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- Any AMG Fans Care to Respond to this BMW M5 License Plate?
- Forza 5 Gets Kick-Ass Action Promo by Replicating 2,000 Year-Old Animation Technique
- A Poor Man's Ferrari F430 Stretch Limousine [w/Video]
- Should We Be Alarmed About Growing Number of High School Seniors Driving After Smoking Pot?
- Holden Confirms Barina RS, will Launch in November
- Prank Gets the Grand Theft Auto V Spirit Going in the UK
- Infiniti Wants to 'De-Americanize' Brand by Adding Diesels and...Making Bigger Cars
- Porsche Shows New UK-Bound 911 Carrera 4S Exclusive Edition
- PSA to Continue to Build Minicars with Toyota, BMW Engine Partnership Not Over Yet
- Red Bull Takes Us Through the R&D Process Behind an F1 Car
- Hyundai Begins Testing at New Nürburgring Facility
- $800 Million-Worth of Grand Theft Auto 5 Copies Sell On First Day
- Mustang's Donut Aroma Lures Cops, Getaway and Bottle Throwing Ensues
- Kia to Launch RWD Luxury Quoris Sedan as the K900 in the U.S. in Early 2014 [50 Photos]
- Tesla Model S Visits the Dyno to Tell us Just How Powerful it Really is
- VW Lets Us In On a Secret…Kind of, But Not Really: The Moonraker Project
- VW's Battery-Powered e-Golf to Arrive in the U.S. in 2015
- Spy Shots: The All-New, Rear-Wheel Drive Renault Twingo Mini
- Daily Huh? Hyundai Santa Fe Rolling on Alloy Wheels Stripped of Tires
- Forget Match.Com, Get Yourself This "Genuine Pussy Wagon" Toyota
- Caterham’s AeroSeven Concept Previews 2014 Production Model [w/Video]
- Scoop: BMW Forks Out New 1-Series Gran Turismo on the 'Ring
- New Porsche Home and Office Collection will Make You Say Kühlen!
| Any AMG Fans Care to Respond to this BMW M5 License Plate? Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:09 PM PDT  There are many ways to get under the skin of your rivals. For auto aficionados, using humorous license plates is one of them, and this picture of a latest generation BMW M5 sedan is pretty much self-explanatory. Read more »        |
| Forza 5 Gets Kick-Ass Action Promo by Replicating 2,000 Year-Old Animation Technique Posted: 20 Sep 2013 04:31 PM PDT  Oh, the lengths some companies will go to in order to get their product in your face, and make you remember it… It doesn't even matter what they're selling, though, or how far-fetched the chosen means of promotion is, and all that should really matter is the quality of the final work. And the latest promo shot for the upcoming Forza Motorsport 5 game, is indeed a quality piece of work. It is a bit contrived, if you stop and think about it, but the ingenuity shown in making it, the way in which it was shot and the resulting video are well worth your time. Read more »   |
| A Poor Man's Ferrari F430 Stretch Limousine [w/Video] Posted: 20 Sep 2013 04:05 PM PDT  "What to do, with a Peugeot 406 Coupe, what to do…" is something we imagine was spinning around in the heads of Ukrainian limousine specialists "Vip-Lim" when they got their hands on a Pininfarina-designed and -manufactured Peugeot 406 Coupe, one of the best looking coupe models of the 1990s. Read more »    |
| Should We Be Alarmed About Growing Number of High School Seniors Driving After Smoking Pot? Posted: 20 Sep 2013 03:35 PM PDT  Driving under the influence of any substance that can alter your perception, reaction times or just general thought patterns is in no ways recommendable. Nowadays, if whatever contains the active substance is procured through legal means, then it usually comes with a disclaimer or warning of some kind on the side, or at least a suggestion, like "drink responsibly," or the classic "don't drink and drive." Read more »    |
| Holden Confirms Barina RS, will Launch in November Posted: 20 Sep 2013 03:01 PM PDT  Holden announced on Friday that it will add a sportier RS model to the Chevrolet Sonic-based Barina small car range before the end of the year. The first pre-production Barina RS cars have already arrived in Australia. Read more »    |
| Prank Gets the Grand Theft Auto V Spirit Going in the UK Posted: 20 Sep 2013 02:31 PM PDT  Everybody knows what they're buying into with a copy of any Grand Theft Auto game – you see and do a lot of stuff you shouldn't see or do in real life, and are rewarded for it with more of the same. Still, it has yet to be proven that video games have a clear impact on the psyche, causing players to imitate what they do in the virtual world. Read more »    |
