Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon - Click above for high-res image gallery For the truly hard-core Corvette fanatic who likes to spend weekends thrashing his or her car at the track, there is only one Corvette worthy of consideration: the Z06. However, thanks to the ZR1 , the lightweight, normally aspirated 7.0-liter coupe is no longer the absolute quickest Vette, but it is felt to have the most responsive handling. What it doesn’t have is the uber-cool carbon-ceramic brakes, carbon-fiber body panels and magnetic ride active damping system of its supercharged sibling.

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2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon slots in right below ZR1

Car Manufacturer Honda Siel Cars India on Monday launched a select edition of Honda’s small car, the Honda Jazz.

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Select Edition Jazz is out

With more tuners present than a beach has sand, it’s hard to separate the good from the bad. We’ve done it for you. Here’s the top 5 tuner-built cars that made an appearance.

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Top 5 Tuners of the 2010 Geneva Motor Show

Ford Motors Co. had started working on the small car, Figo in 2007 and the global unveiling was done in September last year. Ford India launched the Figo today in both petrol and diesel versions.

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The new or modified driver assistance systems in the E-Class Cabriolet are based on state-of-the-art radar and sensor technology. They have been developed to help reduce the number of accidents caused by being too close to the vehicle in front, drowsiness and darkness.

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2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet: Assistance in critical situations

Filed under: SUV , Videos , Off-Road StreetFire checks out the Icon FJ 4×4 - Click above to view the video after the jump The vintage FJ Landcruiser tuners at Icon turn out highly detailed 4×4s with custom-designed suspensions comprised of top-shelf parts, powdercoated exteriors and German military convertible tops. We’ve sampled the firm’s wares before and those details turn Icon vehicles into impressive - if spendy - SUVs: $79,000 gets you a look at the bottom of the barrel, more than $100,000 is needed for a taste of the cream. Are they worth it?

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Video: Icon’s ultimate 4×4s from another perspective

Based off the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560, the Swiss tuning specialists at BF Performance made their own exotic transformation dubbed the GT600.

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BF Performance Lamborghini GT600

Filed under: Car Buying , Marketing/Advertising , GM , Toyota Recently, General Motors has been offering special buying incentives specifically tailored to steer people away from Toyota and Lexus dealerships, and even get current Toyota owners out of their cars. And while most people look at this as just a clever marketing technique to promote other automakers in the wake of Toyota’s recall wound, a group of dealers are none too happy about the marketing campaign. What’s more, because the U.S

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Toyota dealer group peeved over tax dollar use for GM incentives targeted at Toyota owners

Review: 2011 Jaguar XJ is indisputably British and not afraid of a storm We endure the most powerful storm to ever hit France to sample the all-new Jaguar XJ. And it was totally worth it. Rendered Speculation: Ford Taurus SHO wagon is the apple of our eye We love wagons almost as much as we love pavement pummeling power

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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.9.10

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Audi Audi R8 V10 - Click above for high-res image gallery We already know that Audi plans to fit the standard R8’s 420-hp, 4.2-liter V8 into its all-new Spyder variant early next year, and now comes word that at least one more version of the R8 is in the pipeline and that the R tronic sequential automatic might not be long for this world.

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Report: Audi R8 to spawn sportier model, dual-clutch gearbox cometh

Filed under: Government/Legal Is CARB backing down on its so-called “cool cars” regulation? On May 7, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will have to turn in its final draft of the controversial regulations, which calls for automakers to build cars and trucks with windows that prevent 45% of the sun’s energy from entering a vehicle by 2014 and 60% by 2016. Vehicle manufacturers have argued that it will be expensive to meet the requirements, and other groups are complaining for their own reasons

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Report: California to amend ‘Cool Cars’ legislation over… criminal activity?

Filed under: Mercedes-Benz , Tata Daimler has been hit hard by the weakening global demand for luxury automobiles, as evidenced by the German automaker’s larger than expected 2009 losses and the company’s decision to cut its dividend for the first time in 14 years.

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Report: Daimler dumping stake in Tata Motors

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , SUV , Safety , Infiniti , Lexus , Toyota , Luxury , Off-Road First the Oscars and now this! The envelope please! The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released a bevy of scores for the Infiniti M , Lexus HS 250h and Toyota 4Runner and it was nothing but “Good” all around. The Infiniti and Toyota were tested for frontal offset and side impacts, with their “Good” score maintaining the scores of their predecessors. The Lexus scored a first-time Good” in the frontal offset test.

