Volkswagen will transform one of its many concept cars into a reality at this year’s Geneva Motor Show with the reveal of a high-performance version of the Golf Cabriolet. The Golf GTI Cabriolet, which was previewed at the Worthersee GTI meet last year (along with a Golf R Cabriolet), will be powered by a turbocharged...
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Mercedes-Benz will debut the A25 AMG, based on the A-Series concept, shown above, at the Paris Motor Show in September and plants to pack a new turbocharged engine under the hood. The company is enlisting help from its own High Performance Powertrains (HPP) affiliate, which focuses on building F1 racing engines for the Mercedes team,...
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This year, Mercedes-Benz‘s uber-luxury brand Maybach will go extinct, as the German brand could not see the potential for making a profit in the ultra high-end luxury car segment. However, that does not mean the brand will vanish off the face of the Earth, thanks to a coach-building company called Xenatec. They take a four-door...
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Classic BMW owners will now be able to get their hands on OE parts straight from the German automaker, thanks to a new website that recently went online. The new online store is dedicated to classic models from 1960 to 1990 and covers both vehicles and motorcycles manufactured from Bavaria. The site is currently available...
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BMW might be a little bit late to the whole “let’s release our Super Bowl ads before the Super Bowl” party, but they’re making up for it with quantity over quality. Six short clips were released by BMW and only a pair of them will air during the big game on Sunday, but you’ll probably...
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Mercedes-Benz already took the SL a step in the performance direction last year, but now the sporty Merc will get the AMG treatment which promises power and prestige aplenty. The SL63 AMG will debut at this year’s New York Auto Show where we’re predicting it to be a bit of a show stopper. The car...
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Volkswagen first showed off its XL1 Concept at the 2011 Qatar Motor Show, and the futuristic-looking coupe will be making its way to production, albeit in a limited run. The XL1 will be will be built on Volkswagen’s new modular MQB platform and even though no official photos of what the production model will look...
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Our photographers have just caught up with the soon-to-be-revealed Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake. Spy photos of the unique wagon-styled-coupe that’s actually a sedan (or is it a wagon now?) show a nearly-completed vehicle, suggesting it could make its world premiere as early as the Geneva Motor Show in March. Mercedes has already announced plans for...
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BMW will be ridding its lineup of the 335d, a decision that is rational from a business point of view, but upsetting to anyone who has driven BMW’s diesel offerings. According to reports, BMW will retire the diesel engine 3 Series in favor of its new fuel efficient line-up of gasoline engines as well as...
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We’ve already seen that BMW has updated its X6 M for 2013, and we have good reason to believe that the German automaker will do the same to the X5 M, even though nothing has been formally announced. What has been announce, however, is pricing for both models with the X5 M starting at $88,850...
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The 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI will be going on sale this summer and will make its official debut at the upcoming 2012 Chicago Auto Show. VW has fed us some information ahead of its debut, however, revealing that it’ll be available in three trim levels and is expected to get 29-mpg city and 39-mpg highway....
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We don’t even know what the final version of the newly refreshed 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG looks like and people are already talking about how the first one to hit American soil will be auctioned off later this month. On February 25, the Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance Gala in southern Florida will hold their sixth...
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Out sneaky photographers have managed to snap spy photos of the upcoming 2013 Porsche Cayman on the streets in Germany. Camoed-up, the test mule reveals little, although an interior shot does show that the Cayman will borrow from the recently revealed 2013 Boxster when it comes to the interior. (It also reveals the fashion sense...
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Mercedes-Benz may have overestimated its latest commercial shoot’s seclusion and the public’s pension for sharing videos online. A cyclist sporting a GoPro camera stumbled across a Mercedes-Benz video shoot and started recording right away. The shooter hit the jackpot by spying the all new Mercedes A-class without camouflage. We saw the A-class concept at last year’s...
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This is a fun advertising campaign, courtesy of Mercedes-Benz – and one that’s just for truck drivers. To promote its new Actros truck model, Mercedes-Benz created ad stickers in the shape of a roof window showing the enthusiastic response of passengers (if the truck driver had been driving an Actros, of course). The unique part...
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The 2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder finally has a price tag affixed to its convertible hotness, with the German automaker pricing it at $210,000 excluding taxes and a $1,200 destination charge. The R8 GT Spyder will be available starting next month and features a 5.2L V10 engine with 522-hp and 398 lb-ft of torque. The...
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In addition, MQB was also conceived to be manufactured at different facilities world wide and even adapted for different brand vehicles, utilizing production equipment that can accommodate cars of not only different lengths and wheelbases but also tread as well.
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The BMW i3 concept has been around for some time, but now we can speculate that BMW must be close to having a production car on their hands. These newest spy photos show the i3 playing around in some snow in the European north, and looking like it could be ready for the road fairly...
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Volkswagen‘s Super Bowl ad was teased last week with a musical performance of dog’s barking the imperial march, which was very entertaining by itself, but it was not evident how VW would tie together both dogs and Star Wars. Well now we know as the company just released the entire commercial for our viewing pleasure....
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Americans are saying “yes” to the 2012 Volkswagen Passat and the German giant is responding in kind by boosting production and adding jobs. 200 more positions are being created at the Chatanooga, Tenn. plant that already manufactures the car. According to Automotive News, the company will achieve this goal by increasing the number of cars...
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Audi is introducing their new line of bi-turbo diesel engines that will make their way into several A6 cars and the A7 Sportback. Those included in the list are the A6 sedan, A6 Avant, Allroad Quattro and A7 Sportbacks. Next spring U.K. customers can look forward to those cars sporting the option of Audi’s most...
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Rumors of this car surfaced last year and from what we gather, it’ll get a power hike of at least 20 hp, plus some special features designed to save weight. These include a fixed rear wing, special alloy wheels and removal of the rear seats, which are likely to shave mass by 132 lbs (60...
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Although the TT RS is heading stateside, as is the RS5 (which shares its driveline with the 2013 RS4 and makes its Swiss premiere at the show), with the B8 RS4 being offered as an Avant only, it’ll be interesting to see just what Audi’s strategy is for this model, especially as it relates to...
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The 2012 Geneva Motor Show will play host to a refreshed Smart ForTwo, but we won’t have to wait until the show to see what Smart is planning on doing to their micro compact car. The facelifted Smart ForTwo has some minor exterior changes with a new front bumper that comes equipped with a new...
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