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Official: Nissan taking orders for new GT3-spec Nismo GT-R

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Filed under: Coupe , Nissan , Racing What would a Nissan GT-R be without the racing pedigree that’s helped make it what it is today? The truth is that we don’t even want to know. But we don’t have to, because the car known as Godzilla is as devastating on the race track as it is on the street. Very different racing versions have been made to challenge the FIA GT1 World Championship and for Japan’s own Super GT series, the latter powered by a naturally aspirated V8 to satisfy regulations instead of the twin-turbo V6 in the production model.

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Official: Nissan raises GT-R base price to $96,820 for 2013

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Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Nissan Enthusiasts looking to purchase a Nissan GT-R will need to dig deeper. Nissan has announced pricing for the 2013 model, which starts at $96,820, nearly $7,000 more than the 2012 car. You may remember that the 2008 GT-R started under $70,000 , so the sticker shock of a 38.6 percent price increase in six model years is not insignificant.

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Volkswagen Up! five-door hits the patent office

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Filed under: Budget , Etc. , Europe , Crossover , Hatchback , Volkswagen Images of a five-door version of the Volkswagen Up! have surfaced courtesy of a European patent office. The German automaker confirmed a five-door version of the pint-sized vehicle was headed to market, and Volkswagen even went so far as to show off the Cross Up! Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show . Judging by the patent photo, the production version of the five-door Up! will stick fairly close to the concept and will ride on a similarly tall suspension.

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Video: Second trailer for The Driver finally speeds into action

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Filed under: Etc. , Marketing/Advertising , Videos Everyone’s got their favorite superheroes, and their reasons for liking them. Ours drive cool cars. Comic-book-turned-big-screen do-gooders like Batman (and his mild-mannered alter-ego Bruce Wayne) and Iron Man (Tony Stark)

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CES: Ford setting up shop in Silicon Valley

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Filed under: CES , Technology , Ford Ford will join the likes of BMW , Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen with a new research and development facility in California’s Silicon Valley. The new facility, due to open in the first half of this year, will be part of the Ford Research and Innovation unit, and will work in partnership with its Advanced Design Studio in Irvine, California. The Blue Oval team will also be working with Microsoft in Redmond, Washington. Among the projects Ford’s new Bay Area-based team will tackle: Open-source hardware and software, beginning with its partnership with Bug Labs ; utilizing vehicle sensors to enhance real-time data (think windshield wipers activating and informing weather sites when it’s raining); and new business models based around “personal mobility,” something BMW has been actively pursing at its Mountain View, California facility.

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CES: Ford setting up shop in Silicon Valley

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Filed under: CES , Technology , Ford Ford will join the likes of BMW , Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen with a new research and development facility in California’s Silicon Valley. The new facility, due to open in the first half of this year, will be part of the Ford Research and Innovation unit, and will work in partnership with its Advanced Design Studio in Irvine, California. The Blue Oval team will also be working with Microsoft in Redmond, Washington. Among the projects Ford’s new Bay Area-based team will tackle: Open-source hardware and software, beginning with its partnership with Bug Labs ; utilizing vehicle sensors to enhance real-time data (think windshield wipers activating and informing weather sites when it’s raining); and new business models based around “personal mobility,” something BMW has been actively pursing at its Mountain View, California facility.

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