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4 May 2007 posted in Porsche 11 views
Porsche getting a new name next month In an effort to redefine itself as the next great German monolith, "Dr. Ing. H.c F. Porsche AG" will be rebirthed as "Porsche Automobil Holding SE" during a meeting on June 26th. The reasoning behind ...
Tags: vw, volkswagen, porsche, flesh, takeover, automobile manufacturers, ing, s market, monolith, fireworks, stuttgart, dominance, shareholders, porsche ag, percent stake, holding company, future source, german law, automobil
18 April 2007 posted in Spy Photos 2 views
Spy Shots: BMW M3 Cabrio surfaces again With the new BMW M3 coupe well on the road to production, the Bavarian automaker isn't about to sit back and relax. The next to get the M treatment is the 3-Series convertible, anticipated to make for ...
Tags: bmw, test mule, driving experience, flesh, horsepower, v8, surfaces, spy shots, counterpart, german car, new bmw m3, bmw m3, cabrio, frankfurt show, bavarian automaker, car scene, bmw m3 coupe, fingertips, cabrios, bmw m3 cabrio
17 April 2007 posted in Videos 6 views
VIDEO: AMG CLK 63 Black Edition in the flesh When we first saw the CLK 63 AMG Black Edition at the New York Auto Show, we were sold on the looks alone. While its appearance defines menacing, after a quick check of the spec sheet, the depth of me ...
Tags: liter, hp, brakes, flesh, top speed, back seat, hp v8, beast, twisties, amg, appearance, new york auto, new york auto show, air intakes, spec sheet, bad ass, benz, clk 63 black edition, blunt force, meanness
5 April 2007 posted in Aftermarket 1 views
New York Auto Show: Ford Chip Foose F-150, in the flesh click above image to see 38 desktop wallpaper-sized pics of the Foose F-150Ford currently lacks a high-performance truck offering, and Chip Foose's relationship with the Dearborn manufacturer has stre ...
Tags: towing capacity, acceleration, flesh, piece wheels, payload, 4l, ford f 150, dearborn, new york auto, new york auto show, stripes, chip foose, rocker panel, desktop wallpaper, customs, performance truck, triton, york auto show coverage, boatload, two elements
9 January 2007 posted in Coupes 6 views
Detroit Auto Show: We finally bring live shots of the Ford Focus and Five Hundred After the debut of the Interceptor and MKR, the redesigned Focus and Five Hundred got lost in the buzz, so now, we finally bring you live shots of Ford's people movers. Enjoy. -Ed.Before trotting out ...
Tags: detroit auto show, new ford, flesh, first thought, fender, ford motor, powerplant, ford motor company, buzz, vent, ford focus, economy car, concept cars, design language, sheetmetal, sync, movers, interceptor, duratec 35, share design
5 January 2007 posted in Concept Cars 4 views
VIDEO: Ian Callum on the Jag C-XF Concept We're counting down the last few days until the start of the Detroit show, and looking forward to seeing in the flesh (er, metal) what's bound to be one of the biggest stars of the show, the aggressiv ...
Tags: jaguar, jag, sports, flesh, images, few days, show car, s type, marque, retro theme, ian callum, high resolution gallery, design legend, jaguar c xf, xf jaguar, biggest stars
19 December 2006 posted in Concept Cars 2 views
RINSPEED debuting open-wheel eXasis in Geneva Rinspeed, the Swiss firm known for organically-styled flights of fancy, as well as tuning less fanciful cars, will roll out a jet-fighter of a car at the Geneva Auto Show in March. The eXasis is the n ...
Tags: wheel, porsche, horsepower engine, flesh, angles, geneva auto show, glimpse, burns, scream, prose, open wheel, jet fighter, rinspeed, warbird, swiss firm, rigors, strakes, transparency, flights of fancy, outer skin
7 November 2006 posted in Motorsports 5 views
Trackpedia adds more user telemetry data Easily one of the coolest automotive sites on the 'net is Trackpedia.com, and the motorsports community continues to flesh out this wiki with telemetry data. Back when we last checked in six months ag ...
Tags: segment, acceleration, flesh, map, six months, laguna seca, semantics, data acquisition system, mid ohio, trackpedia, newport, buttonwillow, motorsports community, economical system, msd, graphs, wiki
19 September 2006 posted in Supercars 3 views
Stealth fighter: Lamborghini Gallardo Privilegio heads to Paris Paris Motor Show patrons will get to see the black-on-black Lamborghini Gallardo Privilegio limited edition model in the flesh. (See our earlier post.) Clad in a combination of Nera Noctis (literally ...
Tags: lamborghini, flesh, limited edition, gallardo, supercar, photos, paris motor show, privilege, lamborghini gallardo, edition model, patrons, stealth fighter, noctis, paris paris, personalization options, black as night
3 February 2006 posted in Wagons/Estates 14 views
Cadillac BLS wagon due in Europe by mid-2007 The Cadillac BLS is a strange beast, particularly to us Yanks. It’s a front-wheel drive Caddy based on the Saab 9-3 that’s being produced for two purposes. The first is to flesh out Cadill ...
