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- Owner Explains the Attraction of Land Rover Defenders
- Seat Sharpens Leon’s Looks in the UK with a Sports Styling Kit
- BMW to Limit Platform Architectures to Just Two, Mercedes to Four
- See Porsche's Rear-Wheel Steering Tech in Action
- VW to Implement Dramatic Styling Changes on the Facelifted 2016 Passat in the U.S.
- Is This the World's Most Expensive Tesla Model S? [w/Video]
- Clean 1955 Citroen Traction Avant Costs $16,500 in Woodstock, Illinois
- VW to Decide Soon Whether to Build New SUV for Skoda and Seat in Czech Republic or Spain
- Russian Gals Pointing Fingers and Acting Up
- Nissan Tests GT-R Nismo with N-Attack Package on Fuji Speedway [w/Video]
- U Design: A Digital Nip and Tuck for the 2015 Kia Picanto
- Ford's Transits Beat Rival Vans in Arctic Challenge
- 2015 Jeep Renegade will NOT Start from $18,595…
- Spied: Porsche Plugs-in the New Cayenne S Hybrid E
- Watch a Turbo'd GMC Sierra Truck Whoop a Tuned Ferrari 458 Italia's Arse
- Marketing Boss Sees a Future for Cadillac in Australia
- Lamborghini's Design Boss Talks Huracán LP610-4
- Next-Gen Ford Focus to Come with Added Dollop of Style
- Renault Twingo Underpinnings Could Spawn Mini-Dacia Model
- M3 E30 Owner and Enthusiast Shares His Story with BMW
- Ride Like the Wind with $1.5 Million Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK GTR
- DMC Showcases White Ferrari F12berlinetta SPIA from Hong Kong
- All-New New-New MINI Receives UK Price Tag
| Owner Explains the Attraction of Land Rover Defenders Posted: 14 Mar 2014 04:00 PM PDT  People who own and drive a Land Rover Defender are not as badly perceived as those who travel in a fancy modern SUV, despite the fact that the environmental impact is probably similar, especially if the Defender in question is fitted with an old diesel engine. Read more »        |
| Seat Sharpens Leon’s Looks in the UK with a Sports Styling Kit Posted: 14 Mar 2014 03:13 PM PDT  Seat has announced a Sports Styling Kit for the new Leon in the UK, styled by the carmaker's design center in Martorell, Spain. Available from any Seat dealership as a retrofit option, the Leon Sports Styling Kit can be fitted on the five-door Leon and three-door Leon SC, but not on the Leon ST wagon. Read more »    |
| BMW to Limit Platform Architectures to Just Two, Mercedes to Four Posted: 14 Mar 2014 02:10 PM PDT  Have you ever wondered how automotive brands and groups can afford to produce so many different types of vehicles and still make profits these days? The answer is platform and component sharing, which drastically reduce development and production costs, as the same architecture can be clothed and modified to suit a variety of body styles and needs. It also allows for cars to be made on the same lines. Read more »    |
| See Porsche's Rear-Wheel Steering Tech in Action Posted: 14 Mar 2014 01:22 PM PDT  Rear-wheel steering is not a new idea. In fact, it's been in intermittent use ever since the days when people ceased calling automobiles 'horseless carriages,' and constant use in agricultural applications where as small a turning circle as possible is very desirable. Read more »    |
| VW to Implement Dramatic Styling Changes on the Facelifted 2016 Passat in the U.S. Posted: 14 Mar 2014 12:56 PM PDT  It's no secret that Volkswagen is struggling in the U.S. market, and the bland Passat that it sells there doesn't help it increase sales. Following strong 2012 sales, the US-made Passat fell off in the second half of 2013 and is down again in the first two months of this year. Read more »    |
| Is This the World's Most Expensive Tesla Model S? [w/Video] Posted: 14 Mar 2014 12:19 PM PDT  In the realm of official products, all you have to do to find the most expensive model is look up the manufacturer's catalogue. When you're entering the limitless world of tuning, however, anything goes and it's almost impossible to tell, so for now and until further notice, we're just going to take T Sportline's word for it, when it says that this customized Tesla is the "world's most expensive Model S". Read more »    |
| Clean 1955 Citroen Traction Avant Costs $16,500 in Woodstock, Illinois Posted: 14 Mar 2014 11:51 AM PDT  The Traction Avant was, in its day, a midsized luxury executive car that came in a variety of body styles, though all shared the same front-wheel drive layout and three-speed manual gearbox with column shift. Read more »    |
| VW to Decide Soon Whether to Build New SUV for Skoda and Seat in Czech Republic or Spain Posted: 14 Mar 2014 11:26 AM PDT  Volkswagen AG will decide soon on whether to build a new SUV for its Skoda and Seat brands at a plant in the Czech Republic or Spain, a Skoda union leader said. Reports from Czech media, including from newspaper Mlada Fronta Dnes, say that VW has picked its Skoda plant in Kvasiny, Czech Republic over Spain's Seat as the site where the new SUV for both brands will be made. Read more »    |
| Russian Gals Pointing Fingers and Acting Up Posted: 14 Mar 2014 11:03 AM PDT  Perhaps our Russian speaking readers can assist us, not with this lady's middle finger gesture or the camera hand slap that she so graciously served - we know all too well what those mean, but with what's heard in the first video from the person filming. Read more »    |
