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2011 BMW 5-Series

Homer008 submitted on 3/30/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:21:57 AM

Winter testing is in full swing and our spy photographers' latest catch is the 2011 BMW 5 Series. We've seen test mules on the streets of Germany before, so the prototypes caught in the Arctic Circle unsurprisingly look much the same. With such heavy...

68 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Toyota is bad for America!

Homer008 submitted on 3/26/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:33:31 PM

Last week Sen. Obama launched a broadside on Detroit automakers arguing that the lagging fortunes of US automakers were the result of their failure to "answer the rising global demand for fuel-efficient cars." The problem is that Sen. Obama has mi...

68 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Isetta? What the heck is Isetta? Could it be a BMW?

Homer008 submitted on 3/26/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:05:48 PM

BMW CEO, Norbert Reithofer, has recently announced that the Bavarian auto maker is about to develop an all new small city car designed for use in big cities like New York, Tokyo, Rio or other overpopulated areas where big cars are a nuisance. The dec...

15 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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The 50 Worst Vehicle of All Time!

Homer008 submitted on 3/25/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:09:14 PM

1975-1989 1975 Bricklin SV1 1975 Morgan Plus 8 Propane 1975 Triumph TR7 1975 Trabant 1976 Aston Martin Lagonda 1976 Chevy Chevette 1978 AMC Pacer 1980 Corvette 305 "California" 1980 Ferrari Mondial 8 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood V-8-6-4 1981 De...

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Audi A2 in 2009

Homer008 submitted on 3/25/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:46:22 PM

BMW and Mercedes would have to struggle for lower emissions and higher fuel efficiency. With European CAFE regulations, measured in tailpipe CO2 emissions rather than fuel economy, also getting much tighter, Germany’s luxury automakers, too, are feel...

15 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Infiniti Q50? Could it be a Lexus killer?

Homer008 submitted on 3/25/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:24:14 PM

Imagine if you could blend GT-R performance in a Luxury vehicle. Perhaps it could happen sooner than you think. http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=253470...

28 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Honda Accord Tourer Wins Prestigious International Award

Homer008 submitted on 3/25/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:17:01 PM

ESSEN, Germany — Honda's 2009 Accord Tourer has been granted one of the highest honors in the world for design quality, the 51st International Red Dot Award. The Red Dot Award is given out each year by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Ger...

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Lexus LS650HL: V8, V12 or hybrid motors?

Homer008 submitted on 3/25/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:12:02 PM

Rumor has it that Toyota has big plans for its hybrid powertrains in the upcoming years. With the Lexus GS450h and the LS600h L, the industry giant has already established itself as the world's outright leader in hybrid technology... and the company ...

39 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Cadillac's comeback kid? Do you think Detroit is Back? Why not?

Homer008 submitted on 3/22/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:03:55 AM

Spy Photos: 2009 Cadillac XLR-V Date posted: 03-21-2008 STORY TOOLS Print this Save this Digg this! Email this Most popular del.icio.us DETROIT — Spy photographers caught the moderately camouflaged 2009 Cadillac XLR-V out testing this week...

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Most Un-friendly Environmental Vehicles? Diesels?

Homer008 submitted on 3/19/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:09:54 PM

Meanest Vehicles for the Environment - 2008 are as follows: 1 being the worst... 1) 2008 Volkswagen Touareg 2. Yes, it's a Diesel. 2) Bugatti Veyron 16.4 3) 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL320 CDE. Yes, it's a Diesel. 4) 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee....

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Increasing Oil Reserves

Homer008 submitted on 6/30/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 6:27:14 PM

I wrote on a commentary section on Autospies...(Before, I was banned for like 3rd or 4th time) that our oil reserves in the world is on or about 40 years..and, most German car fans mocked me. PART II: An annual British Petroleum report claims t...

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Tops in their class

Homer008 submitted on 6/29/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 4:06:15 PM

Vehicles atop each segment in the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout Study, released Thursday. The Multi-Activity Vehicle (MAV segment includes vehicles such as SUV and crossovers. Folks, German cars came....

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