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Volvo S60 Polestar is a One-Off Concept for a Client, but Could Enter Regular Production


We just received some more news on the S60 Polestar, a high-performance version of Volvo's compact executive saloon that was teased through a hazy image earlier today.

As it turns out, the Volvo S60 Polestar is a street-legal, performance concept inspired by the racing model that competes in the 2012 season of the new Swedish racing series TTA – Racing Elite League.

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Holden Slaps its Badge on Chevrolet Trax for the Australian Market


General Motors announced today that the upcoming Chevrolet Trax will be sold in Australia as well under the Holden Trax moniker.

The only changes over the Chevrolet version of the Trax are the Holden grille and logos along with some market-specific tweaks to the chassis.

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2013 Ford Explorer Sport with 350+ Horses Priced at $40,720*


The new 2013 Explorer Sport popped up on Ford's official website today providing us with the base price of the performance model that starts at $40,720, not including an $825 (*) destination charge that puts the total to $41,545. Read more »

New 2013 Infiniti IPL G Convertible Priced from a Hefty $60,600*


Infiniti is treading on…BMW M3 waters with its new 2013 IPL G Convertible, pricing of which was announced today after the car's North American debut at last year's LA Auto Show.

The 348 horsepower Infiniti Performance Line (IPL) G Convertible joins the existing coupe model and carries an MSRP of $60,600, excluding a destination and handling fee of $895 (*).

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Fiat Sells 100,000th 500 in Britain Less Than Five Years After its Launch


What good is success if you don't share it with others, right? On Thursday, Fiat announced that it sold the 100,000th example of its 500 city car in the UK, some four and a half years since it arrived in the market. Read more »

Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S Recalled…Sort of…to Replace Owner’s Manual


The Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S have just touched down in the States but they have already received their first recall.

However, buyers do not need to fret since the recall does not affect the cars themselves but their owner's manuals, which evidently, are the same.

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Russian Duma Speaker's Motorcade Accused for Blocking Ambulance with Dying Patient


Local and government officials abusing their power to block roads is nothing new in Russia, but the exposure of one incident that involved a dying patient in an ambulance has caused uproar in the country.

News agencies in Russia reported that a convoy of the current speaker of the Russian State Duma, Sergei Naryshkin, had police block the way of an ambulance carrying a patient in serious condition, who died before he made it to the hospital, in the town of Vsevolozhsk on Monday.

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Volvo Teases New S60 Polestar High Performance Sports Sedan


This is our first official look at the upcoming Volvo S60 Polestar, which is rumored to be a high-performance version of the stylish compact executive sedan prepared in conjunction with the Swedish firm's tuning and racing partner Polestar.

For the time being, Volvo tells us only this about the car: "Introducing the Volvo S60 Polestar. Debuting June 16th at the Gothenburg City Race. Stay tuned for more."

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2013 Chevrolet Volt get Slightly Improved Pure Electric Driving Range


The introduction of the 2013 model year Chevrolet Volt brings an increase in the car's pure-electric driving range by three miles (4.8 km) for a total of 38 miles (61.1 km), compared to the 2012 model's 35 mile EV range.

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Renault to Replace Modus with a Juke-Like Small Crossover Based on the Captur Concept


An unnamed source from within Renault has confirmed earlier rumors about the presentation of a small crossover model loosely based on the French firm's Captur concept shown at last year's Geneva Salon.

The company insider told Autonews Europe that the new model will launch next year replacing the Modus and Grand Modus in Renault's European lineup and will be built at Renault's factory in Valladolid, Spain, which currently produces the two aforementioned small minivans.

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Ferrari Reveals Special Auction Items for Earthquake Fundraiser


Ferrari has kicked off an on-line international charity auction to raise funds for the families of the victims of the recent earthquakes in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy in May.

The Maranello-based supercar maker has listed and pictured all of the items that are up for sale on its www.ferrari.com website, which welcomes visitors with a message from the company’s Chairman, Luca di Montezemolo.

