2012 will mark the 39th year of historic racing at Laguna Seca and ties in nicely with the Cobra’s racing heyday – the cars originally debuted in 1962, powered by Ford small-block and later big-block V-8s
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You don’t have to drive to work in a Porsche to impress your coworkers. The new Porsche mouse pad and mouse will be the talk of the water cooler and the envy of fellow cubicle dwellers. Designed in the Porsche studio at Weissach, the new mouse pad takes its cue from the automaker’s luxury vehicles,...
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The young jetsetter needs to travel in style. That’s why Porsche Design Driver’s Selection just added a new rolling suitcase called the Kids’ Trolley to its lineup. Sporting red piping with a blue exterior and Porsche 911 Turbo print, kids will love how this rolling suitcase’s wheels light up when it’s being pulled. The lights...
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You’re saving all your spare change to buy a Porsche. You may not be able to afford the luxe ride (just yet), but you can afford a cute place to store your nickels and dimes – in the “Pink Pig.” It’s just one of the new items in Porsche Design Driver’s Selection (PDDS) lineup of...
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Shares in Fiat fell on Tuesday as a result of reports that North American sales of the 500 would fall short of the company’s target. Fiat shares fell 4.26 percent Tuesday as investors grew worried over what CEO Sergio Marchionne said regarding the great opportunities the Italian brand would have in America.Laura Soave, head of...
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As one would expect, the coachlines are entirely handpainted and draw inspiration from the Forbidden City in Beijing.
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Stop the presses! President Obama, champion of American jobs and lower taxes, is touring this great nation in a $1.1-million luxury tour bus—built in CANADA! Obama’s Prevost VIP H3-45, nicknamed “Greyhound One,” is the same model used by touring artists such as Rush, Nickelback, and Loverboy. It comes with all of the armor and accoutrements as...
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In a fit of corporate community outreach, Lotus hired Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Daoud Dean) to head Lotus’s Creative Design department, which may sound like the plot to a screwball 80’s comedy (Gung Ho meets Trading Places?) but actually came with a press release. The rapper and hip-hop producer wasn’t just chosen to become Lotus’s spokesman—no,...
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Car buyers are choosing panorama roofs instead of convertibles. Ford has reported that sales of vehicles with panoramic roofs are increasing. Almost half of buyers purchasing the Explorer and Edge SUV are purchasing the option. About a third of Flex buyers are also buying the same skylight paneled cars. Convertible sales have also decreased accordingly. Traditionally,...
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And in fact in just about every category, according to CNW, new car buyers today are less likely to consider the Volt than at any time during it’s history. The big reason? The car’s rather steep MSRP.
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With the e-bike set for production in 2012, Smart takes to two wheels—just in time to tap into the growing two-wheeled market. According to Smart’s figures, bicycle sales soared in Germany from 70,000 bikes sold in 2007 to 200,000 last year. And power-assisted bicycles will make up 15% of all two-wheeled sales by 2018. The...
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If you own a luxury automobile, you just can’t throw your keys on the kitchen counter or shove them in your pocket. You need to store them in the manner to which they have become accustomed to – rest them lovingly in a luxury key box made by Eibenstock. The Germany company’s boxes keep your...
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This BMW M1 art car once belonged to Peter Gregg, one of America’s greatest race drivers, who campaigned a 3.0 CSL and participated in Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Daytona. Now, it’s up for auction with some artistic provenance. Before Gregg tragically ended his own life in 1980, he ordered an M1 from his...
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If you see a 1953 Austin-Healey 100 with a bunch of names Sharpied on its grey paint, stop by and show your support. John Nikas is raising money to fight cancer, and driving from Huntington Beach, California, to Charleston, South Carolina—and all the way back again. Nikas is driving the vintage British sports car for the Drive...
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As a result, the company is expanding Bespoke operations, recruiting more design and engineer staff to help keep up with demand as well as augmenting marketing and sales programs related to handcrafted products and features.
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Get ready for the next generation of radio control cars. Hot Wheel’s Nitro Speeders will be hitting store shelves this fall and tearing up a sidewalk near you. The newest generation of micro radio controlled vehicles, Nitro Speeders were launched at this year’s New York Toy Fair. Measuring in at less than 1 3/4-inches long...
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When the change will happen, remains to be seen, for now Nissan will continue to use operators at 1-800 numbers to deal with customer complaints.
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An Australian teenager ended his driving exam in disastrous manner, when he drove into his mother. The kid confused the gas pedal for the brake in his Toyota Hilux pickup truck and careened into his mother, who was sitting in front of the motor vehicle registry. The mother was pinned against the wall and thankfully...
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You’re lost, and to top it off, you have no idea what time it is. No worries – Porsche Design’s P’6520 Compass Watch will get you out of that jam. The newest addition to Porsche Design’s timepiece collection, the P’6520 Compass Watch was inspired by its predecessor, first built in 1978 by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche....
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If you’ve ever wanted the ultimate level of garish customization, fear not! Ferrari is willing to open up its entire upholstery and custom department to owners, called “Tailor-Made.” If you can dream it, Ferrari can do it. The company states: “this innovative programme enables clients to create an individual car, using exclusive and unique materials,...
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Two security researchers from iSec Partners demonstrated at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas that they can unlock a Subaru Outback and start the engine with an Android phone. Don Bailey and Matthew Solnik used an Android phone and a technique they have dubbed ‘war texting’, to exploit two unnamed remote control products...
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You have so much money, you don’t know what to do with it. We’d like to offer a suggestion: send your car to the spa. The price tag: A mere £10,000 a week (roughly $16,000). The “in” thing for car lovers to do seems to be to send their precious automobiles to the “Car Spa,”...
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In addition, the Grand Vitara will have the roof removed and twin Suzuki outboard motors will be installed at the back, along with other fixtures to give it a more ‘boat like’ appearance.
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From 1956-60 Surtees proved a force to be reckoned with in Motorcycle Grand Prix racing; have earned a factory ride with MV Agusta, he rode to seven world championships and in 1958-59 won every single race he entered in the 350 an 500 cc categories.
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