Report: Bentley courting Maybach celebs with letter-writing campaign

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Bentley , Maybach , Mercedes-Benz , Celebrities , Luxury When Daimler let slip that Maybach was on the chopping block, the German automaker reportedly insisted that ultra-luxury editions of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class would replace the doomed marque. We’re all for a smattering of low volume, seriously pricey S-Class variants, but will the richest and most influential Maybach buyers feel the same way? Automotive News reports that Bentley is betting that stars like Jay-Z and Samuel L.

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Report: Bentley courting Maybach celebs with letter-writing campaign

Detroit: Bentley Continental GT V8 brings the motor to Motor City

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Bentley , Luxury Bentley has at last debuted its latest beast at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show . The Continental GT V8 arrived in the Motor City boasting a new compact 4.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V8 under its hood. With 500 horsepower and 481 pound-feet of torque on tap, the ultra-luxury coupe offers buyers heaps of performance in an efficient package.

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Bentley Continental GT V8 / GTC V8 unveiled in Detroit [videos]

Highlights of the new V8 engine include direct injection, variable displacement to V4 under light throttle load, a new close-ratio 8-speed transmission and all wheel-drive.

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Bentley Continental GT V8 / GTC V8 unveiled in Detroit [videos]

Ford EcoSport compact SUV revealed – debut in New Delhi [video]

Ford has released the new EcoSport prior to its public unveiling at the New Delhi Auto Expo tomorrow. Initially targeted to emerging markets, the EcoSport will eventually hit global markets.

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Ford EcoSport compact SUV revealed – debut in New Delhi [video]

Report: GM leads worst performing auto stocks of 2011

Filed under: GM , Earnings/Financials In spite of General Motors standing poised to retake the top sales spot, Chevrolet perhaps breaking its all-time sales record , and an anticipated Buick and two new Cadillac models coming, GM’s stock price got beat like a goat in 2011. On January 2, 2011 the stock traded at $37.06, on January 2, 2012, it hovered a few dimes above $20, making GM the worst-performing auto-industry stock of 2011: with a 46.1-percent drop, it edged out Cooper Tire (-41.7), TRW Automotive (-40) and Ford (-37.3). The Motley Fool suggests the decline could be due to the Treasury’s ownership of hundreds of millions of shares, keeping investors wary about buying.

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Report: GM leads worst performing auto stocks of 2011

Prior-Design introduces Mercedes E-Class body kit

If you've wanted a Mercedes E63 AMG but couldn't afford the hefty price tag, you might want to check out the latest styling package from Prior-Design.

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Prior-Design introduces Mercedes E-Class body kit