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- New Model Year Suzuki Swift Upgraded and Priced in the UK
- Tesla Model S Purportedly Beats Mercedes CLA in Independent Aerodynamic Testing
- Potpourri: 1988 BMW M3 E30 Baur Pickup Up Truck with…540i V8
- Which Would You Have: Restored DeTomaso Pantera or Modern(ized) SEMA Showstopper?
- Lincoln Sales Up 21 Percent in the First Five Months of 2014
- VW Golf 400 Concept Looks and Sounds Aggressive on the Streets of Vienna
- Rare 1994 Porsche 911 Speedster will Cost You Six Figures
- BMW Delivers First i8 Plug-In Hybrids to German Customers, Beats Audi in Laser Light Race
- WhatCar Points Out Five Key Things About the New Mini Five-Door
- Audi RS1 Sportback Believably Imagined in Digital Guise
- Porsche Sales Up 6 Percent in the First Five Months of the Year to 71,500 Units
- Lane Splitting Biker Crashes on an Open Door
- Another Reader Spies Ford's 2016 Mustang Shelby GT500
- Jay Leno Shows Off his New Very Early Corvette Stingray from 1963
- New BMW Individual 650i and M6 Gran Coupe BANG & OLUFSEN Editions Priced for U.S.
- Could the Almost New Opel / Vauxhall Corsa E End Up Looking Like This?
- GM Recalls Another 89,000 Vehicles, 2014 Total Number Approaches 16 Million
- Toyota to Begin Production of New Hydrogen Model in December; Priced from $78,000
- BMW M3 E92 Street Racing Superbikes in Warsaw Riles Up Poles
- Nissan Offers a Glimpse of the 2015 Frontier / Navara's Interior [w/Videos]
- Honda Prices, Details 2015MY Pilot Midsize Crossover that Gets New Special Edition
- 1997 BMW 540i with Only 37,000 Miles and a $5,999 Asking Price
- Chrysler Recalls 10,700 SUVs Over Cruise Control and 21,000 Vans Over Corrosion Problems
- Audi Welcomes Porsche Back to Le Mans with Cheeky Video
| New Model Year Suzuki Swift Upgraded and Priced in the UK Posted: 10 Jun 2014 04:39 AM PDT  The Hungarian-built Swift hatch is one of the cutest yet most restrained superminis on the market. The look caught on so well that when it came time for Suzuki to replace the previous-gen Swift, they replaced it with a car that looked exactly the same… Read more »        |
| Tesla Model S Purportedly Beats Mercedes CLA in Independent Aerodynamic Testing Posted: 09 Jun 2014 06:02 PM PDT  When Mercedes-Benz launched the CLA, the Germans were quick to say that the compact sedan is the most aerodynamic series produced model on the market, with a drag coefficient (Cd) of 0.23. However, a recent aerodynamics test made at an independent wind tunnel claims that the CLA's drag coefficient is much lower – 0.30 to be exact. Read more »    |
| Potpourri: 1988 BMW M3 E30 Baur Pickup Up Truck with…540i V8 Posted: 09 Jun 2014 05:26 PM PDT  Well, If there's one thing this BMW owner doesn't lack, it's imagination. What started out life as a humdrum BMW 316i Coupe E30 back in 1988, was painstakingly turned into a hodgepodge of body styles and components. Read more »    |
| Which Would You Have: Restored DeTomaso Pantera or Modern(ized) SEMA Showstopper? Posted: 09 Jun 2014 04:30 PM PDT  The 1970s DeTomaso Pantera is a car that everybody knows of, they can explain what it looks like, they'll even tell you it has a Ford V8 and that it has Italian and American roots, yet not that many have actually taken the wheel of one. Read more »    |
| Lincoln Sales Up 21 Percent in the First Five Months of 2014 Posted: 09 Jun 2014 04:01 PM PDT  Ford strategy to revamp Lincoln appears to be working, although the luxury car manufacturer has a long way to go before it can compare itself with Cadillac. Read more »    |
| VW Golf 400 Concept Looks and Sounds Aggressive on the Streets of Vienna Posted: 09 Jun 2014 03:12 PM PDT  Unveiled at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show, the VW Golf R 400 Concept shows the potential for a more powerful and performance-focused Golf R. If you haven't heard it yet, the good news is Volkswagen plans to build a limited series of the Golf R 400, which owes its name to the 400PS (395hp) produced by its tuned 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Read more »    |
