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GreenN_Gold: If women are ever allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, this will be how. more »
GreenN_Gold: My name is A8. My flanks are shrouded. more »
GreenN_Gold: They should quit playing possom and show us the thing already. more »
Novaload: The shroud of....Touring? Just trying to redeem myself for my juvenile posting below... more »
Rust-MyEnemy: Difficult to know how to top the launch of the first A8 in all its polished alloy loveliness. Maybe this time they could make every panel on a launch... more »
skaycog was here: I love to be teased. more »
Novaload: This would be a more dramatic, uh, opening...instead of dropping a veil--what's this car for, nuns? I don't know why they don't let me do their market... more »
Elhigh: I've noticed that Chinese motorcycles are probably the most expensive motorcycle purchase you can possibly make. You buy in low, but parts cost quick... more »
DrLemming: I'd have included the corncob car in the list. It's light, aerodynamic, has a pedestrian-friendly skin, and can be constructed from renewable materia... more »

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New Audi A8: The Shroud of Miami!
Beneath this expanse of aluminum foil is two tons of aluminum und shteel in the form of Audi's new A8. The veil will drop on Monday in Miami and we'll be there to tell you all about it.
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Ten New Cars Jalopnik Is Thankful For
If you absolutely must buy a new car in this hour of thanks, then we suggest you choose one of these ten. Happy turkey! More »
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2010 Dodge Viper ACR Debuts At Laguna Seca, Sets Lap Record
According track-side sources, the 2010 Dodge Viper ACR has set a new unofficial lap record at Laguna Seca of 1:33.944 as the final year production cars make their debut. At least they're going out with a bang. More »
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Sell No: Why You Don’t Need A New Car
According to recent reports, new-car sales in this country are slowly climbing out of the toilet. We love you, Driving America, so we have some advice: Stop it. More »
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2011 BMW 5 Series Set To Video
You're probably as relieved as we are to see that the 2011 BMW 5 Series ditches Chris Bangle's flame surfacing and huge ass in favor of something that's actually recognizable as a car. Here it is in motion. More »
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Five Best And Worst Black Friday New Car Deals
This year brings a newcomer to Black Friday steals and deals — cars. There's serious savings to be had on new cars, as well as some seriously horrible duds. Here's five of the best and five to avoid. More »
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2011 BMW 5 Series: Bangle Butt Goes Bye-Bye
The 2011 BMW 5 Series is finally here. If nothing else, it's a statement against the Bangle-ization of the BMW brand. It's smooth, sleek and an unmistakable return to the BMW 5 Series we've missed. More »
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Lexus LFA, Lease Or Buy: The Full Story
Autoweek is reporting Toyota will lease, not sell the Lexus LFA. Not really. You'll still be able to walk into a dealer with 3,750 unmarked $100 bills and walk out with one of 500 Toyota supercars. More »
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2010 BMW 5-Series Officially Shows Us Its Headlights
We're going to see all of the 2010 BMW 5-Series Monday, but after showing off its balls BMW just revealed its headlights. Now all we need is the rump. More photos below. More »
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2011 Hyundai Genesis: "Tau" V8 Gets A 10 HP Bump
The Hyundai Genesis Tau V8 is getting massaged for 2011 with a bump of ten ponies, bringing it up to 385 HP. How? More valve lift, intake manifold tweaks, low-friction coating on the pistons, and iridium spark plugs. Nifty.
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Chevy Volt "Chirps," Warns Pedestrians Of Impending Silent Vehicular Manslaughter
The Chevy Volt runs virtually silent in all-electric mode. To combat the potential electric car "silent killer" threat, GM's built in a "chirp" feature for drivers to announce and warn pedestrians when they drive by. More »
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BREAKING: Buick Regal Getting A Manual Transmission
Jim Frederico, chief engineer for Buick, just told assembled journalists at the ride-and-drive for the new Buick Regal that it'll receive a manny tranny as an available option — assumingly the same as the Opel Insignia's — sometime after launch.
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2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Now Less Likely To Kill Racers
The main goal for the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R isn't more performance, it's drivability and "easier" handling, two thing the GT3 Cup S it replaces wasn't known for. Also, it's got a ginormous rear wing. More »
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Motor Trend Car Of The Year: 2010 Ford Fusion
The newly-refreshed 2010 Ford Fusion was just named MotorTrend's Car Of The Year for 2010. Not a bad choice in our opinion as Ford's got the most money to spend on marketing. Also, the car's damn good.
