Monday, 30 April 2012

2005 Audi A6 Four Seasons Test

2005 Audi A6 Four Seasons Test
2005 Audi A6 Four Seasons Test - Four Seasons Test and Review - Automobile Magazine
After twelve months and 25,673 miles with our A6, like Professor Henry Higgins with Eliza Doolittle, we've grown accustomed to its face. In fact, the exterior styling of the redesigned A6 is one of the car's strong suits.

A little more than a year ago, an oyster gray metallic Audi A6 nosed its way into our Four Seasons fleet. And we don't use the word nose loosely, because the first thing we noticed about the A6 was its front end and the gaping maw of its grille. We've applauded every successive chapter of Audi's mellifluous design language, exemplified by vehicles such as the iconic TT and the ultraluxurious A8, but this new corporate grille, which first appeared in the 2005 model year, seemed incongruous--a little bit too large and a little bit too showy for an automaker renowned for the well-proportioned, tasteful styling of its vehicles.


Photo Gallery: 2005 Audi A6 Four Seasons Test - Four Seasons Test and Review - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/sedans/0608_2005_audi_a6/index.html

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Mike Neff gives John Force Racing 6th straight win

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/29/2033046/mike-neff-gives-john-force-racing.html

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DRIVEN PREVIEW: 2007 Chrysler Sebring

DRIVEN PREVIEW: 2007 Chrysler Sebring
DRIVEN PREVIEW: 2007 Chrysler Sebring - Latest Car, Truck, and SUV Reviews, Road Tests, and Drivens - Automobile Magazine
If the 300 has taught us anything, it's that Chrysler can rally the troops and build something truly special. Is this?

The Chrysler 300 was the first Detroit sedan in a long while to really set the country on fire. At the same time, it also introduced a new concept: Chryslers, apparently, don't have to be mediocre.


Photo Gallery: DRIVEN PREVIEW: 2007 Chrysler Sebring - Latest Car, Truck, and SUV Reviews, Road Tests, and Drivens - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: DRIVEN PREVIEW: 2007 Chrysler Sebring - Latest Car, Truck, and SUV Reviews, Road Tests, and Drivens - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/sedans/0612_2007_chrysler_sebring/index.html

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Bernie Ecclestone - No plans to put the brakes on


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In an exclusive interview with the Guardian as his 80th birthday approaches, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone speak out about a variety of subjects, from the future of the sport to Margaret Thatcher, Hitler, Saddam Hussein, democracy, football and what continues to drive him.
The way I feel at the moment, why stop? I do it because I enjoy it. And yesterday is gone. I don't care what happened yesterday. What else would I do? People retire to die. I don't get any individual pleasure because we don't win races or titles in this job. I'm like most business people. You look back at the end of the year and you see what you've achieved by working out how much money the company has made. That's it.

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/10/bernie_ecclestone_no_plans_to.php

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Rewind: Confusion and flags at Richmond

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/29/2032369/rewind-confusion-and-flags-at.html

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2007 Saturn Aura

2007 Saturn Aura
2007 Saturn Aura - 2007 New Cars - Automobile Magazine
The current Saturn product line is not made up of the clever vehicles that once defined the hip young brand. They are instead dull, awkward blobs of plastic. But Saturn is now ready to win back a customer base with wonderfully Opel-like cars such as the Sky sports car and this beautiful sedan called the Aura. Saturn general manager Jill Lajdziak calls this a "sneak peek at a new generation of emotionally compelling Saturn vehicles," and we hope that claim turns out to be true.

The current Saturn product line is not made up of the clever vehicles that once defined the hip young brand. They are instead dull, awkward blobs of plastic. But Saturn is now ready to win back a customer base with wonderfully Opel-like cars such as the Sky sports car and this beautiful sedan called the Aura. Saturn general manager Jill Lajdziak calls this a "sneak peek at a new generation of emotionally compelling Saturn vehicles," and we hope that claim turns out to be true.


