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Posted: 18 Jun 2011 12:39 AM PDT


Honda: un milione di miglia con una Accord del 1990!
Joe, automobilista di Norway, piccolo centro del Maine, ha raggiunto una percorrenza record con la sua Honda Accord del 1990. Il suo esemplare della berlina giapponese segna sul contachilometri una cifra molto vicina al milione di miglia. Se il buon Joe dovesse mantenere le percorrenze medie che ha messo a segno negli ultimi 15 anni, il traguardo verrà raggiunto nel corso dell'autunno. Quello che è più importante sottolineare, è che questa instancabile...

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 11:23 PM PDT


Ventas mayo 2011: Europa
Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de mayo las ventas de automóviles nuevos en el conjunto del continente europeo (Unión Europea más Libre Comercio y Chipre) se incrementaron en un 7,6% en comparación con el año anterior, alcanzando un total de 1.252.599 unidades vendidas. Por países, los de mayor volumen fueron: Alemania 304.543 Francia 197.701 Italia 170.603 Reino Unido 150.431 España 78.870 Bélgica 54.888 Holanda 50.059 Austria 34.393 Suecia 30.853 Suiza 29.949 Continue...

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 10:09 PM PDT


Video: Audi R8 GT Spyder
Audi ha diffuso il primo filmato della R8 GT Spyder, modello al vertice della gamma per esclusività e prestazioni. Il V10 da 5.2 litri viene potenziato fino a raggiungere i 560 CV (35 più della versione base) ed i 540 Nm, che garantiscono uno spunto 0-100 km/h in 3.8 secondi ed una velocità massima di 317 km/h....

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 07:08 PM PDT


Details on Chevy Colorado Concept
Want to get the autosphere in a frenzy of excitement? Especially over a truck? Well, upload images of a truck concept, then stand back.

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 07:08 PM PDT


Prior Design Lamborghini Gallardo
The car tuning company Prior Design has made the older Lamborghini Gallardo look more like the Reventon and Aventador of today with a new styling kit. This package is for the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 and consists of new fascias, side skirts, and rear diffuser. All parts are TUV certified and specially made from new materials for each [...]

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 05:18 PM PDT


Volkswagen rolling out test fleet of 80 Golf Blue-e-motions
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Volkswagen, Germany 2014 Volkswagen Golf Blue-e-motion - Click above for high-res image gallery Volkswagen has begun to deliver its second batch of Golf Blue-e-motion test vehicles to customers in Germany. Of the 80 plug-in Golfs hitting the streets, 53 will be handed over to individuals and businesses in Berlin with the rest headed for Hannover and Wolfsburg. The electric Golfs will be distributed to businesses, public institutions, private motorists and corporations....

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 05:18 PM PDT


Video: Last original owner, "unrestored" Duesenberg checks into Jay Leno's Garage
Filed under: Classics, Videos, Celebrities, Specialty, Luxury Jay Leno talks about his 1931 Duesenburg Model J - Click above to watch video after the jump It would be great to have a garage so large that entire sections were devoted to specific makes or models. Jay Leno has such a place, and, as befitting one of the best-known car junkies in the world, one section of his Big Dog Garage is home to...

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:41 PM PDT


Cadillac ATS: Nuevos datos y dos imágenes que no nos llevan a ningún sitio
Filed under: Cadillac, Sedanes y berlinas, Compactos Tranquilo, no te pongas bailar ni tampoco te lleves las manos a la cabeza: las imágenes que ves ahí arriba no son reales. Esta tarde llegó a las oficinas de Autoblog un documento procedente de un proveedor implicado en el desarrollo del Cadillac ATS, que como sabes, tendrá versiones sedán y coupé....

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:41 PM PDT


Exclusive: This is not the Cadillac ATS Coupe, but it should be
Filed under: Coupe, Sedan, Performance, Cadillac, Rumormill, Luxury A leaked supplier document landed on our doorstep this afternoon purportedly showing a rendering of the all-new Cadillac ATS in both sedan and coupe form. According to our sources, neither are real. But dammit, we wish they were. The document confirms what we already know: the Cadillac ATS sedan is due out in July of 2012 as a 2013 model, and while there's no mention...

