Archive | July, 2011
Video: Fifth Gear pins BMW M3 GTS against Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Video: Fifth Gear pins BMW M3 GTS against Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Tiff Needell and Vicki Butler Henderson of Fifth Gear have taken two of the most extreme BMWs and Porsches out on the track for a head-on-head comparison – it’s the BMW M3 GTS meets the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. If you’re not already watching the video after the jump, then we’re not sure what you’re [...]

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Ken Block to release Gymkhana FOUR this summer

Ken Block to release Gymkhana FOUR this summer

Ken Block and DC announced today that production on Gymkhana FOUR has begun and fans can expect all of the driving precision, speed, and tire smoke that Ken has become known on a worldwide scale for to be taken to a whole new level with Gymkhana FOUR will be released later this summer. To build buzz [...]

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24-year-old man wins two Ford Mustang Boss 302s

24-year-old man wins two Ford Mustang Boss 302s

A 24-year-old Illinois resident Thomas Baker has won himself two new Ford Mustang Boss 302s. Baker, who won the 2011 Mustang Dream Giveaway, will be taking home a one-of-a-kind 2012 Ford Mustang Patriot Edition Boss 302 and a restored 1969 Mustang Boss 302. The 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 is one of only 46 made, [...]

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GM to increase Chevrolet Volt output to 5,000 units by Jan.

GM to increase Chevrolet Volt output to 5,000 units by Jan.

So far in 2011, the all-electric Nissan LEAF is outselling the Chevrolet Volt. Nissan has sold a total of 3,875 units of the LEAF this year, while GM has sold 2,745 units of Volt. GM is now planning to boost production of the Volt to 5,000 units a month as it seeks to pass the [...]

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New Lexus GS to get diesel variant in Europe

New Lexus GS to get diesel variant in Europe

Next month Lexus will debut the 2012 GS 350 at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. According to reports, Lexus will introduce a 4-cylinder diesel engine for the GS in Europe to compete with the likes of the BMW 5-Series diesel and Mercedes-Benz E-Class diesel. Sources say that the brand will offer the GS Hybrid but [...]

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Nissan to invest $8 billion in China, will introduce 30 new models

Nissan to invest $8 billion in China, will introduce 30 new models

Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn yesterday unveiled a new business plan for China. Along with local partnership Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. Nissan plans to raise annual sales 70 percent to more than 2.3 million vehicles by 2015. To meet this goal, the joint venture will invest 50 billion yuan ($8 billion) as it introduces 30 models, adds [...]

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2011 Ford Explorer 2.0 liter EcoBoost gets EPA rated 28 mpg highway

2011 Ford Explorer 2.0 liter EcoBoost gets EPA rated 28 mpg highway

During the first six months of 2011, FoMoCo sold 65,823 units of the new 2011 Ford Explorer. The Dearborn automaker announced today that it is expanding the engine offering on the 2011 Explorer with a new 2.0-liter 4-cylinder EcoBoost that we’ve been hearing about for quite sometime now. “Today’s SUV buyers place a high priority on [...]

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Land Rover, Jaguar first-half 2011 China sales up 48%

Land Rover, Jaguar first-half 2011 China sales up 48%

Tata Motors’ owned Jaguar and Land Rover has just announced their sales reports for the first-half of 2011 in the Chinese market. The two gladly announced that their sales are up by 48% when compared to last year’s figure. From January to June, Land Rover and Jaguar sold a total of 18,598 units, up from [...]

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Daimler AG’s profits jump, still lower than BMW Group’s increase

Daimler AG’s profits jump, still lower than BMW Group’s increase

Mercedes-Benz’s parent, Daimler, is unfortunately struggling to keep up with the current world’s No. 1 maker of luxury cars, BMW, in terms of sales. Not too long ago, Mercedes-Benz announced that it has raised its sales target by 50,000 cars, which is still lower than BMW’s increase of 100,000 units. “Right now, the delta to [...]

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Video: Jay Leno takes the Morgan 3 Wheeler for a spin

Video: Jay Leno takes the Morgan 3 Wheeler for a spin

Oh Jay Leno, how we envy you. Leno was recently in Germany visiting Mercedes-Benz’s AMG department and test drove the SLS AMG E-Cell along with the SLS AMG Roadster. He also swung by England to visit McLaren to drive the MP4-12C. While in England, Leno also took out time to visit Morgan and drive their [...]

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