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- Macklemore's New White Wall Video is All About Old Skool Cadillacs [NSFW]
- Welcome to the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show: A Special Exhibit from the 2013 IAA
- Alfa Romeo Endorses Touring Superleggera to Build Disco Volante [95 Photos & Videos]
- Watch the Ferrari 458 Speciale Do What it Does Best
- Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Selling Like Cupcakes, Deliveries Up 14 Percent in 2013
- Study Says Classic Cars a Hugely Lucrative Investment, '67 Corvette L88 Sells for $3.2 Million
- New Volvo V60 Sportswagon to be Sold in the States with 4-, 5- and 6-Cylinder Turbo Engines
- Instant Karma for Illegal Dumping Toyota Driver Staged Hoax or Real?
- Land Rover Reveals Updated 2014 US Model Lineup with Prices
- New W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Real Life Crash
- NATO Develops NFS-Style EMP Strike to Incapacitate Cars, Stop Suicide Bombers
- New BMW i8 Priced from $135,700 – What Else Would You Look At?
- Renderings Make the Production-Spec Audi Sport Quattro Come True
- Toyota Says it's Serious About Performance Models, May Turn TMG Into a Sub-Brand
- Rider Records Own Slippery Downfall from Grace
- GM's Big-Daddy SUVs: 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, and 2015 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL
- U Spy: New BMW 4-Series Convertible Cruising Along in New Jersey
- Kia Treats German Customers with Special Platinum Edition Models
- Darth Vader, Your Wald Audi A7 Sportback has Arrived
- I'm a Sucker for Enclosed Wheels: 1959 Austin-Morris J2 Pickup for Sale on Ebay
- Bentley's Future Includes New Continental Series, SUV and Possibly Mulsanne Convertible
- AMG-Powered Aston Martins Could Arrive in Three to Four Years, Says Report
- One Lucky Son of a Swift Inches Away from Death
- Vauxhall Reduces Prices of Ampera by £3,500 to £28,750 in the UK
| Macklemore's New White Wall Video is All About Old Skool Cadillacs [NSFW] Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:09 PM PDT  Yes, the talented Seattle duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are back after their globally successful "Thrift Shop" that was followed up by the pretty nifty "Can't Hold Us" that appeared in Microsoft's commercials and the gay equality anthem, "Same Love", with a new video clip for the sixth single of their Platinum-certified debut album, "The Heist". And this one has an automobile stamp of approval or disapproval, depending on which side of the road you're standing on… Read more »       |
| Welcome to the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show: A Special Exhibit from the 2013 IAA Posted: 12 Sep 2013 06:05 PM PDT  Did you ever wonder what the Frankfurt Motor Show looked like 30 years ago? Well, you need to look no further than the…2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, as the organizers set up a special exhibition that will no doubt awake some memories among visitors. Called "The stars of 1983 – where are they now?" the exhibition shows the most important vehicles that debuted that year at the IAA. One can say 1983 was a really good year for making cars, judging from the crop of vehicles assembled together in the unusual 1,000-square-meter exhibition. Read more »   |
| Alfa Romeo Endorses Touring Superleggera to Build Disco Volante [95 Photos & Videos] Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:34 PM PDT  One of the most impressive looking sports car concepts of recent years - and certainly of any bearing the famous emblem of the House of Visconti, the Alfa Romeo Disco Volante by Italian coachbuilder Touring Superleggera, will be produced in an extremely limited number of examples, after receiving an official endorsement from Alfa Romeo. If you are aware of the fact that the Disco Volante, which was introduced as a concept in 2012, is built on the underpinnings of the now discontinued Alfa Romeo 8c Competizione, you'll surely be wondering where will Touring Superleggera get the donor cars from. Read more »   |
| Watch the Ferrari 458 Speciale Do What it Does Best Posted: 12 Sep 2013 03:51 PM PDT  For sure, it's a special moment whenever Ferrari launches a new model, but is it even more special if the car is called the 458 Speciale? We will let you decide on that after watching the official launch video of the hardcore 458, but before you do, here's just a quick reminder of what the car is all about. Read more »    |
| Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Selling Like Cupcakes, Deliveries Up 14 Percent in 2013 Posted: 12 Sep 2013 03:29 PM PDT  It looks like Ford's decision to drop the F-150 Harley-Davidson Edition was justified by the increasing demand for the off-road performance pickup, the F-150 SVT Raptor. Ford says sales have hit record highs in 8 of the past 10 months, with production increased from two trucks per hour when the model launched in 2009 to five trucks per hour in 2013. Read more »    |
| Study Says Classic Cars a Hugely Lucrative Investment, '67 Corvette L88 Sells for $3.2 Million Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:59 PM PDT  Gold really has no value other than that which it gains for being an excellent conductor of electricity and heat – it really doesn't, and it's only worth what we collectively agree that it is worth. It's simple, easy to quantify and calculate, based on a number of fixed factors, and we've known about it for millennia. This pushes some mining corporations to try to justify the use of tens of thousands of tons of cyanide, even blowing up mountains in their entirety is excusable when the shiny is the final product. However, why not give up coveting gold so much, and turn to a different kind of investment – classic cars. Read more »   |
