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  1. Fancy Active Sound Symposer to Improve Ford Focus ST Soundtrack



    One challenge engineers face when designing sporty cars is balancing interior noise against the desire to make it sound good. This challenge is extra difficult in the case of hot hatches like the Ford Focus ST. The Blue Oval’s engineers proved their mettle, however, by coming up with a device ...    Read more

  2. Chicago 2011: Cadillac Goes to the Dark Side With CTS-V Black Diamond Edition



    With all of the expensive metals already used for various trim levels, Cadillac's switched to precious stones on its trip to the dark side to bring us the Black Diamond Edition CTS-Vs. In addition to the "Black Diamond" paint job, Black Diamond Edition CTS-Vs get yellow brake calipers behind ...    Read more

  3. Chicago 2011: U.S.-Spec Audi TT RS Quietly Debuts at Audi Stand



    We've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Audi TT RS Coupe during the past five months since the company finally decided to bring it to the U.S. after much hemming and hawing. Strangely, though, Audi downplayed the car's big debut, dropping it on the show stand without any formal ...    Read more

  4. Mercedes-Benz Gives Early Look At Three Design Challenge Concepts



    Mercedes gave us a preview of the three concepts it would be entering in this year's Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge at its Advanced Design Center in Carlsbad, California. This year's LA Design Challenge demands a four-seat vehicle that weighs no more than 1000 pounds and Mercedes' designers came ...    Read more

  5. Mercedes-Benz’ AMG Division, Bikemaker Ducati Announce Tie-Up



    The German petrol-heads at Mercedes-Benz' AMG performance division have found themselves some rather unlikely bedfellows, specifically, the two-wheel fanatics at Ducati, with the two sides announcing a new cooperation agreement at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Most importantly, the cooperation agreement makes AMG one ...    Read more

  6. Paris 2010: Audi e-tron Spyder Concept Is A Hybrid Oil Burner



    Just over a year has passed since Audi first showed the e-tron Concept to the world at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. This year at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, Audi has unveiled a roofless version known as the e-tron Spyder. But the differences between the two concepts are far ...    Read more

  7. Paris 2010: New Volkswagen Passat Arrives



    Yesterday, we supplied the skinny on the new seventh-generation Volkswagen Passat. Now, we bring you live show floor photos of the new, not-for-the-United-States, midsize sedan and wagon. If you're feeling a sense of ...    Read more

  8. 2011 Range Rover Autobiography Gets Even More Exclusive in Black



    During Pebble Beach weekend, Land Rover launched its most exclusive and most expensive model year, the 2011 Range Rover Autobiography Black 40th Anniversary Limited Edition. Introduced to the world at "The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering," one of many events that comprise the festival of automobilia that is ...    Read more

  9. 100-hp U.S.-Spec 2011 Mazda2 Priced at $14,730



    When Mazda first showed its Mazda2 hatchback late last year, the automaker had yet to finalize the engine's output, nevermind its fuel economy and price. Now, several months later at the 2010 New York Auto Show, Mazda has revealed that the U.S. model's engine will come with 100 horsepower and ...    Read more

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