Luxury Cars
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BMW is recalling some 32,000 vehicles equipped with turbocharged V-8 and V-12 engines to replace a potentially faulty electric water pump that could pose a fire risk.
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Lincoln Cancels Plans For Compact Audi A3 Rival: Report
Fearing that a compact offering may negatively impact sales of the midsize MkZ, Lincoln has reportedly scrapped plans for a Ford Focus-based luxury car.
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The Long Road Ahead For Saab
Late last week the parent company of Saab, Swedish Automobile, agreed to sell 100 percent of the struggling automaker to Chinese firms Panga Da and Youngman for approximately $142 million. Where just a few months ago those same Chinese firms were willing to pay $350 million for just 53 percent of...
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2005-06 Lotus Elise And Exige Recalled For Oil Leaks
Following an investigation conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) back in July over potential oil-cooler leaks on 2005 and 2006 Lotus Elise and Exige sports cars, the government safety agency together with Lotus has now upgraded the investigation to a full recall...
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2012 MINI Roadster Revealed In Cooper, Cooper S And JCW Trim
MINI has taken the wraps off its new 2012 MINI Roadster, which like its recently revealed Coupe sibling will offer a number of different options for customers depending on their taste for performance. The latest addition to the MINI range is the sixth model in the brand’s current lineup and...
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Lightweight Carbon Fiber Mercedes-Benz E-Class In The Works?
Mercedes will be bring exotic materials to new cars.
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Volvo has issued a recall on certain C70 and S60 models due to an incorrectly labeled sticker attached to the affected vehicles’ optional accessory spare tire kit. The affected vehicles are 2006 to 2012 model-year Volvo C70 convertibles built from November 15, 2005, through July 31, 2011, and 2011 to 2012 model-year Volvo S60 sedans built from July 14, 2010, through April 16, 2011. Note, it is only those vehicles fitted with the optional accessory spare tire kit, which according to Volvo is around 19,600 vehicles in the U.S. alone. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of...
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More Powerful Ferrari California In The Works: Report
It’s been a while since we least heard about Ferrari’s entry-level model, the California convertible, but nevertheless sales of the car have been humming along nicely since its launch a few years ago. Last year the model accounted for a staggering 46 percent of Ferrari’s sales...
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Audi A1 e-tron Fleet Hits The Streets Of Munich
As of today, 20 Audi A1 e-tron electric car prototypes are on the roads of Munich, Germany, as part of a new pilot program to gather data on driver behavior, electric infrastructure requirements, and a new communication network between drivers and electric charging stations using smartphones. The...
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Saab To Be Sold To China’s Pang Da And Youngman: Official
Swedish Automobile has confirmed today that it has made an 11th-hour deal with Chinese firms Pang Da and Youngman for the sale and purchase of 100 percent of the shares in struggling automaker Saab for 100 million euros (approximately $142 million). So far only a memorandum of understanding has...
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Porsche Design Unveils The Ultimate BlackBerry Smartphone
For the sophisticated executive who has everything, or the geekiest of Porsche fans, industrial design group Porsche Design together with Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, has brought out a very stylish piece of tech. That piece of tech is the new Porsche Design...
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BMW Expands Its In-Vehicle App Program
Expect more in-vehicle app options as BMW and Mini have opened a new app center in China and invited outside developers to build their own apps.
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American consumers wanting an all-weather alternative to SUVs and crossovers will soon be able to add the 2013 Audi allroad to their shopping lists.
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Harold Martin Bringing 1,000-HP Cadillac CTS-V Coupe To SEMA
It used to be that cracking the 500 horsepower mark was an epic achievement in the world of tuner cars built for the street. Now there’s no shortage of tuning firms willing to build anyone with the money--and the cajones--cars capable of developing up to and exceeding 1,000 horsepower. Just...
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Audi Celebrates Building 10 Million A4 And 80 Mid-Size Cars
Coinciding with the reveal of its facelifted 2013 Audi A4 range, the automaker from Ingolstadt has announced that it’s reached a new milestone concerning its popular mid-size model. Factoring in the original four generations of the Audi 80 first launched in 1972, plus the four-generations of...
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2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport Hits The Road: Video
Making its debut next week at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas will be the 2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport, a slightly less mild version of the recently revealed 2013 Lexus GS 350 though a far cry from the high-performance GS F everyone is holding out for. While the few...
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Ferrari SUV? Not Happening, Says Marchionne
If you were worried that Ferrari might follow Maserati, Bentley and, quite possibly, Lamborghini in building an SUV, your worries are over.
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Watch An AMG Designer Pen A New Model In Time-Lapse Video
When designing the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, designers first start with a pencil and a blank sheet of paper.
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The 2013 Audi A4 range is out, and it will (nearly) all be coming to the U.S. within the year, including the hot S4 and the crossover-like A4 Allroad. Full details were just revealed for the European models, but we expect the core variants to remain mostly unchanged for the U.S. market. As Audi's meat-and-potatoes car, the best-seller in its range, the A4 is a key model, and its update reflects that. The lightly facelifted design gets some modernization and refinement, but still remains conservatively Audi. LED daytime running lights are standard, with conventional headlights and xenon-plus...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Interior Images: New Gallery
We've seen the full details on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class before, and we've even seen its interior, but these new shots of the inside of the compact luxury hatch show it off in detail--some of which is exquisite. Americans may yet get the chance to sample this car, though it's anyone's guess as...
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The EPA Calls The 2012 Fisker Karma A Subcompact
Since the EPA uses interior volume to determine size classes, it considers the new Fisker Karma to be a subcompact, alongside the Chevy Sonic and the Aston Martin Rapide.
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Will James Bond Drive A 2012 Range Rover Evoque?
Even special agents are on tight budgets these days, and rumor has it that a Range Rover Evoque was delivered to the set of the next James Bond film.
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2013 Nissan GT-R May Trim 8 Seconds Off Previous 'Ring Lap
Thanks to a jump in power and a refined suspension, the 2013 Nissan GT-R looks to be considerably faster around the Nürburgring than the 2011 model.
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2011 Lexus IS 350C Gets Supercharged Treatment For 2011 SEMA
While many of the cars on show at next week’s Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas may look sporty, few actually carry any significant performance modifications other than the usual bolt on parts. One car that’s very different is the 2011 Lexus IS 350C prepped...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran