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Jun
21st

Porsche, Volkswagen, and Audi Clash Over Small Sports Cars

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Porsche, Volkswagen, and Audi Clash Over Small Sports Cars
Porsche, Volkswagen, and Audi Clash Over Small Sports Cars - Automobile Magazine
Could internal politics endanger the Volkswagen Group's trio of mid-engine compact sports cars?

Could internal politics endanger the Volkswagen Group's trio of mid-engine compact sports cars -- the Porsche 356, the Audi R5, and the VW BlueSport? VW launched the mid-engine BlueSport concept at the 2009 Detroit auto show. The car was a runner, the engineers had done much more than their routine homework, and, in principle, marketing had given it a thumbs-up. Almost eighteen months later, however, the two-seater is still on hold.



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Jun
21st

Ferrari P4/5 designer Castriota heads to Saab

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Jason Castriota, the U.S. designer known for creating the Ferrari P4/5 and Maserati GranTurismo, will head Saab Automobile's design team to help the Swedish carmaker take on BMW and Audi. Full story...
Jun
19th

Ferrari P4/5 designer Castriota heads to Saab

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Jason Castriota, the U.S. designer known for creating the Ferrari P4/5 and Maserati GranTurismo, will head Saab Automobile's design team to help the Swedish carmaker take on BMW and Audi. Full story...
Jun
18th

Saab hires Ferrari designer Castriota to speed post-GM turnaround

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Jason Castriota, the U.S. designer known for creating the Ferrari P4/5 and Maserati GranTurismo, will head Saab Automobile's design team to help the Swedish carmaker take on BMW and Audi. Full story...
Jun
18th

Saab hires Ferrari designer Castriota to speed post-GM turnaround

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Jason Castriota, the U.S. designer known for creating the Ferrari P4/5 and Maserati GranTurismo, will head Saab Automobile's design team to help the Swedish carmaker take on BMW and Audi. Full story...
Jun
18th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Louder Leaf Laughs

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So what story drew the largest just-auto audience this week, perchance? Opel's financial disappointment? Nope. Big Chinese vote of confidence in the UK's R&D skills? Uh-uh. Maybe the ongoing tiff over where the Panda will be built, covered, after hours on the phone to multiple unions and Fiat by our tenacious reporter Simon Warburton? Nah. You wanted to know instead all about how Nissan plans to make its quiet new EV noisier. Must be summer... Full story...
Jun
18th

SAUDI ARABIA: KSU unveils Gazal-1 model

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King Saud University (KSU) has unveiled its Gazal-1 model, said to be specifically designed for the terrain of the Arab peninsular. Full story...
Jun
17th

EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Mercedes’ global sales and marketing chief

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Choosing to resurrect founding father Gottlieb Daimler's maxim 'The best or nothing' heralds the start of a marketing offensive to reassert its brand in the face of pressure from Audi and BMW. Guy Bird caught up with Dr Joachim Schmidt, executive VP of sales and marketing, to ask the 61-year old what he thinks the Mercedes brand should now stand for, the new product that will attract younger customers to help expand from about one million sales in 2009 to 1.5m by 2015 and whether Mercedes could, or even should, ever be 'sexy'. Full story...
Jun
16th

Saab targets German luxury foes with a new 9-5:

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The redesigned 2010 Saab 9-5 Aero sedan is big, filled with technology, and designed and engineered to compete with the Audi A6 and the Mercedes-Benz E-class sedans. Full story...
Jun
15th

New Mercedes-Benz People Movers – The Space Race

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New Mercedes-Benz People Movers - The Space Race
New Mercedes-Benz People Movers - Long Roof Hatchback - Automobile Magazine
Mercedes-Benz prepares new long-roof hatchback models to battle Audi's Sportbacks and BMW's Gran Turismos.

As the sleek Mercedes-Benz CLS is to regular four-door sedans, so is the recently unveiled Shooting Break concept related to traditional "shooting brake" station wagons. Never mind the concept label: this low-slung, high-style wagon will be a companion model to the redesigned CLS four-door coupe that debuts this fall. The production version of the Shooting Break should appear one year later, but U.S. sales are unlikely.


Photo Gallery: New Mercedes-Benz People Movers - Long Roof Hatchback - Automobile Magazine


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Jun
15th

24 Hours of Le Mans: Peugeot disappointed, but will be back in 2011

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In 2009 Peugeot finished 1-2 at the 24 Heures du Mans. Last weekend, Peugeot was up against a redoubtable adversary, Audi. The decider will be played next year, promised Olivier Quesnel, Director of Peugeot Sport. Full story...
Jun
14th

Another look at Le Mans, and test-driving the 2010 Acura ZDX, in News Brake for Monday, June 14:

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In News Brake: We analyze Audi's victory at Le Mans, AutoWeek has a Father's Day gift idea for enthusiasts, and we test-drive the 2010 Acura ZDX . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...
Jun
14th

This week’s mag

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New electric Audi R8 scooped on test, Audi A1 revealed, Mercedes SLS AMG driven, Ferrari 599 loses its top, Jag XK vs E-Type
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Jun
14th

Photo gallery of Audi’s triumph at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

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Auto123.com and the WRI2 agency present you with a beautiful photo gallery of Audi's victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Full story...
Jun
13th

Le Mans 24 Hours: Audi clinched an historical 1-2-3

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After a dominant race from Peugeot during the first part of the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours, Audi inherited the lead and an unexpected 1-2-3 after the French cars all suffered technical issues. Full story...
Jun
12th

24 Hours of Le Mans: Peugeot leads after 8 hours

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The No 2 Peugeot 908 HDi was leading the Le Mans 24 Hours at 11.00 pm Saturday night, ahead of team ORECA's Peugeot and the No 8 Audi R15 Plus. Full story...
Jun
11th

VW America appoints new PR exec

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Volkswagen Group of America Inc. has appointed Kerry Christopher manager of product communications. Christopher, 39, replaces longtime public relations director Steve Keyes, who retired last month after 31 years with VW and Audi in the United States. Full story...
Jun
11th

Audi’s electric R8 is ready

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R8-inspired e-tron unveiled as world’s first all-electric supercar, Audi says Lithium-Ion battery will offer power to match handling
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Jun
11th

German Roads, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

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Recently, I lost my German roads virginity. Boy, did it ever feel great! And, it was terrible at the same time. As I hunkered down in an Audi TT-RS doing a paltry 190 km/h, safely mind you, I realized that we, in Canada, will never ever be able to safely drive at these speeds. Full story...
Jun
10th

2010 Audi A4 2.0T, an AW Drivers Log:

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EDITOR WES RAYNALFor the last few years I've loved the A4 mated to the 2.0-liter turbo, one of the great engines on the market. Full story...
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