Archive | September, 2010
Volvo owner with 2.8M miles on his car shares his secrets

Volvo owner with 2.8M miles on his car shares his secrets

A little while back we brought you news about a man named Irv Gordon, a 70-year old man who holds a record in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest mileage vehicle on the road. Gordon”s red 1966 Volvo P1800 has 2.8 miles on it and he has promised to hit 3 million [...]

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Kia CEO, VP resigns after recall of more than 100,000 vehicles

Kia CEO, VP resigns after recall of more than 100,000 vehicles

Apparently Kia takes recalls a lot more seriously than Toyota and Akio Toyoda. The Korean automaker announced today that its top executive, Chung Sung-eun, has resigned after the company recalled more than 100,000 vehicles worldwide over defective wiring. Chung, who was vice chairman and CEO of Kia, stepped down from his position on Friday, said [...]

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Lamborghini drops Jota / Murcielago teaser before Paris debut

Lamborghini drops Jota / Murcielago teaser before Paris debut

Lamborghini has dropped another teaser, showing the tail light of the upcoming Murcielago successor (aka Jota). The model, which was teased earlier this year, is scheduled to make it world debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show later this month. Power is expected to come from a direct-injected V12 unit making at least 700-hp. 0-62 [...]

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BMW ends production of the M6 coupe and convertible

BMW ends production of the M6 coupe and convertible

BMW M GmbH announced today that it will be ending production of the BMW M6 Coupe and the BMW M6 Convertible but before you start crying, just know that there is a replacement on the way. The only reason you should be crying is because BMW has confirmed that it will also cease production of [...]

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Video: 2011 Mini Countryman ‘Flow’ commercials is worth the watch

Video: 2011 Mini Countryman ‘Flow’ commercials is worth the watch

Earlier last month, Mini launched a wave of new ad spots for the 2011 Mini Countryman. Along with a bunch of new quirky Mini style commercials we saw earlier, Mini made this new Countryman commercial called ‘Flow.’ It’s exciting – it’s fun – it’s worth the watch. Click here for more Mini Countryman news. Refresher: [...]

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2011 Chevrolet Cruze configurator goes online

2011 Chevrolet Cruze configurator goes online

For those of you really excited about General Motors’ latest compact offering – the Chevrolet Cruze – you can now send your Monday morning configuring your own model over at Chevrolet.com. Note: Don’t get freaked out about the price-tag on our screenshot, we were just curious how much a fully loaded Cruze goes for. Refresher: [...]

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Video: Cadillac CTS-V ‘The Competition’ commercial

Video: Cadillac CTS-V ‘The Competition’ commercial

About two weeks ago, Cadillac released a ‘behind-the-scenes’ look at its latest commercial ‘The Competition.’ The commercials tells the story of one of our favorites, the 2010 Cadillac CTS-V and the day the sedan went to Germany and completed a lap on the Nurburgring in under 8 minutes. Click here for our review on the [...]

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2011 Bentley Continental GT revealed, will get V8 option in 2011

2011 Bentley Continental GT revealed, will get V8 option in 2011

Here’s a nice way to ring in Monday morning – Bentley has just revealed the new 2011 Bentley Continental GT coupe and while the second-generation model may look exactly the same from the front, it’s the rear where the changes are most noticeable. “The new Continental GT is an automotive work of art, with superb [...]

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Hyundai ix20 MPV sketch released, will debut in Paris this month

Hyundai ix20 MPV sketch released, will debut in Paris this month

The compact minivan segment is a popular one in Europe. Hyundai will be looking to get a piece of the pie and is set to debut a new B-segment MPV known as ix20. The Korean automaker has released a sketch of the model, which will make its official debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show [...]

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McLaren planning one new model per year for the next 5 years

McLaren planning one new model per year for the next 5 years

McLaren Automotive have, since the legendary F1, gone largely dormant; their focus on Formula One racing has meant that their commercial division had fallen off almost entirely. The British supercar maker has returned to scene with the MP4-12C, and this time, they”re not going away anytime soon. McLaren intends to sell about 1,000 MP4-12C units [...]

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