• custom cars

    Maserati Bellagio, A Coachbuilt Quattroporte Wagon

    Being shown off at the same Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este where the BMW M1 Homage was recently unveiled, is this tasty Maserati Quattroporte wagon-ization. Though perhaps with the addition of the hatchback, we should call it a Cinqueporte. But you can call it whatever you want, we just love the way it looks. Designed and constructed by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera, the Bellagio has a swooping fastback rear end that's tapered oh so delicately as opposed to a traditionally squared-off wagons.

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    11:20 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
    By Mark Arnold
    2,135 views, 48 comments

    Latest by dcmabarth: saw this thing driving down the road in milan this morning. was shocked to see it! looks great in person, more »

  • new cars

    DUB Edition Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger, Please Make It Stop

    Sweet quarts of Pennzoil, why must every automaker jump on bandwagons they have no business being on? Chrysler, the reason people put DUB wheels and parts on their cars is to be unique and stand out from the crowd. By partnering with DUB for the 2008 DUB Edition Chrysler 300 Touring and 2008 DUB Edition Dodge Charger SXT, you're missing the point. Now you have two underpowered cars, with largely unremarkable styling, and overblown Kicker sound systems that will be replaced anyway. Has everyone at Chryslerberus taken crazy pills?

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    1:45 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    6,701 views, 68 comments

    Latest by macecalrissian: @graverobber- Same great taste, new low price!: WWOD? Coincidence or psychic phenomena? [www.caranddriver.com] more »

  • geneva auto show

    Citroen C5 Touring Must Be French For "Hard To Fold Seats"

    The new Citroen C5 Touring is by all rights a big time traveler: comfy seats, a really nice panoramic skylight, all the modern luxury accoutrements, sleek styling if you're into the French thing, and plenty of toting space. The Achilles heel of the car is the folding seats, though. When the fronts seats are positioned for a 6'-tall driver, things get tough when you want to transform to full-capacity mode. The bottom cushion sort of lifts up, rotates over a bar and then does a face plant behind the front seat in a vertical position. The next step is the seat backs.

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    2:15 PM on Wed Mar 5 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    2,498 views, 16 comments

    Latest by KazukiFennec: Or at least, you can order it with such. The base model has traditional suspension. This makes me hope that more »

  • chicago auto show

    2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring Breaks Cover, Again

    In case you haven't gotten enough of the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring that debuted in Canada, or the slightly disguised one at last year's SEMA in Vegas, we've got the full skinny here. If you don't think they're aiming at the Mazda3 five-door just put your hand in front of the front quarter of the car and see what we see. And in case you didn't get it, they mention in the press release that the car is quieter inside than a, you guessed it, Mazda3.

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    12:01 AM on Sun Feb 3 2008
    By Matt Hardigree
    5,912 views, 19 comments

    Latest by GretchenBrutus: I saw this in person on the street and had to do a double take - (a) because it more »

  • new cars

    2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring Bows In Montreal, SEMA Version Far More Elaborate

    We saw a sneak preview of sorts for the Hyundai Elantra Touring with the Beach Cruiser Concept at SEMA, and again in hastily taken amateur spy video in November. But this time the utility hauler is the real deal and everyone can have a gander. Contrary to the SEMA version, it does not have massive chrome wheels, black-out tint, and a three-toned paint job. What it does have is seating for five, a 141hp. 2.0L four cylinder, five-speed manual standard or four-speed auto optional, stability control, standard USB and aux jacks. Not the most titillating new car on the market, but it certainly has it's niche. [via TheCarBlogger

    11:15 AM on Wed Jan 23 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    2,031 views, 23 comments

    Latest by tscurt: I hadn't seen those wheel covers on the Matrix before... more »

  • tokyo auto salon

    Tokyo Auto Salon: Honda Inspire Modulo Touring

    Honda looked to in-house tuner Modulo to take their Inspire (a.k.a. Accord) and shake off some of the Teutonic flavor. Though the new sedan does borrow heavily from European designs, the Modulo body kit certainly portrays a more typically Japanese sentiment. The new grille and front fenders, in particular, are more Motegi than Nurburgring. In addition to the exterior enhancements, it appears that the interior has been upgraded with two-tone leather and a smattering of techno goodies. The steering wheel alone has nearly a dozen buttons.

