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09.30.10Range Rover Evoque art installations pop up across Paris
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Jeff Glucker reports... Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Paris Motor Show, Crossover, Land Rover, Design/Style, Luxury, Off-Road Range Rover Evoque Art Installations - Click above for high-res image gallery Land Rover is very happy to show off its new Evoque. In fact, the automaker just commissioned an artist to create wire-frame versions of the little luxury crossover. The pieces, of which there are four, have been placed as art installations throughout Paris. The whole concept is designed to highlight the model during its world debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. Four artists were chosen to create ...
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09.30.10New Porsche Head Hints at Volkswagen NASCAR Entry
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Automotive News & Auto Blog | Car Industry News & Blogs ~ Wide Open Throttle reports... The latest entry into America's most popular motorsports series could very well be the first ever from Germany. According to Matthias Muller, the newly appointed CEO of Porsche, Volkswagen Group -- his employer's parent company -- is considering entering NASCAR. Should it follow through, Volkswagen would be just the second foreign automaker to participate in NASCAR. Toyota was first, entering the competition in 2007.The German automaker will reportedly begin discussions with NASCAR officials once the current season ...
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09.30.10Akrapovic – Titanium Exhaust Manufacturer – Web Exclusive
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the European Car RSS Feed reports... Akrapovic - Titanium Exhaust Manufacturer - Web ExclusiveThe next “Titanium Revolution”Starting from humble beginnings, Igor Akrapovič (pronounced: "Ack-rap-o-vich") began designing and building custom exhaust systems for his own racing motorcycle. Work then spread to friends and the local community to the point where it became a viable niche business in 1990. For the past 20 years the Slovenian company has skillfully and diligently worked to bring its high-end brand of street, track, and off-road motorcycle products to true legendary status among riding enthusiasts and factory race teams alike. ...
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09.30.102010 Paris: Nissan’s Electric Townpod Concept Comes To Town
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Automotive News & Auto Blog | Car Industry News & Blogs ~ Wide Open Throttle reports... Nissan's Townpod concept is aiming to be the Swiss Army Knife of electric vehicles, merging the best aspects of hatchbacks, SUVs, and vans into one practical (if not unusual) package.Externally, designers blended a number of styling cues from the Cube and Leaf, lending the Townpod a tall, boxy stature, while simultaneously blessing it with a long, tapered nose. The small, elongated headlamps, along with the slender air intake opening, give the Townpod's front fascia an odd, alien-like ...
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09.30.10Upstaged: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Will Debut in L.A., Start at $30K
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Automotive News & Auto Blog | Car Industry News & Blogs ~ Wide Open Throttle reports... Although auto enthusiasts are understandably fixated on the concepts and production models being unveiled this week in Paris, Chevrolet hasn't left fans of American iron out in the cold. Today, Chevy has shown off the first image of the 2011 Camaro convertible after auctioning off the very first example last week.Like the preview pictures posted on Facebook indicated earlier this year, the Camaro convertible destined for production remains remarkably true to the 2007 concept. Production Camaro convertibles ...
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09.30.10Paris 2010: Hyundai teams up with Brabus for sportier i20
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Jeff Glucker reports... Filed under: Aftermarket, Paris Motor Show, Hatchback, Hyundai Hyundai i20 Sport Edition - Click above for high-res image gallery After a 2008 introduction, the Hyundai i20 is back at the Paris Motor Show but this time it's got a bit of an attitude. Hyundai has teamed up with Brabus to create the i20 Sport Edition. So far the only details released involve the appearance changes. The front skirt and wheel arches take on an angrier appearance while Yokohama rubber gets wrapped around a set of 17-inch Brabus alloy wheels. The black mesh ...
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09.30.10Paris 2010: Porsche 911 Speedster is the Hunchback of Paris
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Jeremy Korzeniewski reports... Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Paris Motor Show, Porsche, Luxury Porsche 911 Speedster live photos - Click above for high-res image gallery You can tell pretty much everything you need to know about the Porsche 911 Speedster just by looking at it. It's a 911, which means it's got a flat-six engine in the ass-end and it's got... ahem, classical styling, for better or for worse. We'll just go ahead on record right now and say that it's not nearly as pretty as the original 356 Speedster it's meant to evoke, but what ...
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09.30.102010 Paris: BMW Concept 6 Series Glides Into the Limelight
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Automotive News & Auto Blog | Car Industry News & Blogs ~ Wide Open Throttle reports... Sure, BMW calls it the Concept 6 Series Coupe, but everyone knows this is the next-generation 6 Series. The only questions now are when we'll be able to buy one, and what will be under the hood.Leaving the Bangle era firmly in the past, BMW rolled out its Concept 6 Series Coupe on the Paris stage and promised that the production car would come "in a similar form to what you see here." Considering how close to ...
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09.30.10Lexus IS coupe could come as early as 2012
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Damon Lavrinc reports... Filed under: Coupe, Lexus, Luxury 2010 Lexus IS 350C F-Sport - Click above for high-res image gallery The Lexus GS is set to get a comprehensive redesign sometime next year, including thoroughly upgraded underpinnings that will for the basis of Lexus' next generation 5 Series fighter. Like the current GS platform, the new architecture will form the basis of the next IS, which in its current form is essentially a shortened and squished GS. With that in mind, the next generation IS will follow shortly thereafter - likely sometime in 2012 - and ...
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09.30.10Paris 2010: Ferrari SA APERTA is a limited-edition homage to Pininfarina
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Jeff Glucker reports... Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Paris Motor Show, Ferrari Ferrari SA APERTA - Click above for high-res image gallery Sergio and Andrea Pininfarina would be proud. The Ferrari SA APERTA has made its global entrance, so stare at it while you can because you might never see one in person. Just 80 sans-roof examples of the front-engined V12 hot-rod will be built. That number serves to honor the 80th anniversary of Pininfarina, just as the letters S and A honor Sergio and Andrea Pininfarina. It's not entirely topless, though. It does come with a ...
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