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2008 BMW M3 vs. 2008 Lexus IS F - Comparison Test

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 4/10/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:27:07 PM

“Competition,” said John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and an early poster child of the business monopoly, “is a sin.” He’d certainly be horrified by the competition going on these days among the makers of sports sedans. To many, the...

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Is This the New 2012 Lexus Diesel Killer?

Agent009 submitted on 4/10/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:32:08 PM

One of the readers of VWVortex has assembled quite  wealth of information concerning the upcoming Lexus variant of the popular Prius.  Below is a snippet of the details as his interprets it for you to enjoy:Here are a months worth of scans ...

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Corvette ZR1seen Lapping the Nurburgring Low 7:40's in Damp Conditions

aston_martin submitted on 4/10/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:37:27 PM

After months of seeing the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 sitting on a stand at auto shows, we can finally bring you video of the 620-horsepower supercar in action — and you won't be disappointed. Shot on the Nürburgring test track in Germany, the engin...

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Toyota Raises Stake In Subaru and Announces New Sports Car for 2011

Agent009 submitted on 4/10/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:23:05 AM

Toyota Motor Corp. will pay $311 million to raise its stake in Fuji Heavy Industries to 16.5 percent, and the two companies said Thursday they will expand their ties and develop cars together. Toyota said the step is part of its plans to revamp busin...

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2010 Ford Taurus image leaked - Nice, but what’s that in the background?

omarrana submitted on 4/9/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:09:23 PM

We were going to stay away from posting anything on the leaked image of the 2010 Ford Taurus that you guys probably saw around the web yesterday since Ford had contacted many sites to take it down. But after getting an interesting tip from ‘Thumper’ ...

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Nissan GT-R Spec-V prototype burns upNissan GT-R Spec-V prototype burns up the 'Ring at 7:25

dlin submitted on 4/8/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:20:18 PM

Rumor has it from those who have been trackside at the 'Ring during testing of Nissan's GT-R V-Spec prototype, that the car is churning out lap times in the 7:25 range (that's roughly three seconds quicker per lap than Porsche's Carrera GT supercar)....

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BMW Slaps Back At The Lexus 8 Speed Auto With A Faster 7 Speed Dual Clutch Gear Box

Agent009 submitted on 1/16/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:52:26 PM

BMW M GmbH is proud to be the world’s first car maker now offering a seven-speed Double Clutch Gearbox specially conceived and designed for a high-speed power unit. Compared with all conventional systems available so far, this new gearbox ensur...

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2008 DETROIT AUTO SHOW: BMW Announces 2008 M3 Pricing

Agent009 submitted on 1/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:52:39 AM

During its press conference today at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, BMW announced the pricing for the highly anticipated 2008 M3 Coupe and M3 Sedan. When the vehicles go on sale in March, the Coupe will be priced at $57,2...

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