| New Volvo V60 Sportswagon to be Sold in the States with 4-, 5- and 6-Cylinder Turbo Engines Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:32 PM PDT  As Professor Farnsworth would say, "Good news, everyone" (who lives in the U.S. and is interested in a more compact sized Volvo station wagon), as the Swedes have announced the engine range for the V60 estate ahead of the car's launch in the States in January. Read more »    |
| Instant Karma for Illegal Dumping Toyota Driver Staged Hoax or Real? Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:11 PM PDT  You could say that this cameraman hates it when people dump things out of their cars on the side of the road, and unless this is a Jimmy Twerkoff Kimmel-kind of viral stunt, you could also state that he got his revenge via instant karma. Read more »    |
| Land Rover Reveals Updated 2014 US Model Lineup with Prices Posted: 12 Sep 2013 01:27 PM PDT  Land Rover is bringing its completely updated new range to the US, for the 2014 model year, and that includes the all-new Range Rover Sport as well as improved versions of the already familiar models. For instance, the Evoque is getting its nine-speed gearbox too, and the LR4 (Discovery in Europe) had its naturally-aspirated power plant swapped out for a supercharged V6 unit with 340 hp. Read more »    |
| New W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Real Life Crash Posted: 12 Sep 2013 01:01 PM PDT  With the new and better-looking than its predecessor (in this author's mind, at least) 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222 having been on sale for the past couple of months in Europe, it would probably be a stretch to say this is the first ever crashed example, but we can tell you it's the first we've seen. Read more »    |
| NATO Develops NFS-Style EMP Strike to Incapacitate Cars, Stop Suicide Bombers Posted: 12 Sep 2013 12:42 PM PDT  For those of you familiar with the Need For Speed racing game series, you will know that cops have an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) blast at their disposal, which is used to disable the electronics of the cars being chased. Well that's not science fiction at all, and in real life situations, it seems to work in pretty much the same way it did in the game. Read more »    |
| New BMW i8 Priced from $135,700 – What Else Would You Look At? Posted: 12 Sep 2013 12:34 PM PDT  We were expecting the new BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe that made its grand entrance in production trim at the Frankfurt auto show this week to be expensive, but now we know precisely what that means in Benjamin Franklins. Not taking into account any federal or state incentives for which it may qualify, the 2014 BMW i8 will be priced from $135,700 plus destination and handling fee when it arrives in showrooms across the United States in spring of next year. Read more »   |
| Renderings Make the Production-Spec Audi Sport Quattro Come True Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:40 AM PDT  Audi's enthusiast appeal took a steep dive when they announced they weren't going to make a production version of the 2010 Quattro Concept, deeming it a drain on their finances at the time. That car was short, stubby and very square, with an iconic five-cylinder engine and the promise of a properly entertaining driver's car. Read more »    |
| Toyota Says it's Serious About Performance Models, May Turn TMG Into a Sub-Brand Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:20 AM PDT  Toyota has toyed around with the idea of making Toyota Motorsport GmbH or TMG for short, its official sporty sub-brand, but up until now, they don't really have much to show for it, aside from a crazy Lexus LS (pictured) and (entry-level) racing cars, some of which are electric. Read more »    |
| Rider Records Own Slippery Downfall from Grace Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:55 AM PDT  For better or for worse, we live in the digital age where many aspects of our life are recorded on a number of devices, be that willingly or…unwillingly. In this story, it was a matter of choice as the protagonist on the motorcycle was wearing a helmet camera that filmed an accident he was involved in with another automobile. Read more »   |
| GM's Big-Daddy SUVs: 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, and 2015 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:09 PM PDT  General Motors was patiently waiting for the press days of the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show to drop the curtains on is redesign crop of big SUVs from the Chevrolet and GMC brands. The full size SUVs are the 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and its longer Suburban sibling, and the 2015 GMC Yukon, Yukon Denali and Yukon XL, all of which share common bodies, mechanical and platform components, between themselves and their pickup truck counterparts, the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. And just to make it a bit more confusing, the next Cadillac Escalade will be another by-product of the series… Using a traditional body-on-frame architecture that makes them tougher and more capable when it comes to tackling off-road trails and hauling trailers, GM's new duo of full-size SUVs sport fresh styling inside and out, newer and more fuel efficient EcoTec3 engines and a greater range of technologies.
