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SEM DX7 Is A Pininfarina-Designed SUV For China

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 04:04 AM PDT

Meet "the first Chinese SUV with an Italian touch," as Pininfarina describes the SEM DX7 unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show. Designed by the Italian styling powerhouse, the DX7 is an SUV built by Chinese carmaker South East Motor, also known as Soueast or SEM.
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Skoda Releases Fresh Photos Of The All-New Superb

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 03:04 AM PDT

Skoda is preparing for the European launch of the all-new Superb with a fresh photo gallery and detailed information.
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Ford Will Build 100 Shelby GT350, 37 GT350R Cars For 2015 MY

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 02:12 AM PDT

Ford has announced it will build only 37 units of the Shelby Mustang GT350R for the 2015 model year, which is exactly the number of cars Carroll Shelby wanted to build in the 1960s. While Shelby insisted two prototype cars and 35 competition GT350s were built, most records show only 34 production models received serial numbers from the Shelby production facility.
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MT Reviews Cadillac’s Assault On BMW's M3/M4, The New 464hp ATS-V

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 06:31 PM PDT

The Cadillac ATS-V has arrived and Motor Trend gives us their first impressions of the M3-rivalling performance model.
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Swedish Artist Has You Covered On Floating Cars; Most Are Citroens…

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 05:47 PM PDT

Apparently, there's an entire movement of creating floating cars out of existing shapes. This Swedish artist, Jacob Munkhammar, is really into Citroens, it seems, and we have absolutely no problem with that as they make the perfect candidate for this type of photo manipulation.
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Audi's Next S4 Performance Model Spied In Avant Guise

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 05:10 PM PDT

Having already spotted the 2017 Audi S4 sedan running a few hot laps around the Nordschleife, we now have spy shots of its roomier, more practical and quite possibly, prettier Avant brethren.
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VW C Coupé GTE Concept Reportedly Previews Flagship PHEV for China

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:35 PM PDT

VW's C Coupé GTE study may not preview the next-generation Phaeton as everyone thought, unless VW plans a radical change of its flagship sedan's formula.
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Ferrari Boss Had SF15-T Designed to Suit Kimi Raikkonen's Driving Style

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:29 PM PDT

Last season, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen finished the year 12th in the Driver Standings, with a total of 55 points. This season, after just 4 races, he has already racked up 42 points.
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Ferrari 458 Spider Takes On Lambo's Gallardo Super Trofeo Stadale

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:28 PM PDT

The Ferrari 458 has been a regular on a lot of drag racing clips these past couple of months, but what we haven't much of is the lightweight Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale.
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Why Doesn’t Volvo Have A Minivan In Its Lineup?

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 02:49 PM PDT

We live in a world where BMW has two MPVs in its lineup (both front-wheel drive for that matter) and Volvo has none.

Despite its reputation of building great and safe family cars, the Swedish carmaker has missed the golden era of MPVs, so building one now when SUVs have won over almost all minivan buyers is highly unlikely.
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Hennessey Delivers 1000hp Kit For Corvette C7, Sounds Like The Devil

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 02:15 PM PDT

Hennessey Performance's latest offer includes a Corvette C7, a big supercharger and 1000hp at the crank.
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EU-Spec Ford Mustang GT Sprints To 100 KM/H In 4.8 Sec, EcoBoost Turbo In 5.8 Sec

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 01:42 PM PDT

Ford has released performance specs and fuel economy figures for the EU-spec all-new Mustang, which will reach dealerships in continental Europe from July.
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VW Golf GTE Driven: Is It Really The GTI's Hybrid Brother?

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 01:02 PM PDT

Imagine the lovechild of a Golf GTI with the all-electric e-Golf and you would be right on the money. The VW Golf GTE is exactly that car, offering a plug-in hybrid powertrain and the thrills of a GTI combined, at least on theory.
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Jay Leno Drives 1948 Davis Divan, Americas Streamlined 3-Wheeler

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 12:44 PM PDT

The Davis Motorcar Company only ever made up to 17 vehicles, but the model that they did produce was rather unique. Its layout was similar tot that of a Reliant Robin three-wheeler, with one wheel at the front and two at the back.
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Porsche Embarks on 1,000 KM Plug-in Road Trip to Celebrate 10M Facebook Fans

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 03:03 PM PDT

It seems like good things do happen to you when you have a talent for identifying landscape photographs, which is what Ingo Georges Vandenberghe had to do in order to win a very special prize from Porsche.
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Drunken Russian Road Worker Chases Journalist Filming Him

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 11:39 AM PDT

You don't need a breathalyzer to tell you that this Russian road worker was wasted, but we gather that taxpayers and road-users would like to some answers from the people who hired and supposedly, supervised him.
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UK Pricing & Specs Announced For Facelifted Hyundai i40

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 11:04 AM PDT

Hyundai's refreshed i40 came up for air at last month's Geneva Motor Show, showing off its new hexagonal grille, 7-speed DCT gearbox, new headlights and a couple of new very helpful gadgets.
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What High-End Car Would You Trade For This Camaro-Based Lamborghini Murcielago Clone?

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 10:32 AM PDT

Occasionally, the description under eBay ads is far more amusing / interesting than the cars and pictures themselves on the auction site.
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New Special Edition Holden Barina 'X' Out to Prove a Point

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 10:10 AM PDT

At first glance, you may think that downsizing doesn't really make sense in the land 'Down Under', where people love their 4x4s and powerful V8 engines. But in recent years, the trend has been changing quite a lot.
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This Fully-Working Scale Model Toyota Engine-Gearbox Combo Was 3D-Printed

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 09:40 AM PDT

As 3D printers evolve, so will the quality and usefulness of their creations. Right now, basic home setups like the $400-ish Kossel mini are capable of churning out pieces that you can use to build your very own working scale model gearbox (and engine).
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Mercedes Rolls Out New Alloy Wheels For Summer 2015

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 09:10 AM PDT

They may cost an arm and in some instances, a leg or two as well, but admittedly, manufacturer alloy wheels are usually winners in the looks department if you like keeping things stock.
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Meet Merc's BMW M4 Challenger, The C63 AMG Coupe

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 06:36 PM PDT

Here's the power-crazed version of Mercedes-Benz's upcoming C-Class Coupe with the C63 AMG designation.
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Piech Reportedly Forced To Leave After VW Board Learned About His Plot To Oust Winterkorn

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 06:36 PM PDT

The sudden resignation of Ferdinand Piech over the weekend from his role as VW Group chairman has intrigued many but now we're starting to get the details behind the decision.
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Road Rage Camaro Driver Causes A Big Crash In New York

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 07:34 AM PDT

A road-rage incident between a Camaro and a pickup truck on the New York State Thruway led to a big crash this past Friday, April 24, near Batavia New York.
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This is Why Footage and Photos from IIHS Look So Good

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 07:06 AM PDT

The crash test chamber used by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is basically just a giant photo/video studio. It's been specifically designed with adding light boxes in mind and the general purpose of crashing cars and recording the crashes as accurately as possible for scientific research and public information.
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