Archive | March, 2009
First Audi R8 LMS delivered, races start in April

First Audi R8 LMS delivered, races start in April

Audi today made its first delivery of the Audi R8 LMS to Audi Sport Italia. The Ingolstadt automaker said that 12 units of the 500-hp GT3 sports car will be delivered to customers in the forthcoming weeks with the first races of the R8 LMS scheduled for April. Team Manager of Audi Sport Italia, Emilio [...]

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Video: Garage419′s Matt Farah takes the 2009 Audi R8 on an ice track

Video: Garage419′s Matt Farah takes the 2009 Audi R8 on an ice track

While we spent most of our time sitting behind a desk bringing you the most up-to-date car news, our friends at Garage419 are out getting their hands dirty – this time they decided to play on ice at Lake George Ice Race. Check out the latest episode of Garage419 as host Matt Farah takes the [...]

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Audi R4: Is it a high-performance baby R8 or a fuel-efficient roadster?

Audi R4: Is it a high-performance baby R8 or a fuel-efficient roadster?

The Audi R4 has become a total mystery to us – it’s slowly becoming one of those cars that we keep hearing rumors about and keep seeing photo renderings of, but never actually see it enter production. Last we heard anything about the Audi R4 it was reported that baby version of the R8 will [...]

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BREAKING: GM tells government it does not need $2 billion in March

BREAKING: GM tells government it does not need $2 billion in March

This just in – General Motors’ chief financial officer said that the General won’t need the $2 billion loan for March that it had requested earlier in February. In an interview with The Associated Press, Young said that the Detroit automaker told President Obama’s administration that it won’t be needing the $2 billion so soon [...]

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eBay Find: Playboy Playmate Sara Jean Underwood selling her Mini Cooper S

eBay Find: Playboy Playmate Sara Jean Underwood selling her Mini Cooper S

Being the Playboy Playmate of the Year has its perks. Besides being on the cover of one of the best-selling magazines, total celebrity status, you can get a brand new 2007 Mini Cooper S Convertible. But when the year is over and the glamour and fame are no more, you may want to get rid [...]

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GM also considered the 2010 Opel Insignia for Cadillac

GM also considered the 2010 Opel Insignia for Cadillac

If GM can’t spin off Saturn by 2012, the brand will be completely shut down. Earlier this week it was reported that since Saturn’s future is now foggy, the European-designed Opel Insignia, originally scheduled to replace the current Saturn Aura next year, would be rebadged as a Buick. Sources said that GM plans to bring [...]

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1,000th Ferrari delivered in Hong Kong

1,000th Ferrari delivered in Hong Kong

The first Ferrari was delivered in Hong Kong in the early 1960s. Now, about 45 years later, Ferrari delivered its 1,000th vehicle to a Hong Kong customer – Mr. Didier Li. A very special ceremony took place for the delivery of the 1,000th Ferrari in Victoria Harbour yesterday. Over 65 international media from Hong Kong [...]

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Schwarzenegger test drives Ronn Motor’s Scorpion, “God’s own supercar”

Schwarzenegger test drives Ronn Motor’s Scorpion, “God’s own supercar”

Ronn Motor’s CEO Ronn Maxwell promised California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger that he would bring the Scorpion supercar to California when Schwarzenegger inquired about the car after reading a Men’s Journal article calling the Scorpion - ”God’s Own Supercar.” Two days ago, Maxwell got permission from God and brought the Scorpion over to California and parked it on the steps of [...]

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Survey says: Daddy is better at giving children driving lessons

Survey says: Daddy is better at giving children driving lessons

A survey done by AA Driving School in the UK found that 52 percent of the 1,387 adults polled said that their fathers gave them better driving lessons than their mothers. Only 24 percent preferred having mommy in the passenger seat telling how to grab the steering wheel (Note: men should avoid comments like “yeah [...]

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Aston Martin One-77 interior revealed in leaked internal document

Aston Martin One-77 interior revealed in leaked internal document

The folks at 925.nl have gotten their hands on an internal document outlining the entire history and details on the new Aston Martin One-77. While Aston Martin showed off the One-77 at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show last week, we weren’t given the pleasure to take a peek inside. This latest document, which features a bunch [...]

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