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    11:15 AM on Fri Dec 28 2007
    By Matt Hardigree
    1,976 views, 17 comments

    Latest by superbmtsub: Sweet baby Jesus! more »

  • accidents

    BMW 320D Touring Turns Fox Into Hamburger (Not Safe For Weak Stomach)

    Imagine cruising in your brand new, 2007 BMW 320D Touring at 230 kph (~143 mph) along the pristine asphalt of the Autobahn, listening to the finest in German techno. All of a sudden from the roadside, a flash of fur streaks across the road and you feel a mild thump, accompanied by a spray of rouge across the bottom of the passenger side windscreen. All of the warning lights explode across your instrument panel. If you are the fellow who drives this particular BMW, you don't have to imagine anything, because this scenario played itself out recently and the fox who did the streaking did not live to tell his tale. Excuse our discretion, but the gallery for this one is below the fold... More »

    12:30 PM on Tue Dec 11 2007
    By bwojdyla
    13,887 views, 60 comments

    Latest by BuddyHinton: You fools. The driver was Bangle. This is part of his new "Fox-surfacing". Look for it in more »

  • spy photos

    Pre-Production Hyundai Elantra Touring, Brought to You By Some Guy





    Lest we assume the car-indifferent public is on the same wavelength as us mech-heads when it comes to prototypical test vehicles, remember this. One man's disguise to thwart corporate espionage is another's weird add-on from Pep Boys. The A-shirted pundit above apparently spent some time between shifts at the local OxyContin distribution center to record this response to a Viddyou clip showing the new Hyundai Elantra Touring in full obscura. Consider it further proof civilians are, you know, different than you and me. Click through to see the original clip. (Thanks to Ryan for the tip.)
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    4:54 AM on Sat Nov 10 2007
    By Mike Spinelli
    2,765 views, 28 comments

    Latest by FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system: @SeanKHotay: Weren't most Pontiacs until about '06 provided with this? more »

  • clips

    B-Roll of the Day: BMW M5 Touring

    Sometimes, a soundtrack of 1980s house music or late-century London chillout provides a wholly appropriate sound bed for automakers' promo videos. But fans of sport wagons in general, and specifically of the new BMW M5 Touring, will appreciate the minimalism of this one is a more more elegant solution. The BMW V10, monster that it may be, isn't exactly a symphonic instrument, but here it puts on the best performance we've heard since Claudio Abbado left the Berlin Philharmonic. – Mike Spinelli More »

    9:12 AM on Fri Mar 2 2007
    By Mike Spinelli
    637 views, 4 comments

    Latest by Trick: Very nice. Nothing like a fast wagon to full most when it comes to real speed. I still prefer a more »

  • news

    Loverman To Suffer Heart Attack: BMW Shows Official Photo of M5 Touring!!!

    Yeah, I stuck my own name in the headline. From a dictionary: Gonzo is a style of reportage, filmmaking, or any form of multimedia production in which the reporter, filmmaker or author is intrinsically enmeshed with the subject action. Moving on; HOLY CRAP!!!! I want one, I want one, I want one@@@!!! Gimme, gimme, gimme!. Yes, sure, I know about all the drawbacks and compromises and ill-mannered bad stuffs about late model M-Division cars. And I don't care! Folks, that is a 500+ horsepower station wagon with an 8200rpm redline. My left arm just went numb. My breath is short. I'm dying happy. Oh, and BMW is refreshing the sheet metal of the entire 5-Series lineup and some other boring, non-world's fastest five-door stuff. – Jonny Lieberman More »

    10:52 AM on Tue Jan 9 2007
    By Jonny Lieberman
    307 views, 22 comments

    Latest by Jonny Lieberman: no -- it has a Lambo V10 detuned to 435hp more »