Archive for 'Mercedes-Benz'
Audi Shows Off 125-Unit S5 Special Edition
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by admin.
The Audi S5 is already one of our favorite sports coupes in terms of look and style, with the RS5 just edging it out, but a new S5 Special Edition is coming to say goodbye to the V-8-powered models, and it'll be limited to just 125 units.
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Ruf Super-Sizes The Porsche Panamera For China
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by admin.
The Chinese market is a significant one for Porsche, accounting for more than half its sales in Asia.
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ACO Reacts To Peugeot Endurance Racing Departure
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by admin.
With the announcement that Peugeot Sport Total is closing its endurance racing program for 2012, the sanctioning group of the 24 Heures du Mans, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) weighed in on this momentous sea-change in sports car racing.
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Want A 2012 Or 2013 Corvette? Beware Of Order Deadlines
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by admin.
If you’re looking to buy a new Corvette, there are dozens of Chevrolet dealerships from coast to coast who’d be happy to sell you a car (likely at a discounted price) from their inventory. For many buyers, however, purchasing a Corvette is a milestone achievement in their life, and an off-the-shelf model simply won’t do.
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Peugeot Cancels Endurance Racing Program, Cites Poor Euro Economy
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by admin.
Peugeot’s endurance racing program managed to achieve the seemingly impossible by ending Audis long-term dominance of the sport. Taking a page from Audi’s playbook, the diesel-powered Peugeot 908 dominated the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans, and won the overall ILMC championship in 2010 and 2011.
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New iPad App Celebrates Volkswagen’s Golf R
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by admin.
The eagerly-anticipated 2012 Volkswagen Golf R is finally beginning to trickle into dealer showrooms. Packing a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder good for 256 horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque, the Golf R also boasts 4Motion all-wheel-drive, a six-speed manual transmission and a nicely appointed interior.
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First F10 BMW M5 Crashed, Bangle’s Book, 2014 X5 Spied: Today’s Car News
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by admin.
Today we have some unfortunate news: the first of the new F10-generation BMW M5s has been crashed in the Netherlands. It's not that bad a crash, but it's a sign of things to come, we expect.
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Chris Bangle Launches Contest, Book; Proves Writing Is Harder Than It Looks
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by admin.
Chris Bangle, the oft-maligned but undoubtedly talented automotive designer behind some of the '90s and '00s best BMWs, has started up his own firm since leaving the purely automotive design world upon departure from BMW in 2009. The new outfit, Chris Bangle Associates, is turning its eye beyond just cars and transportation to design in every...
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Miami Area Dealership Gives NBA Star A New McLaren MP4-12C
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by admin.
When Tom Brady stacked his Audi-supplied A8 in 2010, the German automaker found itself with some explaining to do.
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Volvo’s U.S. Chief Talks About The XC60 Plug-In Hybrid: Video
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by admin.
Volvo recently gave U.S. customers a taste of what’s to come from the automaker in terms of green technology with the unveiling of the XC60 Plug-In Hybrid concept vehicle at the recent 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The eco-friendly vehicle, the first to feature plug-in hybrid technology in a crossover body, isn’t set to go on sale for a...