Photo Gallery: 2007 Saturn Aura - 2007 New Cars - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/new_car_previews/2007/0604_2007_saturn_aura/index.html

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Sunday, 29 April 2012

First win makes Rosberg the Chinese GP Driver of the Weekend | 2012 Chinese Grand Prix

First win makes Rosberg the Chinese GP Driver of the Weekend is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

Nico Rosberg was emphatically voted Driver of the Weekend for the Chinese Grand Prix after scoring his first F1 pole position and win.

First win makes Rosberg the Chinese GP Driver of the Weekend is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

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Damon does re-think upon Bahrain...

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Will Power wins 3rd straight Sao Paulo 300

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/29/2032698/will-power-wins-3rd-straight-sao.html

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Video: Mark Martin on pole in Richmond Sprint Cup race

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/28/2030517/video-mark-martin-on-pole-in-richmond.html

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First Look: 2013 Lexus ES 350 and ES 300h

First Look: 2013 Lexus ES 350 and ES 300h
First Look: 2013 Lexus ES 350 and ES 300h - Automobile Magazine
Entry-level Lexus gets a hybrid.

The ES may not be the most exciting Lexus, but it's one of the most successful. In 2011, the ES was the brand's second-best seller right behind the popular RX crossover, with some 40,873 ES sedans sold compared to just 29,669 for the more exciting IS. Not surprisingly, the updated 2013 Lexus ES making its world debut at the 2012 New York auto show doesn't veer far from its successful formula of offering customers a value-packed, comfortable luxury sedan.


Photo Gallery: First Look: 2013 Lexus ES 350 and ES 300h - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: First Look: 2013 Lexus ES 350 and ES 300h - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/new_york/2012/1204_2013_lexus_es_350_and_es_300h/index.html

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Houston returns to IndyCar fold...

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Saturday, 28 April 2012

2013 Audi RS6 spied in motion [video]

European dealerships will be treatd to the first examples of the new Audi RS6 Avant by the end of the year, but U.S. Customers will have to wait until next year.

Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/GAE0ewcAdcg/2013-audi-rs6-spied-in-motion-video

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2012 Formula 1 European Grand Prix

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Under the Open Wheel Bigtop

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2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Spy Shots

2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Spy Shots
2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Spy Shots - Latest News, Features, and Reviews - Automobile Magazine
Judging by these photos, the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 may pack power and a PDK under a mild facelift.

If you were holding out for a next-gen 911 GT3 that was radically different than its predecessor, you may be out of luck. We've just received photos of the new 2010 Porsche 911 GT3, and from what we can glean, it's certainly evolutionary.


Photo Gallery: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Spy Shots - Latest News, Features, and Reviews - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/future_cars/2010/0809_2010_porsche_911_gt3_spy_shots/index.html

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Bernie gets a bite of the Big Apple

Source: http://www.metrof1.com/blogs/metrof1/2011/10/second-us-race-confirmed---and-will-nyc-hog-the-limelight-over-new-jersey.html

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Power looking to extend dominance at Sao Paulo 300

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/27/2029352/power-looking-to-extend-dominance.html

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Friday, 27 April 2012

INDYCAR: Brazil Preview

Round 4 of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series championship kicks off on Saturday as 26 cars practice for Sunday’s 75-lap São Paulo Indy 300.

Source: http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-brazil-preview1/

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Vettel will get faster and faster... but will he be able to overtake?

Source: http://www.metrof1.com/blogs/metrof1/2011/10/vettel-will-get-faster-and-faster-but-will-he-be-able-to-overtake.html

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Ford’s 2013 Shelby GT500 Doesn’t Make 650 Horsepower–It Makes 662

If you just bought a Ferrari 599 GTO, you might want to avert your eyes. The final numbers are in from the Society of Automotive Engineers, and the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 officially makes 662 horsepower, one more than the GTO. We had previously reported that the 2013 Shelby GT500 would make something like 650 [...]

