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Lamborghini Enthusiast Builds Incredible Underground Garage [with video]

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When you’ve got luxury and exotic cars filling up your garage and your driveway, sometimes you have to get creative to store your most prized possessions. This collector of fine automobiles got really creative, finding a way to house two of his Lamborghinis since his other two were, well you know, taking up the driveway.... Continue Reading...

Lamborghini Aventador In California For Commercial Shoot [Video]

Lamborghini Aventador In California For Commercial Shoot [Video]
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The lucky folks at Inside Line got to spend the day with the all new Lamborghini Aventador supercar, as it shot an on location commercial in California. We won’t spoil all the juicy details for you, but you’re going to want to hit the jump and watch the video.  Aside from the wonderful soundtrack, it’s... Continue Reading...

UAW Head Bob King Slams Ford CEO’s $56.5 Million Compensation

UAW Head Bob King Slams Ford CEO’s $56.5 Million Compensation
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UAW chief Bob King slammed Ford CEO Alan Mulally’s $56.5 million stock package, claiming that “I don’t think any human being in the world deserves that much money.” While certain to raise the ire of Ayn Rand fanatics everywhere, King is amping up the rhetoric ahead of the United Auto Workers “bargaining conference” where strategies... Continue Reading...

BMW 1M GTS Rumored as New Technology Concept to Debut at Tokyo Auto Show

BMW 1M GTS Rumored as New Technology Concept to Debut at Tokyo Auto Show
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Rumors of a possible GTS version of the BMW 1 Series M Coupe have surfaced, with the car’s debut set for the Tokyo Auto Show this fall. According to BMW insider Scott27 posting on GermanCarForum.com, the concept car will be based on a current M car, but one that is also “outgoing.” While the M3... Continue Reading...

Cadillac Will Send XTS, ATS To Europe

Cadillac Will Send XTS, ATS To Europe
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British radio personality Tim Westwood may have bought a Cadillac Escalade, but the brand has had inconsequential sales throughout Europe for its entire life. Even GM’s poor attempt at a Euro-friendly Caddy, the ill-fated BLS sedan. The misfortunes of Cadillac hasn’t stopped GM CEO Dan Akerson, who was quoted by Autocar as saying “The only thing you... Continue Reading...

Minivans Piling Up At Chryslers Windsor Plant As Relations With Transporter Company Allied Break

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Minivans Piling Up At Chryslers Windsor Plant As Relations With Transporter Company Allied Break
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If you just ordered a new Chrysler minivan, you could be waiting some time before you get it. No, it’s not due to a production delay, but instead due to a dispute with their trucking company. Allied Systems Holdings, the carrier company that is responsible for taking vehicles out of the Windsor factory is in... Continue Reading...

Mitsubishi i Grows In Size For U.S., More Suited To Highway Driving

Mitsubishi i Grows In Size For U.S., More Suited To Highway Driving
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Mitsubishi‘s diminutive i electric vehicle is undergoing some fairly substantial changes when it makes its debut on our shores, the most significant being a slight increase in length and a 5 inch bump in width, with the extra size added to help the car feel better during high speed highway driving. While Japanese drivers experience... Continue Reading...

Mercedes-Benz C63 Coupe Gets Video Treatment

Mercedes-Benz C63 Coupe Gets Video Treatment
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It’s only a matter of time before the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG gets adopted by the Ed-Hardy-and-hair-gel crowd as the official car of the Flash and the (steroid-fueled) Furious, but Mercedes has at least put out a video showing some decent b-roll footage of the car being driven at speed. The 451-horsepower coupe is arguably the... Continue Reading...

Jenson Button To Auction Ferrari 512BB

Jenson Button To Auction Ferrari 512BB
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Famed auction house Bonhams will offer up a Ferrari driven by Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button, but the car for sale isn’t one of the contemporary mega-buck supercars, but a more archaic model that has never attracted much fanfare from the Ferraristi. Button’s ride, a 1978 Ferrari 512BB, is a model known mostly to... Continue Reading...

Three-Cylinder Turbo Engines In BMW’s Future

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Three-Cylinder Turbo Engines In BMW’s Future
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There once was a time, when turbocharged engines translated to big horsepower and big fuel consumption. The new generation of turbocharged engines are still producing very decent power outputs, but their main concern is to improve fuel-economy, and a company that is  getting the most out of this type of set-up is BMW. They have... Continue Reading...

Meet Rip Clutchgoneski, A New Character In Cars 2

Meet Rip Clutchgoneski, A New Character In Cars 2
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The countdown until the new Cars 2 movie is underway, and Disney is introducing us to a new character in the sequel. Meet Rip Clutchgoneski, an LMP-style racer from the former European colony of New Rearendia. In the movie, which will be out in theatres on June 24, Rip is making a name for himself... Continue Reading...

