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Samsung: Putting Dragons And Trucks Together At Last
What do a dragon sculpture on the back of a truck made to look like it's always staring you down and a cell phone have in common? Yeah, nothing, but apparently that's one way the Samsung Soul is being marketed across southern England. A Ford Transit with a dragon on it's back. Let the jokes start in 3... 2... 1... (Thanks Scott) [Youtube]
industry news
Hornet Is Go! Dodge to Build Micro-Car, Because Duh, Gas Prices Might Rise
The ever-progressive Chrysler Corporation wowed the auto industry today amid heavy rumors that it may build a small economy car based on the Dodge Hornet. While not breaking up with Big Oil, Chrysler is hedging bets that, in the future, fuel prices will soar due to a combination of flawed American foreign policy combined with skyrocketing demand from China and India. Thus, management is positively rushing to bring the Hornet to market. Thanks to its streamlined and efficient management hierarchy, the company has been able to push through a decision to maybe go ahead with production at some point in the future to possibly start sales in 2010 in a scarcely believable two years. More »
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Aveobots, Roll Out: Chevy Takes Swipe At Transforming Citroen In New Euro Econobox Ad
Whether it's a C4 on top of a parking garage, the same C4 showing off a penchant for ice-skating or a Chinese man just looking to score with the ladies, Citroens like to transform. In fact, so much so they've already been made fun of once before in a faux ad for the 2CV. But now another automaker's getting into the act in a new ad from the brand all about the 'merican revolution in a commercial for the new Kalos-replacing five-door hatchback Aveo econo-box. That's right, Chevy — the very last brand you'd ever expect to be knocking a badge for advertising their love of cars that transform into robots. We're guessing someone at Chevy's ad agency may have forgotten Chevys like to transform too — heck, they even have a toy version of the Aveo named "Swerve." Talk about the heights of hypocrisy. Unless Chevy's just making fun of Citroens for dancing. [via YouTube]
racing news
the middle east being in a total state of chaos security concerns, but it seems that this team thought the race was changed to a Red Bull Flugtag event. The crash happened in Hungary when the Volkswagen nose-dived into the ground, hurtling the vehicle into a series of flips before smashing back down on the ground. Despite the carnage, driver Giniel de Villiers and navigator Dirk von Zitzewitz walked away from the wreck. They even cleaned up after themselves by picking up the debris off the road. At least it's better than having to dodge RPG fire from al-Qaeda.
[via Axis of Oversteer]
VW Touareg Red Bull Rally Truck Catches Huge Air In Spectacular Crash
We all know that the annual Paris to Dakar Rally was relocated this year due to[via Axis of Oversteer]
news
European PReVENT Looks To Make Uncrashable Car
A European company by the strange name of PReVENT is looking to do what we figure has to be an impossible task: create the uncrashable car. The company with a funny name is using their budget of nearly $80 million develop a wide variety of oddly-named technologies to assist drivers in potentially dangerous situations. A few of those strange tech names below the jump. More »
gaming
Sony Welcomes European GT5 Prologue Release With Pit Lane Party
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is still a couple weeks away for us Yankee Doodle Dandies, but our European counterparts get a crack at the game now, as the demo is currently available for European PlayStation 3 consoles. To commemorate the release of the demo, Sony threw a pretty big party in London and had quite the repertoire of vehicles representing as well. More »
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Brilliance BS2 Coming To Beijing And Possibly Europe, America Not So Much
Chinese automaker Brilliance, a.k.a., Hauchen, is possibly going to be showing their Brilliance BS2 hatchback at the Beijing Motor Show, according to Autohome and Dutch AutoWeek forums. These apparently leaked photos show a not too unattractive hatchback that combines lines from the Suzuki Reno, Opel Astra and Seigfried Breuer. The company eventually plans to sell 150,000 vehicles in Europe over the next few years and this could be the way they do it.More »
9:45 AM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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Latest by n/a: i think china's actions in tibet is a reflection of the government and not the people. they are slaves working in slave labor conditions. the lying marxist dictators abuse and lie about it as they have always done. yeah, the more »
offbeat news
60-Car Pileup On Austrian Autobahn
The good folks at CarDomain were kind enough to point us to another example of vehicular destruction today. As if we hadn't already had our fill with that crushed Nissan GT-R in Malaysia and the toppled Genesis sedans. Maybe we're just starting to feel a little bit dangerously destructive these days. Who knows. Anyway, there was a 60-car pileup on a motorway near Seewalchen, Austria today. One dead, 30 injured. And look, there's video for all you sick fucks to enjoy. I'm going to go and open a new bottle of scotch. And no, not the good stuff — the real rot-gut, twist up your insides kind that you buy for cheap at the bodega down the street. Yeah, it's just that kind of a day. [MSNBC via CarDomain]
classic ad watch
Fiat Ritmo: Handbuilt By Robots!
After seeing a 1981 Fiat Strada as today's Down On The Street car, it seems only right that we should see an ad for its European sibling, the Fiat Ritmo. Naturally, car buyers of the time were eager to buy vehicles made by Italian robots, and who can blame them?
