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Jul
2nd

Autoweek How-To: Build a driving-game rig with stuff in your house

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As driving video games have improved, so have the devices we use to play them. In our first Autoweek How-To, we'll teach you how to build a video game driving rig inexpensively and in one afternoon.
Jul
2nd

‘Blower’ Bentley sells for $7 million at Goodwood

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Bonhams set an auction record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday, selling Tim Birkin's 4.
Jul
2nd

Roadster Roundup: Porsche Boxster S vs. Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG vs. BMW Z4 sDrive35is

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Roadster Roundup: Porsche Boxster S vs. Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG vs. BMW Z4 sDrive35is
Roadster Roundup: Porsche Boxster S vs. Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG vs. BMW Z4 sDrive35is - Automobile Magazine
Forty-five degrees with a cold wind blowing and showers in the forecast -- bad timing for the new Porsche Boxster S to meet its two closest rivals? Far from it.

Forty-five degrees with a cold wind blowing and showers in the forecast -- bad timing for the new Porsche Boxster S to meet its two closest rivals? Far from it. For a start, there's no weather you can't beat by pulling out an appropriate set of clothes. Second, putting the roof down is not mandatory -- we would not have seen an indicated 287 kph (178 mph) in the Porsche and 291 kph (181 mph) in the SLK with the wind in our hair and tears in our eyes. And a bit of precipitation is actually not so bad; wet tarmac lowers the limit of adhesion and lifts the spirits of those who like a bit of attitude when tackling a set of twisties. So we ignored the puffy gray clouds that seemed to almost touch the sun visors, cranked up the seat heaters, and pretended that a couple of blue patches in the sky were a sign that summer was just around the corner.


Photo Gallery: Roadster Roundup: Porsche Boxster S vs. Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG vs. BMW Z4 sDrive35is - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: Roadster Roundup: Porsche Boxster S vs. Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG vs. BMW Z4 sDrive35is - Automobile Magazine


Jul
2nd

BorgWarner to sell spark plug business to Champion parent

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Powertrain supplier Federal-Mogul, the owner of the Champion spark plug brand, said today it has agreed to buy BorgWarner's Beru spark plug division for an undisclosed price.
Jul
2nd

UK: Mercedes finally launches CLS ‘shooting brake’

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Imagine crossing an Arabian stallion with a hippo. The result would certainly be interesting - but most likely not very pretty.
Jul
2nd

UK: Tyres – now with added interest

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Tyres have frequently, if rather unfairly, been described as round, black and boring, the least sexy part of any vehicle.
Jul
2nd

FRANCE/GERMANY: GM and PSA to share European logistics

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General Motors will use Gefco, the wholly-owned subsidiary of strategic alliance partner PSA Peugeot-Citroën, for most of its logistics business in Europe from next year.
Jul
2nd

GERMANY: Leipzig passes 500,000 – Porsche Macan to start 2013

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Half a million cars have now rolled off the production line at Porsche's plant in Saxony. Number 500,000 was a white Cayenne with V8 engine converted into a command vehicle for the Leipzig fire brigade with the assistance of Porsche's apprentices.
Jul
2nd

Ford preparing fastest ever four-doorand#8212;in Australia

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Ford's struggling Australian outpost is set to unleash its fastest-accelerating car yet in the form of a limited- edition version of the four-door Falcon GT Boss 335 sedan running various chassis-based performance enhancements, according to...
Jul
2nd

Mercedes-Benz CLS shooting brake sparkles at Goodwood

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Mercedes-Benz used the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed as the backdrop for the premiere of the definitive production version of its stylish new
Jul
2nd

Renaultsport Clio

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Disguised version of the new Renaultsport Clio made an appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed


Jul
2nd

Pickup trucks battle over mpg: Ram is gunning to be fuel-economy champ

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Coming this fall: The pickup wars resume, with a twist.
Jul
2nd

Mercedes-Benz to offer B-class EV in U.S.

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Mercedes-Benz will offer an electric version of its new
Jul
2nd

BRAZIL: BMW to decide on local plant soon

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As one of the top sponsors for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro recently, BMW made presentations and showed the Mini E and Active Series 1 coupe. Missing were the i3 and i8 prototypes.
Jul
2nd

GM signs European logistics deal with PSA

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General Motors signed a deal to transfer the bulk of its European logistics operations to a unit of its alliance partner PSA.
Jul
2nd

GM signs European logistics deal with Peugeot unit

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General Motors today signed a deal to transfer the bulk of its European logistics operations to a unit of France's PSA Peugeot Citroen starting next year in order to focus on its core car business, the two carmakers said in a joint statement.
Jul
2nd

MONACO: Prince Albert takes delivery of Europe’s first Prius plug-in

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Prince Albert II of Monaco has today taken delivery of the very first production Toyota Prius Plug-in available in Europe for a two month loan.
Jul
2nd

German automakers clash with Italian, French rivals on tougher CO2 limits

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German automakers are clashing with their French and Italian rivals over EU proposals to toughen CO2 limits for Europe's new-car fleet.
Jul
2nd

Urban Weapon of Mass Destruction: 2012 SLP GMC Sierra 1500 4WD Crew Cab SLT

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After four days in this truck I began to feel something of an appreciation for how Genghis Khan must have felt as he charged into unsuspecting villages.
Jul
2nd

Car sales fall in France, Spain in June

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French light-vehicle sales fell 0.9 percent last month as economic problems in Europe continued to suppress consumer demand. In Spain, the decline was more severe as new-car registrations dropped 12.1 percent.
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