Ford Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies, Only Automaker on the List

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Ford Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies, Only Automaker on the List
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Not only has Ford Motor Co. mounted an incredible industry comeback over the past few years, but they’ve done so without stepping on any toes – including those of Mother Nature. In fact, along with soaring profits, Ford has just been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies, due in... Continue Reading...

Lexus CT200h Demand in Europe Looks to Match Automaker’s High Expectations

Lexus CT200h Demand in Europe Looks to Match Automaker’s High Expectations
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While a niche-market vehicle in North America, designed more to help rebrand the stale luxury marque than to create revenue, the CT200h is the car Lexus is counting on in Europe. At the vehicle’s launch at the Paris auto show, execs commented that they were expecting this one model to double the brand’s sales in... Continue Reading...

Maserati Quattroporte Successor to Bow This Year, Smaller Sedan and SUV to Follow

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Maserati Quattroporte Successor to Bow This Year, Smaller Sedan and SUV to Follow
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The successor to Maserati‘s Quattroporte exotic Italian sedan will debut later this year, with this Fall’s Frankfurt Auto Show the likely venue. Reportedly inspired by the designs of the new GranTurismo Coupe and Convertible, the new QP is slated to get an updated version of the current 4.7-liter V8, with fuel economy a key area... Continue Reading...

Refueled: The Return of the CTS-V Episodes 1-3 [Video]

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As Cadillac gets ready for its return to racing this weekend, they’ve now quietly rolled out the first three installments of the ‘Refueled: The Return of the CTS-V’ YouTube miniseries. The series profiles the creation of the cars, their testing and includes more insights on the team and drivers, with Andy Pilgrim driving the No.8... Continue Reading...

GM’s 7-Speed Dual-Clutch Transmission Could Make Chevy Cruze a Fuel Economy Leader

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GM’s 7-Speed Dual-Clutch Transmission Could Make Chevy Cruze a Fuel Economy Leader
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New details on GMs upcoming 7-speed dual-clutch transmission have surfaced, although it’s probably not what you’re thinking. Those who don’t recall the first rumors of this new high-tech unit might jump to the conclusion that it’s a beefy unit designed for the next-generation Corvette and a select-group of Cadillacs. Quite the opposite is true. In... Continue Reading...

Fisker Karma Production Starts, Cars to Hit Dealers Next Month

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Fisker Karma Production Starts, Cars to Hit Dealers Next Month
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Remember the Fisker Karma? The plug-in hybrid luxury saloon from an upstart California automaker was touted as beating the Volt to market when it debuted over two years ago, a testament to the ability of small companies to get things done when giant automakers flopped their bloated carcasses into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. But the Volt... Continue Reading...

Fiat 500 Convertible to Debut at New York Auto Show

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Fiat 500 Convertible to Debut at New York Auto Show
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Fiat will reportedly launch the U.S.-spec version of the 500 Convertible at the New York Auto Show in late April, with the car going on sale almost immediately. Just in time for Spring, the drop-top is unique in that it retains the roof structure, but trades rear glass and a metal top for a retractable... Continue Reading...

Mazda MX-5 GT Unveiled: The Lightest, Most Powerful Miata Yet

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Mazda MX-5 GT Unveiled: The Lightest, Most Powerful Miata Yet
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The MX-5 GT is the lightest and most powerful version of the sports car Mazda has ever built. Making 275-hp from a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder, it weighs an astonishingly low 1,874 lbs. Sadly, it isn’t street legal, but a full roll-cage-included race car, designed to compete in the Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship this year. The... Continue Reading...

Oprah’s Bentley Azure for Sale: This One is Not A Giveaway

Oprah’s Bentley Azure for Sale: This One is Not A Giveaway
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Oprah Winfrey is one of the most influential and successful women on Earth, and her success has lead to the kind of wealth that can give her access to anything she points her finger at. On the occasion of her 42nd birthday, she pointed towards a black on white 1996 Bentley Azure convertible. It seems... Continue Reading...

Join Risi Competizione at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Get There in a Ferrari

Join Risi Competizione at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Get There in a Ferrari
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Ever wanted to travel through the wine region of France with your friends in a gaggle of rare, expensive Ferraris? If you day dream about such stuff, not to worry, you are not alone, and now thanks to two companies combining their resources, it can come true. DrivingXllence a supercar adventure touring company, and Risi... Continue Reading...

Lotus Engineering Claims Lots Of Interest For Hybrid Engine

Lotus Engineering Claims Lots Of Interest For Hybrid Engine
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The hybrid engine that first appeared in the Lotus Evora 414E concept is supposedly attracting interest from 3 major manufacturers, according, according to a Lotus official. Chief project engineer Lee Jeffcoat told Inside Line that there is interest from “several OEMS in 5,000-10,000 units annually, for a potential annual output of 30,000 engines,” as well... Continue Reading...
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