Source: http://rumors.automobilemag.com/fords-2013-shelby-gt500-doesnt-make-650-horsepower-it-makes-662-129457.html

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First Look: 2013 Buick Enclave

First Look: 2013 Buick Enclave
First Look: 2013 Buick Enclave - Automobile Magazine
An update more about appearance than mechanicals.

After five years on the market, the Buick Enclave, which was introduced in May 2007 as 2008 model, is getting its first significant makeover. Like its sibling, the Chevrolet Traverse, the 2013-model Enclave is making its debut at the New York Auto Show.


Photo Gallery: First Look: 2013 Buick Enclave - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: First Look: 2013 Buick Enclave - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/new_york/2012/1203_2012_new_york_2013_buick_enclave/index.html

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2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition

2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition
2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition - New and Future Cars, Trucks, and SUVs - Automobile Magazine
The SLR 722 takes only 3.6 seconds to reach the big six-oh, or two-tenths quicker than the standard SLR. Stiffer suspension, new 19-inch wheels, and brake rotors twenty millimeters larger are also part of the package. Top speed rises by one mile per hour to 209; a modified front spoiler and rear diffuser help keep things on the ground.

Yes, that's right, the SLR hasn't exactly been selling well. What's that, you say? You mean, if you had $452,750, you wouldn't go buy an automatic-transmission-equipped Mercedes---no matter how cool and pimpy and McLaren-built it was---either? Us too.


Photo Gallery: 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition - New and Future Cars, Trucks, and SUVs - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/future_cars/2007/0609_mercedes_benz_slr_mclaren_722_edition/index.html

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so that's a matador! (well my version at least)

i bought this amt 1977 gremlin x on ebay. i painted it testor root beer lacquer. i built it stock except that i added mags and aluminum slot type rims. i added the optional trunk spoiler to try to make it look a little cooler. turned out to be harder than i thought. man, i forgot how ugly these cars wereWink. my older brother said a buddy of his had one in high school. said it ran like a top, but wasn't really a chick catcherLaugh! this one gives me something that is a little different on my shelf. always a good thing.Thumbs Up

Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1013023.aspx

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Thursday, 26 April 2012

Simulation of the New Jersey track

Source: http://www.metrof1.com/blogs/metrof1/2011/10/simulation-of-the-new-jersey-track.html

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Hamilton decision-making under the microscope


Lewis Hamilton has come in for criticism © Getty Images
Lewis Hamilton’s decision-making ability has come into question after he crashed into the side of Felipe Massa on lap one, causing his early retirement from the Italian Grand Prix. This incident has raised questions about his temperament and ability to bounce back. Kevin Garside of the Daily Telegraph questions how much we should really be expecting from Hamilton. “Perhaps this is how it must be with Hamilton, an instinctive racer compelled to chase the impossible through gaps that don’t exist. He took the best part of an hour to compose himself before walking out into the sun to face the cameras. This was Hamilton’s third DNF of the season but the first of his own making. Occasions like this are perhaps reminders to us not to expect too much. “On the days when Hamilton’s insane alliance of guts, skill and derring-do appear capable of delivering the world it is easy to forget he is only 25, an age when it is all too common for boys to believe themselves men.” Byron Young of the Mirror also pulls no punches about Hamilton’s performance and was heavily critical of the manoeuvre which meant he left the weekend pointless. “To say that his dive down the outside at Della Roggia chicane was optimistic would be generous. Mystifying, definitely, with so much at stake. So often Hamilton has made them stick but yesterday the outcome was all too predictable.”

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/09/hamilton_decisionmaking_under_1.php

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Mark Webber: “We’ve always been there or thereabouts”

He might not have generated many headlines this year, but Mark Webber has quietly kept himself in the title hunt with an unusually consistent run of results. The Red Bull driver has finished fourth in each of the four races … Continue reading

Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/04/24/mark-webber-weve-always-been-there-or-thereabouts/

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First Look: 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander

First Look: 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander
First Look: 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander - Automobile Magazine
A badly needed update.