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IIHS releases latest round of safety scores for Infiniti M, Lexus HS and Toyota 4Runner

Filed under: Motorsports , New York Auto Show , Podcasts , Safety , Acura , Cadillac , Ford , Honda , Toyota , Rumormill Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now! Episode #169 of the Autoblog Podcast has arrived, and it’s Chris, Sam, Alex, and Dan again this week. As usual, the Autoblog Garage starts us off, this time with a couple Suzuki Kizashis , a Ford Transit Connect , and the Cadillac SRX . The first topic for discussion are the latest developments in the ongoing Toyota Recall issue

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Autoblog Podcast #169: Wagons and SuperDuty and NASCAR, Oh My!

Filed under: Hybrid , Recalls , Safety , Hatchback , Toyota In the wake of yesterday’s “runaway Prius” in San Diego , Toyota says it’s still working on a fix for the thousands of hybrids included in the 4.36 million vehicles recalled last November.

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Report: Toyota continues to work on floormat fix for 2004-09 Prius

Filed under: Videos , Mini Click above to watch the video after the jump The Nurburgring is the gold standard for any track not comprised of a banked oval, and it’s a blast to watch dashboard-mounted video of various vehicles taking on the best the Nordschleife has to offer.

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Video: Running the ‘Ring in reverse in a VTEC’d Mini

Photo: Dan Strohl / Hemmings Auto Blogs Love Saabs, and can’t wait until Spyker works their magic with the legendary brand?

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Free Saab 900 Turbos!

Filed under: Aftermarket , Hybrid , Japan , Hatchback , Honda Spoon Honda CR-Z - Click above for image gallery With Honda ’s in-house parts department in the game and Mugen developing it’s own line of kit for the CR-Z , the tuner trifecta is almost complete with the release of Spoon’s performance parts for Honda’s hybrid hatch. While we thought bright blue wheels went out of vogue (even in the U.S.) in 2008, Spoon has coated its CR93 rollers in the company’s signature hue, along with upgraded calipers clamping onto 15-inch slotted discs. A ride height lowered by 50mm comes courtesy of front coilovers and a spring and shock combo in the rear, while the body has been subtly altered with the addition of a carbon fiber hood, mirrors and front lip spoiler

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Spoon developing parts for Honda CR-Z

Filed under: Safety , Mazda 2010 Mazda6 - Click above for high-res image gallery According to a recent report, Mazda will be installing brake override systems on all of its models in the near future.

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Carl Edwards has been placed on a three race probation for his deliberate punting of Brad Keselowski in last Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500. Edwards was not fined, suspended or docked points for Sunday’s crash. Per NASCAR president Mike Helton, “We made it clear to Carl that this wasn’t acceptable (behavior), that it went beyond what we said in January about letting drivers police themselves.” Helton went on to say, “We parked Carl (after Sunday’s incident) and gave him the three race probation for what he did.” Which means nothing, really

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Breaking News: NASCAR Puts Carl Edwards on Probation

Filed under: Hybrid , Videos , Hatchback , Honda Honda execs relate CR-Z to the original CRX - Click above to view the video afte r the jump Looking at the 2011 CR-Z , it’s hard not to think back to the original Honda CRX. The two-seat configuration, double-paneled glass hatch and sport compact styling are what made the CRX a huge hit for Honda buyers some two decades ago, and the automaker is hoping to recapture that magic with the CR-Z, though with a slightly different approach. The big difference with the CR-Z is that it uses a hybrid powertrain rather than a standard petrol mill.

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Tough luck for Ken Block, who crashed during the second stage of his debut World Rally Championship race. Block was carrying too much speed into a tight right / left combo, and was unable to brake sufficiently to slow the car down.

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Video: Even Ken Block Makes Mistakes

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Cadillac distancing itself from parent GM to elude bankruptcy stigma?

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , Technology , Videos , Lotus The manufactured sounds of the Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid - Click above to watch video after the jump Two years ago, we wrote about Lotus ‘ Safe and Sound hybrid technology which added a V8 soundtrack over the quietude of a hybrid’s electric motor. That demonstrator was a Toyota Prius, but at the Geneva Motor Show Lotus had an Evora 414E Hybrid equipped with several versions of aural enjoyment: a V6, a V12 and a non-ICE audio stab at what an electric car could maybe possibly sound like.

