Submitted by Chromjuwelen
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Cars have been literally responsible for putting man on the move. And for something that has been a part of life and the lifestyle in such a prominent way, art is of course a great way to reach forward. Yes, that brings us straight to the topic, car sculptures. Here are a few of the car sculptures for your viewing pleasure. (Read More)
Consumerist:
About a week ago, a woman tried to park her BMW X5 in a gym parking lot in Thornhill, Ontario. For some mysterious reason, she instead drove over two other cars and sat on top of them for a few seconds, like a big game cat savoring her kill. Then she drove off. One of the demolished cars was a 2004 Hyundai Elantra that the (Read More)
Submitted by Chromjuwelen
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Sticking with the classics for today, it would be hard to top the guttural monster that is the Auto Union Type C when it is woken up. If one slightly grumpy Type C shakes the earth, then how about 3? More after the break:Be sure to watch the whole video, as the drivers get more aggressive as the session goes on.Related Post (Read More)
Submitted by Chromjuwelen
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Yes, you read that headline right. If this vehicle wasn’t from Russia’s way-over-the-top Dartz group we’d have to wonder if it might just be a hoax. We wrote about the €150,000 Dartz Kombat T98, a sort of tank masquerading as a luxury SUV, which debuted at the Top Marques Monaco show back in May. Now the company has announc (Read More)
CNN:
Give me four minutes and we'll give you the scoop. The 2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost is something of a unique car. It's as Luxurious as a---well---as a Lincoln and as fast as a Mustang---if a Mustang came with all wheel drive. On the Luxury side the MKT comes with about every modern convenience including adaptive headlamps and (Read More)
Submitted by Chromjuwelen
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NSU – da klingelt's bei wenigen, die sich an die Autos ihrer Kindheit oder Jugend erinnern. Neben dem finalen Technologieträger Ro 80 mit Wankelmotor machte das Unternehmen aus Neckarsulm auch auf der Piste Furore. Ganz vorne mit dabei: der TTS.Wer heute TTS hört, wird eher an Audi als an NSU denken. Wenig verwunderlich, fu (Read More)
Submitted by Koltregaskes
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Electronic Arts has announced that a demo for Need for Speed: Shift will be available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation Network this Thursday, October 1.  The demo will let you go all fast around two tracks -- the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamp and a race around the London River. Immediately available to race (Read More)
Submitted by Usedcarpartsguy
from blog:
Aston Martin to Die Another Day...
With BMW’s three picture coming to a close and Ford Motors now in control of Aston Martin, the Producers of the 20th Bond movie, Die Another Day reunited Bond with the car that had started it all 40 years prior.
This time it was the Aston Martin Vanquish that graced the [...]. (Read More)
Submitted by Stewbagz
from blog:
The Bmw Vision Efficientdynamics Powered By A 163 Horsepower 3-Cylinder Turbodiesel Engine Joined By Twin Electric Motors Produces A Total O
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Submitted by Digital Signals
from blog:
To me, luxury brands seem perfectly suited to embrace social and digital media, using the platforms to extend their customer service engagement to a new level and improve their brand awareness by engaging with their audience.Yet from previous searching for luxury brands using social media, I can see that this is still a mar (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
The e-tron may sound like a 60s robot from a bad sci-fi film, but in actual fact it’s a hand-built electric concept car from Audi.  Based on their R8 supercar, the Audi e-tron packs not one but four 230kW (313bhp) electric motors, one for each wheel, for a total of 3319lb/ft of torque, 0-60mph times of 4.8s and a (limited) (Read More)
BBC News Player | Business:
Carmakers including BMW, Opel and Mercedes have been showing off their new models at the Frankfurt car show, two days ahead of its official public opening. (Read More)