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2009 Honda Accord Tourer Spotted, Wanted
We're always interested in seeing what's going on across the pond from Honda, especially because it so often ends up over here as an Acura. We can only hope the 2009 Honda Accord Tourer's one of those lob passes from the Europeans as we've liked the look since we first saw it as the Honda Accord Tourer Concept back in Frankfurt last year. Here's a shot taken from some unknown location by a user at the Temple of VTec forums early today that leaves very little to the imagination and gets our wagon woody wickedly wooden. [via TOV]
7:15 PM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Ray Wert
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52 comments
Latest by n/a: I own one of these ... Its called a Mazda 6 Sportwagon. more »
industry news
Lincoln: Going Global Baby!
Our second favorite Ford executive, CEO Alan Mulally, says the company is considering taking their luxury brand global. Speaking to Auto Motor und Sport, Mulally said, "We are considering distribution in Europe and Asia. We already sell Lincolns in the Middle East." A spokesman for the company was quick to qualify the statement, saying this could happen ""sometime in the future since the priority right now is clearly on North America." Perhaps Licoln hopes to take a leaf from Cadillac's book, that company is on their third attempt to crack the European market, this time with the new CTS. [Source: Automotive News]
concept cars
Plutarchy in the UK: Motorcity Europe's MC1 Concept
Just what we needed. Another radical supercar concept with an estimated production date set for eight months after we'll have forgotten all about it. Nonetheless, UK-based design firm Motorcity Europe is showing off the first renderings of what could become an honest-to-goodness V10 supercar early next decade. It's the MC1. Dubbed a "production concept," the MC1's got a carbon monocoque body and scissor doors, and rides on 20" wheels in the front and 21s in the rear. The yet-to-be-decided V10 will be set midship, with a target of 600 horsepower. Insiders say it may even blend. [via Car Body Design]
industry news
EU Outlines New Environmental Restrictions, Disappoints Ze Germans and Ze Greens
The European Commission announced their energy bill today, which will require carmakers to reduce the CO2 emissions of new automobiles by approximately 20% to 120 grams per kilometer (30 fingers per ounce, we think) by 2012. Within the EU cars account for 12% of all carbon emissions. On one side, environmental groups are upset that the new plan abandons an old plan to cut emissions by 25%. On the other side, makers of larger cars, cars with smaller volumes and larger cars with smaller volumes may seek concessions or exemptions. More »
new cars
Ford Europe Confirms High-Performance 2009 Focus RS
Along the same vein earlier of cars we're just not getting here in the United States, Ford of Europe just confirmed they plan to bring a new high-performance model of the Ford Focus to market in 2009, a Ford Focus RS. To go along with that announcement, FoMoEurope has apparently hired the same advertising team in charge of the reveals of the new Subaru WRX STI and the new Porsche Cayenne. But the car itself will be based on the new Focus ST and as we've already seen some pretty good spy photos of the new high-po Focus, we're not overly concerned about this new shot. Although Ford of Europe isn't revealing any technical details other than the car being "rally-inspired", one thing's for certain — it'll be better than what we've got on these shores bearing the same model name. Full press release after the jump. More »
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The Ford Verve Sedan Concept, Now In High-Resolution
Although Ford's new sedan version of the Verve concept's already been unveiled at the Guangzhou International Auto Show and we've already given you the press release and some low-res shots on the Sedan concept of the Ford Verve, we've just now noticed Ford's released some high-res shots showing off the big-hatch b-car from Ford. On the off chance the Euro side of the pond ends up winning the design competition currently underway at Ford between the 'merican "Bold Moves" and the European "Bold Mouths" — we figured you might like to see what we could be getting stateside. Without further ado — here's the hot shots galleried up for your pleasure below.
spy photos
Production Ford Kuga Spied in Wild
The production model of the Ford Kuga ends up looking strikingly similar to the version we showed you at Frankfurt. The sporty crossover is yet another take on the "kinetic design" from Ford Europe that we continue to lust after and will feature the 2.0-liter Duratorq TDCi diesel engine. More »
2:15 PM on Mon Nov 26 2007
By Matt Hardigree
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23 comments
spy photos
Jeep Cherokee Diesel
We've been seeing the properly named and for Europe only (for now) Jeep Cherokee running around metro Detroit for a couple of months in various stages of undress. Yesterday the stars aligned and we chased this totally naked Bosch test mule up I75 to a Meijer parking lot, where, after a few glamour shots, our phone battery crapped out. Weak. In any case Jeep fans, prepare for the gnashing of teeth and the rending of flesh, because this was a six speed, turbodiesel rocking the D's highways and byways. That's just rubbing salt in the wound. Far be it for us lowly bloggers to question the wisdom of the newly reminted Chrysler, but it seems that the off roading community would plotz for an oil burning Cherokee with a six speed manual cog swapper, but what do we know. Check that gallery for some exciting chase shots.
11:00 AM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By bwojdyla
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21 comments
Latest by frank_rizzo: Putting a diesel in the Wrangler seems like such a no brainer. I mean they are slappin them in basically everything else BUT the Wrangler. Tell me how a liberty and now the Grand Cherokee get the goods but the more »
