If you took the zebra-pattern camouflage off the Acura NSX we saw around the Nurburgring, this is probably what you’d see. Using insider hints and super speculation skills, Japanese Holiday Auto Magazine has created this render two years ahead of the car’s official unveiling. This render looks eerily similar to what we’ve seen before here [...]

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More details about the 2010 Nissan GT-R Spec V, the GT-R’s performance cousin, have emerged. After a few weeks working out around the Nurburgring, the new GT-R has lost 200 pounds and bulked up to 520 HP. With the rear seats out, the car’s weight now stands at 3,615 lb. The changes mean the GT-R [...]

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Sources familiar with Japan’s car industry are expecting Mitsubishi to launch a Crossover version of the Lancer Sportback as early as 2010. The news comes after numerous Japanese car magazines have published speculative renders of a normal Lancer jacked up with raised suspension and plastered with ugly cladding to serve as side body panels. The [...]

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Suzuki’s popular Swift, a car I can only hope North Americans one day get, is getting another special treatment in Germany. The Suzuki Swift Sport N’Style Rally Edition pays homage to Suzuki’s “Group N” Junior Championship Rally car. The special edition will be available exclusively in black with Suzuki Motorsports’ logos and decals.

Mechanically though there [...]

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With gas prices nearing $4 a gallon, it might not shock you that some dealers think truck buyers are retarted. Desperate to get trucks off their lots, some Nissan stealerships are pulling a quick one with their seemingly impressive “buy a truck, get a car free” promotion. Sounds good, right? Yeah. Is it? Nope.
The problem [...]

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Lexus must have noticed we’re getting bored of seeing the LF-A again and again. It might have won the Nurburgring 24 hour enurance race and been spotted enough times around the Nurburgring, but aside from the sky-high price, there have been no details on Lexus’ supercar.
That’s where London comes in. Lexus has teasingly brought the [...]

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Just two days ago we had no idea if Subaru was launching three production models or just two at the British Motor Show. Now though, we can confirm that the Subaru STI 380S is on the brink of being production worthy like its siblings the WRX-S and STI 330S. The news reports dont confirm that [...]

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It’s no GT-R, but Nissan reports that its X-Trail fuel-cell vehicle has done a few circles around the Nurburgring  with a best lap time of 11:58.  In comparison, the Nissan GT-R went around in 7:29. It’s not bad considering the thing’s not really meant to be raced around a track. Nissan is the first automaker [...]

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