VW hooked up with the world’s leading sail maker, North Sails, to help design this special edition Touareg whose aim was to reduce consumption at no expense of performance.
The VW Touareg North Sails special edition touts a 9 percent increase in fuel economy. This is accomplished by apparently doing some tweaking of the transmission to [...]

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You might be wondering, but yes, the 900 stands for 900 horsepower. Something utterly wonderful is happening within the engine bay of this tuned car. The twin turbos added to the Carrera GT give the 9ff GTT 900 about 300 (!!) more hp than the standard - whatever you could call ‘ standard’ - production [...]

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Over the past years, it has become clear that the window between releases of new models and tuner versions has pretty much disappeared. This means that, except these pictures from the 2008 Essen Motor Show,  we don’t expect to get many more details about the new Lorinser GLK. 
It’s rather remarkable how the tuner has managed [...]

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At the Thailand Motor Show this week, Ford’s showing a concept truck based on the locally-produced Ford Ranger. Dubbed the Ranger Max, it’s a styling exercise designed to add some muscle looks and toughness to the compact pickup. It looks pretty neat, what with the embossed “RANGER” logos on the grille and tailgate; chunky wheel/tire package; flared fenders [...]

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Alfa Romero has returned to the United States, after more than a decade and numerous rumors of a return. Leading the charge is a fleet of 85 8C Competizione’s, with the first having just been delivered to James Glickenhaus in Connecticut.
Production of the beautiful V8-powered supercar is limited to 500 units, and the remaining 84 individuals in [...]

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This new MINI features a new engine, which was developed by BMW in a joint project with Peugeot. In fact, a similar variant is found in the 207 and 207 GTi with great performance results.
The 1.6 liter engine is available in two forms: there’s the standard 120 hp in the MINI Cooper Cabrio and as a [...]

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German Judge Reinhard Saathoff has refused to strike down some rules in VW’s charter that protect the voting rights of the state of Lower Saxony, which owns 20.1 percent of VW. Porsche’s goal is owning 100 percent of the German mass car maker, Volkswagen. In order to achieve that goal, Porsche had targeted the rule that [...]

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That beautiful Aston Martin, Ferrari or a stunning Lamborghini could be your dream car. However, just because you can afford such a supercar doesn’t mean you wouldn’t prefer cheap car insurance over such an unusually expensive coverage.
Of course, the best thing to do is to approach an insurance company that specialises in exotics, collectibles or classics - [...]

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These are the first spy shots of the new Porsche 911, that is the 998. It will replace the current model in 2011.
When comparing it with the current 997 model, there are few changes. You may notice that the headlights are positioned more upright and the side mirrors have been moved from the window to the [...]

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This car has been created through a collaborative work between Heffner Performance and the Ford GT chief designer Camilo Pardo. The twin turbo 900hp-plus super car has shown the impressive ability to clock 0 - 200mph in just under 19 seconds, while its speed was proven to be 150mph from naught to quarter mile distance.
The [...]

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