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2013 McLaren MP4-12C to get More Power and Other Upgrades that will Also be Retrofitted to Current Cars


Even though the McLaren MP4-12C only just went on sale in 2011, Car&Driver magazine is reporting that the British automaker is preparing a raft of improvements for the 2013 model year.

What makes the news more fascinating is that with the exception of a new suspension feature, the rest of the upgrades will be provided to existing owners of the MP4-12C at no charge.

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Lexus Brings IS F CCS-R to the U.S. to Compete in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb


Lexus has welcomed the IS F CCS-R racer to the U.S. as its first ever entry in Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, which will take place in July.

The IS F CCS-R is the racing version of the Lexus IS F Circuit Club Sport concept dispalyed at the 2010 Tokyo Motor Show. It has taken part in several races such as the VLN 10 event at the Nürburgring.

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BMW Group Builds 3 Millionth Engine at its Hams Hall Plant in the UK


On Wednesday, the BMW Group celebrated the production of the three millionth engine at it is UK manufacturing facility at Hams Hall, near Birmingham.

The milestone unit was a 1.6 four-cylinder petrol mill that was shipped to the MINI plant at Oxford for a car to be built for the emerging Indian market.

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Mother Straps Fuel Tank on Safety Seat, Leaves Toddler Unbuckled…


And the award for the most reckless mother of the year goes to…a Colorado woman who had her two children, a 14 year old and a toddler, sitting in the car without seatbelts but had a small gas tank strapped on the child's safety seat.

It sounds like a joke but there's photo proof as the police officer who pulled over Sandra Ramirez during a routine stop in Aurora, Colorado, on May 30, snapped a shot of what he encountered in the car for the "Click It or Ticket" campaign.

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Patent Images Reveal that BMW is Exploring a 7-Speed Manual Gearbox


Automakers in general but even more so German brands among themselves, tend to waste no time to replicate technologies or features developed by their rivals.

When Porsche debuted the world's first production 7-speed manual gearbox on the new 911 series last year, we knew that it was only a matter of time before one or more of its German adversaries would do the same.

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2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo with 201-Horses Starts at $21,950* [72 Photos]


More than six months after the new 2013 Veloster Turbo made its world premiere at the Detroit Motor Show in January, Hyundai has announced pricing for the hottest version of its three-door model.

The new Veloster Turbo starts at $21,950 when fitted with a 6-speed manual gearbox and $22,950 with a 6-speed automatic, excluding a $775 handling and delivery fee.

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Audi Releases UK Pricing of 2013 A3 Hatch, Plus New Gallery with 89 Photos


It has been a while since we last heard any news about the third generation Audi A3, but today, the German premium automaker released UK pricing for the three-door hatchback model, while we've also added a new photo gallery.

On the road prices start at £19,205 and go up to £26,560, with Audi UK accepting orders now for first deliveries in September.

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2013 Honda Fit EV Receives Highest Ever EPA Rating for Electric Cars at 118 MPGe


Good news for Honda as its 2013 Fit EV has scored a combined adjusted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mile-per-gallon-equivalency rating of 118 MPGe, which the company says is the "highest fuel-efficiency rating ever given by the EPA".

But wait, doesn't the EV part of the new Fit's name stand for 'Electric Vehicle'? Yes, it does, so saying it has the "highest fuel-efficiency" is not entirely true. What Honda has achieved is to create a vehicle with a low consumption rating of 29 kilowatt hours (kWh) per 100 miles.

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Video Scoop of New Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7, Could get up to 260hp


The latest news on the upcoming, seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI, is that the hot hatch could get a more powerful engine than what we originally thought.

Up until it now, it was believed that the next GTI's 2.0-litre turbocharged four-banger would get a 10 to 15 percent boost from 207hp (210PS) to around 220hp-230hp, but Autocar magazine reported today that the hot hatch may make as much as 260-horsepower.

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