Archive | July, 2011
Video: Silver Arrows at Mercedes-Benz World… and you thought The Stig was cool

Video: Silver Arrows at Mercedes-Benz World… and you thought The Stig was cool

If you’re a Top Gear fan, you’re probably really fond of The Stig – you know, the white helmet race car driver that sets lap times around the Top Gear track and usually ends up revealing his identity, which is often attempted to be one of the biggest secrets in the United Kingdom. Well, if The Stig [...]

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Video: 39 years of the Honda Civic heritage celebrated with Dirty Vegas

Video: 39 years of the Honda Civic heritage celebrated with Dirty Vegas

In recognition of Honda’s 9th Generation Civic and the 39 years of the Civic, Honda and Tier10 Marketing have developed a “heritage” video, aimed to create a visual experience that best represents the theme: “One Car. A Million Stories.” “The video incorporates vintage commercial footage of the 1978 Honda Civic to present-day models,” Honda said. [...]

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Report: Victoria Beckham Range Rover Evoque special-edition in the works

Report: Victoria Beckham Range Rover Evoque special-edition in the works

Here’s something you guys probably didn’t know – Victoria Beckham had a huge hand in designing the new Range Rover Evoque. Well, we’d just like to take this moment and say – “Thank you Victoria Beckham for this wonderful looking Range Rover.” According to insiders, a special-edition Victoria Beckham version of the new Evoque is [...]

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Natural-gas powered Honda Civic GX can stay in California HOV lane

Natural-gas powered Honda Civic GX can stay in California HOV lane

Honda Civic GX drivers are walking around California screaming “IN YOUR FACE” to hybrid drivers as they continue to have access to the high-occupancy-vehicle lane, even if just one person in the car. On July 1, yellow-stickered partial hybrid vehicles were banned from HOV areas but natural-gas-powered vehicles get to use it for another four [...]

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2012 Camry will be key to Toyota’s rebound after Hyundai’s Sonata stole the spotlight

2012 Camry will be key to Toyota’s rebound after Hyundai’s Sonata stole the spotlight

Alright – so there is no doubt that the new 2011 Hyundai Sonata is a very good looking car with a quality interior and is taking over sales in the mid-size sedan segment. Toyota is now pretty scared and is working hard on the new Camry to take back market share from the Sonata. The [...]

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Rumor: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 to produce more than 570-hp

The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is getting ready to hit U.S. roads early next year and no matter what, the model will not be as powerful as the Chevrolet Corvette. Why? Because, General Motors doesn’t want the Camaro ZL-1 stealing the Corvette’s thunder. That’s probably the main reason that the Chevrolet Camaro isn’t getting the LS9 [...]

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Marchionne: Fiat, Chrysler will soon have one management structure

Marchionne: Fiat, Chrysler will soon have one management structure

Fiat SpA and Chrysler Group LLC will soon have a single management structure, according to the CEO of both companies, Sergio Marchionne. Marchionne said he plans to announce a structure “in terms of leadership pretty quickly.” Marchionne said he is working on management changes as he steps up the merger process between the two companies. [...]

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First Fisker Karma going to Leo di Caprio, convertible and shooting-brake Karma on the way

First Fisker Karma going to Leo di Caprio, convertible and shooting-brake Karma on the way

Fisker Automotive will deliver the first Karma later this month and has secured a total of 3,000 pre-orders for the new plug-in hybrid performance sedan. According to reports, actor Leonardo di Caprio will take delivery of the first production Karma, followed by high-profile buyers including Al Gore and Colin Powell. Fisker is currently building 5 units [...]

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Report: Cadillac flagship sedan gets the green light, coming between 2015 – 2017

Report: Cadillac flagship sedan gets the green light, coming between 2015 – 2017

Ever since the Cadillac XTS Platinum Concept made its debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, there have been rumors of a production model that would hit the roads as the brand’s flagship sedan. At the time, GM had confirmed that the program does exist but the XTS wouldn’t be the flagship. Instead, GM said [...]

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Mopar offers Jeep JK-8 Independence Wrangler Unlimited Pickup Truck conversion

Mopar offers Jeep JK-8 Independence Wrangler Unlimited Pickup Truck conversion

While we all wait patiently for an official Jeep brand pickup truck, Chrysler’s tuning arm Mopar is offering those who are impatient a chance to transform their four-door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited into a two-door pickup. Available for ordering through Mopar at Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram dealerships, the Mopar JK-8 kit sells for $5,499 and [...]

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