,000 to spare (actually, a little less at $297,995, to be precise - just as long as you avoid the temptation of ticking any option boxes) and prefer to see the sun instead of the coupe's headliner, Aston Martin has just presented the open top version dubbed Volante. Among the many features highlighted by Aston Martin is the fact that the new Vanquish Volante is the first fully carbon fibre-skinned and simultaneously, stiffest convertible model in the brand's 100-year history. The full height windscreens is another first for an open top Aston. Read more »

How Many Quarter-Mile Races Can the Tesla Model S Do On One Charge? Posted: 18 Jun 2013 04:13 PM PDT Fears regarding the Tesla Model S' one-charge range don't only concern the more eco-minded drivers who are set to achieve the maximum range out of it, because those with a faster driving style who also happen to like racing the classic quarter mile also have to be catered for. Now, the crew over at DragTimes wanted to know how many 400-meter drag races can be performed with a full battery and good weather conditions. Read more »

Audi Announces Prices and Specs for UK Market A3 Saloon Posted: 18 Jun 2013 03:51 PM PDT The first ever sedan interpretation of the A3 series is now available for order from Audi's UK network with first deliveries in September. The new A3 Saloon is offered with an initial range of three powerplants with on-the-road prices starting from £24,275 for the base 2.0 TDI Sport and topping out at £28,105 for the 1.8 TFSI S Line. Read more »

Sutcliffe Tests Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG, Finds it Competent but Not Sharp Enough Posted: 18 Jun 2013 02:54 PM PDT After releasing their test of the A45 AMG a few days ago, Autocar has now also tried out the sedan variant built on the same front axle-biased all-wheel drive platform, and powered by the same turbocharged engine. Mercedes-Benz claims identical acceleration and top speed figures, even though the CLA 45 AMG is some 30 kg (66 lbs) heavier than the A-Class, but reviewer Steve Sutcliffe says the sedan does not feel as edgy to drive as the hatch, getting a more dulled down throttle response. Read more »

Chrysler Caves in to NHTSA Demands and Issues Recall for Fire Risk on Jeeps Posted: 18 Jun 2013 02:12 PM PDT So much for the Chrysler Group's tough stance against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) after the agency recommended the recall of some 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty because the rear-mounted fuel tanks performed poorly in rear-end collisions. On June 4, the Detroit carmaker issued a statement, in which it said: "The company [Chrysler Group] does not agree with NHTSA's conclusions and does not intend to recall the vehicles cited in the investigation. The subject vehicles are safe and are not defective." Read more »

They Don’t Make Them Like They Used to: Man Nears 3 Million Mile Mark in 1966 Volvo P1800 Posted: 18 Jun 2013 01:50 PM PDT This is a story that will change your perception of reliability in a car. A man from Long Island called Irv Gordon (you probably remember him from a story we wrote a while ago) will soon reach 3,000,000 miles (4,828,032 km) in the same car, a 1966 Volvo P1800. Gordon bought the car new in 1966 and the red Volvo has been his companion ever since. "It's not about getting to the three million miles; it's about the trips that got me to the three million miles," Gordon explains. "I never had a goal to get to one million, to two million. I just enjoyed driving and experiencing life through my Volvo," he added. Read more »

NSFW Traffic Distraction and NSFW Way to Clean a Toyota with No Hands Posted: 18 Jun 2013 01:05 PM PDT We said it twice in the title and we'll say it one more time; the following two videos from HGHT, which stands for "Hot Girls Hot Things", are not suitable for work (NSFW). If you don't mind that, then by all means, jump through the break to check them out. The first clip you'll find is called the "Bikini Bangarang" and per the description, "The hot girls of HGHT take over Hollywood and Highland and BANGARANG in nothing but bikinis and a smile". We'll have to assume that few, if any drivers, had objections to the girls temporarily blocking one of the lanes. Read more »

Renault Releases UK Pricing Information for Refreshed Scenic and Scenic XMOD Posted: 18 Jun 2013 12:30 PM PDT Renault's popular Scenic (4.3 million sold in total since 1996 introduction), which has been recently refreshed, has just received its official pricing information for the UK market where it retails from £17,955. Strangely, the cheapest model in the range is the newly-introduced XMOD, which is perfect for those buyers unsure if they want a crossover or an MPV, because it slots somewhere between the two. Read more »

