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Official: BMW M goes diesel, introduces M550d, X5 M50d, X6 M50d

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Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Wagon , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Crossover , BMW , Diesel Rumors of BMW M launching a diesel model have been circulating for over a year, and confirmation has finally arrived in the form of not one, not two, but four M-fettled oil-burners, each sporting all-wheel drive and the oft-rumored tri-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six. And before you get excited, none of them are slated for sale in the U.S. – this is a Euro-only affair. So with that unfortunate fact out of the way, let’s get to the details.

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Report: Volvo expanding S60 lineup with T5 all-wheel drive model

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Filed under: Sedan , Volvo , Luxury Volvo is plugging a gap in its S60 model line by adding a T5 AWD model, according to a report from Car and Driver . As it stands, if you want all-wheel drive with your S60 you need $39,325 for the T6 just to get in the game, and only then you can you start throwing options at it. The all-wheel-drive competition is easier on the wallet: an Audi A4 Quattro begins at $34,175 and the BMW 328i xDrive starts at $37,475. Pricing hasn’t been released, but the expectation is that the S60 T5 AWD will sticker somewhere between the $32,175 front-wheel-drive model and the T6.

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Report: Volvo expanding S60 lineup with T5 all-wheel drive model

2013 Porsche Cayman rendered

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Last weekend we presented a video of a 2013 Porsche Cayman that was caught by an eagle eyed youtube user at a set of traffic lights. We are now treated to this set of renderings of the upcoming model that have been superbly rendered by Wildspeed.

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2013 Porsche Cayman rendered

Opel challenge students to design 2020 Ampera

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Students across Europe have been challenged to create a design for the 2020 Opel Ampera. The idea is for the designs to be developed using social media, where fellow entrants and expert designers from Opel/Vauxhall can give feedback.

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Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe Convertible by FAB Design

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Swiss tuner FAB Design has taken on the Mercedes-Benz E-Class for the first time with a styling kit that is neither offensive or bland.

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Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe Convertible by FAB Design

Video: Acura NSX old and new get together in Gran Turismo 5 vid

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Filed under: Concept Cars , Detroit Auto Show , Coupe , Hybrid , Performance , Videos , Acura , Toys/Games , Luxury The Acura NSX Concept was only just unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show and here it’s already in a Gran Turismo 5 video. The newest take on an ecological supercar features Honda’s recently pointy concept-design language, as well as a V6 amidships getting help from three hybrid motors and Acura’s SH-AWD. The real thing has been promised three years hence, but if this stab at it does get to production, we have no doubt we’ll be seeing a lot more of it before then. The next phase in the NSX-fest begins after the jump , with two minutes of the supercoupe on an angry run through GT5 vistas

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Video: Acura NSX old and new get together in Gran Turismo 5 vid