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Volkswagen passes Ford in sales!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Category: Volkswagen, News
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| Now Volkswagen has overtaken Ford in global sales after posting record earnings.
VW first half sales rose 7.2% to 3,31 million vehicles while Ford posted 11% decrease in sales and 3.09 million.
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BMW 2010 X5 M
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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| Based on the latest information there will be X5 M and X6 M versions and as we mentioned in our previous blog the power is expected to come from the BMW 4.4L V8 twin-turbocharged engine.
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VW DSG Marketing Campaing Ads
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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| When it comes to ads VW has always been different and original. Most of the Volkswagen ads are classics and since we came up recently with few images from the latest DSG marketing camping we decided to share :).
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Audi and Maggie Cheung Photo Session
Monday, July 28, 2008
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| Well beautiful women and cars go hand in hand so we decided our readers will enjoy the latest photo session of Maggie Cheung (Police Story and 2046).
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Audi R8 Tuned by WaM
Monday, July 28, 2008
Category: Audi, Tuning
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| The Most viewable form the outside modification is the 20 inch wheels which actually are available in 2 different styles (See article photos for the images).
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BMW: Latest news on the future of the M Mo...
Monday, July 28, 2008
Category: BMW, News
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| So here you have it. BMW focus for now as far as the M models are concerned is primarly at the X line. Hopefully those cars will be a true representative of the "MotorSport" and will be as dynamic and responsive as all the other M BMW cars.
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Audi Q7 Hybrid Project - Canceled
Monday, July 28, 2008
Category: Audi, News
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| Just two months after the company announced that the Q7 Hybrid project is on the way, the opposite information became known – there will be no Hybrid version of Q7.
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BMW X2 - Is it a GO?!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
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| X2 rumours are up in the air and it seems there is a good chance they will give the sporty crossover coupe the green light.
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Audi MMI II ... More Photos
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Category: Audi, News
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| As we reported earlier few days ago Audi has announced its latest generation MMI which among other things will include 40GB hard drive (10GB of which are available to the user for data) and a powerful Nvidia graphics processor.
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BMW X6 iS Spy Shots!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
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| BMW V10 5.0-litre will not be the right choice due to the ever tightening emissions laws and those who like to check regularly BMW official site already know that the 4.4 L twin-turbo engine is the chosen one.
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Audi R8 2009 already sold out!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Category: Audi, News
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| One other thing that is remarkable about this car is that it starts at $113,700 that’s including $1,200 destination charge and you cant actually buy it!
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Mercedes R-Class Facelift Spied in the U.S...
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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| As it may sound strange but Mercedes continues their already lost battle for “reanimation” of the probably least honourable model – the R Class. With only about 13 000 sold vehicles this model has completely failed to bring the brand at the top of the MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) segment, known also as a “minivan” segment.
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Audi System Detects Street Lights!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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| Well Audi seems to agree and have developed a system that integrates with your car and lets you know with what speed you need to drive so your lights are always green and never red.
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Audi Introduces Next Generation MMI
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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| Well in a typical Audi style the company has recently announced the release of the next generation MMI with even better performance and simplicity of operation.
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Porsche Panamera Starting at 127K!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Category: Porsche, News
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| For those who are not a big fans of V6 Porsche got your back with a 520 hp 4.8-liter for which you are looking at $198,000. Both models are expected to arrive until 2010.
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BMW V8 Powered Z4?
Monday, July 21, 2008
Category: BMW, Rumors
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| Based on the recent rumors and speculations (as well as artist impressions) BMW is getting ready for the release of the new Z4 model.
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VW Roadster?
Monday, July 21, 2008
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| Based on the recent rumors VW is getting ready to shock the world again with a new car concept almost ready for production which would rival Lotus Eclipse and will the used as the base for rumored (and always denied by Audi) Audi R4.
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BMW 1 Series in US
Sunday, July 20, 2008
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| BMW has been pushing its 1 series for a while now, and although those little (for the USA standard) cars have been cruising the streets in Europe for a while in USA they are getting read for their debut.
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Porsche Panamera 2010
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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| Can you imagine a 911 with rear doors and a back seat. That's the Panamera, Porsche's first sedan. It should be as special as any Porsche, so it won't be cheap or plentiful. What is known about this vehicle is that Porsche is readying its first four-door sedan to challenge Mercedes-Benz CLS and an expected new flagship BMW based on that company's recent CS concept.
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Audi Q5 - a Competition to X3 and GLK
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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| Audi's answer to the BMW X3 and Mercedes GLK has been pulled out of the hat - the Audi Q5 was first revealed to US back in April before making its world debut at the Beijing Auto Show.
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Mini - an Electric Alternative
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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| While BMW is saying that they are not going to increase the number of produced Mini vehicles, the leading German Manufacturer runs another project dealing with fuel efficiency using the Mini brand. BMW will build 500 all-electric Minis and import them into California. The project is headed up by BMW’s Project “i” unit, which was created to develop a low emission city car. All of the cars will sport silver paint jobs with yellow roofs, according t...
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BMW M5 Announcement
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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| BMW has announced surprising and at the same time disappointing news or the fans of the big beast M5. M5 has always been the icon of BMW - one of the first associations people make when they hear the name “BMW”. M5 is the model that comes with either a new V8 as in in the E39 model later used in the rarely seen Z8 or the amazing V10 that was later used by M6.
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Tuning BWM X6 with Lumma CLR X650
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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| It seams that most of the news lately are around BMW X6 Model. Furthermore the X6 model is so popular that even the tuning companies are now turning heads towards it. The German tuning company “Lumma Design”, has definably made their mark by introducing its CLR X650 body kit.
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BMW Using the Same Platform as Fiat Group!...