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Bob Lutz Confirms Cadillac CTS-V Wagon, Achieves Sainthood
Cadillac, by way of Bob "Too Cool to Live, Too Young to Die" Lutz, just confirmed that the already-kinda-confirmed Cadillac CTS-V wagon will see production. In other news, our heads just exploded. More »
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Local Motors' Open Source Rally Fighter Takes First Drive
The crowd-sourced Local Motors Rally Fighter has taken a big step toward completion — an official first drive under its own power. The short clip below shows the push-button start-up and a drive around the parking lot. More »
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Lotus Evora Priced At $73,500 For All Four Seats
The 2010 Lotus Evora four-seater's been priced at $73,500, making it four grand cheaper than a base 911. With 276 HP powering 3,046.8 Lbs, does that make it a nice pipe or a crack pipe? More »
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McLaren MP4-12C Development Video
The McLaren MP4-12C is the next world-killing super car from McLaren. Now we've got development video of the new many-numbered-McLaren. More »
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Buick Regal Is Back, Gets Turbocharged
The Buick Regal is officially back, a re-badged Opel Insignia sporting two Ecotec four-cylinder engines including a 220HP turbo version with 29 MPG fuel economy. GM's out for mid-size entry-luxe blood with design and equipment set to turn some heads. More »
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2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Reviewed
Fact #1: At least two members of Jalopnik's editorial team have a raging man-crush on Chris Harris. Fact #2: He's the first person outside Porsche to take a spin in the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Here's the video. More »
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Supplies Are Limited: Only 16 Pontiac G8 GXPs Left Nationwide
There's only 16 units left of the Pontiac G8 GXP — the greatest Pontiac ever built — left in dealer stock nationwide. How many are left of the whole Pontiac lineup? Most of the rest below. More »
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Corvette-Powered Arash AF-10 Goes On Sale, Finally
The Arash AF-10, a grudge project started by someone rejected for Enzo ownership, finally is ready for sale. Powered by a 7.0-liter LS7 V8 with 550 HP, this "budget" exotic's priced at a mere $534,000. More »
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Ghosn Says Nissan Microcar To Trump Nano On Cost
The race to the bottom of the market continues as Nissan-Renault boss Carlos Ghosn announced plans for an ultra-cheap micro-car to undercut the current low-cost leading Tata Nano. Wonder if they've considered resin-impregnated cotton fiber for the body, duroplast-Trabant-style? [FinancialTimes]
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How A Daewoo Became A Buick Became An Opel Became A Buick Became A Daewoo
GM's large international operation and the popularity of Buick in China leads to some strange intercontinental platform sharing. We untangle part of the mess below. More »
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Volvo S60: New Look Just In Time For New Overlords!
The new Volvo S60, based heavily on the attractive and shapely Volvo S60 Concept, show the company is willing to update its image — just in time for their sale to China. One more photo below. More »
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Jim Russell Lancer Evolution Experience: Because Oversteer Kicks Ass
The Lancer Evolution Experience starts off like most driving schools: You are plopped in front of a chalkboard and lectured to. After that, you're sent out and made to get wicked sideways. And that's when you wake the hell up. More »
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REPORT: GM To Build Cadillac Converj Electric Car
The Detroit News has learned the Cadillac Converj will be going into production right next to its extended-range electric platform mate the Chevy Volt. More »
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Gordon Murray Announces T.27 Before T.25 Even Built
Gordon Murray's busy hiding the T.25 City Car from view, but he's unveiled plans for his next project, the T.27. It'll supposedly be the most efficient all-electric vehicle in the world with aims at ditching everything we think about EV's. More »
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Ford Ka, New Ranger Pickup Won't Come To U.S.
Ford's decided smaller may not always be better. CEO Alan Mulally told Automotive News this weekend they won't be selling the Ka minicar or the next-gen-for-the-global-marketplace 2012 Ford Ranger pickup here in the U.S. [AutoNews]
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Ferrari 458 Italia, Reviewed
Chris Harris has put together a couple of excellent video reviews of the 562 HP Ferrari 458 Italia for England's Evo Magazine. You'll find them below. Gee, think he likes it? More »
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Local Motors Rally Fighter: The First-Ever Creative Commons Car
This is Local Motors' Rally Fighter, the first car openly developed and built using crowd-sourcing. It will change the auto industry forever. More importantly for me, with its P-51 fighter plane-influenced design, it might be the coolest-looking car ever. More »
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Helter Skelta: Australia's Ugliest Sports Car Going Abroad
The Skelta is one of a handful of limited production Aussie sports cars, like the Bolwell Nagari, with real performance credentials and completely fugly design. And it's coming to Europe! More »
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Porsche Boxter Spyder Shows Off In Mountain Driving Clip
This is what every single Porsche Boxster Spyder will dream about when it goes to sleep at night: zipping around curvy mountain roads, unencumbered by hoards of maliciously slow RVs and driven well past the speed limit. Ah, dreams.
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Mercedes SLS AMG: OCD Mega Gallery
Yesterday, we reviewed the 2011 Mercedes SLS AMG. Now, here's a comprehensive mega gallery of gullwing pr0n and an an impossibly anal level of technical detail. Don your labcoats meine herren! More »
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Suzuki Kizashi Starts Under $19K, Tops Out At $27K
The Suzuki Kizashi is competitive with the other mid-size sedans in terms of performance, but no one is going to buy one unless it's competitive on price. At $18,999 for a well-equipped base model it could be a Sonata-killer. More »
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Porsche Boxster Spyder: The Lightest Porsche You Can Buy
At 2,811 lbs — only 11 lbs more than the 10-year-old 986 Porsche Boxster — the new 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder will be the lightest Porsche you can buy after it's unveiled at next month's LA Auto Show. More »
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Chrysler's Complete Five-Year Product Plan
Here's Chrysler's complete product plan — all the brands including Fiat — for the next five years. Basically, the five-hour event Wert's been at all day is all boiled down to the short gallery of powerpoint pages below. Hit it. More »
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2012 Dodge Charger: First Look
Among the news from today's New New Chrysler briefing was this slide of the 2012 Dodge Charger. The design is so good it apparently made Ralph Giles weep with joy. Look familiar? There's a reason... More »
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BMW M3 GTS: Less Weight, More Power, More M
The new BMW M3 GTS, which many expected to be called the CSL, debuted today with a new name and a new look. With power expected to be close to 500 HP, a fire extinguisher is included. More »
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Jeep Mojave: The Future Savior Of Chrysler?
We just saw the new logo for Chrysler revealed early by way of the US Patent Office. Now, the name of one of Chrysler's purported off-road saviors — the Jeep Mojave — has been revealed with a similar search. More »

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