Aussie BMW Dealership Transforms First-Gen X5 Into a Ute / Pick-Up Posted: 18 Jun 2013 12:09 PM PDT There are quite a few documented cases of people taking every-day vehicles and turning them into pick-up trucks, or utes, as they are called in Australia where they have just done it again, this time with a first-gen BMW X5 SUV. While some of the similar projects we've seen varied in terms of quality of the finished product, I think this X5, which was done by a BMW dealership from Queensland, is one of the better ones I've seen. Read more »

Scoop: Is This the Successor to the Lamborghini Gallardo, the New Cabrera? Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:29 AM PDT It was only this week that we learned about Lamborghini's plans to preview a replacement for the 10 year old (!) and very successful with more than 10,000 examples built to date, Gallardo, at the forthcoming Frankfurt Motor Show in the beginning of September with a concept, reportedly named Carbrera. Now, we have a set of scoops shots that are said to be of a prototype of that supercar and which were brought to our attention (and hosted) by the Italian site Carpassion. Read more »

MT Drives Jaguar’s 550 HP XFR-S from Sebring to The Circuit of The Americas Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:55 AM PDT Jaguar must not be pleased to have been outdone by BMW with their M5, so they took the XFR and tried to make it match its German rival's performance. The end result is the XFR-S, and with 550hp on tap, it's probably Jaguar's most outrageous road-legal model since the almost failed attempt at making the XJ220 supercar. Read more »

OK-Chiptuning's Murdered Out Audi R8 Phantom Black Panther Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:27 AM PDT Black is the word for OK-Chiptuning's most recent project based on the pre-facelift Audi R8 V10, as everything sans the wheels is finished in this shade. On the outside, you may also notice the carbon-front lip and rear diffuser sourced from the R8 GT and the painted front grille. Read more »

Canadian Conference Says One Third Of Vehicles Sold in 2020 will be Electrified Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:10 AM PDT Any conference where automotive parts suppliers, representatives and representatives of suppliers meet up an exchange of interesting information will take place. This time, the venue was the Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association conference, where The Windsor Star was present, and all of the important developments and ideas were noted. Read more »

Justin Bieber Takes Down Photographer in Ferrari 458, Cops Clear Him of Any Wrongdoing Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:42 AM PDT Young heartthrob Justin Bieber just doesn't seem to get a break when it comes to driving his notorious white Ferrari 458 Italia. In yet another mishap, Bieber was caught up in an accident in Los Angeles on Monday night involving a pedestrian, and which predictably, was captured on camera (see video below). As reported by TMZ, 19 year-old Bieber was leaving the local comedy club Laugh Factory on Sunset Boulevard around 11:45 PM with his friend and rapper Lil Twist, getting ready to board his Ferrari. Not surprisingly, he was surrounded by paparazzi who turned the night into day with there strong camera flashes. Read more »

VW Advertises the Golf Mk7 as a Bad Getaway Car [w/Video] Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:02 AM PDT The seventh-generation VW Golf is the most technologically advanced Golf ever made, and a look at the car's optional equipment is enough to acknowledge that. Adaptive cruise control, dynamic main beam control, lane-keeping assistant, traffic sign detection, Front Assist surroundings monitoring system with City Emergency Braking and Park Assist are some of the more important systems available on the new VW Golf. Read more »

Fiat Debuts New XL Version of 500L Named Living with Seating for Seven Posted: 18 Jun 2013 08:36 AM PDT As promised, Fiat is expanding both the range and the 500L itself with a longer, seven seater version of its small minivan dubbed the 500L Living, which will soon go on sale in Europe, but will not be offered in North America where it sells only the shorter 500L. To squeeze in a third row of seats, which as you have probably already guessed, are big enough for children or adults who you despise (hence Fiat's description of the seating as 5+2), the Italians increased the length of the Living by 210mm (8.2 inches) for a total of 4,350mm (171.3 inches) and the height by 10mm to 1,670mm (65.7 inches), while the width remains unchanged at 1,780mm (70 inches). Read more »

