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MINI Coupe- Another Day, Another Adventure: [VIDEO]

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MINI has been know to have fun with their commercials and they definitely pulled it off with their newest ad.  In this latest commercial entitled “Another Day. Another Adventure” the coupe tours around through Iceland, Rio De Janiero and Hong Kong in less than a week. The cars goes through a series of parades, parties and adventures, picking... Continue Reading...

Aston Martin Preps Two Zagato V12s For 24 Hours Of Nurburgring Race

Aston Martin Preps Two Zagato V12s For 24 Hours Of Nurburgring Race
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Aston Martin is preparing two V12 Zagato Concept vehicles for the 24-hour Nurburgring race this weekend. The Zegato Concept was designed by Italian coachbuilder Zagato to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the DB4GT Zagato. The Zagato concept made it’s first appearance at the Concorso D’Eleganza at Villa D’Este in May and won the Design for... Continue Reading...

Lotus Ethos Set for 2014 Launch Based on Emas City Car Concept

Lotus Ethos Set for 2014 Launch Based on Emas City Car Concept
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Amidst all the sexy and exciting sports cars Lotus unveiled at the Paris Auto Show last year, tucked away in a back corner was the Emas Concept. A small city car, it was perhaps the most likely of the concepts, combining the automaker’s talents for light weight vehicles with nimble handling, wrapped up in an... Continue Reading...

AC Schnitzer Eagle Claims to be World’s Fastest MINI [with video]

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AC Schnitzer is laying claim that they sport the world’s fastest MINI, with their John Cooper Works-based AC Schnitzer Eagle. And while you’re probably thinking AC Schnitzer set some record on the quarter mile or out at Nurburgring, their test bed was actually the famed Grand Prix Circuit at Hockenheim. It was there that their... Continue Reading...

Maybach Could Live On As Mercedes Sub-Brand

Maybach Could Live On As Mercedes Sub-Brand
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Remember Maybach? Of course not, we’re in a recession. But back in the day, when the grass was green and birds sang sweetly in the forests, Mercedes’ experiment with ultra-luxury was quietly shuttered after people decided that two-tone paint wasn’t compelling enough a reason to buy what looked like a melted S-Class owned by Simon... Continue Reading...

Range Rover Evoque To Get XL Model

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Range Rover Evoque To Get XL Model
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Indian-owned British car firm Land Rover is about to launch their new Range Rover Evoque in the North American market in a few months time. However, these days almost everything is available in extra-large sizes (especially fast food servings) and hence Land Rover is already planning for a extra-large version of its baby-SUV to not... Continue Reading...

2012 MINI Coupe Priced from $22,000

2012 MINI Coupe Priced from $22,000
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MINI has just released official details, photos and now pricing for the eagerly awaited all-new 2012 MINI Cooper Coupe. Available in three different trim levels, including the Cooper, Cooper S and John Cooper Works, base Coupe model starts at $22,000 and will come equipped with a 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine producing 121-hp and 118 lb-ft of... Continue Reading...

MINI Cooper Coupe Bows With More Style, Fewer Seats

MINI Cooper Coupe Bows With More Style, Fewer Seats
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The latest flavor of Cooper to join the MINI lineup is the all new Coupe. Yet another variant of the similarly styled Brit-car, this two-door forgets about even trying to have rear seats instead trading them for a small cargo shelf and a fixed rear wall. With a more distinctive coupe profile the new model’s... Continue Reading...

Aston Martin Rapide Hits The Track For 24 Hours

Aston Martin Rapide Hits The Track For 24 Hours
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The Aston Martin Rapide is partaking in a 24 hours endurance run on June 25 at Spring Mountain Motor Sports Ranch in Nevada. The Rapide will do the run simultaneously with Aston Martin’s participation in the Nürburgring 24-hour race in Europe. Aston Martin hopes to show to the public just how powerful and durable the four... Continue Reading...

Mercedes-Benz GLS Takes On BMW X6

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Mercedes-Benz GLS Takes On BMW X6
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Mercedes-Benz is planning to take on the BMW X6 with it’s own sporty SUV called the GLS. The GLS is scheduled for launch in 2014, and will be a new four-seater built around the same unibody platform that makes up the third-generation M-class (shown above) and the latest Jeep Grand Cherokee. The GLS will have less cargo... Continue Reading...

McLaren MP4-12C Sold Out For the Next Three Years

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McLaren MP4-12C Sold Out For the Next Three Years
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You know you’re doing something right as an automaker when demand is greater than supply, especially when the car you’re selling has a starting price of $231,400. McLaren has announced that the order books are full for the next three years on their MP4-12C and they don’t have any plans of increasing supply to meet... Continue Reading...

Lotus Is Coming To China

Lotus Is Coming To China
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Lotus has officially announced that Lotus is opening dealerships in China. Lotus China Symphony will be appointed as the official distributor for the British sports cars in China. The dealership will be based out of Beijing and will offer a full range of Lotus sports cars including the Evora, the Elise and the Exige. China... Continue Reading...

