Turns out BMW may have a winner on their hands in the form of the new 5-series. The all-new design just went on sale a month ago in North America, but apparently it is already all sold out. Not just in...
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
International Engine of the Year Award Winners Announced
Congrats to Volkswagen!
They picked up International Engine of the Year award honours for 2010 for the 1.4 litre TSI twincharger engine typically found in the Golf, Jetta, Scirocco, Tiguan, Touran, and Seat Ibiza Cupra. Unfortunately for us, we don't get to...
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BREAKING: Toyota's Chief Test Driver Dies During LFA Testing*
Autoblog is reporting that Toyota's chief test driver has died in a head on collision near the Nurburgring.
Although there has been no name released, Toyota's chief test driver is Hiromu Naruse. Naruse also serves as Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda's personal driver.
Naruse...
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Hyundai Set to Introduce 5-litre Genesis Coupe!
Hyundai really wants to be taken seriously in the performance world and its Genesis Coupe makes an excellent arguement for both value and performance. It is a great looking, great handling car. The 2.0T has some zing to it and the...
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And The Winner Is…
...Porsche!
That's right, after all that back and fourth between Mini and Porsche, the 911 Carrera S came out on top. See Porsche? You should've just accepted the challenge, there was nothing to be scared...
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Test Drive: 2010 Volvo XC60 T6
By Kevin Harrison
What is the first thing you notice when you look at Volvo’s latest offering? The large signature LED tail lights? The strong character lines in the side profile? The 18 inch multi-spoked wheels? There are lots of things that...
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2012 Saab 9-3 to Have BMW Underpinnings?
Spyker is serious about turning its newly acquired brand, Saab, into a serious world contender that can take on zee German heavyweights such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi.
It looks like the tides are turning away from terminal GM influence on the...
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The Race Will Go On
Just a few posts down I wondered aloud if Mini would just bring their own Porsche 911 Carrera S to the big race. If you don't know what the big race is, then you really need to start reading this blog...
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FAIL: Yaris Batmobile
Either batman has been hit hard by the recession, or some douchebag thinks he actually is batman. Either way it's a fail, but it's likely the latter.
I'm not sure what possesses people to take perfectly fine cars and then transform them...
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It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
That's right, the best car show ever made is indeed making another go at it for season 15! The awesomeness starts next week, June 27th. Make sure to set your VCR's Tivo's. Do people still use Tivo? Last I...
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