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Video: Chris Harris takes Ferrari 458 Italia for a spin

Posted: Nov 07, 2009

Filed under: Ferrari, Videos

One of our favorite auto journalists from the UK, Chris Harris, recently e-mailed us and included two videos of his experience of test-driving the new Ferrari 458 Italia. How did he like it? Well, we’ll let him tell in the two videos posted after the jump.
Click here fore more news on the Ferrari 458 Italia.
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Rolls-Royce Ghost hybrid coming soon, will boost fuel-economy by 15%

Posted: Nov 06, 2009

Filed under: BMW, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Rolls Royce

We’ve previously heard that Rolls-Royce is working on an electric version of the Phantom. Well, before the electric Phantom hits the streets, Roll-Royce will put out a hybrid version of the new Ghost. According to AutoCar, the Rolls-Royce Ghost will share its green-technology with the new BMW ActiveHybrid 7.
Engineering the Ghost hybrid will be fairly [...]

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GM’s other plug-in hybrid vehicles won’t have ‘Volt’ badging

Posted: Nov 06, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

In what we think is a good decision, General Motors said that its other plug-in hybrid offerings will not have Volt branding on them to identify with the compact plug-in hybrid that will launch later next year. By contrast, Toyota is planning to make a family of hybrid vehicles that will carry the Prius badging.
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Gullwing 300SL Panamericana is an SLS AMG that looks more Gullwing-ish

Posted: Nov 06, 2009

Filed under: Mercedes-Benz, Tuner Cars

Wish that the new 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG looked more like the old Gullwing? Well, ever since the launch of the SLS AMG at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, the folks at Gullwing-America have been working on their own version of the new Stuttgart supercar – the Gullwing 300SL Panamericana.
After seeing the new 2011 SLS [...]

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Video: 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder in Action

Posted: Nov 05, 2009

Filed under: 2011 Releases, Porsche, Videos

Earlier this morning we saw the lightest model available in Porsche’s lineup – the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder. We now have a video of it in action – check it out after the jump.
Click here to view our original post on the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder.
Refresher: Weighing in at 2,811 pounds, the 2011 Porsche Boxster [...]

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Ford introduces rear inflatable seat belts, next-generation Explorer to get them next year

Posted: Nov 05, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News

Time once was when seat belts were considered a luxury option in a vehicle. Ford, Motor Company is set to revolutionize the seatbelt as we know it. The next-generation Ford Explorer, which is set to go into production next year, will bring to the market the world’s first inflatable seat belts, combining the [...]

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2011 BMW M3 GTS has no plans to come to the U.S. (w/ high-res gallery)

Posted: Nov 05, 2009

Filed under: 2011 Releases, BMW

Let’s try this once again with some high-res photos. Yesterday, we saw a little preview of the new 2011 BMW M3 GTS – a lightweight yet hardcore version of the M3 that is tuned for the track but is also street-legal. BMW has finally dropped some high-res photos for our viewing pleasure along with a [...]

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2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder coming to LA, prices start at $61,200

Posted: Nov 05, 2009

Filed under: 2011 Releases, Auto Shows, Breaking, Porsche

The 2009 LA Auto Show is just weeks away and we’ll be on hand providing you live coverage. One of things we are now looking forward to is the “lightest Porsche” available – the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder.
The model is the newest member of the Boxster family and will go on sale February 2010.
Weighing in [...]

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McLaren MP4-12C coming to U.S. in mid-2011, will be no show at LA

Posted: Nov 05, 2009

Filed under: 2011 Releases, McLaren

It was reported last month that McLaren plans to launch the MP4-12C supercar in the United States have been delayed to mid-2010. Well, according to Tony Joseph, McLaren’s regional director for North America, McLaren never had plans to launch the new supercar in the stateside in 2010.
Joseph said that the MP4-12C will arrive in the [...]

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2011 BMW M3 GTS: A 450-hp hardcore M3 with less weight (w/ video)

Posted: Nov 04, 2009

Filed under: 2011 Releases, BMW

If you were one of the many enthusiasts that were disappointed when BMW said it won’t be doing an CSL version of the new BMW M3 – you’re in for a treat. Meet the new 2011 BMW M3 GTS, a track-focused hardcore BMW M3 that is also road legal. The limited edition M3 GTS comes [...]