With less than a month until this year's Geneva Motor Show, Mitsubishi has announced that it will use the show to introduce the next-generation Outlander. The new midsize crossover is designed to be more fuel-efficient and offer more technology than the current Mitsubishi Outlander.


Photo Gallery: First Look: 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/geneva/2012/1202_mitsubishi_outlander_first_look/index.html

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Street Party in Bahrain continues

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My little Go Daddy Girl!

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Wednesday, 25 April 2012

First Look: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport

First Look: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport - First Look - 2012 New York Auto Show - Automobile Magazine
Two Santa Fes for two CUV classes.

Rumors about the return of the seven-passenger Hyundai Santa Fe have been floating around for quite a while. While we expected the 2013 Santa Fe midsize crossover to grow in just about every dimension to better fit a third row, Hyundai is also debuting the 2013 Santa Fe Sport, a smaller five-passenger model with an optional turbocharged four-cylinder engine.


Photo Gallery: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport - First Look - 2012 New York Auto Show - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport - First Look - 2012 New York Auto Show - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/new_york/2012/1203_2012_new_york_2013_hyundai_santa_fe/index.html

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2011 season review:

Source: http://www.metrof1.com/blogs/metrof1/2011/11/2011-season-review.html

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Report: Ford to Rely Heavily on SUV Sales in China

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: product planners at Ford spot a growing car market with middle-class buyers in extra-urban and rural areas and decide to pad the Blue Oval’s product portfolio with sport utility vehicles. No, we’re not talking about the Jacques Nasser-led Ford of the 1990s and the original Explorer; we’re [...]

Source: http://rumors.automobilemag.com/report-ford-to-rely-heavily-on-suv-sales-in-china-128537.html

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Hamilton decision-making under the microscope


Lewis Hamilton has come in for criticism © Getty Images
Lewis Hamilton’s decision-making ability has come into question after he crashed into the side of Felipe Massa on lap one, causing his early retirement from the Italian Grand Prix. This incident has raised questions about his temperament and ability to bounce back. Kevin Garside of the Daily Telegraph questions how much we should really be expecting from Hamilton. “Perhaps this is how it must be with Hamilton, an instinctive racer compelled to chase the impossible through gaps that don’t exist. He took the best part of an hour to compose himself before walking out into the sun to face the cameras. This was Hamilton’s third DNF of the season but the first of his own making. Occasions like this are perhaps reminders to us not to expect too much. “On the days when Hamilton’s insane alliance of guts, skill and derring-do appear capable of delivering the world it is easy to forget he is only 25, an age when it is all too common for boys to believe themselves men.” Byron Young of the Mirror also pulls no punches about Hamilton’s performance and was heavily critical of the manoeuvre which meant he left the weekend pointless. “To say that his dive down the outside at Della Roggia chicane was optimistic would be generous. Mystifying, definitely, with so much at stake. So often Hamilton has made them stick but yesterday the outcome was all too predictable.”

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/09/hamilton_decisionmaking_under_1.php

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2009 Chevrolet Corvette SS ZR1 Blue Devil Spy Shots

2009 Chevrolet Corvette SS ZR1 Blue Devil Spy Shots
2009 Chevrolet Corvette SS ZR1 Blue Devil Spy Shots - Spy Shots and Future Cars - Automobile Magazine
Call it what you want -- Corvette SS, ZR1, or Blue Devil -- but we're finally getting a close look at Chevy's forthcoming supercharged Corvette.

Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the best pictures yet of the forthcoming Corvette SS. What, you've never heard of the Corvette SS? That's because it's also been called the Corvette Blue Devil. And, more recently, the Corvette ZR-1.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Chevrolet Corvette SS ZR1 Blue Devil Spy Shots - Spy Shots and Future Cars - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/future_cars/2009/0709_2009_corvette_ss_zr1_blue_devil_spy_shots/index.html

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Christian Horner on Bahrain: Political if you race, political if you don’t

Christian Horner says that his Red Bull team focussed on the sport in Bahrain over the weekend despite the obvious distractions that surrounded the event. “We’ve focussed on motor racing this weekend,” said Horner, who had a chat with the … Continue reading

Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/04/23/christian-horner-on-bahrain-political-if-you-race-political-if-you-dont/

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Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Massa threatened with jail over team orders


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Brazil’s F1 fever may have overstepped the mark after a local prosecutor threatened Felipe Massa with a six-year jail term if he “defrauds” the sporting public by letting Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso past at Sunday’s grand prix. The story, reported by a local paper and picked up by the Daily Telegraph, is the latest of several anti-Massa reports to emerge from his home country since the team orders controversy at the German Grand Prix earlier this year. The Daily Telegraph's Tom Cary reckons that Massa simply isn't living up to his home crowd's high expectations.
“A public raised on a diet of Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna were simply appalled and saddened in equal measure by Massa’s apparent lack of ambition.”

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/11/massa_threatened_with_jail_ove.php

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Houston returns to IndyCar fold...

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2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 Tuned by Lingenfelter Runs 10-Second Quarter Mile

Well that was fast. Lingenfelter Performance Engineering needed just two weeks to accomplish a quarter-mile time in the 10-second range in a 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1. Lingenfelter provided a drag slip showing the numbers put down by their tuned Camaro ZL1. That slip reveals a quarter-mile time of 10.79 seconds with a trap speed of [...]

Source: http://rumors.automobilemag.com/2012-chevy-camaro-zl1-tuned-by-lingenfelter-runs-10-second-quarter-mile-127327.html

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2002 Lincoln Blackwood

2002 Lincoln Blackwood
2002 Lincoln Blackwood - Used Car Review - Automobile Magazine
Laguna Beach, California So we're driving a Lincoln Blackwood on the Pacific Coast Highway late on a Friday evening. A twenty-something guy in a stepped-on white GMC Sierra pickup with matching hard tonneau races up alongside, appraises the 'Wood, and gives us an emphatic thumbs up. "Hmmm," we think. "Maybe this is the vehicle that will finally rescue Lincoln from the Town Car demographic abyss." This four-door, four-passenger, sybaritic, seemingly purposeless pickup may not represent the imm

Laguna Beach, California So we're driving a Lincoln Blackwood on the Pacific Coast Highway late on a Friday evening. A twenty-something guy in a stepped-on white GMC Sierra pickup with matching hard tonneau races up alongside, appraises the 'Wood, and gives us an emphatic thumbs up. "Hmmm," we think. "Maybe this is the vehicle that will finally rescue Lincoln from the Town Car demographic abyss." This four-door, four-passenger, sybaritic, seemingly purposeless pickup may not represent the immediate future of Lincoln, but it's an indication of how the division wants to reinterpret the concept of American luxury.


Photo Gallery: 2002 Lincoln Blackwood - Used Car Review - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/trucks/0109_lincoln_blackwood/index.html

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Cool Small Cars: 2006 Kia Rio 5, 2006 Nissan Versa, 2006 Dodge Caliber, and 2006 Honda Fit

Cool Small Cars: 2006 Kia Rio 5, 2006 Nissan Versa, 2006 Dodge Caliber, and 2006 Honda Fit
Cool Small Cars: 2006 Kia Rio 5, 2006 Nissan Versa, 2006 Dodge Caliber, & 2006 Honda Fit - Automobile Magazine
Automakers are finally paying due respect to the small car segment. We size up the 2006 Dodge Caliber, 2006 Honda Fit, 2006 Kia Rio5, and 2006 Nissan Versa and decide which is the hippest little hatch for your money.

