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520 reservations already made for the Tesla Model S
2009-04-03 02:21:00
Last week, the Tesla Model S was officially introduced and, as we expected, the car received some incredible feedback. And that’s not all, it seems that people are already lining up for the all-electric family sedan, because in press release made today Tesla has announced there are already 520 reservations made for the car and that the company is planning on opening showrooms in Chicago, London, New York, Miami, Seattle, Washington DC and Munich this year. “Frankly the number of cars reserved in the first week has exceeded our optimistic internal projections,” said Tesla CEO, Chairman and Product Architect Elon Musk. “Enthusiasm surrounding the Model S is proof that there’s pent-up demand for more affordable, fuel-efficient vehicles – including those made in America.” With the Model S to be one of the world’s first mass-produced when production begins in late 2011, Tesla has big plans for the car and they’ve applied for a $350 million loan from the Departme...
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The first new Chevrolet Camaro that gets crashed
2009-04-03 01:53:00
On March 16, the production of the new Chevrolet Camaro officially started. Only four days later, the first crash was recorded on Dundee Road in North Oakville (at least it’s the first crash we’re aware of). We know that everytime a great car is launched these things will happen, it’s just that we weren’t expecting it so soon. It was only a minor crash, not anything terrifying, but the car’s gonna need a new nose, that’s for sure. Well, life goes on, let’s hope it’s gonna be some time before we see any other Camaro crashes. Source: Krisztina Neglia (Via Jalopnik) Post published on Rpmgo.com The first new Chevrolet Camaro that gets crashed Related posts:The Chevrolet Camaro won’t be coming to any major auto shows in 2008 According to KickingTires, the new Chevrolet Camaro, which everyone...2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS photos Thought the press release and the official photos of...Chevrolet Camaro interior spied A couple of days a...
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Hamann Imperator based on the Bentley Continental GT Speed
2009-04-03 01:38:00
German tuner Hamann turned its attention to one of the most ‘tuned’ cars around, the Bentley Continental GT Speed . The package, called Hamann Imperator, consists of a new body kit, performance upgrades and set of exclusive modifications for the interior. The body kit features a completely redesigned front fascia with larger air inlets and LED daytime running lights, large extensions at the front and rear wings (makes the car 70 mm wider), new Hamann side skirts and at the rear we have a spoiler and an integrated diffuser rear skirt. The car’s aggressive look is completed by new Anniversary Race Anodized with high-gloss polished rim flange and black anodized rim star, available in 22- and 21-inch sizes. Under the hood, by modifying the ECU and by adding a sports end muffler with oval stainless steel end pipes, Hamann managed to squeeze 40 hp and 90 Nm more from the 600 hp W12 engine, which translates into a top speed increased by 5 km/h. The interior features a new...

Rick Wagoner leaves GM with $20.2 million retirement package
2009-03-31 21:48:00
On Sunday, at the White House’s request, Rick Wagoner announced his decision to step down from his position as GM’s chief executive. If you feel or felt sorry for him, don’t be! Because, according to GM’s financial filings, Wagoner is entitled to a $20.2 million retirement package. That’s a lot of money and I’m sure everyone would be happy to get fired under these circumstances. According to ABC News, althought the Treasury Department halted all payments to GM’s senior executives, Wagoner’s retirement package is legal and can’t be stopped. “I think it’s another perfect example of why there’s so much frustration among working people,” said Tiffany Ten Eyck of Labor Notes, a Detroit-based independent publication covering unions. “I wouldn’t mind retiring out of an industry in crisis with a $20 million package.” However, there’s one thing that could cause Wagoner to lose a huge amount...
