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Cadillac’s ATS Coupe On Hold, Or Is It?

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Cadillac has been blunt about which competitor is in the crosshairs of its upcoming ATS sedan. Not content to take on the Audi A4 or the Infiniti G37, Cadillac has repeatedly named the BMW 3-Series as the primary rival of the ATS. Part of the appeal of BMW’s 3-Series is the number of the number of variants it comes in, ranging from sedan, to…

MINI And Prodrive Parting Company In WRC: Report

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:15:00 +0000

The relationship between Prodrive, the company that builds and campaigns the MINI John Cooper Works WRC cars, MINI and MINI’s parent, BMW, has been described as “complex, and not in a good way.” Late last year, Prodrive missed a deadline, nearly excluding the highly competitive MINI WRC cars from the 2012 WRC season. Ultimately…

2013 BMW 1-Series Gran Turismo Spy Video

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Yesterday we brought you news that BMW’s upcoming 1-Series Gran Turismo, the automaker’s first front-wheel drive model, would be debuting at the 2012 Paris Auto Show in September. Now we have an exclusive spy video of several prototypes that were spotted testing in Germany. The new vehicle shares its front-wheel drive platform with the…

New Mercedes-Benz A Class Spotted Undisguised

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Late last month Mercedes-Benz launched a new campaign in Europe asking people to look out for camouflaged prototypes of its new A Class hatchback in order to win several prizes, including a trip to car’s official world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. We bet they weren’t expecting someone to spot a totally undisguised…

Super Bowl Ads: Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 R-Spec To The Rescue

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:30:00 +0000

The latest version of Hyundai’s Genesis Coupe 3.8 R-Spec comes packing a 348 horsepower V-6, which is a big improvement from the previous 306 horsepower version. In fact, Hyundai claims the new car has a better power-to-weight ratio than the Infiniti G37 and the BMW 335i. We know the new Genesis Coupe will pull harder than the old one, and…

2012 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Hockey Skills Are Standard: Video

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:00:00 +0000

A few years back, BBC’s Top Gear featured soccer games using Toyota’s Aygo and Volkswagen’s Fox city cars. More recently, Forza Motorsport 4enabled gamers to safely hoon through their own reenactments. Around this time last year, the sudden stunt du jour was breaking world records on ice. In turn, Bentley’s Power on Ice…

2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder Priced From $211,200

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:40:00 +0000

With just 333 units to be built worldwide, and only 50 of those bound for the U.S., the hand-built Audi R8 GT Spyder isn’t just a high-performance roadster, it’s an extremely exclusive one. It’s priced to match, too, starting from $210,000 plus a $1,200 delivery fee. If you’ve forgotten what the R8 GT Spyder’s story is all about, here’s a quick…

Stoner Recovers To Lead MotoGP Day Two Testing At Sepang

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:30:00 +0000

The strained back muscle that kept reigning MotoGP champion Casey Stoner out of action on Tuesday recovered sufficiently to have the Australian lead all comers in the second day of pre-season testing on the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. “It was great to be able to ride today and everything went pretty well, although I would have liked…

The Worst British Celebrity To Take On A Road Trip? Clarkson, Of Course

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:00:00 +0000

Let’s say you had the chance to drive a Hummer over 1,000 miles across the Sahara Desert. As part of an organized group, you wouldn’t need to worry about things like food and water, spare parts or even emergency supplies; in fact, all you’d have to do is pick your co-driver, and name the celebrity co-driver you’d least…

Volkswagen Introduces Modular Transverse Matrix Platform

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:45:00 +0000

In today’s ever-changing global economy, reduction of manufacturing costs is the surest way to boost profitability. Each new platform, for example, requires unique tooling, unique production methods and (in some cases) unique assembly lines. The idea of sharing platforms across multiple vehicles and even multiple segments is nothing new, but…