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Submit your questions for Autoblog Podcast #266 LIVE

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Filed under: Auctions , Etc. , Chevrolet , Ford , GM , Earnings/Financials We record Episode #266 of the Autoblog Podcast tonight, and you can drop us your questions via our Q&A module below. Check out our discussion topics or chime in to help determine what else the crew chats about this evening. Subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes if you haven’t already done so, and if you want to take it all in live, tune in to our UStream (audio only) channel at 10:00 PM Eastern tonight

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Official: Porsche Design opens new flagship store in SoHo

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Filed under: Porsche , Design/Style Take a flight overseas and you may happen upon a Porsche Design store in an airport somewhere. That’s because, while the automaker’s product-design division has dozens of locations around the world, few of them are in the United States for a brand that is typically European in its focus. But all that’s changing with the company’s new flagship store.

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Auctions: Barrett-Jackson 2012: Galpin Widebody Mustang nets $160,000 for charity

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Auctions , Ford The time has come for the custom widebody Mustang from Galpin Auto Sports to find a new owner. Built by Galpin for industrial company SPX, this specially built Mustang features a hand-built body that widens the car by an incredible nine inches highlighted by PPG Candy Apple Red paint. Under the hood is a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 producing over 700 horsepower, and it has also been fitted with forged three-piece wheels, a custom suede interior, upgraded exhaust system and more. Whether it was the look and sound of the car or whether bidders were simply feeling generous, this attention-grabbing pony car nabbed a final bid of $160,000, all of which will be donated to benefit the St

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Video: Nothing says "Chip Foose" like… Volkswagen?

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Filed under: Performance , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Hatchback , Volkswagen , Design/Style To help tell the story of the 256-horsepower 2012 Golf R , Volkswagen has enlisted aid from an unexpected quarter: hot rodder and kandy-kolored-tangerine-flake-inclined Chip Foose . Turns out that Mr. Overhaulin’ owned a 1985 Golf GTI and thought the world of it, and he engages in a couple minutes of reminiscing about his Mk II to prove it.

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Nissan creates first self-healing iPhone case

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Filed under: Etc. , Nissan , Design/Style Nissan has been working on its self-healing clearcoat technology called Scratch Shield for more than seven years. While it’s been applied to the company’s cars for four years now , it’s first non-automotive application is here: an iPhone case. Called the Nissan Scratch Shield iPhone case, it appears aimed at the doubly-retentive types who not only don’t like their phone getting scratched, but also don’t even like their cases to show any wear

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