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Rumor: Lotus planning to sell Evora platform to other automakers

Posted: Oct 28, 2009

Tesla has delivered 900 Elise-based Roadsters resulting in a successful collaboration between both Lotus and Tesla. According to rumors, Lotus is now eager to begin other 3rd party collaborations and this time, it is planning to share the much-acclaimed Evora platform.
A document from Lotus Engineering has popped up detailing a sales pitch of the Evora’s Versatile [...]

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Report: BMW M1 could be revived by 2012

Posted: Sep 29, 2009

Filed under: BMW

There has to be a reason BMW created the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept the way they did other than to show some fuel-saving technologie… right? According to AutoExpress, the new concept by BMW hints at a future BMW M1 that could see the light of day by 2012.
The publication says that the M1 would feature a [...]

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Rumor: BMW to unveil Mini Countryman crossover, Speedster concept this week

Posted: Aug 25, 2009

Filed under: BMW, MINI

BMW has a lot planned for the upcoming 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next month. The automaker is set to reveal not one, but two hybrid vehicles including the ActiveHybrid 7 and the ActiveHybrid X6.
According to sources who spoke with Mini enthusiast website MotoringFile, BMW has decided to move up the launch of the Speedster/Coupe concept [...]

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Rumor: Audi RS3 coming to Frankfurt next month

Posted: Aug 24, 2009

Filed under: Audi, Auto Shows

Word on the street is that besides the Audi A5 Sportback, the Ingolstadt-based automaker has plans to unveil an Audi RS3, a hardcore version of the Audi A3 hatchback.
According to the Swedish edition of Auto Motor & Sport, sources say that Audi will unveil an RS3 at next month’s 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Sources told the [...]

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Rumor: Lamborghini Reventon Roadster coming to Frankfurt

Posted: Aug 21, 2009

Filed under: Auto Shows, Lamborghini

We’ve been hearing about a drop-top version of the Lamborghini Reventon since March. In fact, just last month, it was reported that the Reventon Roadster was revealed to a select few; most likely clients with very deep pockets.
It is now rumored that Lamborghini will show the Reventon Roadster at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next [...]

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Rumor: Aston Martin working on hardcore DBS variant

Posted: Aug 11, 2009

Filed under: Aston Martin

Taking a break from all the GM news today we’re going to bring you some news from the supercar world. The folks at PistonHeads apparently ran into some Aston Martin test-drivers on a trip to the Nurburgring. Besides seeing the Aston Martin Rapide, the Aston Martin drivers were hanging out with a DBS prototype.
While the [...]

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Twitter Rumor: Pontiac G8 to survive as high-end Chevrolet, think of it as Corvette sedan

Posted: Aug 10, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, Industry News, Pontiac

Last month, we were officially told that the Pontiac G8 will not survive as a Chevrolet Caprice.
“I’d mentioned it, and said we were studying it, giving it a serious look, because a car like the G8 was just too good to waste,” said Lutz. “That’s all still true. But I have to say that, with [...]

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Rumor: Dodge Viper could get Ferrari derived V10

Posted: Aug 10, 2009

Filed under: Chrysler, Dodge, Ferrari, Industry News

Chrysler’s Dodge Viper business, which is now fully owned by Fiat, will continue on with its 2009 model year lineup and is expected to switch over to the 2010 model year in January. According to sources, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has big plans for the Viper brand and thinks it could potentially be to Dodge [...]

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Toyobaru 086A to become fuel-efficient, sees decrease in power

Posted: Aug 03, 2009

Filed under: Industry News, Subaru, Toyota

Toyota’s upcoming sports car, being developed in partnership with Subaru, is on track for 2011. Known as the Toyota 086A, aka Toyobaru, the sports car is now rumored to receive a “decent power drop is on the cards in order to lower emissions and make the car more economical,” reports 7Tune.
Originally, the Toyobaru was to [...]

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Nissan Qazana could go electric in 2013

Posted: Aug 03, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Nissan

Over the weekend, we saw Nissan unveil its first mass-production electric-vehicle due out in the U.S. as early as next year. Nissan, which has been very vocal about its electric-future recently, said yesterday that it wants to mass market its electric vehicles globally by 2012.
According to report by AutoCar, an all-electric version of the upcoming Qazana [...]