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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| Few days ago BMW announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to share future platforms with Fiat group. It sound a little strange that BMW will share a platform with a group that was about to go bankrupt around 4 years ago. However the memorandum is not for the BMW models; it is agreed that the Mini and Alfa Romeo will share future platforms. This is good news and we will not live the shock of seeing a 3-series with Fiat label.
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Volkswagen Group Sets New Sales Secord
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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| The Volkswagen Group sold 2.69 million vehicles worldwide from January to May 2008. This represents an increase of 6.6 percent compared with the same period last year and is yet another sales record.
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BMW X6 Hybrid
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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| After announcing the X6 M, the next “surprise” is the HYBRID version of the same model. There are not that many news around the model, and the rumors are so much that you can’t figure out what’s true and what’s not
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VW’s new performance SUV
Friday, July 18, 2008
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| Volkswagen has a strange line up of performance oriented cars that on a first look would make you ask why do I need to pay such amount of money for a VW? But when you get the specifications and the details you can easily realize that the cars and the price for what you are actually getting is not bad at all. And with this model is actually a lot!
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VW One-Litter Prototype Is Becoming a Real...
Thursday, July 17, 2008
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| Few years ago (in 2002) VW showed a one-liter model with a body made from carbon fiber. The car was a two-seat in line, one-cylinder, cigar-shaped with the huge promise of up to 282mpg. However, as a concept at the time VW put the model on hold until 2012. The main reason for that was the price of the main material that the car is made of – carbon fiber. We know this material is a trade mark of pure sports cars, where the prices are much higher.
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Audi discontinues A4 Cabrio
Thursday, July 17, 2008
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| Audi will soon end production of its A4 Cabriolet and that will leave the TT convertible as the only one drop-top model. In the meantime Audi is working on A3 Cabrio, but they will still have significant gap in the variaty of convertable options.
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BMW M3 CSL in 2010
Thursday, July 17, 2008
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| The Coupe Sport Lightweight model will take the 420 hp M3 engine and will add plenty of Formula 1 materials and technical tricks. The car will be 100 kg lighter and the acceleration from 0 to 60 is expected to be in 4.5 seconds.
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Audi RS5 soon to be unleashed!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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| The power-plant of RS5 will be based on a heavily modified version of the 4.2 liter 420 hp eight cylinder FSI engine, which was once described by Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear RS4 Review) as the "One of the greatest engines ever made".
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BMW 7-Series Comes on the Stage with Style...
Thursday, July 10, 2008
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| BMW were supposed to review the new BMW 7 two weeks before British Motor Show and than dispay it on the event. However even before the official presentation the web was filled with pictures of the new car.
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BMW Big M1 Returns
Thursday, July 10, 2008
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| During the Formula One event at Hockenheim on July 19 and 20, BMW will be bringing back to life 10 BMW M1 racecars from the BMW M1 Procar series for the last time.
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BMW Z4M Coupe Review
Thursday, July 10, 2008
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| I read many reviews on that car before I got the chance to test it myself. I was curious to check how BMW suited the straight six cylinder engine from M3 (E46). Even though the car has the same engine it sounded somehow different and a little bit more aggressive.
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Audi 3.0 TFSI
Thursday, July 10, 2008
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| The big secret around the specifications of Audi’s new engine is now past. Last Friday Audi revealed the long-awaited and much-rumored specs of its upcoming 3.0-liter V6 engine, which will power the upcoming A6 and high-performance S4 in an upgraded trim. In a departure from its current range of engines, the 3.0 TFSI V6 will use a supercharger to help it develop 290 horsepower at about 5,000rpm. Like the current engines, however, the torque peak ...
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Audi A1
Thursday, July 10, 2008
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| As reported, Audi is expected to unveil a convertible version of its A1 compact car at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The A1 Hatchback is, of course, based on the Metroproject Quattro at last October’s Tokyo Motor Show. Audi’s MINI-killer is take over the positions that BMW 1st series took on the US market and it also aims to attract the younger buyers on the European market.
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BMW 7-Speed M-Double Clutch Transmission
Thursday, July 10, 2008
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| BMW catches up not only with its technology but also with the other competitor manufactures. First introduced in a production car on the VW Golf R32 in 2002, the double-clutch gearbox continues to reach more models with more auto makers adopting the technology. Advantages of the system include faster shifts, constant power flow between shifts and reduced fuel consumption. VW, Audi and others already released their DSG dual-clutch gearboxes and no...
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BMW to Invest a Billion Dollars in USA by ...
Thursday, July 10, 2008
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| BMW recently announced that they are going to invest 100 million US dollars for building new buildings for sales; engineering and training at the company headquarter in New Jersey. The company will hire around 1,000 new employees working at the extended site. BMW will invest an additional 170 million for two new parts distribution centers in Pennsylvania and Illinois bringing the total number of distribution centers in the USA to six.
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BMW 30 years and 300,000 M-Series Performa...
Thursday, July 10, 2008
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| It is an old tradition for the German automakers to produce performance oriented cars, something that is relevantly new for their American and Japanese competitors. Once again BMW reminds us of their strong tradition in this segment.
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BMW Wins Engine of the Year Award
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
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| In May this year BMW won international engine of the year for third time in a row. Once again BMW won with its straight 6 twin turbo engine. The serious technologies and constant work of the BMW team gave them six awards this year.
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Audi 7-Speed DSG Gear Box
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
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| March this year Audi realized its new its 7-speed S-tronic gearbox with dual clutches for no interruptions in power delivery during shifting. The new gear box is based on VW’s DSG gear box released earlier this year. The new product will be used in the Quatro models and it can handle up to 9000rpm engines with no more than 406lb-ft (550Nm)of torque. The amount of torque that the new gear box can handle is the reason why RS6 uses normal 6-speed Ti...
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