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Video: Gas or Diesel? Xcar asks which is better in Audi's A6
You know our answer. While gasoline certainly holds a special place in our hearts, it's difficult to deny the efficiency and power available from diesel fuel. XCAR recently added to their impressive list of videos by putting two Audi...Show More Summary
Video: BMW M3 gets the video retrospective treatment
With BMW on the cusp of pulling back the sheets on its next-generation M3 (or should we say, M4?), the crew from Electric Federal has taken it upon themselves to give us a generation-by-generation look at the evolution of the most renowned of BMW's sports coupes. Show More Summary
Video: BMW M3 driving off cliff is a chilling PSA
We're a little shocked that the unnamed owner of this cliff-diving E46 BMW M3 would upload the in-car footage of his accident to YouTube. Not only that, he uploaded two videos: raw footage of his roll down the cliff (it looks like somewhere...Show More Summary
Junkyard Find: 1987 Volvo 740 Turbo Art Car
Since I’ve built (and daily-driven) what I consider to be an art car, I’m not against the concept of an art car. The problem is that you get 100 random-beater-with-army-men-hot-glued-all-over art cars for every brilliant Sashimi Tabernacle Choir. Because affixing random crap all over a cheap car is an accepted route to a certain segment [...]
Best Selling Cars Around The Globe: How The Chinese Are Setting Themselves Up For Success (Part 5: Mature markets)
This is the last Part of a 5 Part-series about how the Chinese car manufacturers are faring abroad. You can check out Part 1 about Africa here, Part 2 about Latin America here, Part 3 about Eastern Europe here and Part 4 about Asia here. The first 4 Parts in this series have shown Chinese manufacturers securing the [...]
The Greatest Spectacle in Racing – Indianapolis 500
Having just attended the 97th Indianapolis 500, I’m feeling especially passionate about telling others to get there in person someday. I believe Indy to be one of those special experiences that you have to see in person to appreciate. I’ve attended IndyCar, NASCAR, American LeMans, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, and many other [...]
Video: 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray pace car wows at Belle Isle Grand Prix [spoilers]
Chevrolet first debuted its Corvette Stingray pace car at the 2013 Indy 500, but this past weekend saw the new 'Vette return to its home during the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. As you'll recall, open-wheel racing returned to BelleShow More Summary
Best Selling Cars Around The Globe: How The Chinese Are Setting Themselves Up For Success (Part 1: Africa)
Today we inaugurate a 5 Part series about how Chinese carmakers are setting themselves up for success abroad. Each day of this week I will publish a new Part for the series. I hope you enjoy it! For the first time in the history of car manufacturing, Chinese carmakers have sold 1 million cars outside [...]
It’s Nacho Fault That Sheena And Brad Won’t Be Kicking It In China
Autoblog’s readers may have expressed disdain for a controversial attempt to score some free travel cash, but according to the Drive Nacho Drive page, they still tossed in $1,619.99. I seriously want to believe that one of the marks donors pledged $9.99, for reasons we may never know. (If you’re the $9.99 guy, holla at [...]
Best Selling Cars Around The Globe: New Yorkers Love Hondas
After California, let’s go all the way to the East Coast and the Big Apple because I have some exclusive, rare and detailed car sales data for New York! One thing is certain, New York loves Japan and Honda… and not so much cowboys pick-up trucks… New Yorkers prefer the Honda Accord See the Top 5 [...]
Junkyard Find: 1977 Ford LTD Country Squire
We saw a 1976 Country Squire Junkyard Find yesterday, after going seven months since seeing this ’75 Country Squire, but this Denver yard has given us back-to-back (actually, tailgate-to-tailgate) Malaise Era Country Squires. Today’s find is in far better shape than yesterday’s (which is both cool and saddening), so let’s check it out! 1977 was [...]
Piston Slap: Coming to Terms with an Old Soul
Ross writes: Several years ago a friend suggested to me that I had an old soul. I pretended to not understand what he meant even though I watched old television shows, saw old movies and listened to the big band sounds of the thirties and forties. I’m beginning to come to grips with my old soul [...]
Best Selling Cars Around The Globe: Who Is Really The Winner In California?
Last time I opened my mouth we went on an exhausting worldwide roundup that crowned the new generation Toyota RAV4 as the most impressive performer. So this time I thought we should just relax and enjoy the sights of California. Sales by state is a rare luxury so please indulge… …but don’t expect too many pick-up [...]
Aston Martin V12 Vantage Loses A Pedal, Refuses To Die
Despite a wistful tribute to one of the most outrageous sports cars on the planet, Jeremy Clarkson was wrong. We will see another car like the Aston Martin V12 Vantage. But something is missing. The V12 Vantage S gets a 50 horsepower bump and a 37 lb-ft boost in torque. Final power figures are 565 [...]
Jensen Interceptor surprises car geeks in Fast & Furious 6
Fans of oddball cars rarely get much gratification from mainstream Hollywood films. A TVR Tuscan Speed Six in 2001's fairly forgettable Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, John Travolta actioner Swordfish is about all that comes to mind recently. Show More Summary
Best Selling Cars Around The Globe: World April 2013 Roundup
After taking you on a trip through Europe, today it’s time to get global once again as I give you the much awaited World roundup for April 2013. Who made the worldwide headlines in April? Hints: two Japanese and one German… A little bit like Iron Man 3 unleashing its power into virtually all countries in [...]
Inside The Industry: TTAC Finds The Missing Etymology Of Passat, Golf, Scirocco, Polo
Where did the names of Volkswagen’s Passat, Golf, Scirocco, Polo come from? What is their meaning? For four decades, it was shrouded in mystery. Forty years later, a famous former Volkswagen CEO, Dr. Carl Hahn, and his illustrious former sales chief, “WP” Schmidt, help TTAC get to the bottom of an unsolved question, Some of [...]
Silly Car Commercials
When was the last time you saw a major car company do something silly in a commercial? No, not like that Lincoln ad made from Tweets curated by Jimmy Fallon, I mean something deliberately silly. There may be more recent ones but Isuzu’s “Joe Isuzu” ad campaign is the most recent one that I can [...]
Best Selling Cars Around The Globe: Audi A3 In The European Top 10 For The First Time
Now that you know everything about the Top 200 best-selling models in the world, it’s time to snap back to April and have a close look to Europe. Surprise surprise number 1: Sales are up for the first time in 19 months… Surprise surprise number 2: For the first time since the launch of the [...]
Best Selling Cars Around The Globe: Wuling Hongguang Third Best-Seller Worldwide In February!
Last time I opened my mouth, we travelled to Norway, the new land of the Nissan Leaf, and before that we religiously went through our monthly worldwide Roundup, spending time praising the ever-impressive performance of the Nissan Qashqai. Now it’s time to look at the 200 best-selling models worldwide. And there is a big (Chinese) surprise [...]
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- Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse
- Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe
- Aston Martin CC100 Speedster
- Gran Lusso Coupe
- Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne
- Lotus Exige S Roadster
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
- Touring Car Championship
- Pikes Peak Hill
- Buick Riviera Concept
- Ford Focus ST
- Lamborghini Aventador
- McLaren 12C Spider
- Jaguar XKR-S GT
- Volvo S60 Polestar
- Subaru WRX Concept
- Tesla Model S
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