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:40 PM PDT


What you missed on 6.17.11
First Drive: 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup [w/video] "While I've never parachuted, bungee-jumped or had an apple shot off my head with an arrow, I imagine each of those thrill-seeking undertakings pale when compared to the rush I felt behind the wheel of a proper Porsche race car." Spy Shots: Ford Fiesta ST drops some clothing on the Nürburgring Our sneaky spy shooters have once again trained their lenses on the upcoming Ford Fiesta...

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:40 PM PDT


Driving the $1.56M Newell P2000i RV, the Motorcoach to the Stars
Ships Alloy! Newell makes the fanciest damn aluminum-clad bus you ever saw. Makes sense that the world's fanciest motorhomes would be constructed in Miami, right? Miami it is, only this Miami is in Oklahoma, where, as Keke Rosberg once observed, "the beaches are not so good." Still, celebrities and pro drivers flock here in scores, [...]

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:03 PM PDT


Ad Spotting: Lexus Declares Itself "Future-Proof"
Filed under: Hybrid, Marketing/Advertising, Technology, Videos, Lexus, Luxury Lexus declares itself Future Proof - Click above to watch the video after the break Company: Toyota Motor Sales Brand: Lexus Medium: TV Ad Agency: Team One Product: Lexus Brand Campaign: "Engineering Amazing." What We Like: There is a swagger in the ads, and a tone and creative quality that hearkens back to when Lexus was launching as a new luxury brand in 1989 and 90....

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:03 PM PDT


Honda logs 7,000 orders for Fit Shuttle in Japan
Filed under: Hybrid, MPG, Honda, Japan Over a five-week period prior to its June 16th launch, Honda reportedly logged 7,000 orders for its Fit Shuttle over in Japan. That's a fraction of the number of 52,000 orders recorded by Toyota for the Prius Alpha hybrid MPV, a competitor to Honda's gas-electric version of the Fit Shuttle wagon. Of the 7,000 Fit Shuttle orders logged, 90 percent reportedly opted for the hybrid version, which...

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:03 PM PDT


AC Schnitzer Mini JCW Eagle
AC Schnitzer ha realizzato la Mini JCW Eagle, un esemplare unico elaborato che è stato messo alla prova sul circuito di Hockenheim. Dotata di roll bar, kit aerodinamico in fibra di carbonio e cerchi da 18″ con pneumatici 225/35, la Mini JCW Eagle monta anche un nuovo turbocompressore con intercooler maggiorato, frizione rinforzata, differenziale autobloccante, batteria alleggerita agli ioni di litio, centralina modificata, impianto di scarico in acciaio con catalizzatore sportivo,...

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 03:26 PM PDT


Gordon Murray's Batmobile unveiled [w/video]
Filed under: Concept Cars, Celebrities Gordon Murray's Batmobile - Click above for high-res image gallery In the annals of Batmobile history, we're not sure where to peg this latest version. The good: It's dark, it's carbon fiber and it spits flames from a carbon-ceramic afterburner. The bad: It's just really freaking dull....

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 03:26 PM PDT


Mazda construirá una planta de producción en México
Filed under: Mazda, Industria La firma japonesa Mazda ha anunciado hoy que invertirá 500 millones de dólares en la construcción de una nueva planta de producción en México y una sucursal de ventas en Brasil, donde hasta ahora no estaba presente. Estas acciones se llevarán a cabo junto a Sumimoto, que tendrá una parte del accionariado. La nueva fábrica estará localizada en Guanajuato y se encargará de la producción de los Mazda2 y...

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 03:26 PM PDT


Video: Nissan Leaf Nismo RC whines 'round the track at Le Mans
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Racing Nissan Leaf Nismo RC at Le Mans - Click to watch video after the jump Sit back, relax and enjoy the blissful whine emanating from its spinning electric motor. What we have here is a sitcom-length video of the battery-powered Nissan Leaf Nismo RC lapping the famed Circuit de la Sarthe prior to the running of the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans....

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 03:26 PM PDT


2012 Honda Civic Si Coupe Full Test: Still Good, But Not Better
Now Playing: Upsized and downrevved for the enthusiast of tomorrow. For the past six years, we've felt a little like Estragon and Vladimir in Waiting for Godot. So many hours have been lost debating whether the previous-gen Honda Civic Si produced enough power to hold its head above water in the pocket-rocket pond.

