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Audi Celebrates Producing the Five-Millionth A4

Audi is celebrating the five-millionth A4 rolling off the assembly line, an Audi A4 2.0 TFSI quattro in Misano Red. Audi began production of the A4 at its Ingolstadt site in 1994, and since 2007 has also been building it at Neckarsulm as part of the production turntable. Frank Dreves, Member of the Board of Management for Production at...

Tesla Sues Top Gear for Libel and Malicious Falsehood

Tesla is suing the BBC's "Top Gear" for libel and malicious falsehood. When Top Gear reviewed the Tesla Roadster, according to Tesla the episode contained lies and misinformation about the Roadster's performance and reliability. Tesla decided to take legal action against the show after repeated attempts to contact the BBC, were ignored. The episode actually aired in 2008, but according...

2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Officially Unveiled with 550-HP

Yesterday it was reported that Porsche was working on a Turbo S version of the Panamera and now Porsche has officially taken the wraps off the most powerful Panamera. The Panamera Turbo S will have its official world debut at the New York Auto Show next month. It's powered by a 4.8L V8 that features twin-turbochargers with titanium-aluminum turbines and...

Saab Confirms Next-Gen Saab 9-3 Will Launch in Fall 2012

The 9-3 is currently the oldest model in Saab's lineup, but a new one is on the way. According to a blog post from Saab's recently resigned CEO, the next 9-3 will launch on or before October 2012. Saab showed off the phoeniX concept in Geneva earlier this month, which the 9-3 is supposedly based off of. The phoeniX concept...

VIDEO: 2012 Camaro ZL1…Motor Trend Lets You Hear What's Under the Hood

Chevy's answer to the Mustang GT500, the 2012 Camaro ZL1 officially debuted last month in Chicago. The 2012 Camaro ZL1 gets all its fun from a supercharged 6.2L LSA V8 that puts out an estimated 550 horsepower and 550 lb-ft. of torque. The V8 is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox that features a twin-disc clutch. Throw in...

Porsche Panamera Turbo S in the Works?

Rumor has it that Porsche is working on an even more powerful version of the Panamera than the current Panamera Turbo. Porsche offers a Turbo S version of the 911 and Cayenne and it's now being rumored that Porsche is about to unveil a Turbo S version of the Panamera. The Turbo S version is expected to put out 550...

BMW M3 Tiger Matte Edition is Only for China

BMW is launching a special edition M3 that will only be sold in China. The BMW M3 Matte Edition is a follow up to the M3 Tiger Edition that was released last year. If you live in China and you're lucky enough to get your hands on one of these, you will get an M3 that features a matte-black exterior,...

There Will be a Second Generation Cadillac CTS Coupe

It was rumored last year that there would not be a second generation Cadillac CTS Coupe as the CTS moves to the new Alpha platform that it will share with the next-generation Camaro and upcoming Cadillac ATS. Of course that was a year ago and things are always changing. Last year it was rumored that the next-generation CTS would...

BMW 3 Series GT to be a 4 Series Instead?

Spy photos surfaced last week of a next-gen BMW 3 Series, but with a different rear end than the previous sedan spy photos. It was predicted that this was our first unofficial view of the upcoming 3 Series GT. But, according to German magazine Auto Motor Und Sport, BMW intends on releasing a new 4 Series line and the...

Canada Says No to the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet

Well it does snow a lot more in Canada than the US, but for whatever reason Nissan of Canada has decided to not sell the Murano CrossCabriolet. The convertible version of the Murano crossover is going to hit dealers next month with a starting price of 46,000. That lofty starting price and the fact that it's a convertible are the...

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