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Acura V8 won't Arrive Until 2015: Report

david999 submitted on 11/29/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:05:51 PM

According to the source, the new engine won’t be ready for the next-generation RL, due around 2010 or 2011, but will most likely appear in the generation after that, sometime around 2015. Acura has major plans for its future lineup, with a range of RWD models designed to target BMW’s 3, 5, and 7-Series. Read More

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Top 10 Most Popular Sport Utility Picks

AutoContent submitted on 11/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 6:14:07 PM

The times have certainly changed for the sport utility market. While SUVs enjoyed tremendous sales success in recent years, the rising price of gasoline coupled with a weakened economy has driven down SUV sales more recently. Read More

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GM considering sale of Pontiac, Saab, and Saturn. Is it a good idea?

BMWM submitted on 11/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:38:46 PM

According to a report by Bloomberg, GM is considering dropping Pontiac, Saab and Saturn as a way to cut costs and to increase the chance of the Detroit Big 3 getting $25 billion in federal loans. Bloomberg cited anonymous sources that said GM is considering eliminating or selling the brands to help it avoid running out of money - which it recently said could happen as soon as the second-quarter of 2009. Read More

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2009 Ford Focus RS priced at €39,000

tryme submitted on 11/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:13:21 AM

In spite of the fact that there are still a few months from the market opening of the all-fresh Ford Focus RS that made its world debut last July at the London Motor Show, Ford’s Austrian arm has made available lots of fresh and significant details for the sport hatchback as well as initial pricing and modified performance numbers. When Ford presented the vehicle in London, the firm claimed that the Focus RS with its 300 hp 2. Read More

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Sport Sedan Shootout: Two Wannabes, One Winner

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 11/26/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 4:20:02 PM

So you've got about $40 grand to play with, and. . Read More

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Lexus Says If Approved, LF-A May Never See More Than 500 Units Ever

Agent009 submitted on 11/26/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:56:16 AM

Almost two years after the concept version's unveiling in Detroit, Toyota is still not saying when or if the LF-A will make it to production. Sources believe, however, that the production LF-A is now signed off, and this long awaited 480-horsepower, 200-mph supercoupe will appear at some strategic point in 2009, with a limited run of sales to start later, perhaps in 2010 or 2011. Read More

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Saab 9-3X spied with no camouflage

inspirion7 submitted on 11/26/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:43:41 AM

Trollhattansaab. net's inside informant "Djup Strupe" (Swedish for "Deep Throat") has sent a round of undisguised shots of the upcoming 9-3X to the web. Read More

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IIHS Ranks Lexus As An "Also Ran" In 2009 Top Safety Picks

Agent009 submitted on 11/25/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:51:02 AM

Seventy-two vehicles earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2009. This is more than double the number of 2008 recipients and more than 3 times the number of 2007 winners. Read More

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2010 Mazda3 5-Door Hatchback

turbox submitted on 11/25/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 6:54:31 AM

Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premiere of the all-new Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan) 5-door hatchback at the Bologna Motor Show on December 3, 2008. The second generation Mazda3 5-door hatchback follows on the heels of the 4-door sedan version, currently on display at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Read More

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2010 Nissan GT-R to reach 60 mph in 3.9 seconds without launch control

tryme submitted on 11/24/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:51:34 PM

The Nissan GT-R is just too fast, which has led to some fights on the web concerning warranties that have been canceled due to the utilization of the integrated Launch Control. In contrast to an earlier report that Nissan means to remove Launch Control from the 2010 GT-R, the blog on Motor Trend’s is saying that no assessment has been made at this point and the same is heard from Nissan itself. Read More

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Man BURIES His BMW 7-Series 12 Feet Underground!

Agent001 submitted on 11/23/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:22:33 AM

Buried in a giant hole in the North Texas countryside lay a well kept secret. Tommy Reed, a special agent with the National Insurance Crime Bureau said it had "been in the ground for nearly two years. Read More

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Car Driver Names Its Top 10 But Is Your Favorite On The List?

Agent009 submitted on 11/21/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:15:14 PM

Autumn in the Midwest means cold cider and warm doughnuts to a lot of folks, but for the C/D staff, it also means the weeklong rousing of a few quiet burgs as we descend on a rural route about 30 miles from our Ann Arbor office in search of the coming year’s 10Best cars. This year, our home base changed—we upgraded to a location with a paved parking lot in the interest of floor-mat preservation and real bathrooms in the interest of staff sanity—but the roads traveled did not. Read More

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Saab 9-6x patent photos

tryme submitted on 11/20/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:29:29 AM

The forums of Saab are alive with talks about the lately filed GM patents showing off pictures of a Saabified Subaru Tribeca which looks like a four door variant of a design mock up unofficially photographed in 2005. The curious part is the imaginary Saab 9-6X stole much of its design and styling from the Subaru Tribeca, even though GM separated from the Japanese car manufacturer soon after the original spy photos. Read More

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2009 Audi S3 and S3 Sportback receive new S Tronic transmission

tryme submitted on 11/17/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:58:05 PM

A landmark in transmission technology is now on hand in the Audi S3 and S3 Sportback athletic compact versions. The S tronic dual-clutch transmission combines the powerful two-liter TFSI motor with the road in a way that is both athletic and economical. Read More

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Germany to consider loan guarantees for Opel

1UAW submitted on 11/16/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 4:14:58 AM

According to the weekly magazine Focus to be published Monday, Opel needs EUR2 billion, which General Motors can't provide. It said the federal government would be prepared to guarantee EUR1 billion and the states of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia, where Opel has plants, would cover the second EUR1 billion. Read More

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