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December 21, 2010
The BMW X5 sport-utility vehicle has evolved into a highly desired yuppie SUV that never goes off the concrete. It does everything well, and looks good doing it, with a bold grille, sharp-looking rims and attractive lines. The X5 we tested had a twin-turbo V8 engine. While tremendously fast, it was also horribly inefficient; I [...]
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December 21, 2010
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan — Chrysler has extensively reworked its flagship sedan, the 2011 Chrysler 300, which makes its public debut next month at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show and begins reaching U.S. dealers in the first quarter. As Chrysler aims to reposition the 300 sedan a bit higher in U.S. buyers’ minds, corporate master Fiat [...]
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December 21, 2010
In the eyes of international automotive media, the Tokyo Auto Salon tends to be overlooked, mostly due to its proximity to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Nonetheless, there’s still quite a bit to see at Tokyo’s aftermarket extravaganza, and Nissan, together with Autech Japan and the automaker’s Nismo performance division, will be [...]
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December 17, 2010
Considered by many to be the world’s top hot-rod designer, Foose credits his ferocious work ethic and passion for cars to his dad, Sam. The gig: Chip Foose is considered by many to be the world’s top hot-rod designer. His Huntington Beach company, Foose Design, modifies collector cars and builds custom cars. A hand-built creation can take up to six years and [...]
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July 13, 2010
Yes. This is the Aston Martin Sean Connery drove as James Bond in the movies Goldfinger and Thunderball. This iconic Aston Martin DB4 1964 will be up for auction in London at RM Auctions’ Automobiles on October 27. It is expected to go as high as $5 million because if its rarity. It is only [...]
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July 6, 2010
Spyker has announced that the Dutch supercar manufacturer has completely paid General Motors for the purchase of Saab. The purchase was split into two payments, the last of which was due on July 15, but Spyker opted to send the full $24 million to Detroit ahead of time. The builder of the C8 Aileron says that the funds [...]
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June 24, 2010
It seems likely there will be great demand for the Volt when it arrives.  Those of us who are hoping to be among the first drivers are what GM calls the early adopters. As GM VP Jon Lauckner has previously said, “there will be a lot of people who want to be part of that first group and [...]
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June 21, 2010
Nissan says that it has accepted 14,000 orders for its upcoming Leaf EVso far – and of those reservations, about 90 percent are from people who don’t currently own a Nissan product, meaning the Leaf is bringing in a new audience. Those 14,000 reservations – $99 each – are refundable if buyers decide against the car [...]
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June 18, 2010
Audi and Google this week were named the winners of the “Best Embedded Telematics Navigation Product” award at the Telematics Awards 2010. The MMI navigation system in the new Audi A8 luxury sedan is available in selected markets with a variety of Google services and information via the internet. These include Google Earth, which has [...]
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April 29, 2010
“We have experience you can’t buy,” said Sid. “Last year showed the auto industry can survive anything… last year was survival, now I’m looking for opportunities.”
