Good work! majo8 won quadruple points in yesterday’s Clue. No bonus points today, though; just the glory of being the first to id this car. Ready, set,...
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IMAGES SUBMITTED BY Mercedes-Benz to the European patent office have revealed the true shape of the upcoming SLS AMG Roadster, a convertible variant of the gullwinged supercar that's due to arrive in Australia by the middle of this year. Seen...
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This year is Alfa Romeo's centenary and in honor of the occasion the automaker is planning a series of special events, including the unveiling of a brand new model on June 24, 2010--the automaker's actual birthday. This new model is expected to be...
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With a bankruptcy and bailout all unfolding over months last year, it goes without saying that the image of General Motors as a brand was tarnished significantly. Prior to this period, someone at GM had the bright (not!) idea of adding a small GM...
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While trucks and vans may not get much coverage here, the all-new Nissan NV commercial vehicle lineup is certainly worth noting. Officially unveiled today at the NTEA show in St. Louis, the 2011 Nissan NV van marks the automaker’s first foray...
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Conventional thinking is that in times of economic turbulence, companies of non-essential high-end products like Lamborghini would suffer greatly. For the year of 2008 at least, Lamborghini bucked that, posting both a sales and profit increase....
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Some of you may remember an article we published last December where we announced that PorschePurist.com entered into an agreement with Flying Lizard Motorsports naming our site as the first U.S. based Flying Lizard Merchandise Affiliate Partner and...
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found about 1 hour ago by Steven J. Ewing on
Autoblog
Our spy photographers have just snapped these shots of the next Mercedes-Benz C-Class undergoing winter testing, and these latest shots give us the clearest look yet at the entry-level luxury sedan's updated front and rear. The baby Benz should make...
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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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If you’ve been watching the news recently, you’ve probably heard James Sikes frantic 911 call that he made while his Toyota Prius was stuck going 94 mph on a San Diego highway. While watching a segment about the whole incident on the...
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found about 2 hours ago by Dan Roth on
Autoblog
Roadside flashers - Click above to watch the video after the break Ever wonder what would happen if Robbie the Robot had an addled tryst with a photo-radar box? Neither have we. Some possibly addled Europeans, though, have inadvertently created...
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Remember the Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta? If not, we’re sure you at least remember the multi-million dollar Pininfarina designed P4/5 based on the Ferrari Enzo. Both cars were special one-offs designed and developed exclusively for their...
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All right, I have a thing about short cars. I haven’t spoken to a therapist about it yet. Perhaps its just a reaction against the obesity crisis in modern cars and trucks. But where did they all go? There were once so many of them. Well, I’m...
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The state of Virginia this past weekend used the weakness of motorists to solve the state’s $2.2 billion budget deficit. According to reports, Virginia’s revenue-pumping ticket blitz resulted in an outstanding 7,016 traffic tickets this past...
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found about 2 hours ago by John Neff on
Autoblog
First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet a smooth Spanish Fly(er) Convertibles have long been something of an acquired taste. Devotees steadfastly defend the unique sensation of... 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon slots in right...
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Well, here it is on a race track, that means it's sporty right? Ok, maybe not, but it's going way faster around Suzuka than a Prius ever could....
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found about 2 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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When General Motors shut down Saturn late last year, it lost more than a quarter of its sales of hybrid vehicles. Saturn, with no V-8 models, full-size SUVs or pickups, was GM’s most fuel-efficient brand and was second only to Chevrolet for...
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With Toyota’s safety problems dominating news headlines, it’s easy to forget about Chrysler’s struggle for survival. The Michigan automaker’s sales have tanked since early 2009, with the start of 2010 not looking any better for Chrysler....
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These pictures were sent in by reader Andy Lee. His long-term car is a 2009 Pontiac G8 GT. Just like ours but a model year newer. Here's what he had to say: "I was driving in my 2009 Pontiac G8 GT (that I bought because of Edmunds.com...
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This Audi R8 V10 Spyder may be confined to an underground parking space but it still shows some teeth in the hands of DTM champ Mattias Ekström. Watch the...
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Today’s photo of the day is from a slideshow of wrecked Mustangs on StreetFire. Anyone know the story behind this? Where did that jet come from? Keep those photo of the day PMs and e-mails...
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To Ford Motor Company, I have been in the dry-cleaning business since 1982. Over the years I have developed a large residential pick up and delivery service. We go out four days a week to the surrounding communities, and pick up and deliver...
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Here’s Nissan’s solution to keep the underutilized Titan lines moving, an it’s a bit different. A van body has been grafted to the Titan front end, which brings certain obvious benefits and disadvantages. Nissan claims that US van owners are...
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As an American citizen, it is tough on my part to pay tax dollars to an entity that can turn around and use those tax dollars to get my fellow American citizens to not do business with me. The government owns 60% of General Motors, and these...
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General Motors Chairman and CEO Edward Whitacre said today that the company will pay back roughly $8 billion in debt to the United States and Canada before June, quicker than the Detroit automaker originally promised. In December, Whitacre said...
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Here's the latest Gran Turismo 5 trailer deftly slipped onto the God of War 3 game disc. The big revelation here is night racing, and it of course involves GT5's "cover car," the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Beyond that, this trailer is a sampler....
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