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2011 Audi A8: Live From Miami

November 30th, 2009
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We’ve just seen the next Audi A8 revealed at the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami, and here it is. (Better photos coming soon, promise!) The new sedan is being shown as part of Audi’s “The Art of Progress” exhibit at Design Miami.

Due to arrive in the U.S. in about 12 months’ time for the 2011 model [...]

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Daily Downshift: November 30, 2009

November 30th, 2009
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+ We take our first drive in the bonkers 2010 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG.  [Car and Driver]
+ Honda unveils the P-NUT Concept at L.A., and we try and wrap our heads around it.  [Car and Driver]
+ A fuel-saving device, or a covert way to ignite street races?  A stoplight designed by an inhabitant of Belgrade tells [...]

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2010 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG – First Drive Review

November 30th, 2009
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There’s a reason that “S” comes before “AMG.”
Over at Mercedes-Benz, they take their flagship S-class very seriously. As the halo car for a brand represented by a star, the S had better shine pretty bright in its segment—a segment full of customers who are as diverse as they are discriminating. Thus, the S-class has to [...]

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Honda P-NUT Concept Headed for L.A. Debut

November 30th, 2009
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While we’re still having trouble getting excited about the Accord Crosstour that Honda will have on display at the L.A. auto show this week, we’re far more anxious to learn about the P-NUT concept the Japanese automaker plans to unveil at the show.
Reportedly penned by Honda’s Pasadena, CA, design studio and standing for Personal Neo [...]

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2011 Ford Mustang V6 – Official Photos and Info

November 30th, 2009
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Holy secretary’s car, Batman! Ford’s base muscle car ponies up to a stout 305 hp.
Wanna see a Ford guy wince? Call the Mustang V-6 a “secretary’s car.” This used to be a reliably fun way to annoy our hosts (or get a beer poured down our backs) at Mustang events, primarily because it was true: [...]

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Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 16: Porsche Cayman S

November 26th, 2009
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On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car’s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. Many of you properly identified the special guest—Happy Thanksgiving!—but only one was on the right track with the car. This week’s answer is: Porsche Cayman S.
Like it? Download the MP3 and quiz your friends, make [...]

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Driven: 2010 BMW 335d

November 25th, 2009
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Driven: 2010 BMW 335dOne stealthy – and speedy – green machine.
Drive a BMW 335d, as I just did for a week, and you don’t attract a second glance. Aside from one changed letter in the badge on the trunk, there is nothing to distinguish the BMW 3 Series diesel from the multitudes of 3 Series [...]

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Bobby Hitt, BMW Manager of Media and Public Relations

November 25th, 2009
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Bobby Hitt, BMW Manager of Media and Public RelationsThe Ultimate Fixing Machine. Bobby Hitt, the Earl of Spartanburg, South Carolina.
On September 8, 1994, BMW built its first car in North America. The event, in a new BMW Manufacturing Company (BMWMC) plant located in a former peach orchard between Spartanburg and Greenville, South Carolina, marked an [...]

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Daily Downshift: November 25, 2009

November 25th, 2009
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+ We take a quick spin in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR Touring, which promises to be more posh and less in-your-face than the regular MR.  [Car and Driver]
+ We bid a fond farewell to our 2008 BMW X6 xDrive50i long-termer.  [Car and Driver]
+ We preview the 2011 Infiniti M37 and M56.  [Car and Driver]

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KTM X-Bow at Virginia International Raceway – Video

November 25th, 2009
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Motorcycle maker KTM creates a track-day car. Dirty fun ensues.
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