M3 CSL Turns 10, BMW Organizes Official Event at HQ Posted: 18 Jun 2013 08:06 AM PDT BMW's E46 M3 CSL turned 10 this year, and in order to celebrate the occasion, the manufacturer organized a small get-together at their German HQ, summoning 50 CSL drivers to come take part. With only 1,400 made, it is a rare car, so you won't really get to see this many in one place, unless another similar event is planned for the future. Read more »

GM Releases European Pricing for New Corvette Stingray, Starts from £61k in the UK Posted: 18 Jun 2013 07:33 AM PDT At the same time Buick announced MSRPs for the 2014 LaCrosse in the States, across the pond, GM's Chevrolet brand released prices for the all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray Coupe. You can catch a glimpse of the starting prices for the seventh generation Corvette in a selection of European countries (not all were available at the time we wrote this piece) in the list below, but we'll mention here that the coupe costs £61,495 (equal to US$96,000 / €71,700 at today's exchange rates) in the UK, and €69,990 (US$93,700 / £60,000) in Germany. Read more »

Revised 2014 Buick LaCrosse Sedan Priced from $34,060 Posted: 18 Jun 2013 06:50 AM PDT GM has released pricing information for its refreshed 2014 Buick LaCrosse sedan, following the car's world premiere at this year's New York Auto Show in April and shortly before it goes on sale in the States. Like its predecessor, the 2014MY LaCrosse offers buyers a choice of two engines, a 36mph highway 2.4-liter engine with eAssist or a 304hp 3.6-liter direct-injected V6, that returns 18 city/28 mpg highway for front-wheel drive models and 17/26 mpg for all-wheel drive, both linked to a standard six-speed automatic transmission. Read more »

Audi to Reveal Updated Quattro Concept in Frankfurt, Says Report Posted: 18 Jun 2013 06:23 AM PDT You probably remember the Audi Quattro Concept that the German carmaker presented at the Paris motor show in 2010. Although some reports said Audi canned the project, it looks like the situation could be reversed – at least according to a recent report from German magazine Auto Zeitung. The publication says the VW Group is preparing some big novelties for the Frankfurt Auto Show for each of its core brands, including an extreme lightweight sports coupe that purportedly previews a production version of the Audi Quattro Coupe, the successor to the legendary 1980s sports car. Read more »

The ArchDouche of Hazzard Remodels Charger's Front End [NSFW] Posted: 18 Jun 2013 06:11 AM PDT True, random burnout meetings on the street can be a fun thing to watch, but they're also illegal, dangerous and if you happen to be the one driving a car, potentially costly. Just ask the man behind the wheel of the limited-run Dodge Mopar '11 Charger V8 sports sedan who wanted to participate in the makeshift burnout grid on a public road right after a local car show – there's no mention which one it was from the person who uploaded the video, YouTube author "Talontsi97". Read more »

Nissan Shows Versa Nismo Performance Package Concept Posted: 18 Jun 2013 05:17 AM PDT Who would have imagined that so many would have such an imagination with Nissan's low-cost compact sedan, which is sold under three different names worldwide including the Versa, Sunny and Almera, and has also spawned a Renault doppelganger called Scala? After India's DC-Design studio luxed-up the Sunny, Nissan's own Nismo performance and motorsports division presented a supposedly (but not really) sported-up concept that will soon enter production on the sidelines of the Super GT International Series Malaysia 2013. Read more »

Vossen Puts 22-Inch Concave Wheels on Tesla Model S [w/Video] Posted: 18 Jun 2013 04:45 AM PDT The Tesla Model S is no doubt a good-looking car, but that doesn't mean it can't look even better. This is what Miami-based Vossen Wheels specializes in, with the aftermarket company managing to make the electric sedan look fresher by simply fitting 22-inch VVS-CV1 concave wheels. The Matte Graphite wheels, sized 22x9 at the front and 22x10.5 at the rear, complement the light blue paint of the car and even though their size is huge, the look of the Model S is not ruined. On the contrary, Vossen's wheels give it a more dynamic and sportier appearance. Read more »

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