October 31 2011 by
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Filed under: Car Buying, SUV, Europe, Mitsubishi, UK, Diesel, Off-Road
For those of you outside of the United States, Mitsubishi has let loose the goods on the 2012 Shogun. It is mainly a matter of detail tweaks, with a bolder, shinier, redesigned front and new items like the six-spoke, 18-inch alloy wheels and black roof rails. [...]
October 31 2011 by
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Filed under: Sedan, SUV, Recalls, Safety, Hatchback, BMW, Luxury
BMW has issued a recall of five different model lines covering the years 2008-2011 due to a fire risk. Turbocharged eight- and twelve-cylinder engines in the 5 Series, 5 Series Gran Turismo, 7 Series, X5 and X6 could suffer from overheating circuit boards that control the electric [...]
October 31 2011 by
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Filed under: SEAT, Skoda
Martin Winterkorn is a happy man: Volkswagen is putting up big numbers in North America, its latest field of dreams, Audi, is breaking records every month, there are exciting cars in the pipeline – from Bugatti down to the XL1, Porsche’s digestion continues, and now Skoda and especially Seat are turning in [...]
October 31 2011 by
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Filed under: Motorsports, Safety
When an animal makes its way onto a freeway, the result could be a significant accident with the real possibility for casualties. But while your local Interstate could see speeds of 80 miles per hour, it’s nothing like Formula 1.
During testing at the Indian Grand Prix, a dog with a death wish [...]
October 31 2011 by
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Filed under: LA Auto Show, Convertible, Performance, Hatchback, Fiat
One of the benefits of the strengthening ties between Fiat and Chrysler is a mutual expansion of their joint product portfolio. The shared leadership of the two auto groups has seen Fiats arrive in North American showrooms and Chryslers proliferating overseas. Which is all well and good, [...]