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Rendered Speculation: 2012 BMW M5 Touring
Filed under: Performance , Wagon , Hatchback , BMW 2012 BMW M5 Touring - Click above for high-res image Master photochopper Jon Sibal has put digital pen to virtual paper to render up the next BMW M5 , but unlike his previous F11 'chops, he's applying his skills to the yet-to-be-confirmed Touring version of the mid-size bahn-burner. As Sibal points out in his post, BMW has an on-again, off-again history when it comes to five-door versions of the M5, with the E28 and E39 only available sans-hatch, while the E34 and outgoing E60 have been available in five-door form. There's a good chance that the F11 version will be made, nixing the current model's V10 powerplant in favor of a 570-horsepower twin-turbocharged V8 pulled from the X6 M
Continue reading...AmD Milltek Racing brings the Volkswagen Golf back to the British Touring Car Championship
19. March 2010
Filed under: Motorsports , Hatchback , Volkswagen , UK , Racing AmD Milltek Racing Volkswagen Golf touring car - Click above for image gallery Touring car racing is big business overseas. Think of it as European stock cars and you've got an idea of the fan base.
Continue reading...Feds suggest driver error may have caused runaway Prius in NY
19. March 2010
Filed under: Hybrid , Government/Legal , Recalls , Safety , Hatchback , Toyota Last week we told you about an incident in New York involving unintended acceleration in a 2005 Toyota Prius . This accident occurred just after the high-profile case involving Jim Sikes and his runaway Prius in San Diego , but unlike that incident where the car eventually came to a complete stop, the New York Prius crashed into a stone wall with the driver suffering minor, non-life threatening injuries. Now, after a full investigation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ruled that this accident was likely caused by driver error, rather than a faulty brake system
Continue reading...Report: Hotter Alfa Romeo Giulietta to get dual-clutch gearbox and 235 hp
19. March 2010
Filed under: Performance , Hatchback , Alfa Romeo , Rumormill 2011 Alfa Romeo Giulietta - Click above for high-res image gallery Coach Sergio Marchionne has asked his temperamental star player, Alfa Romeo , to raise its game . Working to help that happen, the coach hasn't stopped tinkering with the gameplan, trying to get Alfa out of another quasi-bust sales cycle.
Continue reading...Citroen creates a special DS3 for Yves Saint Laurent
19. March 2010
Filed under: Europe , Hatchback , Citroën , Design/Style Citroen DS3 Yves Saint Laurent - Click above for high-res image With its new premium DS range, Citroen is desperate to do the same thing to its hatchbacks as French fashion has done for clothes. But sometimes it can be a bit of a stretch. Take for example, this DS3 crafted for Yves Saint Laurent.
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19. March 2010
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