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Porsche head predicts a hedge fund will swallow GM or Ford
Little guy Porsche is taking huge swings, and not just at the giant that is Volkswagen. Porsche head Wendelin Wiedeking had fierce Teutonic words for General Motors and Ford, and banks. His Rindfleisch – beef, that is – with U.S. automakers is that, through unsound practices, they have thrown absolutely everything into turmoil. In the [...]
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VIDEO: VW Pickup concept to the rescue!
If automaker-produced kitesurfer-in-distress videos are your thing, VW’s got your back. While you wait for the production version of the Concept Pickup the automaker unveiled back in September, how about checking out VW’s promo film starring the truck, a pair of lifeguards, and yes, a kitesurfer in distress. Will the [...]
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Oops! VW accidentally distributes new Golf Plus brochure in Essen
It’s been no secret that a facelifted VW Golf Plus has been in the works for a while. It’s just that the Euro-market hatch wasn’t supposed to be formally revealed quite yet. The car will be introduced on Wednesday with the usual fanfare at the Bologna Motor Show, but media at this week’s Essen Motor [...]
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GT3-spec Audi R8 LMS formally unveiled at Essen
The Essen Motor Show is now underway, and one of the bigger manufacturer unveilings was Audi’s official presentation of the R8 LMS, the new GT3-spec racing car aimed at privateer teams. It’s seen as one of Audi’s so-called “three pillars” of motorsport. The automaker will not field a factory effort in the car, but it’s [...]
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Trade in your Members Only: Lorinser has a jacket for men
That bitchin’ Members Only you’ve kept alive since the 80’s? It can finally be retired. Lorinser — yes, the Lorinser that does stuff like this to Mercedes-Benzes — has blown your MO into long-overdue obsolescence with the release of its Men Jacket. Yes, that’s right — the Men Jacket. It’s black, and in addition to [...]
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ABT Scirocco heads to Essen
So, the Essen Motor Show is coming up. For those of you unaware, it’s basically a Euro SEMA. All the tuners will be there, showing off stuff that’s both decent and dreadful, proving that yes, Europeans can do bad taste as well as anyone this side of the Atlantic. ABT is entirely capable of serving [...]
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2009 Mini Cooper Cabrio gets Detroit debut, hits German showrooms in March
Well, here’s one car we’ll all be able to cover in Detroit come January. BMW has officially announced that the second-generation MINI Cabrio will make its debut at the North American International Auto Show. Germans needn’t wait that long to place orders; that they can do now. The Cooper ragtop is priced at €22,500 while [...]
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Ashes to Apex: Spread your remains at Catalunya
If you are a motorhead looking for a final resting spot, there’s a place just outside Barcelona, Spain that may appeal to you. It’s the Circuit de Catalunya, host to both MotoGP and Formula 1 races. The track is now permitting human remains to be scattered across the course. While the circuit isn’t allowing whole [...]
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BMW switching to turbocharged M cars
After two decades of normally-aspirated high-revving engines shoehorned under the hoods of its M cars, BMW is changing direction and will begin to offer direct-injection turbocharged powerplants in its future high-performance flagships. The German automaker is blaming tough environmental emission standards and the soaring manufacturing costs of the specialty-built V8 and V10 engines found in [...]
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Faster Farbio GTS 400 on its way
CAR just tested the newly updated Farbio GTS 400 and they seem to have enjoyed it. The original Farbio GTS was already available in normally aspirated or supercharged form, but the old engine put out just 384 hp with the blower. This year’s new GTS 400 flagship puts ot 410 hp thanks to new pistons and connecting rods, among other [...]
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