| Rare 1994 Porsche 911 Speedster will Cost You Six Figures Posted: 09 Jun 2014 04:15 PM PDT  From time to time, Porsche remembers its heritage and pays tribute to the original and now iconic 356 Speedster with similar versions of its modern day sports car, the 911 series. The common denominator between these models is the chopped down windscreen and the power domes over the engine compartment. Read more »    |
| BMW Delivers First i8 Plug-In Hybrids to German Customers, Beats Audi in Laser Light Race Posted: 09 Jun 2014 01:32 PM PDT  The first BMW i8s were handed over to customers last Thursday during a ceremony held at the BMW Welt in Munich. The first eight owners from Germany were presented with the keys to their new cars by Roland Krüger, Head of Sales and Marketing Germany for the BMW Group, and Helmut Schramm, Head of Production Electric Vehicles at Plant Leipzig. Read more »    |
| WhatCar Points Out Five Key Things About the New Mini Five-Door Posted: 09 Jun 2014 01:11 PM PDT  I have to admit that I was slightly puzzled by Mini's five-door Hatch, as the brand has the Countryman and the upcoming Clubman to appeal to its more practical-minded customers. The Mini Five Door is a reality though, so we'd better get used to it. Read more »    |
| Audi RS1 Sportback Believably Imagined in Digital Guise Posted: 09 Jun 2014 12:41 PM PDT  We already have a very powerful and fast Audi A1, in the form of the S1, with its 228 hp and six-second sprint time to sixty. The S1 has Quattro all-wheel drive yet is by all definition a compact hot hatch battling it out with the MINI, the Citroen DS3, the Renault Clio RS or the Alfa Romeo MiTo QV. Read more »    |
| Porsche Sales Up 6 Percent in the First Five Months of the Year to 71,500 Units Posted: 09 Jun 2014 11:41 AM PDT  Porsche deliveries increased by six percent from January to May 2014 compared to the same period of the previous year, with the sports car manufacturer handing over just under 71,500 new cars to customers worldwide. In May alone, Porsche sold more than 16,500 vehicles, up 10 percent compared to May 2013. Read more »    |
| Lane Splitting Biker Crashes on an Open Door Posted: 09 Jun 2014 11:07 AM PDT  Before you condemn this biker, keep in mind that, while the practice of driving a motorcycle between lanes of stopped or slower moving vehicles, commonly known as lane splitting is prohibited in most parts of the USA, with one notable exception being California, it is allowed in many other countries around the world. Read more »    |
| Another Reader Spies Ford's 2016 Mustang Shelby GT500 Posted: 09 Jun 2014 10:38 AM PDT  As you can see for yourself, Ford isn't even trying to shy away from the public nor is it dodging cameras on the road with their prototypes of the next hot Mustang, thought to carry the 2016 Shelby GT500 nameplate (unless the Blue Oval goes for something different like SVT or SVO). Read more »    |
| Jay Leno Shows Off his New Very Early Corvette Stingray from 1963 Posted: 09 Jun 2014 10:02 AM PDT  The Chevy Corvette Stingray that Jay Leno recently bought is a very rare example of the first series of C2 models that came out in 1963. It had been altered by owners over the years, and it even came with a trailer hitch. However, Jay gave the order to return it to exactly its original spec, seventeen-piece hubcaps and all… Read more »    |
| New BMW Individual 650i and M6 Gran Coupe BANG & OLUFSEN Editions Priced for U.S. Posted: 09 Jun 2014 09:06 AM PDT  Remember the BMW Individual-prepped 6-Series and M6 Gran Coupe 'Bang & Olufsen' special editions we told you about last week? The Germans confirmed that all 110 editions of the Gran Coupe are coming to the U.S. with prices set at $116,240 for the rear-wheel drive 650i, $119,240 for the all-wheel drive 650xi and $152,423 for the M6. All prices include destination and handling. Read more »    |
