The new Audi Q5 has been revealed at the LA auto show. The CUV is powered by the award-winning 2.0-liter TFSI gasoline engine putting out 211 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque. The Q5 will be one of the most fuel-efficient offerings in its class. Visit our galleries to see the pictures.
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BMW likes to be a leader in technology. BMW has developed a prototype of the multiuse/multifunctional key that will change the way we interact and use our car’s key. Beside its normal use, the super key can be used as a credit card, or store electronic ticket information for bus, train or airplane travel. Shopping, paying for [...]

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The first S60 was a radical departure from previous Swedish bricks, and Volvo is looking to make another statement with its newest model along those same lines. Volvo’s shoulder-like design trademark will be slightly modernised with a “double wave” accent over each wheel instead of just a straight shot from front to rear. For the interior we see [...]

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Over the years, the Top Gear Lap has become an important standard by which supercars’ performance is judged. The Stig has shot around the course in everything from the Ascari A10 to the Pagani Zonda, with the Gumpert Apollo S in top position with a time of 1:17.1. The Bugatti Veyron is a liable candidate to become [...]

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It’s official - a number of details on the new Porsche Panamera have finally been released, ending years of speculation and frantic spy activity. The Panamera is a four door coupe and fourth model line for Porsche, following 911, Boxster/ Cayman, and Cayenne. It has clear Porsche DNA in its design, with a typical 911 landscape upfront, [...]

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Audi R8 has been awarded the Automotive Grand Award Winner in the “Best of What’s New” category. Popular Science also referred to the German mid-engined supercar as “the new Ferrari-killer”.
The editors particularly liked the car’s behind-the-seats engine placement, inspired by its closest corporate sibling, Lamborghini Gallardo, as well as the R8’s 4.4 second 0-60 time, courtesy of [...]

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Next to the facelifted Cayman and Boxster, Porsche brought this sublime 1955 550 RS Spyder - owned by Jerry Seinfeld - to the LA Auto Show. The 550 Spyder gave Porsche the first win in the 1956 Targa Florio, making it one of the ’special Porsches’. Moreover, only 70 examples were produced, which makes it one [...]

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It has become clear that, for the 2010 model year, the Nissan GT-R won’t come with the Launch Control feature. Inside Line is quoting a Nissan executive as saying “It’s gone. We just don’t want to deal with the warranty nightmare anymore. It’ll make the 2009 GT-R really special. It’ll be the only R35 with launch [...]

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Edo Competition has modified the Ferrari FXX race car, after having developed upgrades for other supercars. They claim to have made the car road legal by installing a new windshield, hand brake and all necessary lighting. A new suspension system with adjustable compression and damping and a modified exhaust system have also been fitted.
[Source: Edo Competition]

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This is a road test of the new Ferrari California by the Dutch car magazine AutoWeek. It has English subtitles, so don’t worry. Enjoy!
[Source: YouTube]

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