Audi Q4 To Rival The Evoque

Audi Q4 To Rival The Evoque
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Audi is planning to rival the Range Rover Evoque with it’s own fastback-styled, sporty version badged as the Q4. Audi will likely launch the Q4 in 2014/2015 and will cost around £30,000 ($47,500). Audi also expects fierce competition from the BMW X4 by the end of 2014 with the growing demand for upmarket SUVs. Audi also... Continue Reading...

New Lotus Esprit Offers “Authentic” Driving Experience

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New Lotus Esprit Offers “Authentic” Driving Experience
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According to the CEO Lotus, Dany Bahar, the new Lotus Esprit will offer a more “authentic” driving experience than its rivals, the Ferrari 458 Italia and McLaren MP4-12C. Bahar has also claimed that the Esprit will “have the character and emotion” that McLaren lacks. The all-new Esprit will launch in the spring of 2013 and... Continue Reading...

2012 MINI Coupe Spied In Toronto [Autoguide Exclusive]

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2012 MINI Coupe Spied In Toronto [Autoguide Exclusive]
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A sharp-eyed AutoGuide reader spotted the 2012 MINI Coupe undergoing a shakedown in Toronto, Canada. The Coupe, which is supposed to be the most sporting version of the MINI lineup, was wearing minimal camaflogue, although the photographer reported that the driver did their best to make a swift getaway. Check out the gallery below, as... Continue Reading...

Aston Martin Rapide Production Slows Down

Aston Martin Rapide Production Slows Down
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Aston Martin has decided to reduce production on the Aston Martin Rapide in order to match output to sales. The British company said they will now produce around 25 cars per week, making 1250 cars a year. Initially, Aston Martin envisioned producing 2000 cars in 2007/2008. Sources have even claimed that Rapide production may drop... Continue Reading...

Jaguar’s Lineup Gets Some Serious Power

Jaguar’s Lineup Gets Some Serious Power
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Jaguar’s new high performance XKR-S is the fastest car in its lineup since the XJ220 supercar built twenty years ago. Jaguar is now considering installing the same 542-hp 5.0-liter supercharged V8 in the XK convertible and XF sedan. The XKR-S convertible and coupe will have identical aerodynamic upgrades feauturing front and rear carbon-fiber spoilers as... Continue Reading...

New Top Gear Season 17 Promo Released [Video]

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Car enthusiasts from around the world are marking their calendars off with big red Xs as BBC’s Top Gear returns. The first episode of season 17 will air in just eleven days with the trio will back in the drivers seat and up to their usual shenanigans driving exotic cars in exotic locations. Top Gear... Continue Reading...

MINI Rocketman to Remain a Concept, Nothing More

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MINI Rocketman to Remain a Concept, Nothing More
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Recently, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer commented on how the MINI brand could expand to as many as 10 different models, sadly, however, it looks like the Rocketman concept will not be among them. In an interview with WhatCar, BMW sales chief Ian Roberston commented that, “The Rocketman was a concept and we have no plans... Continue Reading...

Surveyed Mini E Owners Really Enjoy Their Electric Cars

Surveyed Mini E Owners Really Enjoy Their Electric Cars
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The University of California at Davis and BMW have completed the largest study of electric car owners yet conducted: a project massive in scope, involving 120 families across the country who have put over 1 million miles in their MINI E for an entire year. Their findings? They sure love ’em. While it sounds too... Continue Reading...

Maybach May Die Or Be Reborn, British Style, With Help from Aston Martin

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Maybach May Die Or Be Reborn, British Style, With Help from Aston Martin
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The slow-selling luxurious Maybach may be in trouble and we will find out by July 1. Mercedes parent company Daimler AG is trying to decide what to do with the Maybach company after slumping sale issues. Daimler will either axe the car or possibly partner with British car-maker Aston Martin for a second-generation car. According to CEO Dieter... Continue Reading...

Lotus Mulling Open Top Evora Designs, More Versions to Follow

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Lotus Mulling Open Top Evora Designs, More Versions to Follow
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With the Elise and Exige about ready to be retired, soon the only model in the Lotus lineup will be the new Evora. A new Elise won’t arrive for several years. The same goes for the flagship Esprit. So to keep the company afloat and improve sales Lotus is looking to grow the Evora range.... Continue Reading...

MINI Lineup Could Grow to 10 Models Says BMW CEO

MINI Lineup Could Grow to 10 Models Says BMW CEO
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MINI will expand its lineup considerably over the next few years and could grow to as many as 10 models says BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer. The top man at the MINI parent company remarked that he, “can imagine 20 MINIs,” while speaking after an announcement about investing £500 million in the brand’s Oxford factory as... Continue Reading...
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