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| U Spy: New BMW 4-Series Convertible Cruising Along in New Jersey Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:20 AM PDT  BMW employees seem to be enjoying the last weeks of warm weather here in the East Coast before fall comes in earnest to warn us about the dreaded winter in these parts of the world, by driving around a faintly camouflaged 4-Series Convertible with its metal top folded in the boot. Read more »    |
| Kia Treats German Customers with Special Platinum Edition Models Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:42 AM PDT  The star of Kia's Frankfurt Motor Show stand is without doubt, the Niro Concept for a small SUV, but that's not a car you can buy, at least not in the foreseeable future and certainly not in this exaggerated form. Read more »    |
| Darth Vader, Your Wald Audi A7 Sportback has Arrived Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:18 AM PDT  While it does do other colors, there's no question that Japan's Wald International has a special affair with black-shaded tunes, and the tuning outfit's most recent arrival, the Audi A7 Sportback Sports Line, only enhances that notion. Read more »    |
| I'm a Sucker for Enclosed Wheels: 1959 Austin-Morris J2 Pickup for Sale on Ebay Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:55 AM PDT  We posted a piece a while back with a selection of some regular, run of the mill vans, and then detailed each to raise awareness about their quirks and merits. However, the most interesting vans and commercial vehicles are not the common ones you see every day, even though they are inherently cool because of that. Read more »    |
| Bentley's Future Includes New Continental Series, SUV and Possibly Mulsanne Convertible Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:34 AM PDT  In today's modern world of super luxury auto brands, Bentley is right there at the top together with its British stablemate and previous owner before they both passed into the hands of the German competition, Rolls-Royce. VW Group-owned Bentley hasn't quite achieved the success of BMW Group-owned Rolls-Royce, but it's trying to get there with newer and better vehicles. A report from Autonews outlines the brand's product plan through 2017. Read more »   |
| AMG-Powered Aston Martins Could Arrive in Three to Four Years, Says Report Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:10 AM PDT  Motor shows are usually followed by a slew of rumors and reports about upcoming models or directions that the brands may take. Officials want to be asked about their plans, so that they can get the cue to provide ambiguous responses that are aimed to create more hype, instead of inform, and make us wonder what they actually mean – what the underlying truth is in what they're saying. Read more »    |
| One Lucky Son of a Swift Inches Away from Death Posted: 12 Sep 2013 06:47 AM PDT  Perhaps one of the most dangerous aspects of high-speed driving on highways other than the Autobahn isn't so much about the fact that these roads may have never been designed for extreme speeds, as it is about other road users not being prepared or always aware of vehicles or motorcycles approaching them at lightning speeds. Read more »    |
| Vauxhall Reduces Prices of Ampera by £3,500 to £28,750 in the UK Posted: 12 Sep 2013 06:12 AM PDT  We knew it was only a matter of time before Vauxhall would follow sister company Opel's lead that slashed the price of the Ampera by about 16.6 percent or €7,600 (£6,400) to €38,300 (£32,190) the other day. This happened today with Vauxhall cutting the price of the extended-range electric vehicle by £3,500, to £28,750 (€34,200) on-the-road, inclusive of the Government's £5,000 grant, or a 10.9 percent reduction. Read more »   |
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