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Here’s One Commercial You Won’t Skip Over
Apr 8, 2011 Ξ

Here’s One Commercial You Won’t Skip Over

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To commemorate the 60 year partnership between Ferrari and Shell, the oil company spent a month filming vintage Ferrari F1 cars in locations including New York, Rome, Rio de Janeiro,  Full Article »

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2012 Centennial Edition Corvette Honors Chevy’s 100th Birthday
Apr 7, 2011 Ξ

2012 Centennial Edition Corvette Honors Chevy’s 100th Birthday

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Louis Chevrolet, the man behind the bow-tie badge, was a race car driver long before he founded the Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911. It’s fitting, then, that Chevrolet is  Full Article »

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Mercedes Picks New York To Show Their Concept A-Class
Apr 7, 2011 Ξ

Mercedes Picks New York To Show Their Concept A-Class

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Just a few years back, Mercedes wouldn’t have considered showing the sub-compact A-Class in the United States. We Americans like trucks, not cars small enough to park in the bed  Full Article »

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Hybrids Outpace Conventional Vehicle Sales
Apr 7, 2011 Ξ

Hybrids Outpace Conventional Vehicle Sales

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For years, Americans have ignored hybrid vehicles in favor of trucks, SUVs, minivans and sports cars. Even the occasional bump in gasoline prices wasn’t enough to make buyers warm up  Full Article »

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If Dubs Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Roll On Dubs
Apr 7, 2011 Ξ

If Dubs Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Roll On Dubs

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Like big wheels? Does your taste in automotive styling run to the donk side? If so, I’d suggest you stay away from Cincinnati, Ohio, where police are using a little  Full Article »

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Jeep Teases New Concepts For Moab Jeep Safari
Apr 5, 2011 Ξ

Jeep Teases New Concepts For Moab Jeep Safari

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Every year Jeep and Mopar work together to launch concept vehicles at the annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari. Last year we saw eight concepts, ranging from the mild (like the  Full Article »

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Automakers Not Selling Enough ‘Green’ Cars To Meet Looming CAFE Standards
Apr 5, 2011 Ξ

Automakers Not Selling Enough ‘Green’ Cars To Meet Looming CAFE Standards

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By 2016, automakers who sell their wares in the United States have to achieve a CAFE average of 35.5 miles per gallon. To put that number in perspective, the average  Full Article »

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VW To Launch New Beetle On Three Continents
Apr 4, 2011 Ξ

VW To Launch New Beetle On Three Continents

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Launching a new model used to be simple: if you wanted to sell it in Europe first, you launched it at the Geneva Auto Show, the Frankfurt International Motor Show  Full Article »

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Klaus Bischoff Has The Best Job In The World
Apr 1, 2011 Ξ

Klaus Bischoff Has The Best Job In The World

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Just a guess, but Klaus Bischof probably loves his job. As Director of Porsche’s “Rolling Museum”, he spends his days saying “Ja” or “Nein” to requests from around the world  Full Article »

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Will Buick Get Their Own Extended Range EV?
Apr 1, 2011 Ξ

Will Buick Get Their Own Extended Range EV?

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The U.S. market Chevy Volt is sold in the E.U. as the Opel Ampera. Aside from the name change, the exterior styling of the European version is different (and sharper,  Full Article »

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Porsche Panamera Turbo S: More Horsepower Fixes Everything
Mar 30, 2011 Ξ

Porsche Panamera Turbo S: More Horsepower Fixes Everything

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Harlan Ellison, the reclusive but brilliant science fiction writer, once penned a story called “How’s The Nightlife On Cissalda?”. Like most of his work, it baffled many, offended some and  Full Article »

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Recession? Not In The United Arab Emirates
Mar 29, 2011 Ξ

Recession? Not In The United Arab Emirates

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While the majority of us are combing couch cushions for spare change and living on a diet of ramen and peanut butter, things are different in the United Arab Emirates.  Full Article »

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Porsche Targets Short Term Leases To Move 911s
Mar 29, 2011 Ξ

Porsche Targets Short Term Leases To Move 911s

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Selling and leasing cars is a complicated business. If you’re a luxury brand like Porsche, chances are good that you lease a lot more vehicles than you sell outright. When  Full Article »

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Mazda, Honda Suspend Dealer Orders
Mar 28, 2011 Ξ

Mazda, Honda Suspend Dealer Orders

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The economic effects of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami will begin to hit U.S. auto dealerships in April and May. Last week, both Mazda and Honda temporarily suspended U.S. dealership  Full Article »

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Video: Hennessey’s 755 Horsepower Corvette ZR750
Mar 28, 2011 Ξ

Video: Hennessey’s 755 Horsepower Corvette ZR750

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Out of the box, the $110,000 ZR1 Corvette gives you some pretty incredible stats, like 638 horsepower, 604 ft-lb of torque, a zero to sixty time of around 3.5 seconds  Full Article »

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