Archive for January, 2008

VIDEO: Rogue deer snatches victory from Pastrana at 2008 Snodrift Rally

Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Subaru
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After amassing a healthy lead over their competitors, Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana and co-driver Christian Edstrom were able to play it cool for the second to last stage of the 2008 SnoDrift Rally last weekend. All was well as they made their way […]

REPORT: Super Aguri on sale for $1

Filed under: Motorsports, Earnings/Financials, India
Super Aguri undergoing testing at Jerez
Well that didn’t take long. After only two years on the grid, Super Aguri is up for sale. Unlike most of the other “new” teams that took over and rebranded themselves from previous teams, Super Aguri actually put up the bond to join the 2006 Formula […]

CONFIRMED: Isuzu abandoning U.S. market

Filed under: Isuzu

var digg_url = \’http://digg.com/autos/CONFIRMED_Isuzu_abandoning_U_S_market\’; Isuzu has officially announced that it’s leaving the U.S. market and discontinuing sales of its i-Series pickup and Ascender SUV. Both vehicles are produced via a joint venture with General Motors, the i-Series being based on the Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon pickups and the Ascender being a rebadged version […]

Spy Shots: Details on the Mercedes-Benz SL65 Black Series

Filed under: Spy Photos, Sports/GTs, Supercars, Mercedes Benz
We’ve already been given a taste of what the next Mercedes SL will look like ahead of its official unveiling in Geneva this March and despite the previous spy shots, we were still in the dark about what would come after AMG worked its wizardry on Mercedes’ new […]

Rendered Speculation: 2010 BMW 5-Series

Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, BMW

With cars everywhere going all edgy, it should be clear that Chris Bangle’s controversial “flame surfacing” design language has left its mark. Whether it ever looked right on the BMW 5-Series, however, is still up for debate, even after the mid-life facelift. (Not that it has stopped BMW from rolling […]

Spy Shots: Volkswagen Taro pickup?

Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Toyota, Volkswagen
A couple of spy shots have been circulating the web today, purportedly confirming that Volkswagen is indeed developing a pickup truck. The Toyota Hilux shaped mule is sporting registration plates from Brunswig, Germany, where most of VW’s test vehicles originate.
Thankfully, Mr. Levine over at PickupTruck.com has parsed out all the possibilities […]

Car Porn: Supercarmovies.com films the Lamborghini LP640

Filed under: Videos, Supercars, Lamborghini
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We’re big fans of car photography and videos here at Autoblog if you couldn’t tell. We bloggers take all our own photos and shoot our own video. We’ve gotten a lot better at it over time, but even we have […]

Hamann releases Cyclone wide-body kit for Porsche Cayenne

Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, SUVs, Porsche
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Die-hard enthusiasts and moneyed customers continue to debate whether the Porsche Cayenne - now in its second iteration - is deserving of the Porsche badge, but while its driving dynamics have been lauded, most can agree that the aesthetics are less than […]

Photoshop fun: Plymouth Chrysler Barracuda concept

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupes, Chrysler, Dodge
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When Chrysler trotted out the ‘Cuda concept this past November at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, our first thought, after wanting to give it our lunch money, was that it might be one of the few examples in recent memory where Chrysler’s […]

FPV F6X launches in Australia

Filed under: SUVs, Crossovers/CUVs, Ford, Australia, FPV
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Introduced at last year’s Sydney Motor Show, the Ford territory-based FPV F6X has launched Down Under. It’s just another in the string of Oztacular FPV products exclusive to the island continent, and it is the first FPV machine that isn’t based on the Falcon sedan […]