If you've been busy memorizing the stratospheric horsepower and torque numbers from Mercedes-Benz's latest AMG engine or reliving the muscle-car glory days with the Chevy Camaro and Dodge Challenger concepts, you may not have noticed that small cars are getting cool. Perhaps it's the pendulum finally starting to swing back from outsized SUVs and ever-more-gargantuan pickups. There also could be some rub-off from the digital world, where smallness is prized. And that three-dollars-per-gallon gasoline scare last fall likely spurred things along. Whatever the factors, small cars have begun to acquire a cachet of coolness they haven't had in decades.


Photo Gallery: Cool Small Cars: 2006 Kia Rio 5, 2006 Nissan Versa, 2006 Dodge Caliber, & 2006 Honda Fit - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/compact/0605_cool_small_cars/index.html

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Feature Flicks: Chevrolet Sonic Has Artistic (Robotic) Hand, Camaro5 Fest Teased

As the new kid on the subcompact block, the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic had to prove itself. It went skydiving, bungee jumping, and performed an awesome kick flip. Now it’s time for the car to show off its artistic side in a new ad, while Chevrolet has also released video previewing what Camaro owners can expect [...]

Source: http://rumors.automobilemag.com/feature-flicks-chevrolet-sonic-has-artistic-robotic-hand-camaro5-fest-teased-127063.html

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Monday, 23 April 2012

2007 Lexus GS450h Hybrid

2007 Lexus GS450h Hybrid
2007 Lexus GS450h Hybrid - 2007 New Cars - Automobile Magazine
Lexus has added another weapon to their green-leaning arsenal as they unveilthe GS450h sedan, in dealerships since the spring of 2006. Itjoins Lexus's own RX400h SUV as the only luxury vehicles to offer theimproved fuel economy and eco-friendliness of a hybrid powertrain. Lexusalso touts the GS450h as the first rear-wheel-drive car to receive thehybrid treatment.

Lexus has added another weapon to their green-leaning arsenal as they unveilthe GS450h sedan, in dealerships since the spring of 2006. Itjoins Lexus's own RX400h SUV as the only luxury vehicles to offer theimproved fuel economy and eco-friendliness of a hybrid powertrain. Lexusalso touts the GS450h as the first rear-wheel-drive car to receive thehybrid treatment.


Photo Gallery: 2007 Lexus GS450h Hybrid - 2007 New Cars - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/new_car_previews/2007/0605_2007_lexus_gs450h/index.html

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No need for a flux capacitor - just go to Goodwood

Source: http://www.metrof1.com/blogs/metrof1/2011/09/no-need-for-a-flux-capacitor---just-go-to-goodwood.html

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NNL East 2012

NNL East was held April 21, 2012 at Wayne, New Jersey. Here are a few of the models we saw on the show table. Check out Contest Cars 2012 for additional coverage.

 

 

Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1013401.aspx

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SEAT Ibiza CUPRA concept revealed

SEAT has officially unveiled the Ibiza CUPRA concept. It features a super- and turbocharged 1.4-liter TSI engine that develops 180 PS (132 kW / 178 hp) and 250 Nm (184 lb-ft) of torque.

Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/z84om5gu-wI/seat-ibiza-cupra-concept-revealed

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Plymouth GTX daily driven

I felt like starting a new model so i went through my stash and found i had two 71 GTXs. i'm going to build one as a fairly stock daily driver, (the other will be a hotted up muscle car).

i did the paint in Export Chrome Yellow and clear coated it.


after painting the chassis i weathered it with acrylics and added some detail paint. the engine i want to look tired,

so that was weathered too. i added some extra detailing to the engine, like ht leads.


same with the interior, i kept it in good condition, but gave it a coat of dust to make it look more used.

Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1012332.aspx

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F1: South American squabble?

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Sunday, 22 April 2012

2007 Acura RDX

2007 Acura RDX
2007 Acura RDX - 2007 New Cars - Automobile Magazine
The 2007 Acura RDX is most notable for its powertrain, the first turbocharged gasonline engine from Honda. It comes beneath the skin of a compact, luxury SUV that promises to be a great driver. Check it out in our New Cars coverage.

Honda's first turbocharged engine debuts in....an SUV.


