Author: Jacob
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Lamborghini Makes All Your Hot Wheels Dreams Come True with Egoista Concept
Lamborghini threw a private 50th anniversary party for themselves yesterday and the highlight of the event was the unveiling of their Egoista Concept crazy super car. Seemingly fitting to it’s name (Egoista means “selfish” in Italian), Lamborghini’s newest concept seats only one person underneath a bright orange glass canopy. With styling influenced by the Apache…
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Audi Builds 5-millionth Quattro Equipped Vehicle
33 years after it’s debut, Audi announced their 5-millionth Quattro all-wheel-drive equipped vehicle has rolled off the assembly line at their Neckarsulm plant. Quattro is Audi’s legendary all-wheel-drive system that debuted in 1980 in the awesome original Quattro car. Millions of cars later, Audio still offers the widest range of automobiles with all-wheel-drive standard including the…
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2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith Teased Ahead of Geneva
Rolls-Royce released the first official image of their new Wraith coupe which is set to debut this March at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. It’s a bit of a tease, but we do get a good look at the roof and belt line of the new coupe along with a fairly substantial c-pillar. Rolls-Royce promises…
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Mercedes-Benz AMG Engine Developer Friedrich Eichler Headed to Volkswagen
According to Autoweek sources, Mercedes-Benz AMG engine developer Friedrich Eichler will be joining the Volkswagen Group this summer. No word yet as to the position he will hold once there. Formerly of Porsche, Eichler was a crucial part of the AMG team that developed numerous engines including the naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V8, both the naturally…
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Rare 1986 Porsche 959 Factory Prototype Sells for $400,000 at Barrett-Jackson
Second only to the Countach, the Porsche 959 stands out as one of the most iconic super cars of the 1980’s. The fact that it was illegal to own in the United States made it even more of an attraction. In 1986, it held the title of world’s fastest street-legal production car using 444-horsepower to…
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Mercedes-Benz A-Class Voted Most Preferred Car by Germans
The German automotive club ADAC awarded the Mercedes-Benz A-Class the prestigious “Gelber Engel 2013” (Yellow Angel 2013) award for the most preferred car by Germans. Around 290,000 readers of ADAC’s Motorwelt magazine as well as users from the internet voted for this year’s favorite. All 52 cars that were up for election came onto the market…
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Audi Rolls Out All New 2014 RS7 Sportback for Detroit
Do you often have the need to get the entire family from NYC to Boston in a little over an hour? Then you may want to check out the all new 2014 Audi RS7 Sportback at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. Boasting 560-horsepower from a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine, Audi’s latest RS offering can propel…
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Volkswagen’s Passat Performance Concept Debuts in Detroit
Volkswagen debuted their Passat Performance Concept at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show yesterday giving the mid-size family sedan a bit more punch with additional exterior and interior upgrades to match. With an all-new, turbocharged 1.8 TSI engine producing 250 horsepower to the front wheels, this Passat sits right between the 170 hp 5 cylinder and…
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Bentley Unveils New Continental GT Speed Convertible at Detroit
Bentley used the 2013 Detroit Auto Show to debut their new, more powerful Continental GT Speed Convertible. Thanks to its 616 horsepower W12 engine, this 6,900 pound Continental sprints to 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds with a top speed of 202 MPH. Getting all that power to each corner is happily provided by an…
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5 of Motor Trend’s Top 10 Quickest 0-60 MPH Cars for 2012 Belong to the Germans
Motor Trend posted their Top 10 Quickest 0-60 MPH cars for 2012 and the Germans take 5 spots with the 2012 Porsche 911 Turbo S taking the top spot. Here are the cars and what Motor Trend had to say about each: 10. 2013 BMW M5 – 0-60 in 3.7 seconds “The latest generation of…
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Motor Trend Pits New Ford Focus ST Against VW Golf R
In Motor Trend’s latest Head 2 Head episode on YouTube, Carlos Lago pits the new Ford Focus ST against the Volkswagen Golf R. I’ve driven both of these cars and I’ve owned an MKVI GTI for about a year. Here are my thoughts. Ford Focus ST I have to admit, as a diehard Volkswagen fan, the new Ford Focus…
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Volkswagen Reveals Golf R Cabriolet in YouTube Video
According to AutoBlog, Volkswagen has revealed the production Golf R Cabriolet via YouTube. Unfortunately, as of this writing, the video AutoBlog links to has become private. VW first showed off the concept Golf R Cabriolet over a year ago at the annual Lake Wörthersee get-together. The production car in the video has had a few tweaks…
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Former Porsche CEO Wiedeking Charged Over Failed Volkswagen Takeover
Bloomberg reports that former Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking along with former CFO Holger Haerter have been charged what market minipulation in a failed bid to take over Volkswagen. Claudia Krauth, spokeswoman for Stuttgart prosecutors in an email statement to Bloomberg: “The investigation found the suspects in February 2008 at the latest made the decision to increase…
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Porsche Surpasses Previous Year’s Sales Numbers
Porsche announced record sales numbers for 2012 (which have already surpassed last year’s record sales numbers) with one month still remaining in the year. Bernhard Maier, Member of the Executive Board Sales and Marketing of Porsche AG: “Our current product initiative has continuously improved the attractiveness of the Porsche brand in 2012. The fact that…
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Porsche Boxster S Named 2013 Autoweek Best of the Best/Car
The completely redesigned for 2013 Porsche Boxster S was named Autoweek‘s Best of the Best/Car for 2013. Beating out other competitors in it’s category (including it’s big brother 911, Cadillac ATS, Subaru BRZ and Dodge Dart), this is the 5th major U.S. award the new Boxster has received since it’s debut earlier this summer. Wes…