| Infiniti Wants to 'De-Americanize' Brand by Adding Diesels and...Making Bigger Cars Posted: 20 Sep 2013 01:45 PM PDT  You don't need to be descended from Einstein to figure out that Inifinit's lineup of models is specifically targeted at the American consumer who wants a certain type of car. However, ever since the Japanese premium brand expanded its borders outside the US, in 2008, it has not been an effort crowned by success, though, in Europe at least, their FX SUV is a surprisingly common sight. Now, a report published by Wards Auto, says the brand intends to expand its global appeal, by changing the cars they sell, as well as the specifics of each model. The president of the brand, Johan de Nysschen is right in remarking that nobody would ever buy a mid-sized sedan in Europe, if it didn't also come with a smaller capacity diesel, like the 2.2-liter unit they're going to use to power the base-spec Q50 – a V6 cannot be an entry-level model here. Read more »   |
| Porsche Shows New UK-Bound 911 Carrera 4S Exclusive Edition Posted: 20 Sep 2013 01:01 PM PDT  Like all luxury car manufacturers, Porsche has its customizing division called Porsche Exclusive that handles all requests for personalized models. The latest product of Porsche's special manufacturing area located in the Zuffenhausen plant is a limited edition model only available in the UK, called the 911 Carrera 4S Porsche Exclusive Edition. Read more »    |
| PSA to Continue to Build Minicars with Toyota, BMW Engine Partnership Not Over Yet Posted: 20 Sep 2013 12:15 PM PDT  PSA Peugeot-Citroen and Toyota will continue their collaboration in the minicar segment in Europe, the French group's CEO told a German magazine. "Yes, the next generation will once again be jointly developed and produced in the Czech Republic," Philippe Varin said in an interview with Auto Motor und Sport. Read more »    |
| Red Bull Takes Us Through the R&D Process Behind an F1 Car Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:45 AM PDT  You really don' need us to tell you just how complicated, expensive and time consuming the development process of a Formula One car is. Nothing burns through cash quicker, and if all of it had been redirected towards the development of more advanced means of space travel, instead of motorsport, we'd have already colonized Mars by now… Read more »    |
| Hyundai Begins Testing at New Nürburgring Facility Posted: 20 Sep 2013 11:00 AM PDT  Hyundai has just cut the ribbon on its €6.6 / $8.9 million Nürburgring testing facility in Germany, which will provide it with a full-time presence at the track, and allow it to "further evaluate and develop the durability and driving dynamics of its vehicles more effectively and more often," as the company itself claims. Read more »    |
| $800 Million-Worth of Grand Theft Auto 5 Copies Sell On First Day Posted: 20 Sep 2013 10:15 AM PDT  Take-Two Interactive, the company that fully-owns Rockstar Games, the studio behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise in general, and the recently-released fifth installment in particular, has just announced its earnings at the end of the very first day the game was out. Read more »    |
| Mustang's Donut Aroma Lures Cops, Getaway and Bottle Throwing Ensues Posted: 20 Sep 2013 09:46 AM PDT  We all love donuts as much as the next guy or gal, but you all know the old saying that there's a time and place for everything – and when it comes to donuts of the smoking tire type, the middle of a public intersection isn't the right place, now is it… Read more »    |
| Kia to Launch RWD Luxury Quoris Sedan as the K900 in the U.S. in Early 2014 [50 Photos] Posted: 20 Sep 2013 09:11 AM PDT  Kia's flagship sedan model, called the K9 in South Korea and Quoris in other overseas markets (but not in Europe where China's Qoros claimed copyrights to the name), will finally come to the United States early next year, the company told dealers during a Las Vegas meeting on Wednesday, according to information obtained by Autonews. Read more »    |
| Tesla Model S Visits the Dyno to Tell us Just How Powerful it Really is Posted: 20 Sep 2013 08:38 AM PDT  The Tesla Model S EV is faster than most average sports cars, and will even give some supercars a good run for their money, up until it starts getting close to 135 mph (216 km/h) limiter, where acceleration begins to noticeably fade. Read more »    |