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Video: Guy holding back Lamborghini with his bare hands
2009-03-31 21:25:00
According to this video’s description on StreetFire, this guy broke the world record by holding back a Lamborghini for seven seconds. Actually, there were two Lambos because one broke down. I don’t know why, but I don’t really believe this is for real. Anyway, if it is, congrats to the dude, he did a great job. Enjoy! Man Holds Lamborghini Source: StreetFire.net (CarDomain Blog) Post published on Rpmgo.com Video : Guy holding back Lamborghini with his bare hands Related posts:Video: Ferrari FXX Evo doing donuts Some might say that’s a stupid thing to do, but...Lamborghini Murcielago SuperVeloce “The art of speed” video Recently presented at the Geneva Motor Show, the Lamborghini Murcielago...Video: Lamborghini Reventon test drive We have some good news and some bad news. The...
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Acura ZDX luxury four-door sport coupe teased before New York debut
2009-03-31 21:14:00
Honda has released a few teaser photos of the upcoming Acura ZDX luxury four-door sport coupe which will make its debut on Aprol 8 at the New York International Auto Show. Though there aren’t many details available, it looks like the ZDX, which will hit showrooms this fall, will be a BMW X6 competitor, which will be pretty interesting, because it’ll be the German SAV’s first rival. “The ZDX prototype is unlike anything you have ever seen before from Acura,” said Jeff Conrad, vice president, Acura sales. “The prototype showcases a new level of luxury, style and refinement for Acura and speaks volumes towards our commitment to advancing the brand.” Photo Gallery: Acura ZDX Teaser Photos Source: Acura Post published on Rpmgo.com Acura ZDX luxury four-door sport coupe teased before New York debut Related posts:Hyundai Genesis Coupe photos leaked before New York debut If you were expecting Wednesday to see the first...First 2009 Acura TL Sedan photo ...
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Tiret Coupe based on the Range Rover Sport Coupe by LSE Design
2009-03-31 01:37:00
Remember the Range Rover Sport Coupe by LSE Design ? It’s one of the most beautiful cars we’ve seen and we remember falling in love with that the second we saw it. Well, now we’ve got something even more interesting. Created by New York based jewelry designers Tiret and LSE Design, the Tiret Coupe features new exterior body styling with flared wheel arches, twin chromed LSE tailpipes, LED daytime running lights, 22 inch LSE alloy wheels and a full glass panoramic sunroof. The interior is very luxurious, with Tiret diamond dials, unique ‘Tiret clock’ Nappa leather seats and fine wood inserts. According to its makers, the Tiret Coupe comes with a three year warranty, while service and warranty can be carried out at every Land Rover dealer. Wondering if that warrany also covers the diamonds? So, what do you think about the car? Do you like or do you think it’s too much? We think it’s simply awesome! Photo Gallery: Range Rover Sport based Tiret ...

First driving footage of the new Tesla Model S
2009-03-31 01:10:00
The new Tesla Model S electric sports sedan was officially unveiled last week in Hawthorne, California and here are some video showing the car running on the street. The videos were taken just before the official press launch from last week. Check out the rest of the videos after the jump. Source: Carscoop Post published on Rpmgo.com First driving footage of the new Tesla Model S Related posts:520 reservations already made for the Tesla Model S Last week, the Tesla Model S was officially introduced...Tesla Model S officially unveiled Today, at Tesla’s design studion in SpaceX Rocket Factory...Tesla chose California for its Model S electric sedan production Yesterday, San Jose authorities approved the lease of nearly...
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Kia VG Concept (KND-5) photo released
2009-03-30 19:21:00
This weekend, at the Seoul Motor Show, Kia will unveil their latest vehicle, the KND-5 Concept , which previews the Korean company’s upcoming luxury sedan, so far only known with the codename “VG”. The car will be a direct competitor to near-luxury sedans such as the VW Passat CC and will share its FWD platform with the next generation Hyundai Azera (will debut in Korea in September). According to Kia World, the concept will measure 4945 mm in length, 1850 mm in width and 1475 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2845 mm. Other than that, the KND-5 concept features headlamps and taillights with LED technology, 20 inch wheels and a huge panoramic glass roof. More details about this concept soon, after its official unveiling on April 3. Source: Kia World Post published on Rpmgo.com Kia VG Concept (KND-5) photo released Related posts:Fourth Citroen GT Concept teaser photo released While Lamborghini decides to keep a total mistery around...Volvo S60 Concept teaser photo...
