Report: 2012 Volvo S60 to get updated turbo five-cylinder as base engine

It seems that the Volvo S60 is set to get a wee bit less naughty for the 2012 model year as the Swedish automaker rolls out a base model for the American market. Sure, we’ve sampled the 2011 edition and were mostly impressed by the safety-first company’s latest effort, but so far, only the range-topping S60 T6 model with all-wheel drive (shown above) has been available.  While Volvo has yet to offer up all the details of what’s in store for...

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Paris Preshow: New Volvo S60 and V60 R-Design

Volvo is trying to further enhance the appeal of its new 2011 S60 sedan and V60 station wagon models with the presentation of a new R-Design styling and handling package that will be available in autumn 2010. The Swedish firm’s take on the BMW M Sport and Audi S-Line kits combines sporty visual upgrades inside and out, and a tweaked chassis for a sharper drive. “These cars have been specially developed for buyers who want to put their very own...

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Kia Focuses On Style And Technology At Paris Show

Kia’s 2010 Paris Motor Show stand will major on striking design and new technologies. Taking centre stage and making its world premiere will be the eye-catching, compact and unique electric POP concept, designed by Kia’s European design team under the direction of Peter Schreyer, Kia’s Chief Design Officer, and Gregory Guillaume, Kia Europe’s Chief Designer. “A concept car like the POP could only have come from us,” explains Gregory Guillaume....

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2010 Maserati baby sedan to cost around $60K to $75K, new Quattroporte in 2012

Maserati can definitely use some new products and upgrades to its current lineup. Sales of the luxury Fiat owned brand dropped 42 percent to 4,911 units and profits dropped 85 percent to 11 million euros ($13.8 million). Since that’s unacceptable no matter what industry you’re in, Maserati figures it’s time to change things up. The company continues to work on an entry-level sedan, which should hit roads in 2013 to compete with the likes of a...

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$60,000 Valvoline Mustang GT-V give away

Designed by RJ de Veja and built by Roush with VeilSide body kit the $60,000 Valvoline Mustang GT-V can be yours if you enter the contest and respond the questions until 21 October 2008. The vehicle comes with a Veilsideâ D1GT body kit, a Roush 427R engine package, H&R sports spring system, Diamond audio system and Volk Racing wheels.The overall theme developed for the Mustang GT-V was ˜Modern yet Classicâ. Since we were hoping to bridge the...

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Roush And Barrett-Jackson To Offer Limited Edition Mustang

ROUSH Performance® and Barrett-Jackson have teamed together to offer a limited edition, high-performance version of the Ford Mustang. The concept car for the Barrett-Jackson Edition ROUSH Mustang will be sold at No Reserve during the 8th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Palm Beach on April 1-3, 2010, at the Americraft Expo Center at the South Florida Fairgrounds.“The 2010 Barrett-Jackson Edition ROUSH Mustang ties two leading automotive...

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CFC Proves There’s No Limit to Bad Taste with Chromed-Out Hummer H2

Leave it to a German tuner to take something already gaudy by nature and make it even more garish and ugly. “Take your Hammer and drive it sexy”, says CFC in the press release on the pimped-out Hummer H2 (with a “u” and not an “a”). Too bad it doesn’t say ‘where’, but let’s not make this post more inappropriate than it already is.After a lengthy visit at their warehouse, CFC’s tuning team went ahead and stuffed the Hummer H2 like a Thanksgiving...

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Bentley Creates Continental Flying Spur Arabia Specials Exclusively for the Middle East

With the Middle East market representing a 10 per cent of Bentley’s world sales, it comes to no surprise that the British luxury automaker is launching a pair of special edition models exclusively for the region. The Continental Flying Spur and the more powerful Flying Spur Speed ‘Arabia’ models are distinguished by some unique exterior and interior features and will be produced in a limited number of 50 copies.“We have created these...

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Mercedes price SLS AMG GT3

With order books now officially open, Mercedes-Benz has announced pricing for its track-only SLS AMG GT3. The race-ready SLS AMG GT3 will carry a base price of $430,190, or $511,925 when VAT is included. Deliveries of the SLS AMG GT3 will begin in February.Reflecting the SLS AMG GT3’s close relationship to the road-going version of the SLS AMG, the racecar is powered by Mercedes-Benz’ sensational 6.2L V8. Although that beefy V8 makes 571 horsepower...

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Wheego Electric Cars to make White House buy 100 plug-in models

When President Obama was wearing his car salesman/economy-spurring hat he made a public promise in March of this year to purchase the first 100 plug-in electric vehicles to roll off of an American assembly line.That promise, it turns out, may result in the purchase of 100 Wheego LiFes – not the 100 Chevrolet Volts the President likely intended when he made such a promise, according to Automotive News.How did this happen? Because the Chevrolet...

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2011 BMW Frozen Gray M3 Coupe not sold out just yet

Over the summer, BMW unveiled a special-edition M3 Coupe known as the BMW Frozen Gray M3 Coupe. With only 30 limited units to be produced priced at $77,600 each, the special-edition model sold out in just 12 minutes… or did it? According to BMW Blog, there is still one of those limited edition Frozen Gray M3 Coupes sitting at the Vista BMW/MINI in Coconut Creek, Florida. The model is priced at $98,900 and the dealership is also including the one...

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Bentley Silver Wings Design Study for a Bugatti Veyron Rival

At the 1999 Geneva Motorshow, Volkswagen Group-owned British carmaker Bentley showed a W16 powered supercar concept called the Hunaudières. It was a sleek, cab-forward design finished in British Racing Green and with more chrome than Ludacris’ Escalade.Like so many concept cars, the Hunaudières never made it past being a one-off and Bentley consigned itself once more to making cars for wealthy Brits and Paris Hilton. Now, two industrial design...

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Malaysians' Pride: Proton Emas - Malaysians' First Hybrid Car

Here we have it, a massive 53 photos of the new Proton EMAS range of concepts, live from the floors of the 2010 Geneva Motor Show! Look after the jump to check out all the photos. For more details on the Proton EMAS Concept, click the link to read our previous launch story. We'll be back with more details if there are any more to be gained from the show floor. For now, enjoy the photos!  ...

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Pictures from TOYOTA Plant in Japan---5S

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Thinking twice now: The New Perodua Alza Before and After

 Forgot to build the structure, just the skin.....       ...

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"OOH MY GOD" ITS A MAGIC...?

GOD IS NEXT TO HIM!!!!! ...

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Do You See A Motorcycle?

The Honda crotch rocket  rider was traveling at approximately 85 mph. The VW driver was talking on a cell phone when she pulled out from a side street, apparently not seeing the motorcycle. The riders reaction time was not sufficient enough to avoid this accident. The car had two passengers and the bike rider was found INSIDE the car with them. The Volkswagen actually flipped over from the force of impact and landed 20 feet from where the...

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