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Bugatti Veyron Production To Increase

PlanoA4 submitted on 6/20/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:56:43 AM

A $1 million euro seems not to be an inconvenient for the high speed lovers. Bugatti initial limited the production of the Veyron to 60 units a year, but they have decided to increase it to 75 units annually. Good news is also that they have also sho...

6 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Should Toyota Really Be The "Gold Standard" for Quality?

PlanoA4 submitted on 1/29/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:46:58 PM

Toyota Motor's gold standard reputation for quality has been a vital ingredient in powering sales. But as Toyota expands and overtakes its main US competitors, its cherished status is losing a bit of lustre. Last week Toyota recalled 500 000 pick-...

38 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Two more Toyota plants coming to North America

PlanoA4 submitted on 10/30/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:46:06 AM

First the Tundra, then a Camry in NASCAR, now they are building trucks in Texas?! The line between domestic and import cars will become even fuzzier as Toyota continues its assault on becoming the number one auto manufacturer in North America and the...

9 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Scooped : 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X & Subaru Impreza WRX STi

PlanoA4 submitted on 10/22/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:51:52 PM

I got my hands on this week's Autocar magazine that features two wonderful photoshops of the upcoming Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X & its Subaru counterpart, the Impreza WRX STi. Here's a summary of what they wrote: Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X : According to...

27 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Mercedes Introduces the AMG S63

PlanoA4 submitted on 9/28/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:11:46 PM

Mercedes has introduced the AMG S63 at the Paris Auto Show The AMG 6.3-litre V8-engine produces 525 hp and promises to go from 0 to60 in 4.6 seconfs. Both AMG models accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds, and the maximum speed is electronic...

34 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Carlsson CK60: More goodness for the new CL

PlanoA4 submitted on 9/27/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:51:04 PM

Mercedes tuner Carlsson has just released info on their newest über-coupe, the Carlsson CK60. Based on the already formidable Mercedes CL 600 with its bi-turbo V12, Carlsson works some of their magic and raises horsepower from 517 to an eponymous 600...

22 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Nissan to unveil '07 Altima Hybrid one week from today

PlanoA4 submitted on 9/27/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:18:56 PM

While the news this week will be dominated by the goings-on in Paris, Nissan is getting ready to make a spash of its own exactly one week from today. At the Orange County Auto Show, Nissan will officially pull the wraps off the 2007 Altima Hybrid....

5 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Ghosn to GM: Deal could save $10B yearly

PlanoA4 submitted on 9/27/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:56:58 PM

Carlos Ghosn was expected today to tell General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner that GM could save at least $10 billion a year by entering into an alliance with Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co., according to people close to the situation. Ghosn,...

5 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Pictures From The Audi R8 Introduction!

PlanoA4 submitted on 9/27/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:21:37 PM

Our friends over at Jalopnik have posted the first first-hand pictures brought to you live and correct -- all while entirely hammered off of cheap French wine -- of the new Audi supercar, the R8. Hit the jump to see the rest of the shots of Audi's ne...

38 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Chevy WTCC Ultra concept to debut in Paris

PlanoA4 submitted on 9/26/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:15:53 PM

The Chevrolet WTCC Ultra will be in the center of the automaker's stand at the Paris Motor Show later this month. The WTCC Ultra is a ready-to-drive concept, according to Chevy, that "bends the present World Touring Car Championship regulations". Che...

9 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Supercharged Lotus Exige S Coming to the US

PlanoA4 submitted on 9/26/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:02:59 PM

Finally. Lotus is sending its top-shelf hooch to the US, in the form of a superchargerd Exige S. The company anounced today that the near-supercar Exige is coming to the states in the form of a 220-hp version (a 16-percent lift from the base model). ...

9 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Honda pins U.S. hopes on diesel technology

PlanoA4 submitted on 9/26/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:17:26 PM

Honda Motor wants to persuade Americans to trade in their gasoline-fueled cars for diesel. Over the weekend, Honda unveiled a new diesel engine that it says burns as cleanly as a gasoline one, and with about 25 percent higher mileage. The company...

20 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Name the Most Influential BMW Ever? You Might be Surprised!

PlanoA4 submitted on 9/25/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:18:09 PM

BMW was put on the map in America by its small, sporty 1968-76 2002 coupe. Many still consider it the best BMW ever sold in this country. Nearly 380,000 were sold in America, so a good number are offered at reasonable prices. BMW had sold low-...

8 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Toyota And Nissan To Delay Heavy Duty Trucks; GM, Ford And Dodge Can Hardly Contain Selves

PlanoA4 submitted on 9/25/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:43:44 PM

Gee, and we always thought that the "HD" meant "high definition." Man, how wrong were we? It actually stands for "Heavy Duty" or "Professional Grade" or whatever each company calls their big ol' trucks for construction sites and other mud n' dirt nee...

0 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Lotus Delays Elise, Rumors Of Financial Trouble Swirl

PlanoA4 submitted on 9/22/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:36:39 PM

Group Lotus announced the new strategic plan on Thursday, with the first of the new cars being a high-performance Lotus/Proton model due in May 2008 and jointly developed with the British sports-car maker's Malaysian parent. The second is a new midra...

2 user comments | Category: Misc News

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