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:48 PM PDT


1990 Honda Accord Still Strong at Over 938,000 Miles - Video
Most Americans look into replacing their vehicle around 100,000 or, as the recession continues, double that figure. Then there's "Joe", who is aiming to put a million miles on his car.

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:48 PM PDT


Video: Nissan Leaf Nismo RC whines 'round the track at Le Mans
Filed under: Motorsports, Nissan, Electric, Racing Nissan Leaf Nismo RC at Le Mans - Click above to the watch video after the jump Sit back, relax and enjoy the blissful whine emanating from this spinning electric motor. What we have here is a sitcom-length video of the battery-powered Nissan Leaf Nismo RC lapping the famed Circuit de la Sarthe prior to the running of the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans....

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:48 PM PDT


Chevrolet Cobalt lives… in South America
Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedan, Chevrolet, GM, Misc. Auto Shows, South America Chevrolet Cobalt Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery The Cobalt lives. Well, not here in the United States, where the Chevrolet Cruze has thankfully banished all memories of GM's last uncompetitive compact, but at least in Argentina. Alongside the Colorado Rally Concept, Chevrolet is displaying the Cobalt Concept you see here at the Buenos Aires International Motor Show. We're pretty...

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:48 PM PDT


Ferrari en babe hebben het heel warm #latenight
Een Roemeens meisje met Italiaanse supercar. Need I say more? (more…)

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:48 PM PDT


The Continental: Remnants of the Evil Past, Audi's R8 GT Spyder, and the New "Fiat"
Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. Little over 20 years after reunification, just 45,488 vehicles from the former communist East Germany still [...]

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:48 PM PDT


Open Race Thread – ARCA Series Presented by Menards RainEater Wiper Blades 200 – Michigan International Speedway
There's been a lot of excitement for today's ARCA race on Facebook and Twitter, perhaps due to the lack of a Truck Series race. In response, I've decided to open up a race thread to discuss today's ARCA Series event on SPEED. The race is set to...

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:48 PM PDT


VW Backpedals On Offering 235-HP GTI Edition 35 in U.S., You Can Blame VWoA
Two weeks ago, we reported that a VW insider had promised that the GTI Edition 35 was headed to the U.S., complete with its 235-hp engine and most of the European model's goodies. But now we've learned from the same source that it's been taken off the menu—and it's because Volkswagen of America doesn't want [...]

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:48 PM PDT


Cartoon: Horseshoe Extrication 101
Note: I might not have been the one to create the saying, but I did do a cartoon regarding a NASCAR driver with a horseshoe in...erm...a certain place nearly two and a half years before Harvick's declaration about the 48 team in February 2010. ...

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:11 PM PDT


A miracle of another sort; after Senate ethanol vote, WSJ suggests lobbyists turn to EVs
Filed under: Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen ExclusiveIn a remarkable vote earlier this week, the U.S. Senate voted to end ethanol subsidies which total about $6 billion each year. It's great progress to see our lawmakers finally bringing some pragmatic fiscal and environmental common sense to the rag tag elements of transport energy policy. While it's not surprising that the normally electric vehicle-hating Wall Street Journal praises the vote in their editorial today as...

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:11 PM PDT


Chevrolet le pone precio al Sonic en Estados Unidos
Filed under: Chevrolet, Industria, Subcompactos, Sedanes y berlinas, Hatchbacks Haz clic en la imagen para saltar a la galería En los próximos meses Chevrolet tendrá en los concesionarios de Estados Unidos el nuevo Sonic, un modelo que para otros mercados se conoce como Aveo y que se sitúa en la parte baja del segmento....

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:11 PM PDT


Official: Chevrolet Cobalt lives... in South America
Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedan, Chevrolet, GM, Misc. Auto Shows, South America Chevrolet Cobalt Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery The Cobalt lives. Well, not here in the United States, where the Chevrolet Cruze has thankfully banished all memories of GM's last uncompetitive compact, but at least in Argentina. Alongside the Colorado Rally Concept, Chevrolet is displaying the Cobalt Concept you see here at the Buenos Aires International Motor Show. We're pretty...

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:10 PM PDT


Er zijn ook mensen die een fluo roze Bentley wensen
Natuurlijk val je met een Bentley Continental Flying Spur niet op in het winkelcentrum van Dubai. Wil je toch nog leuk voor de dag komen dan laat je je dochtertje van 6 de kleur uitkiezen. (more…)