Archive | October, 2011

Want a taste of the 2012 Porsche 911? Sign up for the brand’s Winter Driving Experience

Porsche is offering its enthusiasts an awesome opportunity called the Winter Driving Experience that allows drivers to enhance their skills while test-driving the brand’s latest 911. Instructors will be using an integration of theory and practical application to help drivers at any degree of expertise improve both driving skill and style. Pushing the boundaries on [...]

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Report: 2012 Ferrari California will be quicker, will lose weight

Report: 2012 Ferrari California will be quicker, will lose weight

As if it weren’t quick enough, Ferrari will make a very successful car even quicker: the 2012 California will pick up 30 bhp, lose 66 pounds, 10 more gb on the internal hard drive and will have a 50 percent quicker suspension response rate, should one choose the new handling package. The biggest point though [...]

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BMW Peugeot Citroen Electrification joint venture launched

BMW Peugeot Citroen Electrification joint venture launched

BMW Group and PSA Peugoet have made the creatively named “BMW Peugeot Citroen Electrification” joint venture official. The collaboration is designed to give the brands more rapid access to the electric powertrains both are intending to implement into production by 2015. A 100 million euro investment is backing the BMW Peugeot Citroen Electrification, as the [...]

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Prepare for Launch: Hold on to your butts for the new 2012 Mini Coupe

MINI just launched an all new marketing campaign only Manhattan could handle to promote the latest MINI Coupe. A giant rocket with the MINI Coupe attached to it has been placed at 14th St and 9th Ave through November 1st to highlight this being the fastest MINI yet, with the tag line “Hold On.” If [...]

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Ford’s official body shell let’s you build 1965 Mustang Convertible from ground up

Ford’s official body shell let’s you build 1965 Mustang Convertible from ground up

Are you a fan of classic restoration? Now it is possible to build a 1964½, 1965 or a 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible from the wheels up using the new Ford-approved and officially licensed body shell. Ford says that the new Mustang body shells are made with stronger steel and use modern welding techniques, making them [...]

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Swedish Automobile to sell Saab to China’s Pang Da and Youngman

Swedish Automobile to sell Saab to China’s Pang Da and Youngman

I honestly don’t want to hear about Saab’s survival issues anymore but there are some of you out there that still may care – so we’re bringing you this latest update. But first – a recap of recent headlines: China’s Pang Da, Youngman offer to takeover Saab, Swedish Automobile turns down offer Saab terminates agreement [...]

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WSJ’s Dan Neil calls BMW 1-Series M-Coupe ‘a total buttaface’ (w/ Poll)

Dan Neil is a renowned automobile journalist working for The Wall Street Journal. And in one of his more recent reviews, he went out and called the new BMW 1-Series M-Coupe a rather butt-ugly car. What is he smoking? In his review, he write: “So what could possibly be wrong? Well, for one thing, the [...]

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Video: Spend 8 minutes with the new Lexus GS F Sport Package

Can’t get enough of the new 2013 Lexus GS? Excited to see the new GS F Sport Package that will debut in SEMA next week? Should I stop trying to write this like I’m trying to sell you something you’re deprived of? Okay, I’ll stop. We just found an 8 minute video of the new [...]

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So how did Steve Jobs legally drive his Benz without a license plate?

So how did Steve Jobs legally drive his Benz without a license plate?

Steve Jobs, who passed away earlier this month, was a man that loved to live by his rules. Despite his innovative creations at Apple, Jobs liked to leave certain things in his life the way they were – such as his famous black turtleneck, jeans and New Balance sneakers. Apparently, the same went for Jobs’ ride. [...]

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Report: BMW M’s product development is hard at work to revive Z4 M

Report: BMW M’s product development is hard at work to revive Z4 M

“There are days when it hurts not to have one, but there was no compelling business case at the time when the decision was taken,” said Albert Biermann, head of product development at BMW. It seems that BMW is still considering building a consumer version of the Z4M and is interested in offering the Z4 [...]

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