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Video: C/D takes the Lotus Evora Hybrid for a virtual spin

Filed under: Hatchback , BMW , Luxury Rumors of a front-wheel drive model to slot in below the 1 Series have been circulating for some time, with the most recent report coming last October . Now, Autocar has confirmed with BMW ’s chairman, Norbert Reithofe, that an all-new model is coming from the automaker, designed to compete with the recently introduced Audi A1 and built atop the next generation Mini ’s platform.

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It’s one of the best magazines on the market today and helps you decide on everything from cars to computers. Consumer Reports is that little unassuming publication that shows up once a month and guides us to the best products on the market. All tests are done independently so we get real opinions and not ones that are generated by sponsors.

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Top 2010 Cars from Consumer Reports

Filed under: Classics , Coupe , Performance , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Audi , Luxury 2011 Audi RS5 promo footage - Click above to watch video after the jump In what is currently raw footage but what will soon undoubtedly be slickly produced promotional material, the brutalicious 2011 Audi RS5 growls around a track and on various European roads.

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Video: Promolicious clips of the Audi RS5 meeting its Ur Quattro brother

TOYOTA AUSTRALIA has today announced it will introduce a new model before the middle of the year, in the form of the 2010 Toyota Rukus. Marketed as the Toyota bB in the Japanese market (similar to the Toyota Corolla Rumion) and in the US as the xB (under the youth-oriented Scion brand), the Rukus is described as an “urban utility vehicle”. According to Scott Thompson, Marketing Manager for Toyota Australia, the Rukus is expected to bring “young, urban trend-setters” t..

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Filed under: Videos , Toys/Games Gran Turismo 5 “Nights” trailer - Click above to watch video after the jump Perhaps Polyphony Digital should just go into the commercial rendering business.

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Video: Gran Turismo 5 "Nights" trailer has it all

If you’ve got a need to own a brand new, dealer-purchased Dodge Viper, you’d better get your financing in order quickly. Unconfirmed rumors seem to indicate that the last production run of the 10 cylinder, 600 horsepower Corvette fighter will start by the end of the month.

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Rumor: Dodge To Start Last Viper Production Run On March 29

Subaru Superstore of Chandler, Ali Afshar, ESX Motorsports and Alanna Kolette Recap

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Filed under: Sedan , Jaguar , Reviews , Luxury 2011 Jaguar XJ - Click above for high-res image gallery Xynthia ripped into France merely hours after our arrival. Packing gale-force fury, the ruthless wind and rain battered the coast before moving inland with its crushing blow - sadly, it was the country’s deadliest storm in more than a decade

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Review: 2011 Jaguar XJ is indisputably British and not afraid of a storm

A driver says his Toyota suddenly accelerated to 90 mph, taking him on a terrifying 30-mile ride on a San Diego County freeway. With the help of a California Highway Patrol officer, the driver was able to bring the car under control.

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Video: Driver says Prius went wild on freeway

Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire attends the California Rally Series’ School in Ridgecrest, CA, to learn how to compete in Rally America and California Rally Series Events. While there, he took advantage of an opportunity to find out if the Lancer Ralliart is worth the extra money over the Lancer GTS by flogging them both mercilessly in the dirt. Nice one Matt.

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CRS Rally School: Dancin’ in the Dirt.

Filed under: Performance , Wagon , Ford , Design/Style Many of us who sit around the Autoblog campfire every day are fans of station wagons. We love cars and love the idea of having some extra utility without giving up the generally superior driving dynamics of cars versus SUVs or crossovers

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Rendered Speculation: Ford Taurus SHO wagon is the apple of our eye

Filed under: SUV , Plants/Manufacturing , GM , Hummer , Off-Road Hummer H3T - Click above for high-res image gallery Unless a buyer for Hummer materializes in the next few months, General Motors will continue to wind-down its environmental group dart board. The slow death of Hummer has actually been in process since before The General announced that the sale of the brand to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery fell through , as the company’s Shreveport, LA facility stopped making H3 and H3T models in January. But while Shreveport has been down for two months, it looks like the plant could dust off the H3 tooling to fill one more big order

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Hummer plant coming back online to fill 849-unit order?

WHILE THE CORVETTE may never get an official Australian launch, the next-generation C7 Corvette is expected to at least take on a more worldly style.

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2013 Chevrolet Corvette C7 To Utilise GM’s Global Design Strength

Daimler sells stake in Tata Motors

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Daimler sells stake in Tata Motors

Audi R8 LMS revealed today

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Lexus IS F-Sport revealed

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Lexus IS F-Sport

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 custom

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Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 custom

FILLING THE GAP between the A3 and the upcoming A1, speculation that the German carmaker is developing a next generation A2 hatch has begun to grow.

