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Mercedes S500 Vision Plug-in Hybrid
2009-09-22 17:27:00
It looks like Mercedes Benz is really going ahead with its plans to have hybrids and eco-friendly cars across its entire product range. And here’s a prime example of that: the Mercedes S500 Vision Plug -in Hybrid . Yup, that would be a top of the line S-Class that’s not just a hybrid, but a plug ...
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2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class, E63 AMG Wagon
2009-09-21 18:14:00
Dunno, maybe I’m jus going soft in the head, too many exhaust fumes or something, but the idea of AMG dumping the majority of its parts catalogue into a wagon strikes me as a great, if somewhat insane, idea. Wagons are so utilitarian and boring. Wagons are the reason why the minivan exists and why ...
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2010 Chevy Equinox Review
2009-09-19 15:14:00
Now that small crossovers have become the best selling SUVs, GM seems to be in a difficult position. They’ve always excelled at producing big, heavy trucks and SUVs, but the Japanese automakers like Toyota and Honda are where it’s at for the smaller stuff. The Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V have a stranglehold on the ...
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Volkswagen L1 Concept
2009-09-18 18:31:00
VW showed their L1 Concept at Frankfurt this year. It’s an updating of a similar design from a few years back. Essentially it’s a 1+1 diesel powered city car-esque design study that will get the greenies all up in a fine lather but will be sort of threatening to old school car guys. I’m not sure ...
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Audi e-tron Debuts With HUGE Torque
2009-09-17 17:45:00
So much electric cars being over glorified go-karts. There were rumors flying all over the place before this years Frankfurt show that Audi was up to something. Audi had a micro-site up about ‘the future being electric’ and the Euro press kept saying stuff about an electric R8. Turns out it was all true, and ...
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Lamborghini Reventón Roadster
2009-09-16 20:02:00
The Lamborghini Reventón hit with a considerable splash when in debuted in 2007. Once the show goers from the ‘07 Frankfurt show caught their collective breath, the next thing on their minds was ‘when do we get the convertible version’? The answer is now. Just rolled out at the 09 Frankfurt show comes the latest, ...
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Edo-Tuned Ferrari Enzo XX Evolution gets 840 HP
2009-09-16 16:12:00
Miss out on your chance to pick up a Ferrari FXX? German tuning firm Edo Competition’s got your back. It may not be identical to the FXX, but it’s clearly what they’re going for in their latest iteration of the Enzo . Plus, I’m sure it’s cheaper than the $1.9 million FXX asking price, and you ...
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Kia Unveils Five New Models at Frankfurt
2009-09-16 07:50:00
Looks like Kia’s been busy over the past year. At the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Kia unveiled a total of five new models, along with their new “EcoDynamics” sub-brand. Most of the new stuff will only be available in Europe, at least initially. Let’s take a look at what they’re offering… New Production Models All-new Kia Sorento The ...

MINI Unveils Two New Models
2009-09-16 05:14:00
Being the 50th Anniversary of MINI means they’re unveiling two new concept cars on the public at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Dubbed the “Oxford Twins,” the Coupe and Roadster Concept cars made an impression at the show today. I’ll be honest with you…the press release MINI sent out today regarding these cars was 58 pages ...
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Rolls Royce Ghost Unveiled At Frankfurt Motor Show
2009-09-16 02:29:00
As expected Rolls Royce has debuted its new “baby” Roller at Frankfurt . So, if this is the baby, it’s one big baby, especially in the engine department. Outside of the engine department, it’s all Rolls Royce with a big hulking presence lots of wood, leather and all around opulence more befitting an English gentlemen’s club ...
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Aston Martin Officially Unveils the Four-Door Rapide
2009-09-15 22:31:00
We’ve been talking about the Aston Martin Rapide for a long time now, and Aston Martin has finally decided to officially unveil the car at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Most of what we said was negative, exclaiming about how we don’t think the car should be made, but they’re doing it nonetheless. Just like ...
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Ferrari Unveils 458 Italia at Frankfurt Motor Show
2009-09-15 21:50:00
Finally, Ferrari unveils the long-awaited 458 Italia , the replacement for the F430. The 458 Italia is replacing the F430 as the next iteration in the line of Ferrari V8 GT cars. The 458 Italia is all-new from the ground up, not using a single element from the outgoing F430. It will feature a 4.5-liter naturally aspirated ...
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Brabus E V12 - The World?s Most Powerful Sedan
2009-09-15 19:32:00
Brabus isn’t messing around when it comes to making ultra-powerful modified cars, mainly from Mercedes. Just a few days after we heard about the Brabus SV12, they give us the E V12 - an ultra-powerful version of the Mercedes E-Class. So powerful in fact, they’re calling it “The World ’s Most Powerful High-Performance Sedan .” I don’t ...
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Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI Quattro
2009-09-15 18:53:00
Now it’s officially official, as they say. The long rumored, we know it’s coming anyway drop top version of Audi ’s R8 has finally broken cover. “Breathtakingly dynamic open-top driving,” says Audi, and I’m not going to argue. The “normal” R8 is pretty impressive, especially when you consider what they sell for; which in the super ...
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Mazda MX-5 Miata Superlight
2009-09-15 18:43:00
Mazda is celebrating its 20th anniversary of the first MX-5 Miata roadster by creating yet another special edition. Unlike the production 20th Anniversary Edition, this MX-5 Superlight Edition will not be produced, but was created as a show car to demonstrate “how individual mobility can be maintained in a way that uses fewer natural resources,” ...
