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05.27.11

Video: Nissan/PlayStation GT Academy winner Ordonez training for Le Mans on UK roads
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The latest auto car news written in the Jeff Glucker reports... Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Nissan, UK, Racing Lucas Ordoñez takes off on a 24-hour road trip - Click above to watch video after the jump Oh, what a life... Lucas Ordoñez went from racing cars on his couch to sitting behind the wheel of a real-life Nissan LMP2 racecar. After winning the Nissan/Playstation GT Academy contest, Ordoñez earned a shot at putting his virtual skills to the test. He's running a full Le Mans Cup schedule this year, which includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Nissan is prepping him for a full ...
01.10.11

Hyundai Accent to "kick Fiesta’s butt" says U.S. CEO John Krafcik
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The latest auto car news written in the Jeff Glucker reports... Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Etc., Hatchback, Hyundai Given the chance to ask Hyundai's US CEO John Krafcik a question, what would you ask? If you're a Jalopnik reader, you're apparently curious if Hyundai plans to bring over a five-door Accent hatchback. Krafcik took the time to answer the question in the affirmative, and then used the opportunity to proclaim that a five-door Hyundai Accent hatchback "will kick the Fiesta's butt." Until we see the car in the flesh at the upcoming New York Auto Show and go for a drive, we'll ...
01.09.11

NADA projects 11.3% rise in auto sales in 2011
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The latest auto car news written in the Jeff Glucker reports... Filed under: Car Buying, Etc. The US Auto Industry may be looking at a 2011 filled with sales gains, if NADA's forecasters are correct. The National Automobile Dealer's Association predicts that US auto sales will rise 11.3 percent. That puts total volume just shy of 13 million units. The reason for the increase? The average age of cars and trucks on the road is approximately 10.3 years. Therefore, the increased sales will be driven by consumer needs rather than desires. Basically, people will have to upgrade their heaps for something shiny and ...
01.09.11

Prodrive develops supercharged Ford V8 for Falcon
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The latest auto car news written in the Jeff Glucker reports... Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Etc., Ford, Australia Prodrive turns the Falcon into a real Boss - Click above to view high-res image gallery The latest news from Oz comes courtesy of Prodrive, which has a close relationship with Ford Performance Vehicles. Starting with a Coyote V8 engine block, Prodrive has created a supercharged V8 that's lighter and more powerful than the naturally-aspirated unit it started with. Known as the "Miami" engine, the supercharged V8 generates 449 horsepower at 5,750 rpm and 420 pound-feet of torque from 2,200 rpm up to 5,500 rpm. By ...
01.09.11

Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon racer rendered by reader
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The latest auto car news written in the Jeff Glucker reports... Filed under: Wagon, Etc., Cadillac, GM, Design/Style, Racing Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon race car gets rendered - Click above to view high-res image gallery Like us, reader Tristan Hipps is a fan of the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon. After perusing the recently-released images of the CTS-V Coupe race car, Hipps decided that he wanted to see what a wagon version might look like. I think we can all agree that it looks damn sexy... Hipps stated that he "just tweaked the photos" of the CTS-V coupe to produce his vision of the ...
01.08.11

Report: Ahmadinejad’s tired 1977 Peugeot 504 draws $1M bid
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The latest auto car news written in the Jeff Glucker reports... Filed under: Auctions, Etc., Peugeot, Middle East Peugeot 504 - Click above for high-res image gallery Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad recently put his 1977 Peugeot 504 on the auction block. The original price for a '77 504 was in the neighborhood of $9,000, and a used one like Ahmadinejad's could fetch $2,000 in its local market. The bidding just got a massive shot in the arm, however, because someone thinks the car is worth a million bucks. The million-dollar bid came from an Arab country but further details have not been released. Proceeds ...
01.08.11

Price dropped on Cameron’s home from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
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The latest auto car news written in the Jeff Glucker reports... Filed under: Etc., Ferrari "It's like a museum... It's very beautiful and very cold" - Click above for high-res image gallery Highland Park, Illinois is home to a very special house. Architecture buffs will recognize 370 Beech Street as a steel and glass building designed by notable architects A. James Speyer and David Haid. To auto enthusiasts, however, 370 Beech is where one unforgettable movie Ferrari met its tragic demise at the hands of Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It's also for sale. Still. We first told you about this house ...
01.07.11

Spy Shots: 2012 Chrysler 200 Convertible playing in the snow
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The latest auto car news written in the Jeff Glucker reports... Filed under: Spy Photos, Convertible, Chrysler Spied: 2012 Chrysler 200 Convertible - Click above for high-res image gallery The 2012 Chrysler 200 Convertible is set to debut at the 2011 New York Auto show later this year. Thanks to the lens work of one particularly wily spy photographer, we get a clear look at the drop-top ahead of schedule. This two-door, soft-top example was caught running around with a surprising lack of camo-cladding. Though we see a soft-top here, we can't rule out the inclusion of a retracting hardtop since the outgoing Sebring ...
01.07.11

Florida cancels online learner’s permit test after finding over 50% can’t pass test in real life [w/video]
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The latest auto car news written in the Jeff Glucker reports... Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Safety, Videos No more online Learner's Permit option for Florida drivers - Click above to watch video after the jump If you live in Florida and are getting ready to take the test to get you're learner's permit, you better head to Google Maps and find the location of the nearest DMV. For the past decade, potential new drivers had the option of taking their permit test online. This practice just came to a screeching halt when they found that a large percentage of drivers passing the online ...
01.07.11

Disposable traffic cones, an idea whose time has come? [w/video]
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The latest auto car news written in the Jeff Glucker reports... Filed under: Etc., Safety, Videos, Design/Style Guy Griffith's disposable traffic cones - Click above to watch video after the jump You don't really think about traffic cones very often, unless they are forcing you into a detour or stuck in your wheel well because you missed that last apex. Though we may not think of them, they're all around us, and one man wants to make them disposable. Two things that Guy Griffith knows: he is a horrible website designer, and he loves inventing. His current product is a clever disposable traffic cone, ...

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