Tags: gm, autoweek, flesh, cadillac, front wheel drive, opel, cadillacs, saab, next generation, wagons, marque, cadillac bls, trollhattan, yanks, gm europe, peter forster, excess production capacity, drive caddy, strange beast, ruesselsheim
27 January 2006 posted in Spy Photos 5 views
Spy Photos: Ferrari 599 GTB The folks over at rideroom.com have managed to snag a few shots of the much-anticipated Ferrari 599 GTB as it ran through some tests near Ferrari HQ. The supercar, information about which was advanced ...
Tags: hp, ferrari, sports, flesh, spy photos, international auto show, north american international auto, american international auto show, north american international auto show, geneva motor show
6 January 2006 posted in Concept Cars 32 views
Lamborghini Miura in the flesh Apparently things are happening in the world other than the L.A. auto show and CES. We lifted our heads for a moment and realized that yesterday Lamborghini released images of the Miura Concept car th ...
Tags: lamborghini, flesh, unveiling, auto world, new year, lambo, l a auto show, homage, geneva motor show, s line, bertone, raging bull, beautiful cars, rsquo, lamborghini miura concept car, marcello gandini, lamborghini miura concept, fortieth anniversary, talented designer, silva
31 October 2005 posted in Aftermarket 15 views
Real pics of Ford's tuner Fusions for SEMA Ford has finally released some actual pics, rather than sketches (post 1, post 2), of the last three tuner Fusions that will be appearing at SEMA this week. The first is the snow white 3d Carbon Fusio ...
Tags: 20 inch wheels, ford, sports, flesh, mesh grille, 19 inch wheels, sketches, body kit, sema, vote, ford fusion, fusions, carbon fusion, street scene, couple days
2 October 2005 posted in Sedans/Saloons 19 views
2006 Honda Accord in the flesh On a recent trip to my local Honda dealer to trade in my grandmother's leased 2002 Civic for one of the few remaining 2005 models (she ain't down with the '06 redesign), I stumbled across a few '06 Ac ...
Tags: mpg, models, hp, flesh, rear end, taillights, honda, satellite, honda accord, resemblance, lamps, high quality, chevy impala, honda dealer, face lift, grandmother, longstanding issue, ditches
21 August 2005 posted in Trends 12 views
Carrera GT Production Cut Back One of our favorite supercars, the Porsche Carrera GT, is about to become more exclusive. Porsche announced that it will be cutting Carrera GT's production from 1,500 to 1,250, with most of the cut-ba ...
Tags: porsche, supercars, flesh, porsche carrera gt, carrera gt, north america, residual value, lucky owners
20 July 2005 posted in Concept Cars 4 views
Panamera to debut at Frankfurt Expect to see the new Porsche Panamera in the flesh this September at Frankfurt. It definitely seems like the new four door Porsche is going to be a reality very soon. Sources inside Porsche also indi ...
Tags: mercedes, porsche, flesh, new car, debut, cayenne, porsche panamera, frankfurt, component suppliers, leipzig
28 February 2005 posted in Aftermarket 28 views
SEMA to booth babes: Put some clothes on Publication Tire Business reports that SEMA may be putting a high school-like dress code, including skirt-length, for the women that aftermarket companies use to draw attention to their booths. The bo ...
Tags: flesh, booths, las vegas, booth babes, crowds, skirt length, tire business, dress code, 2005 attendees, business reports, clothes
9 January 2005 posted in Wagons/Estates 9 views
Detroit Auto Show: Audi A3 This is another time when seeing something in person totally changes your perspective. After hearing how small the Audi A3 Sportback was going to be and how Audi would have to really convince American ...
Tags: e mail, sucker, flesh, jetta, hatch, back seat, status symbol, perspective, shock, american car, audi a3, plenty of room, adults, david thomas, yuppie
2 December 2004 posted in Maintenance 6 views
Toyota recalls 2000 & 2001 Celicas Poor Celica fans. Not only do they lose the chance of purchasing a new model in the foreseeable future, but now 92,577 2000 and 2001 model year Celicas are being recalled because the daytime running l ...
Tags: flesh, new model, coupes, daylight hours, chevy cobalt, nhtsa, celica, three months, daytime running lights, oncoming drivers, headlight bulb, celicas, amped, foreseeable future, lamps, sunglasses
17 November 2004 posted in Garage 9 views
2005 Mustang GT: In The Autoblog Garage Day 5 This is it. This is goodbye. I've had some tough departures before but seeing the Mustang GT roll away was devestating. The lasting impression the Mustang left with me wasn't that it was this amazing ...
Tags: sports car, sports cars, brakes, chrysler, acceleration, mustang gt, flesh, nitpick, pedestrians, own car, fianc, chrysler 300c, mischievous smile, favorite sports, lasting impression, beacons, s2000, coworkers, departures, vicinity