Photo Gallery: 2007 Acura RDX - 2007 New Cars - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/new_car_previews/2007/0605_2007_acura_rdx/index.html

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2007 BMW X3

2007 BMW X3
2007 BMW X3 - New and Future Cars, Trucks, and SUVs - Automobile Magazine
When the BMW X3 debuted back in early 2004, it seemed to be an anachronism: an upscale, premium-branded, premium-priced, small sport-utility. After all, the Land Rover Freelander had landed like a thud in our market and was on its way to hiatus status. It turns out that BMW was ahead of the curve, though, because for 2007 the X3 has plenty of competition.

When the BMW X3 debuted back in early 2004, it seemed to be an anachronism: an upscale, premium-branded, premium-priced, small sport-utility. After all, the Land Rover Freelander had landed like a thud in our market and was on its way to hiatus status. It turns out that BMW was ahead of the curve, though, because for 2007 the X3 has plenty of competition, including the Freelander's successor, the LR2, plus the all-new Acura RDX. Time for a mid-cycle face-lift, then, for BMW's small SAV, or sports activity vehicle. The freshened 2007 model made its public debut at the Paris salon.


Photo Gallery: 2007 BMW X3 - New and Future Cars, Trucks, and SUVs - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/future_cars/2007/0609_2007_bmw_x3/index.html

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2007 Lexus LS460

2007 Lexus LS460
2007 Lexus LS460 - Car Reviews & Road Tests - Automobile Magazine
Until now, there have been only three big dogs in the practical, daily driver, luxury four-door world.

Until now, there have been only three big dogs in the practical, daily driver, luxury four-door world: the V-8 versions of the BMW 7-series, the Mercedes-Benz S-class, and the Audi A8. Sure, the latest Jaguar XJ8, the Maserati Quattroporte, and the Bentley Continental Flying Spur are all superb sedans in their own manners, but the German troika define the genre. The previous Lexus LS430 is an astonishingly good car, superior in many ways, but it is just not quite in the class of the Germans when you talk about driving dynamics.


Photo Gallery: 2007 Lexus LS460 - Car Reviews & Road Tests - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/sedans/0610_2007_lexus_ls460/index.html

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A reflection

This morning I read a report from a supposedly respectable international newsagency which was giving details of the riots in Bahrain. It spoke of “dozens of armoured vehicles” being deployed on the roads leading to Sakhir. This is simply not true. We have now made five trips backwards and forwards from the circuit to the [...]

Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/a-reflection/

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2012 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix

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2006 Volkswagen Concept A

2006 Volkswagen Concept A
2006 Volkswagen Concept A - Car Review & Road Test - Automobile Magazine
This Golf-based crossover concept car gives an idea of where Volkswagen is taking their car design in the next couple of years. Expect a production model derived from the 2006 Volkswagen Concept A sometime in early 2008.

In January, visitors to Iceland might expect snow from wall to wall and extreme temperatures that threaten to turn skin into parchment. But instead, the island where we had an exclusive first go in Volkswagen's Golf-sized Concept A crossover welcomed us with partly cloudy skies and a relatively balmy 46 degrees.


Photo Gallery: 2006 Volkswagen Concept A - Car Review & Road Test - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/compact/0605_2006_volkswagen_concept_a/index.html

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Saturday, 21 April 2012

No Fenders on Formula 1 TV Strike...

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2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition

2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition
2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition - New and Future Cars, Trucks, and SUVs - Automobile Magazine
The SLR 722 takes only 3.6 seconds to reach the big six-oh, or two-tenths quicker than the standard SLR. Stiffer suspension, new 19-inch wheels, and brake rotors twenty millimeters larger are also part of the package. Top speed rises by one mile per hour to 209; a modified front spoiler and rear diffuser help keep things on the ground.

Yes, that's right, the SLR hasn't exactly been selling well. What's that, you say? You mean, if you had $452,750, you wouldn't go buy an automatic-transmission-equipped Mercedes---no matter how cool and pimpy and McLaren-built it was---either? Us too.


