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Opel and Europcar to Offer Ampera as Rental Car
Opel and Europcar to Offer Ampera as Rental Car

11 Jul 2011, 09:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German auto brand Opel today announced it has partnered with Europcar to make the recently unveiled Ampera model available as a rental car throughout Europe by the end of 2011. Capitalizing on the A...

 
Alonso Ends Red Bull Dictatorship, Scores British GP Win for Ferrari
Alonso Ends Red Bull Dictatorship, Scores British GP Win for Ferrari

11 Jul 2011, 09:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fernando Alonso has clinched the first victory for Ferrari in the 2011 Formula 1 Championship, taking top honors at the Silverstone race track during yesterday’s British Grand Prix. Red Bull m...

 
Lumma Design Tweaks the BMW X6 xDrive40d
Lumma Design Tweaks the BMW X6 xDrive40d

11 Jul 2011, 09:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The aftermarket specialists at Lumma Design have just introduced their latest project, which is again based on the BMW X6, only this time focusing on the xDrive40d model. The aim was to take the cro...

 
Porsche Can't Keep Up With Cayenne Demand, Plans to Increase Production
Porsche Can't Keep Up With Cayenne Demand, Plans to Increase Production

11 Jul 2011, 09:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Better engines and the recently introduced cosmetic changes have resulted in a 37 percent increase in the only Porsche SUV available at the moment. The baby-Cayenne couldn’t come a moment too ...

 
AMG 'Emotion Tours' Matches Lifestyle Vacation With Motorsport
AMG 'Emotion Tours' Matches Lifestyle Vacation With Motorsport

11 Jul 2011, 09:01 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / AMG came to meet its customers with with a program called “Emotion Tours”. The idea is to satisfy those who want to visit AMG’s factory and enjoy a couple of lifestyle events, surr...

 
Porsche Wants New Supercar to Slot Between GT2 RS and 918 Spyder
Porsche Wants New Supercar to Slot Between GT2 RS and 918 Spyder

11 Jul 2011, 08:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As Porsche’s sale are on a continuous rise, the luxury carmaker is looking to increase it offering by filling the gaps in its lineup. Thus, a new supercar might be slotted between the €23...

 
Steve McQueen's 1953 Siata 208S Spider Hits the Auction Block
Steve McQueen's 1953 Siata 208S Spider Hits the Auction Block

11 Jul 2011, 08:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Rm Auctions’ Monterey sale, scheduled to take place in California on August 19-20, is to feature the sale of a 1953 Siata 208S Spider, a car that was formerly owned by none other than the King...

 
Semi-Rigid Car Concept by Emergent Resembles Living Organisms
Semi-Rigid Car Concept by Emergent Resembles Living Organisms

11 Jul 2011, 08:11 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / A new concept takes shape or should we say grows into shape in Los Angele these days. The concept will be created by an architect firm from L.A., called Emergent. They are planning to achieve a Sem...

 
2012 MV Agusta F4 RR Sold Out in the UK
2012 MV Agusta F4 RR Sold Out in the UK

11 Jul 2011, 08:01 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / What is claimed to be “the most advanced and powerful superbike in the world” - the 2012 MV Agusta F4 RR ‘Corsacorta’- has proven to be a hit among British motorcycle enthusi...

 
Audi Reconsiders US Production Plans
Audi Reconsiders US Production Plans

11 Jul 2011, 07:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Last time we heard of Audi’s plans to make cars in America, the Ingolstadt carmaker was ruling out the idea because of low local sales figures. Despite the clear benefits gained by being less ...

 
Siemoneit Unveils 523HP VW Golf R Black Pearl
Siemoneit Unveils 523HP VW Golf R Black Pearl

11 Jul 2011, 07:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This is not the fictional ship from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and nor does it comes with a curse included, but the latest upgrade package from the German aftermarket specialists at S...

 
Facelifted Bentley Continental GTC Expected in Frankfurt
Facelifted Bentley Continental GTC Expected in Frankfurt

11 Jul 2011, 06:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Bentley has already shown the new face of the 2011 Continental GT, and we’ve seen the car in the flesh already. All those added creases help create the impression of a more compact car that th...

 
Ford Mad Max Concept Unveiled at AIMS 2011
Ford Mad Max Concept Unveiled at AIMS 2011

11 Jul 2011, 07:09 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Ford has presented two modern coupe concepts, which celebrate the fourth edition of Mad Max Fury Road action movie at the Australian Motor Show earlier this month. The concepts are two modern remak...

 
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Enters Bullrun Live Rally
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Enters Bullrun Live Rally

11 Jul 2011, 06:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Chrysler’s all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is set to tackle this year’s Bullrun road rally with professional race driver Robby Gordon behind the wheel. A challenge destined to put luxur...

 
Nissan Celebrates 4,000 Leaf Deliveries, Test Drive Tour Kicks Off
Nissan Celebrates 4,000 Leaf Deliveries, Test Drive Tour Kicks Off

11 Jul 2011, 06:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Nissan announced today that consumers have the chance to test drive the all-electric Leaf in 26 cities across the United States, as the model reached the milestone of ...

 
HBH Teases Mid-engined V12 Vantage Again
HBH Teases Mid-engined V12 Vantage Again

10 Jul 2011, 14:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With Aston already willing to make 150 V12 Zagatos costing the equivalent of a large house, we have to ask the automotive world and ourselves the following question: Do we really need another limite...

 
BMW 1-Series Gran Turismo to Arrive in 2014
BMW 1-Series Gran Turismo to Arrive in 2014

10 Jul 2011, 14:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There might be a new BMW coming to market soon. It compact, a bit like the A3 Sportback and we hope they don’t make it look anything like the GT version of the 5-Series. Yes, you guessed it, t...

 
VW Golf R in Final Stages of US Compliance Testing, Arrival in Early 2012
VW Golf R in Final Stages of US Compliance Testing, Arrival in Early 2012

9 Jul 2011, 15:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If reading about all those hot Golf concepts that were unveiled at the GTI gathering last month got you excited, we have good news for you. Volkswagen is on track to deliver the successor of the bon...

 
2012 Audi TT-RS Priced at $56,850 in the US
2012 Audi TT-RS Priced at $56,850 in the US

9 Jul 2011, 15:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It been some time since Audi’s hottest version of the TT hit the European market, and all this time American consumers have been starved of the compact high-performance RS version, which will ...

 
2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Race Car Rendered
2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Race Car Rendered

8 Jul 2011, 16:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Turning a wagon into a real racer isn’t that commonplace. A ute - maybe, a truck -definitely, but a wagon would scare the kids. That’s a shame in our opinion, and that’s the reason...