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Archived News: 2010-04
| Porsche preps the new 911 GT2 |
| The Le Mans-bred Porsche 911 GT2 has been captured by spy shooters on the Nürburgring, and we expect the sports car to officially debut later this year at the Paris motor show for the 2011 or 2012 model year.
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| date : 2010-04-28 more |
| Chrysler and U.S. market expected to play key roles in Alfa's relaunch |
| The Chrysler Group will play a key role in plans to revive Fiat S.p.A.'s ailing Alfa brand. The U.S. automaker will build two new Alfa crossover models for sale in North America and Europe. |
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| date : 2010-04-28 more |
| Jaguar ramps up free maintenance program on 2011 models |
| Jaguar North America, seeking to dispel lingering image problems and quell concerns about repair costs, is launching a free scheduled maintenance program for all 2011 models. |
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| date : 2010-04-28 more |
| Audi previews future product plans |
| Audi's U.S. boss stopped by One AutoWeek Tower on Tuesday afternoon and offered us an update on the brand's future products. Here's what's happening in the next few years, straight from Audi of America president Johan de Nysschen.
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| date : 2010-04-25 more |
| GM moves Korean design studio to Seoul |
| General Motors is moving its Korean advanced design studio from Incheon to the trendy Gangnam district of Seoul.
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| date : 2010-04-25 more |
| Lamborghini thinks light at Paris trade show |
| Pure, unadulterated power has long been one of the pillars of Lamborghini. But now, engineers at the Dancing Bull are seriously looking at ways to reduce weight.
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| date : 2010-04-25 more |
| Hood-ornament quiz--the answers |
| Were you able to separate the Cadillac from the Packard in our hood-ornaments challenge in the April 5 issue of AutoWeek?
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| date : 2010-04-21 more |
| It's (almost) alive: General Motors and NASA develop a humanlike robot for the International Space Station |
| General Motors and NASA have teamed up to develop Robonaut 2, which will be the first humanlike robot to take up permanent residence on the International Space Station.
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| date : 2010-04-21 more |
| Alfa Romeo has no plans to export the Giulietta to North America |
| Alfisti, control yourselves: There are no plans right now to bring the sultry Alfa Romeo Giulietta to North America.
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| date : 2010-04-21 more |
| Electric Mini laps the Nürburgring |
| We don't think it broke any lap records but it is impressive: An electric-powered Mini has lapped the 12.9-mile North Course of Germany's Nürburgring racetrack in 9 minutes, 51.45 seconds. |
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| date : 2010-04-18 more |
| Honda Ridgeline may be near the end of the line |
| Honda is likely to kill the poor-selling Ridgeline unibody pickup after the 2011 model year. |
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| date : 2010-04-18 more |
| Nissan mulls Titan engine variations |
| Nissan engineers and designers are playing catch-up to create the next-generation full-sized Titan pickup, now that the project is back on their plate. |
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| date : 2010-04-18 more |
| MTM de-quattros and supercharges the Audi R8 |
| Audi tuning specialist MTM has revealed its latest go-fast package for the R8 supercar.
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| date : 2010-04-14 more |
| 2011 Chevrolet Camaro discovers more power--now it has 312 hp |
| Chevrolet has found an additional 8 hp for V6 versions of the 2011 Camaro, power that likely has been there all along.
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| date : 2010-04-14 more |
| Dodge uncages 2010 Viper SRT10 Final Edition |
| Packing 600 hp and clad in a sinister black-and-gray paint scheme, the ominously named 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 Final Edition was unwrapped on Tuesday. |
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| date : 2010-04-14 more |
| Koons's BMW Art Car to race at Le Mans |
| BMW will field the latest in its long series of Art Cars at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, June 12-13. This is the 17th Art Car commissioned by BMW. |
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| date : 2010-04-11 more |
| Aston Martin Rapide is headed for the Nürburgring 24-hour race |
| Aston Martin chief Ulrich Bez is no stranger to driving cars fast, and this year he's bringing the British automaker's newest sedan, the Rapide, to the 24-hour race at Germany's Nürburgring in mid-May. |
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| date : 2010-04-11 more |
| U.S. is seeking a record $16.4 million fine against Toyota |
| The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking a historic $16.4 million civil penalty against Toyota for failing to notify the agency in a timely fashion of a throttle problem that could cause unintended acceleration, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Monday. |
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| date : 2010-04-11 more |
| Make the McLaren MP4-12C your own with new online configuator |
| We all want to own a McLaren--a lucky few among us actually will. But the rest of us can still dream, design our custom MP4-12C with McLaren's new online configurator and hope for a winning lottery ticket.
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| date : 2010-04-07 more |
| Chrysler to begin building the next Jeep Grand Cherokee in May |
| Chrysler Group will begin building the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee--the first salvo in an effort to restore a product-starved lineup--on May 3, CEO Sergio Marchionne said Tuesday.
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| date : 2010-04-07 more |
| 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X rolls into production in Detroit |
| One of the most sinister snakes to slither out of the Dodge Viper plant in Detroit rolled off the assembly line on Tuesday as Chrysler simultaneously marks the final year of production for the current generation of its iconic supercar and launches a new race series.
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| date : 2010-04-07 more |
| The 2010 Jaguar XJ signals a new direction for the big British sedan |
| Using the bad French left over in our brain from college, we translated the electronic road signs over the autoroute north of Paris as “Terrible Winds, Adjust Your Driving Style Accordingly.”
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| date : 2010-04-04 more |
| Here's what's really happening with the 2012 Cadillac XTS Platinum concept |
| Reports have surfaced this week that the Cadillac XTS Platinum concept has received the green light.
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| date : 2010-04-04 more |
| New York auto show: 2011 Hyundai Sonata hybrid |
| Hyundai's first hybrid based on the striking new Sonata sedan will be revealed on Wednesday at the New York auto show, and today we're getting a glance of how the car will look. |
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| date : 2010-04-04 more |
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