NISSAN'S OFFERING IN the small car segment has come in for an overhaul, with the updated and more affordable 2010 Nissan Tiida Series 3 now available in Australia.

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Truck , Videos American ingenuity FTW! 12″ Pypes stacks - Click above to watch the video after the jump Really, there’s not much else to say here, other than that the guys at Pypes Performance Exhaust deserve a Nobel Prize or something.

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Video: 12" diesel stacks. God Bless America

Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Event Alert Director Eduardo Mesejo Maestre leads a tour at the Deposito del Automovil in Havana Recognizing that car guys (and gals) are car guys no matter where in the world they live, the folks running this weekend’s Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance have decided to use a bit of “Car-Guy Diplomacy” to reach out to that bigger island a little south of Florida…Cuba

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Amelia Island Concours set to symbolically break Cuban embargo

Filed under: Spy Photos , Sedan , Toyota Toyota Camry patent filings - Click above for high-res image gallery Toyota may be having some brand image troubles, what with all of the bad press it has been getting lately, but we mustn’t forget that the Japanese automaker produces many of America’s most popular cars, including the best-selling car in the U.S., the Camry .

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Next-generation Toyota Camry revealed in patent filings? (Updated)

Filed under: Sedan , Government/Legal , Work , Ford , Police/Emergency 2012 Ford Police Interceptor reveal - Click above to watch the video Earlier today, Ford unveiled its next generation Police Interceptor (they’d rather you not call it a Taurus ) at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway before a group of police agency fleet buyers.

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Here is a full image gallery showcasing pictures of all of the crazy cars at 2010 DUB Show in Anaheim.

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Image Gallery of Cars from 2010 DUB Show Anaheim

Here is a full image gallery showcasing pictures of all of the models at 2010 DUB Show in Anaheim.

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Image Gallery of Girls from 2010 DUB Show Anaheim

Filed under: GM , Nissan , Earnings/Financials , Renault , Rumormill Rumors that Renault - Nissan may be interested in taking on a third head have popped once again, with the would-be merger candidate this time being General Motors . Huh, sounds familiar , doesn’t it

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WSJ speculates about Renault-Nissan taking stake in GM

Filed under: Minivan/Van , Marketing/Advertising , Work , Nissan Nissan NV commercial vans - Click above for high-res image gallery No surprise here, really. Just one short day after officially revealing its first-ever commercial vehicle for the U.S

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Strictly Commercial: Nissan NV website comes online

Second-gen Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery The unintended acceleration case of the second-generation Prius belonging to James Sikes now officially has an interesting backstory. Apparently, according to USAToday , Sikes’ “case against Toyota is starting to look shaky.” Why? Two reasons.

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Report: Unintended acceleration Prius case gets twist involving debt, technology

ABT Sportsline now has its own interpretation of the iconic Audi ur-Quattro which is based on the new Audi TT RS coupe and Roadster range. That car made not only history but headlines around the world when it took on opponents on the rally circuit and proved itself a more than capable competitor.

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Audi TT-RS - ABT tuning

Filed under: Spy Photos , Sedan , Performance , Europe , Audi , Luxury Check out what a very cold spy photographer snapped some pictures of. This car could very well be the upcoming Audi S8

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Spy Shots: Are you the next Audi S8?

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Introduction to Ice Racing: Part 6 [w/video]

Filed under: Coupe , Budget , Chevrolet , GM Chevrolet Cruze - click above for high-res image gallery Check out this little nugget General Motor’s North American president Mark Reuss let slip during a recent web chat: ” 2 door cruze is a nice idea, and it may show up in the global market. As we have 2 door Cobalts currently, [North America] would naturally look at a Cruze 2 door, but I believe our small car portfolio will be WAY beyond what it is now, so a 2 door something still is needed.” Quite interesting, no?

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GM President Mark Reuss: Chevrolet Cruze Coupe "may show up"

Filed under: Car Buying , Marketing/Advertising , Chevrolet , GM A[nother] different kind of car company. A[nother] different kind of car

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Report: GM launching pair of low-pressure ‘test’ dealerships that offer competitor car drives

Filed under: Car Buying , Marketing/Advertising , Chevrolet , GM A[nother] different kind of car company. A[nother] different kind of car

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Report: GM launching pair of low-pressure ‘test’ dealerships that offer competitor car drives

Maybe you’ve been looking for something different.

