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First Drive: 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor is a diamond on the rough With the Raptor, Ford’s SVT boffins managed to create a pickup with a 1,000-pound payload capacity and a 6,000-pound towing capacity that doubles as a beginner’s guide to trophy truck driving — but still acts like an F-150. |
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Frankfurt 2009 Preview: Maserati GranCabrio unveiled! After what seems like years of eager anticipation, and with the weeks ticking down until the Frankfurt Motor Show, Maserati has finally unveiled its long-awaited convertible model. |
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9ff reveals details and renderings of its custom Porsche Panamera The tuning house responsible for the berserk GT9 supercar, with its Bugatti Veyron-rivalling capabilities, announced its Panamera tuning program even before Porsche unveiled the car, and has now revealed initial details and another round of renderings. |
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.24.09 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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First Drive: 2010 Mazdaspeed3, the five-door sports car evolved The last Mazdaspeed3 wasn’t perfect, but it was our favorite hot hatch. So when Mazda revamped the ‘Speed3 for the 2010 model year, we were worried. No need. We’re smitten all over again. |
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Aston Martin One-77: The justification’s in the details Before last night, we would have said nearly two million smackeroos gets you a widened DB9 with a large 7.3-liter V-12. We were wrong. Very, very wrong. |
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First Test: 2010 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 launch control The Corvette is by no means the first sports car to get launch control, but judging from our first impressions, it may be one of the best systems available. |
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.21.09 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Quick Spin: Hyundai Equus is a high horse looking for its Praetorian Guard The Hyundai Equus is doing its homework in the American market before it arrives in the fourth quarter of 2010, and we snagged some seat time to see if the Equus really offers more than its Genesis sibling. |
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Monterey 2009: 59th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Since the first event in 1950, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has developed into the world’s greatest celebration of classic automobiles, and we were on hand to bring you the best of the best (of the best) from the 18th hole. |
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Acura drops more details and pics aplenty of the new ZDX A month after officially announcing the production version of the new ZDX, Acura has released over 100 new photos and full specifications of its four-door-coupe-crossover-thingy. |
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.17.09 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport “Sang Bleu” unveiled in Monterey Exactly one year after taking the wraps off the Veyron Grand Sport, Bugatti has come back to Monterey to debut what’s sure to be the first of many special edition, drop-top Veyrons. |
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Monterey 2009: The Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance Monterey is always a terrific opportunity to see some of the world’s finest collectible vehicles up close and personal, but if you can’t swing the ticket price, you can get the best view from the Pebble Beach Tour. |
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Volkswagen board approves merger with Porsche At a special meeting of the Volkswagen supervisory board on Thursday, an agreement was approved that will ultimately lead to Porsche’s assimilation. |
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.14.09 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Quick Ride: Chevrolet Volt IVER prototype (w/VIDEO) GM currently has around 20 Volt mules running around Michigan, and we got the chance to take a ride in the General’s supposed savior while taking a tour of the plug-in’s production facility. |
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Monterey 2009: Rizk Auto Aston Martin DBR2 in the carbon Rizk Auto creates a modern interpretation of the 1957 Aston Martin DBR2 and we get up close and personal with the recreated racecar in Monterey before taking it for a spin. |
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Shooting Fake: Porsche Cayman Shooting Brake a Top Gear hoax [w/VIDEO] Top Gear USA’s disbanded web geeks pulled a fast one on the blogosphere, but even though the Cayman Shooting Brake is a hoax, we still want it… desperately. |
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.13.09 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hyundai Equus coming to America in 2010 It’s official. Hyundai’s super sedan will go on sale in the States in late 2010, although pricing, a complete features list and even the car’s official name have yet to be announced. |
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“Phoenix” Trans Am conversion kit coming for Camaro As of January 1, 2010, Pontiac is gone. But something as pesky as death isn’t going to stop screamin’ chicken junkies from getting their own Camaro-based Trans Am. |
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Iacocca Mustang commercial debuts with Frank Sinatra, hand brake turns To market his limited-edition Mustang, Iacocca bankrolled a 45th anniversary Mustang music video, with Frank Sinatra pumping the tunes and southern California providing the scenery. |
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.12.09 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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2011 Chevrolet Volt will get 230 mpg city General Motors’ made a plethora of future product announcements today, but the biggest news wasn’t a car, it was a number. 230 mpg: The Chevy Volt’s mileage figure. |
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Two new GM concepts go back to the Bare Necessities (w/VIDEO) General Motors says it’s learned a lot since the Chevy Volt concept was introduced and the biggest revelation is that not all green cars are created equally. Consumers want variety and GM showed two new concepts that speak to a broader swath of buyers. |
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How did GM arrive at 230 mpg for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt? 230 mpg is a lofty figure, and neither General Motors nor the EPA are making declarative statements about how, exactly, the 2011 Chevy Volt will achieve its rating. So we did some digging to find out. |
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.11.09 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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From the Twitterverse: GM shows 3 Series-fighting Cadillac ATS, all-new XTS, 2012 Malibu Ahead of tomorrow’s webcast, GM invited members of the public to see the General’s newest offerings, and some of the attendees were kind enough to post their impressions online. We’ve compiled the most tender Twitter morsels into one post, revealing some of GM’s big plans for 2010. |
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VIDEO: Ford Focus RS falls short of record with 8:26 Nürburgring lap time Point to point, the Ford Focus RS is touted as the fastest vehicle the company has ever made. It reportedly lapped Ford’s Lommel test track in Belgium faster than the Ford GT supercar, but it’s still wasn’t fast enough to set a new Nurburgring lap record for its class. |
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Spy Shots: 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid caught in the desert Hyundai’s first U.S.-bound hybrid is due to be released in late 2010, and the next-generation Sonata-based hybrid has its aim set on the stalwarts of the midsize sedan segment. |
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.10.09 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Autoblog’s Top 10 Auto Interior Annoyances We enjoy arguing about all things automotive. And few issues raise our collective ire more than inexplicable interior decisions. So after endless bitchfests, we’ve decided to share our top ten interior annoyances. |
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Live Reveal: Iacocca 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang Last night, Lee Iacocca himself drew back the curtain hiding his 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang. The pictures don’t lie: this silver beast is every bit as menacing and low in the flesh as it it appears on screen.. |
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VIDEO: Ken Block and Travis Pastrana’s Stupid Human Tricks Roadshow heads to Bonneville Ken Block set a new bar for hoonage with his two Gymkhana videos, but what happens when Block partners up with Travis Pastrana at the Bonneville Salt Flats? Find out in this new Stupid Human Tricks video. |
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.6.09 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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2009 X Games Rally Car ride along We get (passenger) seat time with some of the cars and competitors ahead of this weekend’s 2009 X Games to see how it feels to have our kidneys given a one-two punch inside Mirra’s STI or Brack’s Fiesta rally car. |
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House approves $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers, Senate votes next week Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 316 to 109 in favor of H.R. 3435, a bill that will infuse the Car Allowance Rebate System, or Cash for Clunkers program, with an extra $2 billion after it reportedly ran out of cash last night. |
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Quick Drive: 2010 Acura MDX gets new nose, powertrain improvements For the 2010 model year, Acura has updated the style and substance of the MDX, revamping the exterior to tie-in with the rest of the automaker’s line-up and making a few upgrades to its powertrain to keep up with the competition. |
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 7.31.09 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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