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Shoot Out - RS4 vs. IS-F "Bout of the Middleweights"

TataPower submitted on 4/24/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 5:04:13 PM

Watch the former Grand-Am Champion Craig Stanton as he drives and compare the Audi RS4 and the Lexus IS-F on the Willow Springs Raceway. . Read More

[71] user comments | Category: Videos

Audi R8 receives 2008 World Car Design of the Year award

carlover99 submitted on 3/22/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:46:59 AM

Audi made it a big double when the R8 was declared the 2008 World Car Design of the Year. Cars eligible for the 2008 World Car Design of the Year award are taken from the list of thirty-nine (39) World Car candidates nominated by forty-seven (47) World Car jurors from twenty-four (24) countries throughout the world. Read More

[25] user comments | Category: Misc News

NEW YORK AUTO SHOW: What Are Your BEST and WORST Choices From This Year's Show?

Agent001 submitted on 3/22/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:28:28 AM

Now that all the new vehicles have been revealed at the 2008 New York Auto Show the Spies want to know your choices for the best and the worst vehicles at the show. Below is a sampling of photos from our extensive New York Auto Show Photo Gallery for you to peruse. Read More

[26] user comments | Category: Spy Shots

Mercedes voted best prestige brand by Kelley Blue

rybo submitted on 3/21/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:07:57 PM

Influential auto resource Kelley Blue Book (KBB) and its marketing research team have compiled a list of vehicles based its consumer perception data. Researchers look at carmaker’s achievements in creating and maintaining brand attributes that consumers look for when buying a new car, and is one of the best indicators of how certain brands are perceived by the public. Read More

[69] user comments | Category: Misc News

Showdown II : Lexus ISF versus BMW M3 (E46)

007vehispy1 submitted on 3/21/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 5:42:24 PM

How does the ISF fair against the E46 M3? We weren't suprised You saw footage of the Lexus ISF at the VMAX ReDline 2008 last week, it was quite impressive as it laid the "smacketh" down on the Audi RS4. Now how does it the Japanese "F" ury stack up against the iconic BMW E46 M3? Fast forward to 3:30 for the showdown between the two automobiles. Read More

[54] user comments | Category: Videos

Scion looking at hybrids

rybo submitted on 3/21/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:22:56 AM

After a bright start six years ago Scion’s sales have tanked and unless action is taken things are set to get worse. The Toyota budget brand sold just 130,000 cars last year, down 25% on the previous year, and officials are predicting volumes to remain unchanged this year. Read More

[10] user comments | Category: Misc News

Bmw 118d advanced diesel named 2008 World Green Car

carlover99 submitted on 3/20/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:18:45 PM

The selection committee for the 2008 World Car Awards announced today that the European BMW 118d Advanced Diesel was named the 2008 World Green Car. Tom Purves, President and CEO of BMWNA, accepted the honor on behalf of BMW at the award reception, which was held this morning at the 2008 New York International Auto Show. Read More

[53] user comments | Category: Misc News

Toyota Vanguard V6 test drive

mugenpower submitted on 3/19/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:48:48 AM

Identity Toyota Is one of the most prolific car manufacturers in the world, whether it is on their home market or on any other, they have one of the widest range of vehicles to suit everyone's tastes. Despite this matter of fact there are still gaps to fill and new cars to make in order to make the whole range even more interesting and this is just what Toyota did, 6 months ago actually, by bringing a new SUV to the table. Read More

[23] user comments | Category: Reviews

Road and Track Comparo: First US-spec GT-R vs. Corvette Z06 vs. 911 Turbo

ptral submitted on 3/19/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:10:19 AM

Every once in a while, a car comes along with so much hype that not only does it capture the attention of car enthusiasts everywhere, it creates a frenzy among publications all over the world vying to be the first to drive it, test it and compare it with others. The Nissan GT-R is one such car. Read More

[101] user comments | Category: Reviews

Edmunds reviews the new BMW 135i

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 3/18/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:28:18 PM

"From here it looks like a pot-bellied pig," says Chief Road Test Editor Chris Walton as he points to the nose and scooped-out door profile of the new 2008 BMW 135i Coupe. "Check out the overhanging character line above the taillights," we prompt. Read More

[67] user comments | Category: New Cars

Study Confirms Auto Sales Are The Lowest Since 1994

Agent009 submitted on 3/18/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:03:35 PM

New-vehicle sales in 2008 are expected to reach their lowest levels since 1994, dropping to 14. 95 million cars and light trucks, according to J. Read More

[25] user comments | Category: Misc News

Lexus hybrid woos Sainsbury's chief

XeroK00L submitted on 3/18/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:10:13 PM

When Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King recently waved goodbye to his Maserati Quattroporte, he did so in favour of a relatively anonymous-looking limousine whose main claim to fame is fuel efficiency. This time he spent ages comparing their environmental credentials before choosing a company car. Read More

[51] user comments | Category: Misc News

Are Death Taps Already Sounding For The Tundra?

Agent009 submitted on 3/18/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:37:02 PM

Call it the miscalculation of the decade, at least so far for the Toyota Tundra. The first note of taps for the Tundra were sung last week. Read More

[39] user comments | Category: Misc News

2008 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW: STUD OR DUD? 2009 Nissan Maxima Leaks Out

Agent009 submitted on 3/18/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:07:47 AM

The four door sports car is back? Named so aptly when it debuted back in the later 70’s, the Maxima burst on to the scene with a powerful engine and handling to match. However just as we all do, over the years as middle age has set in the Maxima became larger and lost its edge. Read More