Haiti earthquake is not off the memory, never will it be. However, to help those unfortunates who lost everything, be it their abodes or near and dear ones, Lotus announced eight special Evora editions to fund the disaster relief in Haiti. Lotus...
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found 5 days ago by Matt Hardigree on
Jalopnik
Kuwaiti driver Mbarak al-Thefiri competes in the Kuwait International Rally, completely oblivious to the guy hanging out in the middle of the track. That guy's totally got a future in rallying! Photo Credit: YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty...
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The Atomik 500 will definitely be the star from Top Marques Monaco Show which will open its doors on April 15th. What you see in the photos is actually an Abarth 500 transformed into an electric car with four wheels drive, 5.6s for the 0-60 mph...
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In a recent Fastlane livechat, GM’s North American boss Mark Reuss revealed that: Chevrolet re vamp in ads is well under way with Susan Docherty–you will like it a lot–shows the car, and uses “excellence for everyone”….you will really...
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found about 1 hour ago by Matt Hardigree on
Jalopnik
Fiat heir/playboy Lapo Elkann was sitting court-side at Tuesday's Lakers-Raptors game when he touched an errant pass before Toronto could save it, giving possession to the Lakers and Kobe Bryant,...
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TO THE POINTVolkswagen SUV is 208 kilograms lighter and 20 percent more fuel efficientVolkswagen is unveiling the completely redeveloped Touareg as a world premiere. It is the most technically innovative “VW” since the brand has been in...
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Look at what we found in our mailbox to make our cloudy Thursday morning a little brighter – our friend Chris Harris from EVO Magazine has just dropped us a two part video of his latest segment where he tests the new Bentley Continental...
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found about 2 hours ago by Chris Shunk on
Autoblog
Without the government bailout of General Motors and Chrysler, the U.S. auto industry would likely have two fewer domestic automakers and hundreds of thousands of high paying jobs would be history. The Detroit News reports that ex auto task force...
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2011 Nissan NV High Roof If you need a full size pickup, statistics show that consumers shop Ford, then Chevy, then Dodge. Way down on the List is the Toyota Tundra or the Nissan Titan; despite the Japanese companies’ best efforts to market full...
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FoMoCo plans on unveiling a new Ford Police Interceptor on Friday, according to an internal Ford communication obtained by The News. The car will make its debut to an audience of law enforcement officials at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The new...
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California tuner Vorsteiner joins the parade of tuning firms tweaking the latest generation of BMW's 7-Series limousine with the release of a new sport kit. Called the VR-7 Sportiv Aero, the package is available for both the standard and long...
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Extra production should bring down Mitsubishi’s costs per EV By Brendan Moore 03.09.2010 Mitsubishi Motors has agreed to produce 100,000 vehicles for PSA/Peugeot-Citroen starting in October of this year, with the vehicles scheduled to be offered...
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found about 6 hours ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
Autoblog
Not that there's anything new to report from last week, when we saw a prototype Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster at the factory in Affalterbach, but if you're the type that gets giddy over sketches then these are for you. As sussed out by Auto Bild,...
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Mitsubishi’s Ralliart is one of the more famous performance divisions, thanks to the brand’s rally winning exploits and the Lancer Evolution series’ cult following. So it’s sad news to hear that Ralliart is the latest to succumb to the...
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Fact: these official drawings of an unnamed Chevrolet sedan were filed with the U.S. patent office by General Motors. And well, that's where the facts end and the speculations start. Looking at the photos, we assume that this mystery Chevrolet...
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Forget flying down a ski run, this Lamborghini Gallardo goes up an intermediate blue run, then back down — passing cross country skiers as it...
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Sleepers rule. True sleepers rule even harder and this Mustang that belongs to BangShift.com forum member Affordillac is proof positive of that. Other than the big fat drag radials on the rear “dial a date” wheels, this thing appears harmless....
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found about 8 hours ago by Alex Nunez on
Autoblog
In honor of Tomica's 40th anniversary, jeweler Ginza Tanaka has produced a one-of-a-kind replica of the toymaker's die-cast 1970 Nissan Fairlady Z432 (the Z432 was a Japan-only model powered by the same S20 inline-6 used in the C10 Skyline GT-R)....
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Normally we don’t cover promotional giveaways, but when you introduce Twitter into the equation, it becomes part of the “social media is the new plutonium” story. Thus, we report to you that Chrysler is offering to give away a brand-new 2010...
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found about 5 hours ago by Wes Siler on
Jalopnik
We've seen the Mercedes SLS AMG convertible before, even in person, but these patent drawings confirm what our eyes have been telling us: it drops the gullwing doors and gains a soft top....
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The House Oversight Committee has obtained a 2006 memo from the “All Toyota Labor Union” (ATU) which alleges quality declines due to “a fall in the number of experienced staff in favor of contract workers, longer working hours and an...
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found about 3 hours ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
Autoblog
Can we pause for a moment and give it up for Walter Röhrl? Here's a racer whose professional career began in 1973, first person to win the World Rally Championship twice, winner of the Pikes Peak race and the title Rally Driver of the Century in...
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General Motors announced today that the diesel engine in its 2011 Heavy-Duty pickup trucks will produce 30 pound-feet more torque than the diesel engine in the 2011 Ford Super Duty. Well, technically, GM announced that its...
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To deliver on its claim of producing the best-handling saloon it has ever made, Volvo has re-engineered the Ford Mondeo/Volvo S80 platform that underpins the new S60. While the S80’s Control Bladerear suspension is unchanged, it is now made of...
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found about 8 hours ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
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Soaves' official title as Head of the Fiat Brand for North America not only installs her at the top of the pyramid, it puts her name on the profit-and-loss bottom line and has her answering directly to Sergio Marchionne. You can read Fiat's press...
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found about 5 hours ago by Wes Siler on
Jalopnik
Forget flying down a ski run, this Lamborghini Gallardo goes up an intermediate blue run, then back down — passing cross country skiers as it goes....
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found about 5 hours ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
Autoblog
Lapo Elkann is the grandson of Fiat founder Gianni Agnelli and is said to be heir to several Fiat thrones. While courtside at the Staples Center in Los Angeles watching the Lakers play the Toronto Raptors, Yahoo Sports reports that Elkann interfered...
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found about 21 hours ago by Matt Hardigree on
Jalopnik
The 2011 Nissan GT-R receives a number of improvements including a slightly revised suspension and more standard features. Unfortunately, the base trim was dropped and possibly only 315 are bound...
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One of the first things that came to the minds of many Saab enthusiasts after the completion of the long-winded sale of the Swedish automaker to Spyker was the possibility of a supercar based on the underpinnings of a Spyker model. Of course, we're...
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We’re big fans of Audis here at CarThrottle, especially the ones that go fast! The new Audi RS5, introduced at the Geneva Auto Show, definitely falls into that category. The standard A5 is already one of our favorite vehicles that we can’t wait...
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