| Could the Almost New Opel / Vauxhall Corsa E End Up Looking Like This? Posted: 09 Jun 2014 08:36 AM PDT  One of the great mysteries of this year's Paris Motor Show is just how really new the fifth generation Opel (Vauxhall) Corsa is. It was supposed to be an all-new design based on GM's Global Small Vehicle 'Gamma II' platform when the project kicked off, but it ended up using the same SCCS platform (Small Common Components and Systems platform) found on the current car, which was jointly developed by Fiat and Opel. Read more »    |
| GM Recalls Another 89,000 Vehicles, 2014 Total Number Approaches 16 Million Posted: 09 Jun 2014 08:14 AM PDT  General Motors' series of recalls continue with three safety actions and one non-compliance recall involving a total of 89,126 vehicles. The largest of the four actions involves 57,512 model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado LD, 2014 GMC Sierra LD and 2015 Silverado HD, Tahoe and Suburban and 2015 GMC Sierra HD and Yukon and Yukon XL models. Read more »    |
| Toyota to Begin Production of New Hydrogen Model in December; Priced from $78,000 Posted: 09 Jun 2014 07:52 AM PDT  We learn from that Toyota will finally be going ahead with its previously announced incursion into the realm of commercially available hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. Read more »    |
| BMW M3 E92 Street Racing Superbikes in Warsaw Riles Up Poles Posted: 09 Jun 2014 07:14 AM PDT  On-board footage of a BMW M3 E92 weaving through traffic at high speeds, passing red lights and racing against a number of superbikes, purportedly including a Yamaha YZF R1, a Suzuki GSX-R and a Suzuki Hayabusa, all while endangering other motorists on public roads in Warsaw, has sparked outrage in Poland. Read more »    |
| Nissan Offers a Glimpse of the 2015 Frontier / Navara's Interior [w/Videos] Posted: 09 Jun 2014 06:47 AM PDT  Although the 2015 Frontier/Navara pickup is no longer a mystery as far as its exterior design is concerned, Nissan continues to release teaser videos for the all-new vehicle that will be unveiled on June 11. The Japanese automaker has posted two new videos online, one of which teases the vehicle's interior. Read more »    |
| Honda Prices, Details 2015MY Pilot Midsize Crossover that Gets New Special Edition Posted: 09 Jun 2014 06:17 AM PDT  In production in its current (slightly odd) form since 2008, the (eight-seater) Honda Pilot has just received a new Special Edition (SE) trim level the 2015 model year. Nothing really changed to it in the looks department, so if it was its style that attracted you to the Pilot before, it won't be hard for you to like this new grade. Read more »    |
| 1997 BMW 540i with Only 37,000 Miles and a $5,999 Asking Price Posted: 09 Jun 2014 04:15 PM PDT  If you're on the hunt for a special used ride without paying special prices, Craigslist can be a very useful tool these days (…just as long as you weed out all the scams), one of the reasons being that you search locally and avoid the exposure and the competition that comes with it on big sites like eBay. Read more »    |
| Chrysler Recalls 10,700 SUVs Over Cruise Control and 21,000 Vans Over Corrosion Problems Posted: 09 Jun 2014 05:25 AM PDT  The Chrysler Group has issued two separate recall campaigns covering an estimated 31,800 vehicles. The first action concerns around 10,700 SUVs, more than half of which are said to be in dealer hands or in transit to dealers, to address a defect that may lead to unintended acceleration when using cruise-control. Read more »    |
| Audi Welcomes Porsche Back to Le Mans with Cheeky Video Posted: 09 Jun 2014 04:50 AM PDT  On Saturday, June 14, at 3:00 PM local time, the 82nd 24 Hours of Le Mans race will begin, with the most significant event being Porsche's official return as a works team with the 919 Hybrid prototype. Read more »    |
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