Archive | December, 2011
Video: Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde kills 2,500 water balloons

Video: Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde kills 2,500 water balloons

I always had a lot of fun with water balloons as a child but I never thought that putting cars and water balloons together as an adult could be so much fun. Alfa Romeo recently handed 10-time Guinness World Record holder Terry Grant the keys to their top of the range MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde. Grant ended [...]

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Carbon fiber, diamond encrusted Lamborghini Aventador scale model to fetch $4.6 million

German model carmaker Robert Wilhelm Gulpen made headlines in 2010 with a solid goal, diamond-encrusted 1:18 scale model of the Bugatti Veyron that cost between a whopping $3 million to $3.2 million – more than the actual car itself. Gulpen is back with yet another expensive scale model based on the new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4. The scale Lamborghini [...]

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Nissan LEAF availability expanded to 30 states, 50 state availability coming March 2012

Nissan LEAF availability expanded to 30 states, 50 state availability coming March 2012

Just days before the Nissan LEAF’s one-year anniversary, the Japanese automaker announced that it will be expanding the availability of the all-electric car into new U.S. markets. Nissan today re-opened reservations and has begun taking orders from the general public for the 2012 Nissan LEAF in Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. [...]

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Hyundai Elantra sales up 43 percent in 2011

Hyundai sales have passed the 600,000 annual mark for the first time in the Korean automaker’s 25-year U.S. history – however, one hot product is leading the way for the whole brand – the new Hyundai Elantra. So far this year, Hyundai has sold more Elantra units in North American than ever. Through October, Hyundai [...]

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BMW Online gets updated user experience for existing owners

BMW Online gets updated user experience for existing owners

BMW has announced that users of BMW online in the United States will receive and updated look and feel starting today. “Compared to the previous version of BMW Online, the new version has an updated look-and-feel. It bundles many services into an Applications menu, which may be personalized by the user,” BMW said. “This new [...]

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Honda CEO upset with Crosstour sales, promises to make it better

While Honda‘s CEO Takanobu Ito said at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show that he takes personal responsibility for the redesigned 2012 Civic’s poor reception and sales performance in the United States, American Honda CEO Tetsuo Iwamura said that he’s surprised by the slow sales of the Crosstour crossover. “In the case of the Crosstour, I’m really [...]

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SSC rakes in $13 million in Tuatara orders at Dubai International Motor Show

SSC rakes in $13 million in Tuatara orders at Dubai International Motor Show

At the 2011 Dubai International Motor Show last month, show-goers were treated to dozens of exclusive cars from Ferrari, Bugatti, Lamborghini and a bunch of other high-end brands. Also at the show was America’s Shelby Supercars, which showed off its upcoming model – the Tuatara. When you’re in the land where money is no object [...]

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CARandDRIVER 10Best 2012

CARandDRIVER announces its 2012 10Best Cars

All of the editors over at CARandDRIVER have sat down and chosen their top 10 cars for 2012 that are available for sale in the United States. As always, the cars on the list don’t have to be the newest, and they don’t have to be expensive as nothing over $80,000 is even allowed to [...]

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2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8

Top 10 things you need to know about the 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8

Welcome to our 10th edition of our “Top 10 most important things you need to know about” segment. Today we take a look at some brute American sedan performance with the new 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8. Check out our other Top 10 things you need to know lists. Top 10 things you need to know about the [...]

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Videos: Nissan Juke-R goes around a wet Silverstone

Personally, I think those long Nissan Juke-R teaser videos are a bit boring so I was pleased to finally see two videos showing the 485-hp crossover in beast mode on a wet Silverstone track – and the videos aren’t even from Nissan. Spanish automotive magazine AutoHebdoSport,were given access to the Juke-R on a rainy day [...]

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