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Rick Wagoner steps down as GM’s chief executive, Fritz Henderson takes hi
2009-03-30 19:00:00
Yesterday, GM’s chief executive Rick Wagoner has announced that he will resign his position at the company, at the White House’s request. But that’s not all, because the Obama administration has also announced that GM and Chrysler won’t be getting any more bailout money and told them to come up with new plans or risk insolvency. Wagoner, which has been GM’s top executive since 2000, said: “On Friday I was in Washington for a meeting with Administration officials. In the course of that meeting, they requested that I ‘step aside’ as CEO of GM, and so I have.” His position will be taken by Fritz Henderson , 50, which has been with GM since 1984, and held the positions of head of GM Europe and then the company’s chief financial officer until today. And that’s not the only change at the top, because it looks like a lot more executive are scheduled to be replaced from their positions in the future. According to Financial Times, this decisio...
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Honda: The ?Difficult is worth doing? project
2008-05-21 15:49:00
“Difficult is worth doing” is the name of Honda ’s upcoming TV ad, one of the most expensive ever created. The TV spot will feature a team of 45 world class free fall skydivers which will perform some of the most complicated skydive formations ever attempted for the camera. The stunt coordinator for this commercial ...
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10 millionth Opel Astra produced
2008-05-16 19:46:00
Launched in 1991, the Opel Astra replaced the legendary Kadett (the first one was made in 1936) and is one of Opel’s most sucessful model which is currently being built in ten locations worldwide, in countries like Germany, Belgium, UK, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Brazil and Serbia. 17 years later, the 10 millionth Opel Astra was ...
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AU Test Drive: The Fiat 500
2008-05-16 19:10:00
Last week, I got the chance to drive the new Fiat 500. I was really excited, because, ever since the car was announced, I’ve been a big fan, especially after I got the chance to see it live at the Geneva Motor Show. So, I got in the car and went driving around to find ...
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Chevrolet Camaro to debut before mid-September
2008-05-16 19:04:00
The Chevrolet Camaro is closer and closer to finally making its debut. Though everyone was expecting the car’s official launch to take place next year, in January, at the Detroit Auto Show, it seems that GM is not willing to wait until then and will present the Camaro much earlier. Here’s what we have so ...
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AU Readers? Cars: Jeep Compass
2008-05-15 19:34:00
Like we promised last week, today we’ll start a new section over here on Auto Unleashed, called AU Readers ’ Cars , where we’ll present cars that our readers drive. We thought of creating this section after several of our readers sent us photos of their cars to ask us what do we think about them. And ...
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Video: Cadillac CTS-V doing an amazing Nurburgring lap
2008-05-15 18:15:00
As we’ve told you yesterday, the Cadillac CTS-V did an amazing performance on the Nurburgring race track, by finishing a lap in less than 8 minutes (7:59:32 more exactly), the fastest lap time registered by a sedan. And, as promised, today we have the video of this performance. Enjoy! Bookmark, E-mail or Share
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Tuning: Mini Clubman by AC Schnitzer
2008-05-15 16:36:00
Though it’s not really our favourite car over here at Auto Unleashed, the Mini Clubman is selling pretty good, especially the Cooper S Clubman. And the German tuner AC Schnitzer came up with a very interesting tuning program for the British car. The 170 hp engine has been modified and it now develops 226 hp ...
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630 hp Spada Codatronca TS to enter production
2008-05-15 15:36:00
Honestly, I don’t really know what to think about this car, the Spada Codatronca. First of all, the name, which is Italian for “short tail” or something like that, and then there’s its looks. Italians got us used to beautiful sports cars, but this one is, let’s say…less beautiful. However, though the name and the looks ...
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Ferrari F430 Concept created by Luca Serafini
2008-05-15 14:29:00
This Ferrari F430 Concept was created by Luca Serafini who is one skilled designer and there’s no doubt about that. We were very impressed with the Lamborghini Embolado, presented by us here, last year. He designed the F430 concept starting from the current model, but also tried to look close at classic Ferrari models. The ...