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eBay Find: 1915 American Lafrance Speedster

Maybe you’ve been looking for something different. You know, that certain car that will stand out in the crowd of Camaros and Coronets that clog-up your favorite Friday night car show

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eBay Find: 1915 American Lafrance Speedster

Filed under: Spy Photos , Truck , Chrysler , Dodge , Off-Road Dodge Ram Power Wagon spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery We just told you that that Chrysler will be launching four new “Moparized” vehicles later this month, and our spies have already caught one of these new vehicles - the Dodge Ram Power Wagon - on the streets of southeast Michigan.

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Spy Shots: Dodge Ram Power Wagon hits the streets in search of Ford SVT Raptor

Filed under: Spy Photos , Truck , Chrysler , Dodge , Off-Road Dodge Ram Power Wagon spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery We just told you that that Chrysler will be launching four new “Moparized” vehicles later this month, and our spies have already caught one of these new vehicles - the Dodge Ram Power Wagon - on the streets of southeast Michigan. Unlike the Power Wagon that’s just now hitting dealers, this is a totally unique package, featuring a single-cab configuration with a short, style-side bed.

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Spy Shots: Dodge Ram Power Wagon hits the streets in search of Ford SVT Raptor

Filed under: Car Buying , Hybrid , Japan , Hatchback , Honda 2011 Honda CR-Z - Click above for high-res image gallery The new Honda CR-Z has only been on sale in Japan for two weeks, and already the automaker has received over 7,000 orders for the small hybrid.

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Honda CR-Z enjoying high early demand in home market?

Filed under: Car Buying , Hybrid , Japan , Hatchback , Honda 2011 Honda CR-Z - Click above for high-res image gallery The new Honda CR-Z has only been on sale in Japan for two weeks, and already the automaker has received over 7,000 orders for the small hybrid. This represents about 60 percent of the 12,000 units that Honda anticipated to sell domestically in the hatch’s first year of production.

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Honda CR-Z enjoying high early demand in home market?

Filed under: Concept Cars , SUV , Truck , Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep , Off-Road Mopar Sketches for the 44th Annual Easter Jeep Safari - Click above for high-res image gallery Chrysler has announced that it will launch four new “Moparized” (their term, not ours) models on March 27 at the 44th Annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah: the Jeep Wrangler J7, Jeep Patriot Extreme, Jeep Wrangler Trail Boss and Ram Power Wagon . First off, there’s already a 2010 Dodge Ram Power Wagon , but it appears that this version will sport just two doors instead of the current four-door model. We also note plenty of flat black accents, including the wheels, grille and hood, which are set off by what appears to be a neon green stripe.

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Chrysler releases new "Moparized" concept renderings ahead of 44th Annual Easter Jeep Safari

Filed under: Concept Cars , SUV , Truck , Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep , Off-Road Mopar Sketches for the 44th Annual Easter Jeep Safari - Click above for high-res image gallery Chrysler has announced that it will launch four new “Moparized” (their term, not ours) models on March 27 at the 44th Annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah: the Jeep Wrangler J7, Jeep Patriot Extreme, Jeep Wrangler Trail Boss and Ram Power Wagon . First off, there’s already a 2010 Dodge Ram Power Wagon , but it appears that this version will sport just two doors instead of the current four-door model. We also note plenty of flat black accents, including the wheels, grille and hood, which are set off by what appears to be a neon green stripe.

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Chrysler releases new "Moparized" concept renderings ahead of 44th Annual Easter Jeep Safari

I’m generally not a big fan of police pursuit videos, because I’ve seen about a million of them. Something about this one stands out.

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Police Pursuit, Now With 10% More Wacky!

I’m generally not a big fan of police pursuit videos, because I’ve seen about a million of them. Something about this one stands out. Maybe it’s the driver, who actually stops at one point to yell at police.

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Police Pursuit, Now With 10% More Wacky!

Filed under: Government/Legal , Earnings/Financials “The panel is deeply concerned that Treasury has not required GMAC to lay out a clear path to viability or a strategy for fully repaying taxpayers.” This, according to a Congressional Oversight Panel that was created as a watchdog for the U.S. Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds. The fix

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Report: Congressional panel doubts GMAC business case, suggests breakup

Filed under: Government/Legal , Earnings/Financials “The panel is deeply concerned that Treasury has not required GMAC to lay out a clear path to viability or a strategy for fully repaying taxpayers.” This, according to a Congressional Oversight Panel that was created as a watchdog for the U.S.

