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Audi Goes to Dark side , with UK launch of Black Edition A3

007vehispy1 submitted on 12/30/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:55:11 PM

Audi has gone to the dark side in the UK with their new Audi A3 Black Edition. This Black Edition A3 applies to the Sportback and Cabriolet ranges and gets the S-line treatment giving it a more sporty looking exterior and interior. More specifica...

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The Spies Want To Know: What Do YOU Think Is the Worst Car or Truck Introduced In 2008?

Agent00J submitted on 12/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:36:04 PM

As 2008 winds down we like to look back and reflect on the year gone by.  Be it a good or bad year, our human nature is such that reflecting and remembering the things that went on throughout the year typically leading to the New Year's Resoluti...

84 user comments | Category: Misc News

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BMW releases M Sport Packages for U.S models

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 12/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:44:31 PM

a holiday present, BMW North America decided to release the highly awaited M Sport Packages for U.S models. The M-Sport Package has been available in Europe for a while now and back in June, we saw the new M Package featured on the 2008 BMW 3 Series...

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Cadillac Gives Us 556 Reasons to Drive The CTS-V Over the BMW M5, Audi S6 or Mercedes E63 – But Will You Buy The Argument?

Agent00J submitted on 10/17/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:26:25 PM

When will the horsepower war end?Perhaps the better question is how much horsepower, is too much horsepower?I don’t know about you but for me I would answer those questions as follows…Hopefully the horsepower war will not end, each and e...

43 user comments | Category: New Cars

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No Credit and A Pending Economic Meltdown: The Current State of the Automotive Industry - Money Now Is The Object, How Will It Affect Your Next Purchase?

Agent00J submitted on 10/11/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:48:23 AM

Global Meltdown.  Credit Crunch.  Panic.I stopped watching the news because of all the gloom and doom.  Yahoo Finance this morning had a glitch as one of their charts showed the stock market down over 1000 points, as if its not bad eno...

18 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Florida man cancels Nissan GT-R order due to 'black box'

Star submitted on 9/24/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:00:35 PM

A Florida man named Scott Weires has canceled the order for his long-awaited Nissan GT-R. Why? It's not that he was disappointed in the car's performance credentials, far from it. The problem is that the GT-R is equipped with a 'black box', similar i...

49 user comments | Category: Spy News

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2009 VW Golf GTI revealed

rybo submitted on 9/24/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:01:42 PM

Volkswagen will be revealing the next-generation version of the Golf GTI, one of the most acclaimed hot hatches on the market, at next week’s Paris Motor Show but some images of the car have already leaked online. As expected, its styling remains...

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Mercedes-Benz Adaptive High-beam Assistant

turbox submitted on 9/24/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:16:26 AM

Nighttime journeys by car are about to become safer in future. Mercedes-Benz has developed an innovative system that automatically adapts headlamp range to the distance of vehicles ahead or to oncoming vehicles. This means car drivers will at all tim...

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GT-R vs Porsche at Thunderhill Park Raceway

dlin submitted on 9/22/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:54:48 AM

Quite a number of Porsche owners have gone out and purchased a new GT-R since it’s launch in the US in the middle of this year. There’s various reasons to do this but hopefully, some do it because they are open minded and are interested in driving fa...

53 user comments | Category: Reviews

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Mercedes engineer drives the SL Black Series

rybo submitted on 9/9/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:21:05 AM

Comparing a street car with a dedicated race car is almost always an unfair proposition. Doing away with the necessity for street-legal operation means performance can be maximized at the cost of every remaining ounce of practicality, yielding a car ...

8 user comments | Category: Videos

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VIDEO: Look at what a REAL race car driver can do with the Lexus IS-F!

Agent008 submitted on 10/28/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:53:51 PM

The Spies are proud to bring your some exciting in-car video of our recent trip to the Laguna Seca Raceway while testing the new 2008 Lexus IS-F! We were joined by professional IndyCar racer Scott Pruitt, giving some valuable insight on how to drive...

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SURVEY! What are the 5 WORST cars and 5 WORST trucks for sale today?

Agent001 submitted on 10/18/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:06:02 PM

Dear 001, The 2007 SEMA Auto Show is just around the corner and after the show, I'm going to buy a car or a truck with my modeling money. So I thought I would write you and your readers for a little advice. But I don't want to know the bes...

125 user comments | Category: Report Cards

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Review: 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Test Drive

omarrana submitted on 10/12/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 4:01:03 PM

With the new C-Class, Mercedes-Benz once again takes dead aim at the BMW 3 Series. An epic battle in showrooms across the country may crown a new king of the compact luxury sedan market. Mercedes-Benz has jumped back into the ring with its all-new...

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Who is wrong here? The dealership or the customer? We need you to judge!

Agent001 submitted on 10/9/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:23:02 PM

Be sure to read the FULL story before you make your judgment...thanks to Luxurious for the tipoff. Poor Raquel. She only wanted to return her leased BMW. Following instructions to bring her car to any authorized dealership, she arrived at Brecht ...

97 user comments | Category: Spy News

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Would You Trade A Gas Tax For A Mileage Tax?

Agent009 submitted on 9/25/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:47:25 PM

Beginning early next year, drivers in six states will begin testing a new way to pay for roads and transit: Commuters will be charged for the miles they drive rather than paying taxes on gasoline purchased. Researchers from the University of Iowa...

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