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BMW's new 7-series stretch revealed

rybo submitted on 6/21/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:15:09 PM

Yesterday we saw images of BMW’s next-generation 7-series saloon testing at the Nurburgring and now we have the first shots of its long-wheelbase (LWB) cousin. As expected, the LWB model features an extended wheelbase and stretched rear doors to ...

30 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

27 Votes

If You Had To Put A Tattoo Of A Vehicle On YOUR Arm, What Would It Be?

Agent001 submitted on 6/21/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:00:14 PM

As tattoos steadily move from marginal to mainstream, auto enthusiasts are increasingly putting their passion indelibly into their skin. Many were in Toronto last weekend for Northern Ink Xposure, a convention of tattoo artists from around the world ...

40 user comments | Category: Misc News

33 Votes

The Best Reasons to Buy American

Agent00J submitted on 6/21/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:30:08 AM

The American car business used to be the envy of the world. But thanks to too many years of pumping out uninspired, shoddily built, and overly thirsty vehicles, American automakers dug themselves into a hole too deep even for a hedonistic, gas-guzzli...

46 user comments | Category: New Cars

25 Votes

Pictures:2009 Audi S4 undisguised

carversation submitted on 6/18/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:58:22 PM

The 2009 S4 will receive Audi’s new 3.0 TFSi engine, a supercharged 3.0-litre, direct-injection V6 unit that is rumored to produce about 333Hp –some say it will deliver around 350Hp. The V6 engine will me matted to either a 6-speed manual gearbox or...

60 user comments | Category: Photo Galleries

37 Votes

Fuel Economy Drives New Interest in Diesel Cars

PlanoA4 submitted on 8/23/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:31:07 AM

Chris Hynes' new diesel car has passed a crucial road test. "The car is paying for itself," he says. "I believe the money I am saving in the fuel is going toward the payments for the car." Hynes now spends $200 less per month on fuel — and get...

12 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

14 Votes

YOUR CURRENT CAR

audirevolution submitted on 8/22/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 5:21:31 PM

So what do you people drive anyway? Do you BMW lovers actually drive BMW's? I drive a 2004 530i and a 2006 a4 3.2 ...

97 user comments | Category: Misc News

85 Votes

What Exactly Is An American Car ?

PlanoA4 submitted on 8/21/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:30:49 AM

As the American auto industry continues to flounder in its competition with overseas heavyweights such as Honda and Toyota, people are beginning to realize that it isn’t that easy to define an “American” car company anymore. Sen. Lamar Alexander h...

20 user comments | Category: Misc News

18 Votes

Official next generation BMW M3 pricing and options list leaked?

Agent001 submitted on 8/17/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 5:16:14 PM

Dear 001, I found this over at Bimmerfest.com...supposedly, this is the official pricing and option list for the new M3. Also, the rumor is the official announcement is at the Paris auto show. BMW E92 M3 Coupe Pricing Major Standard Equipme...

38 user comments | Category: Spy News

28 Votes

Audi planning "baby" TT to rival Lotus

IamEvilHomer submitted on 8/17/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:12:55 AM

Audi plans to build a "baby" TT that will challenge the Lotus Elise, according to AutoExpress magazine. The lightweight roadster is expected to be shown before the end of the year, the report says. It is being built with the help of KTM, an Austrian ...

11 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

15 Votes

2008 Audi R8 in Santa Monica

chewy submitted on 8/15/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:41:55 PM

Here it is, the R8 with practically no camouflage. Great job on the spy photo as someone from carster.com found it on their way home. Read article for the full spy story. Only some tape on the taillights and the bumper. Expect the wheels to change to...

37 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

87 Votes

R.I.P. MINI Cooper

S4Super submitted on 8/15/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 5:35:44 AM

It's official: the MINI Cooper is dead. It was pronounced dead on arrival on Monday, August 14, 2006. What a sad turn of events. Let me explain. When the new MINI Cooper debuted back in 2001, it was probably the most uniquely designed consumer...

9 user comments | Category: New Cars

9 Votes

The BMW "The Run and Hide Theory"

PlanoA4 submitted on 8/14/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:38:04 PM

Anyone would be a fool to say the BMW 3 series or the Audi A4/S4 are not successful ventures with excellent pedigrees. However for remarkably similar vehicles the Audi A4/S4 and the BMW 3/M3 never really compete against each other much on the tra...

50 user comments | Category: Misc News

22 Votes

Cha-ching! BMW that pays for your parking

BM3W submitted on 8/14/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:11:22 PM

BMW is currently testing the system on its 7-Series.......

4 user comments | Category: Spy News

5 Votes

Honda Fit is Safe, Fuel-efficient and Affordable

PlanoA4 submitted on 8/14/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:57:36 PM

Safe, fuel-efficient and affordable—what more do you want from your car? If the word ‘luxury’ resonates in your mind, my friend, I urge you to give that up and let me tell you reasons why, I think, you should go for the Fit. Fit, for a price of $...

6 user comments | Category: Misc News

8 Votes

The new MINI is here! 2007 Mini Cooper, Cooper S, make their debut

Agent001 submitted on 8/14/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:28:00 AM

Details of the all-new MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S have been revealed today, Monday 14 August 2006. Featuring a completely new body design, a striking modern interior and modern high-performance engines, the two new models go on sale before the end...

6 user comments | Category: New Cars

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