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Andre the Giant on an ATV

Filed under: Motorsports 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship Preview - Click above for high-res image gallery There are quite a few changes coming for the FIA GT this year. For starters, the GT1 series will become a true world championship, as the FIA has announced an expansion that includes races on four different continents

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Filed under: Motorsports 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship Preview - Click above for high-res image gallery There are quite a few changes coming for the FIA GT this year. For starters, the GT1 series will become a true world championship, as the FIA has announced an expansion that includes races on four different continents. Unfortunately, the Canadian race has been dropped from the schedule, but Silverstone, N

Ok, I’ll admit it – I’ve tried repeatedly to emulate the sound of a big block V8 or import tuner by using nothing but my vocal cords. It is unfortunate, but I am generally unsuccessful and my impressions are more are less mistaken for a bad case of gas than anything even remotely automotive. This guy however has his shtick down pat and is rolling with some mad vocal skills.

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Man Emulates Tuner Cars with Mouth!

Filed under: Spy Photos , Sedan , Chevrolet , GM , Design/Style 2012 Chevrolet Malibu renderings by Ted Krygier - Click above for high-res image gallery Yesterday, we brought you the official patent drawings of the next-generation Chevrolet Malibu - the Epsilon II-based sedan that will more than likely debut later in 2011 as a 2012 model. Less than 24 hours later, one of our dedicated readers, Ted Krygier, has put his best Photoshop skills to work, completing a colored rendering of what the Malibu could look like based on the patent sketches In colored-up form, it’s even more clear that the next-gen Malibu will use a design inspired by the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia up front, with a few Camaro -like touches around the rear end.

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Coloring Between the Lines: Reader shades in 2012 Chevy Malibu patent drawings

Filed under: Spy Photos , Sedan , Chevrolet , GM , Design/Style 2012 Chevrolet Malibu renderings by Ted Krygier - Click above for high-res image gallery Yesterday, we brought you the official patent drawings of the next-generation Chevrolet Malibu - the Epsilon II-based sedan that will more than likely debut later in 2011 as a 2012 model. Less than 24 hours later, one of our dedicated readers, Ted Krygier, has put his best Photoshop skills to work, completing a colored rendering of what the Malibu could look like based on the patent sketches In colored-up form, it’s even more clear that the next-gen Malibu will use a design inspired by the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia up front, with a few Camaro -like touches around the rear end. The styling is quite a bit more aggressive than the current Malibu, and since the new car appears to have a shorter wheelbase, its road stance should be more akin to that of the Ford Fusion

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Coloring Between the Lines: Reader shades in 2012 Chevy Malibu patent drawings

Filed under: Sedan , Ford , Specialty 2012 Ford Police Interceptor - Click above for image gallery The Ford Crown Victoria has been the chariot of choice (well necessity really) for police officers and cabbies all over America since the demise of its numero uno competitor, the Chevrolet Caprice, back in the mid-’90s. The Crown Vic and its ancestors have been around with a minimum of mechanical changes since roughly the same time as the Model T, or at least it seems that way.

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Officially Official: 2012 Ford Police Interceptor unveiled, second utility model announced

Filed under: Sedan , Ford , Specialty 2012 Ford Police Interceptor - Click above for image gallery The Ford Crown Victoria has been the chariot of choice (well necessity really) for police officers and cabbies all over America since the demise of its numero uno competitor, the Chevrolet Caprice, back in the mid-’90s. The Crown Vic and its ancestors have been around with a minimum of mechanical changes since roughly the same time as the Model T, or at least it seems that way. However, in recent years the Crown Vic has been increasingly challenged by the Dodge Charger and Chevrolet Impala .

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The DUB Show Tour always provides plenty of amazing automotive creations and this years stop at Angel’s Stadium was no different.

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DUB Show Tour 2010 Anaheim Car Pictures - Custom, Modified, Exotic & Celebrity Rides

Ever hear the old saying: “If you love what you do you’ll never work another day in your life.” Well, we here at Ridelust.com pretty much fall into that category. We wake up every morning, make some coffee and then get to write about our passion – Automobiles.

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There’s gotta be something good you can say when the cops pull you over, right?