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Pagani’s Super Exclusive— The Zonda Cinque
2008-06-10 21:46:00
Remember when Bugatti, way back in 2007, decided to make the ultra-expensive and ultra-exclusive even more expensive and exclusive? And came up with the Veyron Pur Sang, which was a beautiful thing with only five in the whole world? Well, it looks like Pagani is going that way too, with the five-run super-special Zonda Cinque. Not too much has been released about this car, but what there is is interesting. The Zonda Cinque is a street legal version of the new Zonda R, which should make the lucky few who can own them even more happy. What’s also interesting about this car is the new goodies that will be featured on future Paganis: First, there is this new carbon-titanium composite that was developed specifically for the Cinque by Pagani. From what I gather, it is lighter and stronger than carbon fiber, and will be used throughout the car. A new Cima sequential six speed transmission will also be present. A new titanium and magnesium composite suspension is included as well. T...
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Jay Leno To Detroit: ?Make better cars.?
2008-06-10 15:52:00
Jay Leno , he of the late night show, the big chin, the sense of humor and the very, very nice garage says thus: “It ain’t that hard folks — make better cars.” He’s just talking in general. He sites American pick up as being the best there is, and doesn’t fault American high performance cars either: ...
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Help Us Make Automoblog.net Better!
2008-06-09 20:57:00
Automoblog.net Suggestion Survey Yeah, I know, we’re already great, but there’s always room for improvement That’s why we’ve created a survey for our readers to take to give us your opinions! The survey is very short, asks no personal information (not even your email address,) and really helps us decide the changes we need to ...
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Motion-Pro II Racing Simulator
2008-06-09 16:05:00
You’re going to need a lot if you plan on getting one of these. A lot of space (bedroom sized) a lot of money (used Ferrari amounts) and a lot of understanding from your spouse (Hillary Clinton levels of “understanding”). What you see here is the Motion -Pro II Racing Simulator and I think, this might just be ...
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Autoloc Flame Thrower For Car Exhaust
2008-06-08 20:49:00
Vin Diesel 64 Nitro-burning Funny Cars This Sunday-Sunday-Sunday Best Drivers In The World Love It Or Leave It The Fast And The Furious The Fast And The Furious 2The Fast And The Furious 3: Tokyo Drift Fabian Forte The Monkey Mobile Kick Their Ass Take Their Gas Ass Grass Or Gas From My Cold Dead ...
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Transformer-tastic
2008-06-07 22:05:00
Sponsored by Chevy New commercial for the Chevy Aveo in Europe. This guy looks understandably irritated, but honestly…how upset could you be if your car could break-dance? Not very, that’s how. ...
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Blazing Magnum (1976) car chase
2008-06-07 19:20:00
I swear, at :35 in, they nearly collect a Cosworth Vega © Gearhead Media - Please ...
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Bentley Zagato GTZ
2008-06-06 22:25:00
Now this is what a Bentley should look like. What started life as a Bentley GT Speed has been taken and transformed by Zagato into something that has the style and presence to contend with the scion of the best luxury automobiles. The Bentley, now named the GTZ Zagato, features extensive but subtle bodywork from the famed ...
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Clear Video of the Tata Nano Testing
2008-06-06 15:33:00
Throughout development, Tata has been keeping hush-hush about the Nano ’s figures and stats. A bit surprising then, that the Nano was seen out testing recently without any camo: Seeing as how it’s the world’s most inexpensive car, it certainly doesn’t look like it. Would you buy a Tata Nano? source: Automoblog reader tip ...
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Saturn?s Sexy Machine: The 2008 Saturn Sky Red Line
2008-06-05 20:40:00
You know, Saturn isn’t known for exciting sports cars, rather, they’re known for boring, slow, family-oriented sedans. The Sky, however, is a real cool looking sports car that has none of the boring attributes associated with the Saturn name. It’s a rather new model, introduced in 2007 along with the more powerful Sky Red Line . While ...
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Paper Craft Rally Cars
2008-06-05 17:43:00
There’s this whole sub-culture of hobbyists out there working with just paper, it’s called Paper Craft . I had seen it on other geeky and Gizmo blogs, where people with a lot of time on their hands make 12 foot models of the Bismark and the Millennium Falcon and what not. But, as luck would have it, there’s ...
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What?s The Difference Between A BMW & A Porcupine?
2008-06-04 17:38:00
I know, old joke (and actually, it started off of as a Porsche joke), but sometimes, jokes can be fairly accurate. An example of that can be this guy who trying to sell his BMW M3 E46 that I noticed on CarScoop. Really, I could go on and psychoanalyze this guy, making point by point observations about ...
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Edo Competition Tunes Enzo Ferrari
2008-06-03 21:10:00
Damn, I don’t know how, but they did it- Edo Competition has made the already insane Enzo even crazier. Along with the visual package, which I don’t like, Edo has given the Enzo more horsepower, more torque, a higher top speed, and overall better performance, thanks to all of the performance upgrades. The engine is an ...
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Formula 1 User Interfaces
2008-06-03 15:33:00
From the fine design website Oobject comes their take on formula 1 user interfaces, or, as us gear heads would say, steering wheels. Stirling Moss said, “All cars have five wheels: the four road wheels and the steering wheel, and the steering wheel is the most important. If you doubt that, just look at the offerings ...
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Codemasters To Make Next-Gen F1 Video Game
2008-06-02 17:25:00
Well this is good news, very good news. After much trial and tribulation, it seems that the powers that be in the F1 world (or at least the powers that decides who makes the F1 racing games) has decided that Codemasters gets the contract. For years and years, it has been Sony’s gaming division, but a ...
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