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Lamborghini eyes low weight, Audi-sourced twin-turbo V8 for production Urus

16. May 2012

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Filed under: Concept Cars , Performance , SUV , Crossover , Lamborghini Long before Lamborghini unveiled the Urus concept for its new SUV at the Beijing Motor Show last month, we got two chances to preview the show truck: once at the factory in Italy and once at a private preview in New York. The Italian automaker's development chief Maurizio Reggiani wasn't prepared to talk about powertrain options at the time, but in speaking with Automotive News , he's now given us a hint of what to expect should the Volkswagen Group board give the project the green light

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Maserati upgrades GranTurismo racer for 2012 Trofeo MC World Series

16. May 2012

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Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Maserati , Racing Spec racing series are emerging as an indispensable way for exotic automakers to show what their vehicles can do without the constraints of road regulations, and for their top customers to race wheel-to-wheel on some of the most famous racing circuits in the world behind the wheel of top machinery.

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Ford finally takes serious aim at the Chinese market

16. May 2012

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Filed under: China , Plants/Manufacturing , Ford When we asked Volkswagen last year why it was building a factory in the U.S., after having missed the irrationally volcanic era of car sales, we were told that even a 12-million-per-annum market was still too big to ignore. A report in Reuters paints Ford's situation in China somewhat the same way: Ford is only now attacking the Chinese market, building plants and increasing local capacity there, after numerous other players have established their positions.

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Great Britain set to introduce laws making "drug driving" a criminal offense

16. May 2012

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Filed under: Government/Legal , UK It's taken three years but the Great Britain is finally ready to introduce laws to make driving while impaired by illegal and legal drugs against the law. While Britain's Home Office waitied for approval of a mobile drug-testing unit - currently drug testing is done at the police station - ministers have been working on the details of the law to fall under the Crime, Communications and Court Bill

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The List #0187: Escape an Automotive Attack

16. May 2012

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Filed under: Videos , The List It's one thing to protect yourself on the road against bad drivers who might cut you off or ride your bumper on the highway.

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