Luxury Cars
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Peak output has been boosted to 415 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque though fuel economy is said to be 30 percent better than the engine being replaced by this new M152 unit.
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2012 Audi A6 Hybrid: Forbidden Fruit
Audi is getting ready to unleash its 2012 A6 Hybrid on Europe. It was originally due late this year, but now looks like it won't be on sale across the pond until early 2012. But the U.S. is still at least two years away from the hybrid--if we ever get it. Some reports, like the one from Inside...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon Mega-Gallery
Peak output of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon stands at 518 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque but an available performance package bumps this up to 550 horsepower and 590 pound-feet.
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Porsche Smokes Its Rivals With High-Tech Shisha Pipe
Porsche has another winner on its hands. It's not a new supercar or the next generation of its 911 sports car range though - Porsche Design takes our prize for offering the most unusual car-branded accessory. Ferrari previously had our favourite with a carbon-fiber child measuring stick, but the...
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Jay Leno Tests The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster: Video
During his visit to AMG's headquarters in Affalterbach, Germany, Jay Leno even gets to help build one of the firm's legendary 6.2-liter V-8 engines.
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Ferrari Boss Says No To Going Public
Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero de Montezemolo has quashed rumors that the famous Italian sports car manufacturer may be going public, reaffirming previous comments from Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne that there were no plans to sell the brand. "There is no program to list Ferrari, no program at all,"...
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McLaren engineers have tweaked the MP4-12C supercar on the eve of its launch due to criticisms of a lack of emotion from most that have driven it.
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Lincoln Tops Lexus And Others As One Of America's Most Liked Companies: Report
Lincoln came out ahead of Lexus, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, and others in a survey of American's most-liked companies.
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2012 Porsche 911 (991) Hot Weather Testing In South Africa: Video
Porsche is bound and determined to milk its redesigned 2012 Porsche 911 for all its worth, apparently, starting the drip feed of teasers more than two months ahead of its Frankfurt debut. We aren't complaining, though. Check out the video below to see what little of the 991 Porsche 911 they'll give...
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Jaguars And Land Rovers To Feature Engines Developed With Tata?
With the low-cost production expertise of parent company Tata, Jaguar and Land Rover will be in a better position to penetrate price sensitive markets such as India.
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Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Touches Down In Jay Leno’s Garage: Video
Jay Leno finds out how to check the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport's oil in this latest episode.
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The Subaru Tribeca Based Saab 9-6 Crossover That Never Was
Saab is working on a new 9-6X with its Chinese partners but this 'Saabaru' will remain forever as just a museum piece.
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Ever wondered what the BMW ActiveE looks like while it's rolling through the plant, innards exposed to the open air? Here's your answer. The 1-Series bodies in white glide through the Leipzig plant as they are built up into BMW's all-electric, lease-only ActiveE coupe. As it's being build, BMW assembly worker Mirco Shwarze describes the process (thankfully translated into English). The Leipzig plant where the ActiveE is built is also where the new i3 will be built, right down to its carbon fiber chassis. If you're in the market for a German EV, the ActiveE is your best (and only) bet at the...
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Mercedes-Benz: Four-Cylinder Diesel M-Class A Possibility For U.S.
A four-cylinder ML250 BlueTec, powered by a 2.1-liter four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine, could be headed to the U.S.
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2012 Audi A5 Coupe Shown In 360-Degree Video
Audi fans can take a complete virtual walk-around of the 2012 Audi A5 Coupe thanks to a 360-degree video posted on YouTube.
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Bentley CEO Confirms SUV Plans: Report
With the Volkswagen Group's umbrella sheltering Audi and Porsche as well as Bentley, it a hyper-lux SUV might seem like a natural progression of platform sharing. The rumors that have circulated for the last five years or more have certainly indicated it's a possibility, but today it looks like...
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Mercedes-Benz' Wind Tunnel Provides Weather On Demand
One minute it's freezing cold, the next you're battling with a hurricane, and then finally the sun comes out for tropical temperatures. No, it's not some futuristic vision of a world in the grips of rapid climate change, it's actually the conditions available in the new wind tunnels used by...
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Jay Leno Visits McLaren Factory And Drives New MP4-12C: Video
The video features Leno on his tour of the McLaren factory and behind the wheel of his own example as he’s given instruction by the MP4-12C’s chief test driver Chris Goodwin.
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It turns out that Hilton really did love the LFA, just not the color.
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11-Year Old Takes Audi R8 For A Spin: Video
The clip is of a 11-year old boy in the UK hopping behind the wheel of the right-hand drive Audi R8 supercar and then proceeding to hoon it on a patch of grass.
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Red Chrome Bugatti Veyron Wrap: Why, Dartz, Why?
Dartz, the Latvians known for gigantic armored SUVs, faux whale penis leather, and something called a "Prombron Nagel," have just completed a red chrome wrap on a Bugatti Veyron. While we (and anyone with eyes) ask why, Dartz asks, why not? Though the video is low-res and grainy, it's still clear...
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2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 Priced From $47,995
The $47,995 sticker on the 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 gets you a healthy 465 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque.
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2011 FOG Rally Raising Money For Charity By Driving Ferraris
Now here’s the kind of news that makes our day; Ferrari enthusiasts using the spectacle of exotic and vintage supercars to raise awareness and funds for worthy charitable organizations. We’re talking about California’s Ferrari Owners Group (FOG) and the organization’s annual...
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2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback Mega-Gallery
Whether you love it or hate it, the uniquely styled 2012 BMW 1-Series is here to stay. The 1-Series, at least in hatchback trim, has always had its detractors and it’s clear from the comments we’ve seen so far that this latest model will be no different. Nevertheless, the 1-Series...
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