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05.29.11

2011 Monaco Grand Prix is as tight as it gets [spoilers]
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The latest auto car news written in the Noah Joseph reports... Filed under: Motorsports, Europe 2011 Monaco Grand Prix - Click above for high-res image gallery The funny thing about speed is that it's relative, at least in a cognitive sense. Sure, you can measure the pace at which a moving object travels over ground, water, air, or even space. But place a Formula One race car on a wide-open track-say, Turkey's Istanbul Park, for example-and it doesn't look or feel like it's going nearly as fast as the same car does along the tight, winding streets of Monte Carlo. That's what makes ...
01.10.11

Fiat increases stake in Chrysler to 25%
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The latest auto car news written in the Noah Joseph reports... Filed under: Chrysler, Fiat Fiat is seriously commited to rebuilding Chrysler, and to that end it's increased its stake in the Michigan-based automaker by an additional five percent. The reshuffled ownership breakdown still leaves the United Auto Workers as the largest shareholder at 63.5%, with Fiat's stake now up to 25%, the U.S. Treasury Department retaining 9.2% and the Canadian government 2.3%. The increased stake came with government approval as Chrysler meets certain performance parameters, in this case the production of the Fully Integrated Robotized Engine (FIRE) at its plant in Dundee, Michigan. ...
01.10.11

X-Raid Mini Countryman reportedly crashes out of Dakar
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The latest auto car news written in the Noah Joseph reports... Filed under: Motorsports, Mini, Off-Road, Racing X-Raid Mini Countryman All4 Racing - Click above for high-res image gallery So much for the maxi Mini. The X-Raid Countryman rally raider, whose development we've been following from the get-go, was forced out of the Dakar rally over the weekend, ending the rally-prepped Mini's campaign even faster than it started. With French rally driver Guerlain Chicherit behind the wheel, the Mini Dakar had gotten up as high as ninth place overall by the sixth stage on Friday. But when the convoy came to a rest on ...
01.10.11

2012 BMW 1 Series M Coupe priced from $47,010, 650i Convertible from $91,375
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The latest auto car news written in the Noah Joseph reports... Filed under: Car Buying, Detroit Auto Show, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, BMW, Luxury BMW 1 Series M Coupe (above) and 650i Convertible (below right) - Click either image for high-res image galleries BMW rolled out the excitement this year at the Detroit Auto Show with new debuts like the 1 Series M Coupe and the new 650i Convertible. But while we knew most everything about these powerful new Bavarian two-doors, we were missing one thing - the make-it or break-it factor for many potential buyers: pricing. So with the veils lifted on both these ...
01.10.11

This Ferrari was John Lennon’s first car, and it’s up for auction at Bonhams
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The latest auto car news written in the Noah Joseph reports... Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Auctions, Ferrari, Celebrities John Lennon's 1965 Ferrari 330 GT - Click above for high-res image gallery A Ferrari is a heck of a first car to start off with. But then John Lennon was a heck of a guy. The famous singer-songwriter and Beatles frontman didn't get his driver's license until 1965. By then he was 25 and one of the most famous - and famously wealthy - figures in the world. So when news broke, car dealers didn't wait for him to come to their showrooms; they ...
01.10.11

Video: Porsche teases Detroit-bound show car
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The latest auto car news written in the Noah Joseph reports... Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Videos, Porsche, Racing Porsche's show car en route to Cobo Hall - Click above to watch after the jump Automakers typically try to keep prying eyes away from the show cars that they wheel into convention centers for major auto shows. Porsche, however, made a video of the process and posted it online. With only hours to go until the German automaker marks its return to the Detroit Auto Show after a four-year absence, speculation has been running wild as to what Porsche has in store ...
01.10.11

Barrett-Jackson auctioning Pontiac ambulance that served as JFK hearse
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The latest auto car news written in the Noah Joseph reports... Filed under: Classics, Wagon, Auctions, Pontiac, Police/Emergency, Military 1963 Pontiac Bonneville JFK ambulance - Click above for high-res image gallery Few ambulances have ever been as well-known as the Pontiac that transported the remains of the late President John F. Kennedy after his assassination. And now it's going up for auction. The 1963 Pontiac Bonneville ambulance was one of only 69 of its kind built, and only 15 commissioned for military application. This particular example was assigned to Bethesda Naval Hospital in DC, and was sent to collect the flag-draped casket of the ...
01.08.11

Graf Weckerle answers all questions with Comte Noir edition Ferrari 599
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The latest auto car news written in the Noah Joseph reports... Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Ferrari Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Comte Noir by Graf Weckerle - Click above for high-res image gallery We're not saying we're psychic or anything, but after years of bringing you the best - and the worst - from the automotive industry, we're getting a bit of a handle on what you, our dedicated readers, are thinking. So here goes: you were thinking that what the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano really needed was a set of fleur-de-lis wheels. Okay, so maybe we're a little off. But those pentagram alloys ...
01.07.11

Video: Carrozzeria Zanasi is Enzo Ferrari’s bodyshop
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The latest auto car news written in the Noah Joseph reports... Filed under: Aftermarket, Plants/Manufacturing, Videos, Ferrari Carrozzeria Zanasi - Click above to watch the video after the jump There are body shops, and then there are body shops. This, ladies and gentlemen, is clearly the latter. Established to meet the demands of the factory down the street, Carrozzeria Zanasi is Ferrari's go-to body shop for a wide variety of functions, from custom paint jobs to restoration of classics. The collaboration dates back to 1964, when Enzo Ferrari himself teamed up with company founder Umberto Zanasi - the rest, as they say, is history. ...
01.07.11

Video: Pagani invites us inside with second C9/Huayra teaser
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The latest auto car news written in the Noah Joseph reports... Filed under: Spy Photos, Performance, Marketing/Advertising, Videos Pagani teaser #2 - Click above to watch the video after the jump Is it just us, or are teasers getting more abstract by the hour? Each one of those little tidbits that automakers release to pique our interests seems to show less than the one before. Then Pagani hit a new soft-focus note when the Italian niche automaker gave us little more to look at than a cup of espresso and a keychain fob shaped like its upcoming supercar. This latest teaser video reveals a ...

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