| Nissan Tests GT-R Nismo with N-Attack Package on Fuji Speedway [w/Video] Posted: 14 Mar 2014 10:39 AM PDT  After setting a production car lap record on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, the Nissan GT-R Nismo N-Attack Package was tested on Japan's Fuji Speedway in early March, as the performance kit will soon be available for purchase. Read more »    |
| U Design: A Digital Nip and Tuck for the 2015 Kia Picanto Posted: 14 Mar 2014 10:12 AM PDT  When it comes to city cars these days, the spotlight has been firmly set on the new Toyota Aygo, Peugeot 108 and Citroen C1 triplets, and Renault's latest Twingo, which is only to be expected since they were just introduced at the Geneva Show. Read more »    |
| Ford's Transits Beat Rival Vans in Arctic Challenge Posted: 14 Mar 2014 09:40 AM PDT  In all honesty, the 2014 Arctic Van Challenge is a venue that I had not heard of before, with the first time being in the official Ford video posted after the virtual jump. But it must be a real thing since everybody in the video is convinced of it. Read more »    |
| 2015 Jeep Renegade will NOT Start from $18,595… Posted: 14 Mar 2014 11:28 AM PDT  Did you hear about Autoblog.com's discovery on the pricing for the 2015 Jeep Renegade that shows up on Google Search? Well, it's not true as the description that pops under the title and reads "MSRP * Starting At $18,595 Price as shown $25,895" refers to the 2014 Compass, not the upcoming Renegade. Read more »    |
| Spied: Porsche Plugs-in the New Cayenne S Hybrid E Posted: 14 Mar 2014 08:33 AM PDT  Porsche isn't the type of automaker that keeps new technologies limited to a single model series, so when it introduced the Panamera S Hybrid E PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) last year, we instantaneously knew that the Cayenne would be next to adopt this powertrain. Read more »    |
| Watch a Turbo'd GMC Sierra Truck Whoop a Tuned Ferrari 458 Italia's Arse Posted: 14 Mar 2014 08:05 AM PDT  True, a driver's life doesn't always revolve around straight lines, but when it does, horsepower is usually king, and when you have plenty of ponies running under your hood, it can result in some mouth-opening surprises. Read more »    |
| Marketing Boss Sees a Future for Cadillac in Australia Posted: 14 Mar 2014 07:41 AM PDT  GM's reshuffling of its Australian business may see the addition of a new marque, in the form of Cadillac. The American brand is currently in the midst of a serious rebirth process that has garnered a lot of attention from buyers and rivals, with the creation of desirable, stylish and well performing cars like the ATS or the CTS, and innovative ones like the (overpriced but cool) ELR. Read more »    |
| Lamborghini's Design Boss Talks Huracán LP610-4 Posted: 14 Mar 2014 07:16 AM PDT  As the latest evolution of the sports car manufacturer's design language, the Lamborghini Huracán has come under scrutiny for the last three months, with some voices claiming that the design is not dramatic enough for a Lamborghini. Read more »    |
| Next-Gen Ford Focus to Come with Added Dollop of Style Posted: 14 Mar 2014 06:54 AM PDT  Having just gotten ourselves acquainted with the current-gen Ford Focus' shape, after it was recently facelifted, we now learn that the desire for its successor to become a more stylish is one of the main pillars of the latter's development. Set to make its debut in 2017, the next Focus will retain the familiar shape, but will also aim to evoke emotion. Read more »    |
| Renault Twingo Underpinnings Could Spawn Mini-Dacia Model Posted: 14 Mar 2014 06:29 AM PDT  You might not know of this, but one of Dacia's few older in-house-designed models that were not a licensed copy of some Renault was a car called the 500 or Lăstun. Read more »    |
| M3 E30 Owner and Enthusiast Shares His Story with BMW Posted: 14 Mar 2014 06:04 AM PDT  The first generation of any successful car series is something like your first love – it sets the tone and the bar for the models that follow, and it always holds a special place in your heart. Read more »    |
| Ride Like the Wind with $1.5 Million Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK GTR Posted: 14 Mar 2014 05:45 AM PDT  If you have the dough to spare, you can't go wrong with a rare supercar like the 2000MY Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR of which only 25 examples were made between 1998 and 1999 in order to meet homologation standards for the brand's participation in the FIA GT1 class. Read more »    |
| DMC Showcases White Ferrari F12berlinetta SPIA from Hong Kong Posted: 14 Mar 2014 05:25 AM PDT  A prancing white horse of the F12 genre made a little bit more exclusive with the help of the German tuners at DMC has had its pictures taken at an unidentified Hong Kong dealership by photographer Linus Lam. Read more »    |
| All-New New-New MINI Receives UK Price Tag Posted: 14 Mar 2014 04:35 AM PDT  The new bigger, roomier, more refined and grown up MINI has just been made available for order in the UK, or will be as of tomorrow, March 15. Highlights include the debut of three-pot engines, the completely revised interior and the promise of a more grown up feel than before coupled with improved handling too. Read more »    |
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