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

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:42:06 +0000

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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Video: Rhys Millen’s Hyundai Veloster rally car is about par for the course

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:41:26 +0000

Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Hatchback , Hyundai , Humor , Racing We can think of a handful of automobiles that appear to be closer to golf carts than what we’d otherwise think of as “cars”. Like the Smart ForTwo , for example. Or the Tata Nano .

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Video: Rhys Millen’s Hyundai Veloster rally car is about par for the course

Video: First it was Vette on Vette violence, now it’s Z on Z carnage

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:12:40 +0000

Filed under: Coupe , Safety , Videos , Nissan Back on Thanksgiving Day of 2011, we saw what happens when a C5 Chevrolet Corvette goes head-to-head on public roads against a C6 Vette – the older Vette spears into the passenger-side door of the newer Vette. The video was our most popular post of 2011 , so we know that well over a million viewers saw the ill-advised drag race. We think that video illustrated that racing on public roads was a bad idea, but sometimes, accidents happen even without a race. Hit the jump to see what happens when a pair of tuned-out Nissan 350Z models do their best impression of the Thanksgiving Day Melee

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Report: Ford scraps "Drive One" ad slogan in favor of "Go Further"

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:26:41 +0000

Filed under: Etc. , Marketing/Advertising , Ford Ford has adopted a new ad slogan designed to ward off complacency after successful run of nearly six years. The company is reportedly retiring its ” Drive One ” tag line for “Go Further,” which will be used in marketing campaigns in both the U.S.

Auctions: eBay Find of the Day: Barack Obama’s 2005 Chrysler 300C

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:26:07 +0000

Filed under: Sedan , Auctions , Etc. , Government/Legal , Chrysler , Celebrities History has yet to voice its opinion on the legacy of President Barack Obama , but one enterprising eBay seller is already looking to cash in on one very big piece of Obama memorabilia. A 2005 Chrysler 300C that allegedly belonged to the Commander In Chief (back when he was an Illinois senator) has hit eBay Motors .

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Auctions: eBay Find of the Day: Barack Obama’s 2005 Chrysler 300C