Archive | May, 2011
Mopar offering 8 custom grilles, 6 wheel-designs for 2011 Chrysler 300

Mopar offering 8 custom grilles, 6 wheel-designs for 2011 Chrysler 300

Don’t want your 2011 Chrysler 300 looking like every other 2011 Chrysler 300 on the road? Well, Mopar has just announced that it is offering eight new custom grilles and six new designs for the new Chrysler 300. “Mopar is offering a full menu of grilles and wheels for those looking to customize and personalize [...]

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Audi recalls close to 6,000 A6, S6 RS6 models over possible fuel system flaw

Audi recalls close to 6,000 A6, S6 RS6 models over possible fuel system flaw

Volkswagen has announced a recall of 5,992 2001-2004 Audi A6, 2003 Audi RS6 and 2002-2003 Audi S6 models due to a fuel system flaw that could lead to a vehicle fire, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website. “The aging of the plastic material in the fuel tank rollover valve combined with bending stress [...]

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Report: BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo will be badged 4-Series

Report: BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo will be badged 4-Series

Ever since the BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo made its debut, we’ve been hearing rumors about a 3-Series sibling for the half-sedan, half-minivan model. Up until today, the model has been known as the BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo; however, new reports suggest that the model will carry the BMW 4-Series badge. Based on the next-generation 3-Series, [...]

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Video: 2012 BMW M5 at the test-track in Miramas, France

Video: 2012 BMW M5 at the test-track in Miramas, France

BMW has just released a new video of the 2012 BMW M5 Prototype undergoing testing at the test-track in Miramas, France. Here is the text that accompanies the video: High speed: more than 300 km/h (app. 190 mph), Launch Control vs. smoky burnout, a wet handlingcourse -the BMW engineers are optimizing the new BMW M5 [...]

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Ford F-150 SVT Raptor has record month in April 2011, outsells Honda Ridgeline

Ford F-150 SVT Raptor has record month in April 2011, outsells Honda Ridgeline

Even though gas prices are at the highest point since July 2008, sales of the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor managed to hit record levels in April. Ford ended up selling a total of 1,183 F-150 SVT Raptors last month, according to Ford SVT spokesman Henry Platt. Surprisingly, that’s 231 more than the 952 Honda Ridgeline [...]

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Fiat has option to increase Chrysler stake to more than 70%

Fiat has option to increase Chrysler stake to more than 70%

As the U.S. governments look to exit their investments in the auto industry, Italian automaker Fiat SpA has options to increase its stake in Chrysler Group LLC to more than 70 percent. Following the repayment of debts to the U.S. and Canadian governments, Fiat has the options for 12 months to buy the U.S. Treasury’s [...]

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Facebook fans pick ‘Mayhem’ badge for new 2012 Mustang 2012 V6 Performance Package

Facebook fans pick ‘Mayhem’ badge for new 2012 Mustang 2012 V6 Performance Package

In Nov. 2010, Ford asked its Facebook fans of the Ford Mustang to come up with the name for the 2012 V6 Performance Package as a part of a new contest. The  fans have spoken and have chosen ‘Mayhem’ as the new name for the V6 Performance Package. More than 3,000 submissions were made to the Facebook [...]

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Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 gets 235-hp, not coming to U.S.

Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 gets 235-hp, not coming to U.S.

Volkswagen announced today that it is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Golf GTI with the Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35. Visually, the Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 gets special-edition GTI wheels, smoked head-and taillights with LED running headlamps, glossy black plastic trim on the grille and side mirrors, tinted glass, and “35” badges on [...]

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GM wants to move GMC to become a more upscale brand

GM wants to move GMC to become a more upscale brand

General Motors wants GMC to become more upscale while distancing itself from Chevy. According to Mark Reuss, the line between the two brands has become pretty blurry and has weakened GMC’s image as an upscale truck brand that commands a premium price tag. “We need to make sure that we drive the differentiation in the product [...]

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2,000-hp Dartz Prombron’ Nagel pulls yachts

2,000-hp Dartz Prombron’ Nagel pulls yachts

Apparently there is a market for a sedan that will tow around a yacht. A company by the name Dartz Prombron’ has partnered up with Gray Design to build the 2012 Dartz Prombron’ Nagel, the world’s first armored sedan that is designed for pulling yachts. There is some considerable amount of history (which you can read [...]

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