For all of you that drive a Toyota, do me a favor and let me know if this experience is similar to the one that you have on a daily basis.

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Toyota Driving Simulator: Just like real life!

Filed under: Hybrid , Government/Legal , Recalls , Safety , Videos , Hatchback , Toyota Runaway Prius in San Diego - Click above to watch the video after the jump Both the second- and third-generation Prius are part of Toyota’s massive recall - the former for floormat problems , the latter for braking issues - but a new incident from California has the automaker looking into more potential issues with the second-generation car. As CNN tells it, Jim Sikes was driving his Prius on Interstate 8 in San Diego County when he pushed the gas pedal to pass a slow-moving car, but then, as Sikes says, “[the pedal] did something kind of funny …

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Video: San Diego ‘runaway Prius’ has media buzzing

Mercedes AMG 5.5 V8 biturbo engine

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Involves an experienced driver and a rookie mistake….

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Block WRC Mexico crash video

Filed under: Classics , Technology , Audi , Chrysler Unintended acceleration didn’t start with Toyota , nor did it start with the Audi 5000 - it’s probably been around since the first man put a leg over what he thought was a tamed horse. Automobile Magazine takes a look at the phenomenon of accidentally wide-open throttles circa 1957, when Chrysler began the process of putting Bendix Electrojet fuel injectors into four of its models.

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Automobile takes a look at the early history of ’sudden acceleration’

JAGUAR'S DIRECTOR OF DESIGN Ian Callum has let slip that a design for a two-door version of the freshly-unveiled XJ sedan has already been penned, leading to speculation that a revival of the long-defunct XJC nameplate may be on the horizon. Callum makes no mention of any solid production plans for a next-gen XJC, but the fact that the British automaker's design department has already toyed with the idea shows that at least some within Jaguar's staff are interested in the idea.

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Jaguar XJ Coupe Previewed, Although Production Unlikely

Will be launched on the Australian market by the middle of the year….

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I’m not much of a water sports kind of guy. I swim, but solely as an alternative to drowning. If I was on the Titanic, I’d have been one of the guys below deck yelling for more duct tape to patch the hole.

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JetLev Flyer: Now Your Jet Pack Can Drown You, Too!

Filed under: Auctions , Saab , Spyker A designer in Portugal has created a decal to celebrate Europe’s most recent celebrity wedding. The 2.5-inch, self-adhesive decal is waterproof and UV resistant, and fits Saabs from 2003 to the present day

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Saab/Spyker badges hit eBay

British journalist rides shotgun with famous rally driver….

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Video: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS test drive

To debut at the New York International Auto Show….

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2011 Acura TSX wagon debut

Filed under: Government/Legal , Safety , Toyota After Dave Chappelle threw himself overboard the USS Hollywood, he did an interview in which he said, “When a person tells you something’s… just business, that means some ice-cold [stuff] might be about” to happen. We can imagine that Toyota , doing everything it can to make its case better in the eyes of the American government and public, called its fellow members of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers to let them know “Don’t take what we’re about to do personally…” What Toyota did was send a graph of recent recalls and safety complaints to certain Congressional reps on important committees.

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Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers in peril over Toyota recalls?

Gets 300 million Euros out of them….

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Daimler sells Tata shares

20 of them already sold.

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2010 Audi R8 LMS

What to do if your dog is suffering from allergies?

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Filed under: Motorcycle Festivities and events once again shifted into high gear this year in Daytona, Florida, as the 69th installment of Daytona’s “Bike Week” roared into town with all the usual suspects present and accounted for. Year after year, bikers far and wide have flocked to the beach to cut loose and congregate in the warm Florida sun. It all started on January 24th, 1937, when Ed Kretz wrung out his Indian on the hard sand beach winning the first ever Daytona 200, or ‘Handlebar Derby,” as it is know by most locals

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Daytona Bike Week 2010: The magic number is 69

New grade at the heart of changes for the new model year…

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Lexus IS F Sport in UK

FORMULA ONE GREAT Sir Stirling Moss is in intensive care after a three-storey fall at his home in London. The 80-year-old Briton, who won 16 grands prix, is not in a life-threatening condition but has broken ankles, feet and vertebrae damage. The Daily Mail newspaper reported that, with the lift in his house malfunctioning and remaining at the fourth floor, Moss stepped into the shaft on the third floor and fell to the concrete base

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F1: Stirling Moss In Hospital After Lift Fall, Vettel Names RB26 ‘Luscious Liz’