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A Brilliant Practical Joke

As always the models at the DUB Show provided just as much eye candy as the cars…

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Girls Pictures from DUB Show Tour 2010 Anaheim - II

Filed under: Aftermarket , Classics , Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet Autoblog attends Hotchkis track day - Click above for high-res image gallery Suspension tuner John Hotchkis, principle of Hotchkis Sport Suspension and apparently at peace with the fact that we broke his precious E-Max , invited yours truly out to the Streets of Willow to pound some more hard fought miles into the amazing yellow 1971 Dodge Challenger. Actually, a whole bunch of people were on hand to do the pounding, and not just on the E-Max.

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Hotchkis Track Day proves "After" is much better than "Before"

As always the models at the DUB Show provided just as much eye candy as the cars…

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Girls Pictures from DUB Show Tour 2010 Anaheim

Filed under: Wagon , Lexus , Rumormill , Luxury Some of you will remember that from 2001 to 2005, Lexus sold a wagon variant of the IS , dubbed SportCross. Unfortunately, relatively dismal sales numbers didn’t really make a business case for keeping that car alive, and Lexus canned it when the second-generation IS debuted in 2006

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Rumormill: Next Lexus IS to re-gain wagon variant?

Filed under: Motorsports , Videos The Red Bull F1 team prepares for the Bahrain GP - Click above to watch video after the jump The Formula One season begins this weekend at what is expected to be a scorchingly hot circuit in Bahrain.

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Video: The Red Bull RB6 is ready to race

Lexus to add a second body style to the IS line-up….

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Lexus IS wagon in the works

Filed under: Ford , Volvo , UAW/Unions , Geely It’s going to cost up to $2 billion for Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. to take ownership of Volvo , but according to a new report out of BusinessWeek, that lofty figure is just the cost of entry.

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Report: Geely may need to come up with $1.4B to fix damaged Volvo after purchase

Huge highway crash caught on camera. Involves several cars….

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Video: China bus crash

Filed under: Government/Legal , Safety , Toyota One of the most interesting sidebars that came out of Toyota’s recent recall woes and the subsequent Congressional hearings on the subject was the Japanese automaker’s relationship with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Former NHTSA head Claybrook reportedly blasts relationship between safety agency and automakers

Photo: Magpul Industries Buell Motorcycles closed its doors in 2009, a victim of declining sales and corporate indifference from parent company Harley Davidson.

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Buel Is Gone, But Ronin Fights On

First images released.

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2012 Ford Police Interceptor

Some people just have no instinct for personal safety….

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Video: Baja Truck jumps fan

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Nissan , Design/Style Nissan 370Z Roadster by Bruce Campbell - click above for high-res image gallery When we first met Nissan’s vice president-design for North America Bruce Campbell , we were amused by his name. Hey, we’ve seen Evil Dead II at least fifty times. But after a few minutes of conversation with Nissan’s highest-ranking U.S

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Report: Nissan’s head U.S. designer, Bruce Campbell to retire at end of March

New promotional clip released for their new racer….

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BMW M3 GT at Sebring

How not to take your Vette out of the barn. No! It doesn’t float….

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Video: Corvette goes swimming

Gets reviewed by a famous racing driver….

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Audi R8 Spyder test drive video

Jim Sikes, the man now famous for surviving the “runaway” Prius incident in California, is in deep financial kimchee.

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Surprise! Prius Driver Is Bankrupt, Wants New Car

Filed under: Car Buying , Government/Legal , GM We have no proof that General Motors is getting payback on the three dealers who founded the Committee to Restore Dealer Rights (CRDR), Tammy Darvish, Jack Fitzgerald and Alan Spitzer. But we do know that retribution is a game often played by all sides, and that Darvish, Fitzgerald and Spitzer definitely believe GM has taken the first shot. When GM announced nearly 2,000 dealer closures last year, the CRDR was created to lobby Congress to to invalidate the move

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Report: Main rejected-dealer advocates fail to get GM reinstatement call. Coincidence?

BERNIE ECCLESTONE has given his personal assurance that Rome is not set to replace historic Monza on the formula one calendar. “Don't worry: the grand prix of Italy is staying at Monza,” Enrico Gelpi, president of the Italian sanctioning body ACI, is quoted as saying by Il Messaggero.

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F1: Ecclestone Says Rome Will Not Replace Monza, Horner Says McLaren Wing Legality Protest Unlikely

out for some fun in the snow….

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Volkswagen Polo V GTI video

Driver has no money for parking….

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Video: Lamborghini free parking