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BMW 5-Series Touring Is Revealed

14. March 2010

When a new 5-Series model comes around it is a big event. For BMW, that happened just last year in November. The new car aims to move away from some of the controversy surrounding the Bangle-designed “E60″ previous generation car. Normally, manufacturers wait a bit to introduce other model variants to continue the hype going, but [...]

Bentley Continental Flying Star at Geneva

13. March 2010

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Bentley Continental Flying Star at Geneva

Last month, we reported on a Bentley Shooting Brake coming to the Geneva Auto Show. The vehicle would be produced not by Bentley, but by Italian coachbuilding firm Carrozia Touring Superleggera. The full information and picture drop has taken place and boy, does it look good. It’s a coachbuilt vehicle but you would never know it – [...]

2012 Ford Police Interceptor Debuts

12. March 2010

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One market Ford has had a definite lock on for years has been the police sector. The aged Crown Victoria has been the dominant car in the field, and a larger percentage of them have been sold to police agencies then to private consumers in its waning years. It wasn’t always this way though – in [...]

Westfield iRACER Debuts At Geneva

12. March 2010

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To quote Mr. Spock: “Fascinating!” Westfield, makers of a very good Lotus 7 variant (one of the all time great sportscars, no two ways about it) rolled out a very, very interesting version of some sort of 7 they call the Westfield iRACER. And this, if you ask me, is a clear way forward. Because [...]

Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC Diesel G-Wagen G350

11. March 2010

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For all the excess of yesterday’s post, why not counter that with a little bit more understated and, a-hem, responsible SUV. In this case, it’s the latest version of Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, the G350 which now features a BlueTEC Diesel plant under it’s large, square hood. No, the Mercedes Geländewagen isn’t the freshest face on the block, [...]

Maserati Quattroporte Awards Edition Special Edition

2. March 2010

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Maserati Quattroporte Awards Edition Special Edition

I’m not that much of a sedan kind of guy. Sure, it’s nice to have all that room and being able to drive three friends to the movies and what not, but if I’m going to lust after cars, they are usually of the two seat, two door variety. One exception to this rule (not [...]

Geneva 2010: Lexus CT 200h

27. February 2010

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The new small Lexus has been a long time coming. At last year’s Frankfurt Auto Show, the LF-CH Concept was introduced, previewing the production version to come. A teaser was released a little bit ago of the car as well. The introduction in Geneva is fitting given that Lexus intends for the car to spearhead the [...]

Geneva 2010: Abarth 500C Drops The Top

24. February 2010

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Fiat’s tiny retro-supermini, the 500, has been taking Europe by storm. Styled to resemble the old Cinquecento, and designed to take the fight directly to Mini, the 500 has been capturing hearts and minds on the continent since it’s debut. Like any good supermini, there are heaps of variants for every sort of taste. There [...]

Geneva 2010: Audi RS5 Packs 450hp V8

23. February 2010

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We’ve been expecting it for a while, and now it’s here. Enthusiasts have been guessing that Audi would bring out an ultra-high performance variant of the svelte A5 Coupe since it debuted, but the specifics were a bit cloudy. With the Geneva show approaching quickly, pictures and technical details of the RS5 Coupe have hit [...]

Geneva 2010: Bentley Continental GTC SuperSports

19. February 2010

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Geneva 2010: Bentley Continental GTC SuperSports

The Continental SuperSports sits at the top of Bentley’s range, as the halo performance variant of the Phaeton-based Continental range. It’s a bit out of place in my mind, to be honest: carbon fibre this and that, parcel shelf instead of a back seat, E85 flex-fuel capability, a horse-ton of horsepower, Darth Vader-on-meth styling, and [...]