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Video: Jaguar XF does great against its German rivals
2008-05-15 13:56:00
Though everyone was impressed with the new Jaguar XF, everyone also agreed that the market it targets is highly competitive, with strong German rivals, such as the Audi A6, the BMW 5 Series and the Mercedes Benz E Class. InsideLine put up the XF against these cars and you’d be amazed by the results. I ...
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Alfa Romeo Mi.To spotted on the street
2008-05-14 20:59:00
With the Alfa Romeo Mi.To getting closer and closer to launch, we got a few pics of the car, the first interior photo a few days ago and now we have the first photos of the car in the wild. Taken by Biagio, one of Progetto955 readers, these photo show two versions of the Mi.To ...
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Daewoo Lanos turned into a watermelon
2008-05-14 17:25:00
Have you ever felt like going to work in your giant, metallic watermelon? Yeah, neither did we. We don’t know zip about the car pictured here, except that, considered the license plate, it looks like it’s from Ukraine. One thing’s for sure: that’s one weird car. Check out more photos after the jump. Photo Gallery: Bookmark, E-mail ...
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Porsche Cayenne to be built at the new VW US plant?
2008-05-14 15:34:00
Volkswagen announced that it plans to open an US plant and more details about that will be made available after the final decision is made, in July. It seems that the most probable locations are Alabama, Tennessee and Michigan. This doesn’t come as a surprise at all, with the recent recession America is going through. ...
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Arden Jaguar XF AJ 21, superb!
2008-05-14 15:06:00
We’ve seen the new Jaguar XF live at Geneva and we’re very impressed with the car. And about Arden ’s latest creation, the AJ 21, what can we say, except that we fell in love with it. It’s simply superb! The body kit features a new front apron with a larger grille and larger air intakes ...

Mazda2 three-doors pricing announced (UK)
2008-05-14 14:46:00
Mazda started selling the Mazda2 five-door version back in Septmber and managed to sell 7,000 units, which raised Mazda?s share of the small car market in 2008 to 2.4 per cent. Today, Mazda UK announced the pricing for the new Mazda2 three-door version, which made its debut in March, at the Geneva Motor Show. Pricing for ...
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Fiat 500 tuning by Novitec
2008-05-13 18:49:00
The Fiat 500, the small Italian car everyone seems to love is also attractive to tuning companies, which try to make the car even more funky than it already is. After last week we’ve showed you the Hamann Sportivo program for the Fiat 500 , now we’ve got Novitec which created a program for the car. The ...
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2009 Ford Focus coupe to debut on American Idol
2008-05-13 17:51:00
Rarely do we get the chance to see a sports car so boring as this 2009 Ford Focus which will debut tomorrow on the American Idol . Redesigned last year the US Ford Focus is quite a success in the US, with sales up to 88% compard to last year, though no one can really explain ...

Volvo XC70 pickup trucks at the Volvo Museum
2008-05-13 17:33:00
One of Bilfeber’s readers that works near the Volvo Museum in Gothenburg spotted these cool Volvo pickup trucks parked in front of the museum. We see a 6-wheeled XC90 pickup truck towing a platform with an XC70 pickup truck. That’s quite impressive and it’s a shame Volvo only created those for the museum. I think ...
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Speed boat concept inspired by 1963 Corvette
2008-05-13 17:18:00
This speed boat concept, based on the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette , was created by Swedish designer Bo Zolland. Though it’s way cooler than this, probably it would be very hard for this concept to ever go into mass production, however, in case someone is interested in it, the Swedish company Stand-Craft could create one-off production boats ...
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Ferrari GT California revealed
2008-05-13 16:20:00
After months of spy photos and teasers, today the Ferrari GT California is finally official. Available exclusively as a convertible model, the California and will feature a new automatic folding hard-top, mid-front engine position and dual-clutch technology, all present for the first time on a Ferrari. Under the bonnet, the Ferrari California will be powered by ...