September 21st, 2009 
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Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Performance , Specialty , MISC Pagani Zonda R - Click above for high-res image gallery A diamond in the rough? We’d hardly consider the plethora of exciting new vehicle debuts and revolutionary concept cars that is the currently ongoing Frankfurt Motor Show as “rough.” But behind the Tesla and Mansory show stands in the Messe - that’s the German name for the exhibition… Read the rest
September 21st, 2009 admin 
Filed under: Motorsports , Etc. , Videos , Ferrari Puma builds a Ferrari F1 car out of clothes - click above to watch the video after the jump People apparently love building full-scale Ferrari F1 cars. Whether made from 80,000 lego bricks , delicious chocolate , or $24,000 worth of carbon fiber , the legendary Italian racecars are a popular vehicle to replicate. We can now add clothing to… Read the rest
September 17th, 2009 admin 
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show - Click above for complete list of vehicles covered You’re looking at a Porsche Panamera S with a trailer hitch. We’re looking at an empty bottle of scotch and 11-hour plane rides. But never mind all that - what you really need to know is five hacks blogged over 60 posts and approximately ninety-billion photos in two days. Why so… Read the rest
September 17th, 2009 admin 
Filed under: Government/Legal , Technology , Ford , GM At first, Ford’s SYNC wasn’t much more than a way for drivers to access music on their MP3 players through their car’s radio. But SYNC grew up and, in its last update , gained the ability to summon help in an emergency, access navigation and information services and, basically, match GM’s OnStar. Ford had Joseph Berry to thank for that.… Read the rest
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Filed under: Aftermarket , SEMA Show , Coupe , Performance , Auctions , Chevrolet 2010 Hurst Camaro - Click above for high-res image The SEMA Show is coming up fast, and already we’re hearing about all the new tuner vehicles we’ll get to see on the show floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center come November. One of those cars will be a one-off 2010 Hurst Camaro to be… Read the rest
September 17th, 2009 admin 
Filed under: Coupe , Sedan , Crossover , Buick , Cadillac , Chevrolet , GM 2010 Chevy Camaro - Click above for high-res image gallery Good news has been in short supply for General Motors so far this year, but increased demand for its new products shows that the worst of times may be in the rear view mirror. Automotive News is reporting that GM may increase production of… Read the rest
Posted in Car News Tags: 2010srx, buick lacrosse, cadillacsrx, camaro, chevy, chevy camaro, chevy equinox, frankfurt motor show, frankfurtautoshow, general motors, gm sales, kiavenga, srx, venga No Comments » September 17th, 2009 admin 
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Budget , Europe , Hatchback , Kia Kia Venga - Click above for high-res image gallery If you’re going to ape the design of another automaker’s product, it’s best to choose one that’s attractive. Therefore, we give Kia kudo points for making its Venga look something like a smoothed-over Ford Fiesta, a car we’ve gone on record multiple times as admiring. In any… Read the rest
September 17th, 2009 admin 
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show Frauleins of Frankfurt - Click above for high-res image gallery Yes, that’s a Lamborghini in the picture above. We think. Could be a bar stool. As we do with every auto show, Autoblog is happy to present the one post that we’re sure at least some of you have been waiting for since we touched down in Germany to cover the 2009 Frankfurt Motor… Read the rest
September 16th, 2009 admin 
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Budget , Europe , Hatchback , Citroen 2010 Citroen C3 - click above image for hi-res gallery It’s really a shame we can’t buy Citroens in America anymore. Main reason is the awesome C6. Second reason is that all the small Citroens we poked our heads into at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show had sticks. By comparison, more than half the VWs were… Read the rest
Posted in Car News Tags: 2010 audi a4, 2010 c3, citroen, formula one, frankfurt, frankfurt models, frankfurtautoshow, gillesvilleneuve, renault twizy No Comments » September 16th, 2009 admin 
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Europe , Hatchback , Citroen 2010 Citroen DS3 - Click above for high-res image gallery Seriously Citroen, what is up? We’re all for premium small cars (think Mini Cooper, Audi A3) and pray nightly that more will start coming to our shores. But calling this C3-based hatchback a DS? For reals? Look, any new Citroen DS has some mighty big Louboutins to fill.… Read the rest