Photo Gallery: 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition - New and Future Cars, Trucks, and SUVs - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/future_cars/2007/0609_mercedes_benz_slr_mclaren_722_edition/index.html

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2007 Mazda MX-5 Miata Retractable Hard Top

2007 Mazda MX-5 Miata Retractable Hard Top
2007 Mazda MX-5 Miata Retractable Hard Top - New and Future Cars, Trucks, and SUVs - Automobile Magazine
Mazda's power retractable hard-top version of the MX-5 roadster, which it will sell alongside the current soft-top version, hit dealers in September. While its official--and extremely literal--name is a little ridiculous, cost and weight penalties of less that $2000 and 75 pounds, respectively, aren't.

Mazda's power retractable hard-top version of the MX-5 roadster, which it will sell alongside the current soft-top version, hits dealers this month. While its official--and extremely literal--name, the Mazda MX-5 Power Retractable Hard Top, is a little ridiculous, cost and weight penalties of less that $2000 and 75 pounds, respectively, aren't.


Photo Gallery: 2007 Mazda MX-5 Miata Retractable Hard Top - New and Future Cars, Trucks, and SUVs - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/future_cars/2007/0609_mazda_mx5_miata_retractable_hard_top/index.html

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Bank it: Kansas Speedway will be different in the fall

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/20/2015065/bank-it-kansas-speedway-will-be.html

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Cadillac previews their Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving system [video]

Cadillac has released new details about their semi-autonomous driving system called Super Cruise.

Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/y11QjWc3lPI/cadillac-previews-their-super-cruise-semi-autonomous-driving

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Report: Mercedes-Benz May Expand Four-Cylinder Diesel from GLK to Other Models

Mercedes-Benz is open to the idea of selling four-cylinder diesel engines in several different American-market cars, according to Wards Auto. The automaker has already confirmed that it will sell a four-cylinder turbodiesel engine in the 2013 GLK-Class crossover, and that engine could migrate to other vehicles. The 2013 GLK-Class (pictured) was introduced at the New [...]

Source: http://rumors.automobilemag.com/report-mercedes-benz-may-expand-four-cylinder-diesel-from-glk-to-other-models-126667.html

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Friday, 20 April 2012

No frills India set to thrill

Source: http://www.metrof1.com/blogs/metrof1/2011/10/no-frills-india-set-to-thrill.html

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Trucks: Peters aiming for another strong run at Kansas

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/19/2011748/trucks-peters-aiming-for-another.html

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2009 Chevrolet Corvette SS ZR1 Blue Devil Spy Shots

2009 Chevrolet Corvette SS ZR1 Blue Devil Spy Shots
2009 Chevrolet Corvette SS ZR1 Blue Devil Spy Shots - Spy Shots and Future Cars - Automobile Magazine
Call it what you want -- Corvette SS, ZR1, or Blue Devil -- but we're finally getting a close look at Chevy's forthcoming supercharged Corvette.

Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the best pictures yet of the forthcoming Corvette SS. What, you've never heard of the Corvette SS? That's because it's also been called the Corvette Blue Devil. And, more recently, the Corvette ZR-1.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Chevrolet Corvette SS ZR1 Blue Devil Spy Shots - Spy Shots and Future Cars - Automobile Magazine


Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/future_cars/2009/2009_corvette_ss_zr1_blue_devil_spy_shots/index.html

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Bryan Herta Autosport pulls out of Brazil race

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/19/2012386/bryan-herta-autosport-pulls-out.html

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Team Lotus Launch Their 2011 Machine The T128

Team Lotus (the one who raced last year) have become the second team to officially pull the covers off their new 2011 car. The green and yellow liveried machine will start be raced by Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen this season under the name of Team Lotus as the management’s row with Group Lotus, now [...]

Source: http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/team-lotus-launch-their-2011-machine-the-t128/

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