| VW Lets Us In On a Secret…Kind of, But Not Really: The Moonraker Project Posted: 20 Sep 2013 08:00 AM PDT  After looking at the opening picture of this post, you'd be inclined to think that Volkswagen was ready to unveil the secrets of a new North American model. That's what we thought too when we read VW's Facebook posting with said image, but we were soon proved wrong. Once we visited the brand's "Why VW" blog that the post pointed us too, the story was much less exciting, albeit one that may or may not interest those of you who like to learn details about the inner workings of automakers and how they reach product-related decisions. Read more »   |
| VW's Battery-Powered e-Golf to Arrive in the U.S. in 2015 Posted: 20 Sep 2013 07:37 AM PDT  Volkswagen will bring its first electric vehicle to the United States in two years. A company official told the NY Times that the e-Golf will go on sale in 2015 as VW is accelerating development of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and EVs. Read more »    |
| Spy Shots: The All-New, Rear-Wheel Drive Renault Twingo Mini Posted: 20 Sep 2013 07:08 AM PDT  Say hello to the first scoop pictures of the next Renault Twingo wearing its production outfit! Forgive our excitement on Renault's upcoming replacement for the Twingo, which may or may not keep the same name, but when was the last time that an automaker truly shuffled things up in the city car segment? No, we're not talking about styling alone as we've seen many interesting proposals ranging from the Fiat 500 to the Mini and Opel's Adam in recent years, but (mainly) about mechanical choices as well. Read more »   |
| Daily Huh? Hyundai Santa Fe Rolling on Alloy Wheels Stripped of Tires Posted: 20 Sep 2013 06:31 AM PDT  You might find some crazy explanation to attempt to justify the actions of a driver rolling on a freeway on two good tires on one side…and two alloy wheels completely stripped of their rubber on the other, but at the end of the day, this scene doesn't really make any sense now, does it? Read more »    |
| Forget Match.Com, Get Yourself This "Genuine Pussy Wagon" Toyota Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:59 AM PDT  Is it a joke, an honest description from a fantasized male or simply a clever yet totally free marketing gimmick to get the word around the internet and perhaps boost the sales price of an otherwise uninteresting product like a base 160ish horsepower 1996 Toyota MR2 with 136,500 mile (219,630 kilometers) on the odometer? Read more »    |
| Caterham’s AeroSeven Concept Previews 2014 Production Model [w/Video] Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:29 AM PDT  The mystery surrounding Caterham Cars' new model was solved today as the sports car manufacturer unveiled the AeroSeven Concept at the Singapore Grand Prix. As the first model designed with significant input from all of the Caterham Group's specialist business arms, the AeroSeven Concept showcases "the brand's intentions in terms of product engineering processes, speed to market, as well as a hint to its styling direction for future models," according to the release. Read more »   |
| Scoop: BMW Forks Out New 1-Series Gran Turismo on the 'Ring Posted: 20 Sep 2013 04:59 AM PDT  Talk about the misuse of the term "GT", which is an abbreviation of the words "Grand Tourer" in English and "Gran Turismo" in Italian, by BMW. While most of us grew up associating the term with fast, usually four-seater, coupes (okay, with Sony's game as well), the Bavarians have applied it on their taller-riding and -roofed hatchback editions, including the existing 5-Series GT and 3-Series GT, and case in point, the upcoming 1-Series GT, which was filmed on the Nürburgring by YouTuber, TouriClips. Read more »   |
| New Porsche Home and Office Collection will Make You Say Kühlen! Posted: 20 Sep 2013 04:29 AM PDT  Besides bringing along an array of new cars like the new generation 911 Turbo and Nürburgring record breaking 918 Spyder at the ongoing Frankfurt Auto Show, Porsche also made some announcements in regards to its line of lifestyle apparel and accessories under the "Porsche Driver's Selection" moniker. Read more »    |
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