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While the full-size sport utility vehicle market is no longer a bull market, the premium monstrosities continue to serve the desires of well-off motorists looking for an alternative to the old town car. For Nissan’s Infiniti brand, the QX56 accounts for a modest niche for the premium car brand but secures a hefty profit margin with simple brand engineering. A full-loaded version of an Infiniti QX56 retails for $7,000-8,000 more than a similarly-equipped Nissan Armada.For 2011, while the Nissan…
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Jack Baruth’s favorite car (he was pretty much alone with that affliction) is coming back stateside: The Phaeton, Volkswagen’s hand-built ueber-mobil. Not a rumor. Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said it to the Freie Presse in Chemnitz. A VW spokesperson in Dresden, where the Phaeton is handcrafted , said there is no exact timing.
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Jack Baruth’s favorite car (he was pretty much alone with that affliction) is coming back stateside: The Phaeton, Volkswagen’s hand-built ueber-mobil. Not a rumor. Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said it to the Freie Presse in Chemnitz. A VW spokesperson in Dresden, where the Phaeton is handcrafted , said there is no exact timing.
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Jack Baruth’s favorite car (he was pretty much alone with that affliction) is coming back stateside: The Phaeton, Volkswagen’s hand-built ueber-mobil. Not a rumor. Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said it to the Freie Presse in Chemnitz. A VW spokesperson in Dresden, where the Phaeton is handcrafted , said there is no exact timing.
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Speed, endurance and luck all played major roles in the always intense
battle for the GT2 crown at this year’s edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Although the name of Porsche often plays a role, this year the 911 GT3 RSR
of Felbermayr-Proton pulled off an upset by replacing the Risi Competizione
Ferrari on the top step of the podium.
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The Tarantula Nebula, Captured by ESO’s New Trappist Telescope TRAPPIST/E. Jehin/ESO
The European Southern Observatory’s newest telescope has collected its first images of the cosmos, capturing some stunning images of the Tarantula Nebula and making a good case for the virtues of telecommuting. Trappist, as the telescope is called, resides at the La Silla observatory on the edge of the Atacama Desert in Chile, but it is operated from a control room in Belgium, nearly 7,500 miles away.
Trappist (TRAnsiti…
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Ahhh, nothing beats a video full of rip snarling goodness that makes you want to run out and jump behind the wheel! The snarl of the exhaust, the whine of the super charger, the wind through your hair – you get the picture! Check it out.
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By setting a new lap record in the qualifying for the 1000 km Spa,
Sebastien Bourdais scored the pole position for Team Peugeot Total.
The French team improved the previous lap record — from 2008 — by
almost two tenths of a second and were more than half a second faster
than the Audi Sport North America car, driven by Timo Bernhard.
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The world economy may not have recovered yet, but that hasn’t stopped a recent private sale brokered by Gooding and Co. for a 1936 Bugatti. The price? Reports citing a source close to the deal puts the figure between $30 million and $40 million. If accurate, the sale could be a world record in the classic automobile market. Exact details of the sale are difficult to come by, as in private sales, it is common for the buyer to request confidentiality.The distinctive 1936 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic was owned by …
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BMW is releasing its factory Motorsport parts catalogs to customers in the United States for the first time.Previously available only in Europe, parts and components are available for the 2009-current Z4, 1995-current M3, and the 2006-current 3 Series sedan, although the 3 Series catalog is labeled for the Euro-spec 320si. The catalogs are extensive and feature parts from full-on race engines and body pieces to the smallest O-rings and assorted gaskets. A pricing structure is unavailable but you can bet …