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Chevrolet Volt owners have collectively driven more than 40 million miles on electricity
Gallery – 28 images General Motors has announced that Chevrolet Volt owners have collectively saved a supertanker of gas since the plug-in hybrid car went on sale.
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Report: Bentley to enter Dakar rally with new SUV model
Gallery – 15 images While we have no idea what the Bentley SUV will be called when it enters production (we really hope it isn’t called the EXP 9 F SUV), new reports state that the model will enter the Dakar rally race in 2013.
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Charly Molinelli Design creates one depressing coffee table out of wrecked Ferrari
Pretty much any automobile enthusiast can relate to this bit of news in some way. For those who have lost great pieces of machinery to the inevitable, I being one of them, to make sure that we have some token of the past, we’d find a piece of our cars to keep.
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BMW M6 MotoGP Safety Car unveiled
Gallery – 37 images At the upcoming M Festival, held at the 24 Hour Nurburgring race, BMW will be releasing the M6 MotoGP safety car, which will be heading the M Corso parade.
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Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione gets tuned by Wheelsandmore
The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione has been lightly tuned by Wheelsandmore with a mild power upgrade and a few quiet exterior mods. The tuning company provides two power upgrade options. First is an ECU remap that adds 19-hp and 22 lb-ft of torque, making the total output 463-hp and 368 lb-ft of torque.
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2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco awarded IIHS’ Top Safety Pick award
Gallery – 15 images The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco has earned the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick Award. The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco , a midsize hybrid was awarded for good performance in front, side, rollover and rear impact evaluations.
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Volkswagen Polo WRC Street shows up to Worthersee with 217-hp
Volkswagen always has a big presence during the Worthersee event in Austria and for 2012, the company surprised its fans with the new Polo WRC Street Concept. For those that love compact cars with a lot of power, the Volkswagen Polo WRC Street Concept will make it to roads in production form in late 2013. Yes, you can go and jump up-and-down now.
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2013 Ford Shelby GT500 launch control allows for a smooth take-off regardless of road condition
Gallery – 12 images The 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 is a downright mean performance car with outstanding track capabilities. Adding just another feature to its hard car performance attributes, Ford released some additional details today on the car’s launch control system
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Report: Lexus drops the HS 250h hybrid sedan
We can’t say we’re not surprised to hear this, but Toyota has confirmed to Inside Line that it will be dropping the slow-selling Lexus HS250h compact hybrid sedan. “Production of the HS 250h ceased in January, 2012,” Lexus said in an e-mail to the publication. “Lexus continues to monitor sales for each product and we make adjustments to make sure that we meet market demand, and the discontinuation of HS was part of that adjustment
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2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid price starts at $25,995
Ford dealers have started taking orders for the new 2013 C-MAX Hybrid, which is being called America’s most fuel-efficient hybrid utility vehicle.
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Ford’s response to GM pulling Facebook ad spending: You’re doing it wrong
Earlier this week, General Motors announced that it will be pulling its $10 million Facebook ad budget , just before the social-networking giant prepares to file for an IPO. The Detroit automaker said that it will stop advertising on Facebook, citing the ‘ineffectiveness of paid ads.’ Are other automakers feeling the same
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Volkswagen Golf GTI Black Dynamic Concept debuts at Worthersee
Interning at an automaker has to be every enthusiasts dream stepping-stone. Last October, nine young apprentices from Volkswagen were given the chance to whorl on a special Golf GTI project