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Defender In India, SRT Viper Teaser, MINI Diesels? Today’s Car News

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Land Rover may be considering production of the upcoming next-generation Defender in India. With the U.S. slated to get the India-built Defender, how will buyers react? DriveSRT is offering us a teaser of the 2013 SRT Viper if it hits its Facebook fan goal. MINI already sells diesel versions of its cars in Europe, but is it considering bringing…

Suzuki’s Super Bowl Ad Is Sled Dog Approved: Video

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:15:00 +0000

Suzuki has a bit of a brand awareness problem on its hands. Its Kizashi midsize sedan is, for the most part, competitive with the best of the non-luxury brands on the market today. The trouble is that few buyers know it exists. It’s even available in both front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive, as your needs (and budget) dictate. Suzuki tried…

DriveSRT To Tease The 2013 Dodge Viper

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Chrysler’s SRT brand has been very careful not to let spy photographers get a good look at the upcoming 2013 Viper. Most of the shots we’ve seen are clearly of last generation test mules, albeit ones with new-Viper underpinnings. We’re still expecting the reveal to happen at April’s New York Auto Show, but SRT is offering…

2013 BMW X6 M Preview: New(ish) Look, Same Crazy Power

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:15:00 +0000

The 2013 BMW X6 lineup’s refresh was made official last night, but the X6 M was notably absent from the remodel. BMW’s German retail site, however, has kindly given us a handful of photos and videos to work with. The images and videos reveal, like the standard X6, a slightly reworked exterior with tweaks to the grille and LED headlights. The…

Tata To Build Next Land Rover Defender In India: Report

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:30:00 +0000

The replacement for the Land Rover Defender isn’t due until mid-decade, but there’s already speculation on where the U.S.-bound next-generation, go-anywhere SUV will be bolted together. If the next Defender is to be the same global success as its predecessor, Land Rover knows it needs to keep the price as low as possible and emphasize…

American Porsche Pilot Breaking Monticello Lap Record, In Stereo: Video

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:30:00 +0000

Patrick Long has every car guy’s dream job: Porsche pays him, presumably very well, to race it’s cars. That’s a rare enough honor on its own, but here’s something that makes it even more unusual: Patrick Long is an American. American drivers don’t get a lot of opportunities to race directly for European manufacturers, so…

2012 MINI Cooper

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:34:00 +0000

The MINI Cooper is the type of car that will get you the attention of onlookers but with a pricetag most mere mortals could afford. The modern MINI, currently in its second generation, has proven a hit with both sexes, and that’s easy to see why when you consider that the car not only looks good but it can be downright sporty in some trims…

Tagliani Tests New Lotus/Dallara/Firestone Indy Car

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:30:00 +0000

Team Barracuda – Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) driver Alex Tagliani took his first laps in a new Lotus/Dallara/Firestone Indy car earlier this week on Homestead-Miami Speedway’s road course. It was Tag’s first time in the Lotus-powered Indy car this year. The Lotus test team, comprised of BHA, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and HVM Racing completed…

Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Ready For Its Daytona Debut

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Aston Martin’s latest factory-backed racing effort, the Vantage GT4, is set to make its racing debut this week, in support of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Two cars will be campaigned by partner Multimatic Motorsports, including one driven by Hollywood star Patrick Dempsey. Sharing the driving duties in Dempsey’s car will be Aston…

M Performance Diesels, Zonda Crashes, Gallardo Burns: Car News Headlines

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:15:00 +0000

BMW has unleashed a new set of triple-turbo, diesel-powered M Performance cars on the world–but not on the U.S. There are no plans to bring them here, and we are green with oily envy. A Pagani Zonda F has crashed in Hong Kong, and it’s really not pretty. It was before, though. A tale of stupidity out of Portland brings the end to another exotic…