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  VIDEO: W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class teased

  13 May 2013 / 6 comments

  You’ve seen official pics of the exterior and interior, as well as several spyshots – now the W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class gets teased in this video ahead of its debut on Wednesday in Hamburg, Germany. According [...]

  
  

   

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  SPIED: Jaguar F-Type Coupe undergoing tests

  10 May 2013 / 0 comments

  Last week we showed you patent filings of what was thought to be the coupe version of the Jaguar F-Type; a Jaguar spokesman has since told Autocar UK that they were from 2011, depicting the C-X16 [...]

  
  

   

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  Volkswagen Design Vision GTI engine in fact a VR6?

  10 May 2013 / 4 comments

  Judging by “the configuration of the intake and exhaust systems,” the Wörthersee-debuting Volkswagen Design Vision GTI concept appears to use a VR6 instead of a V6 as announced, says Autocar UK. The British publication points [...]

  
  

   

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  Volkswagen Design Vision GTI officially unveiled

  10 May 2013 / 19 comments

  The wraps have come off the eye-catching Volkswagen Design Vision GTI at the ongoing Wörthersee event in the Austrian city of Reifnitz. With an outrageous 503 PS and 560 Nm of torque from its 3.0 litre twin-turbo V6, the Mk7 [...]

  
  

   

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  Infiniti names Alfonso Albaisa as global design boss

  9 May 2013 / 3 comments

  In a bid to further distance itself from its parent company’s Nissan marque, Infiniti has appointed veteran Nissan designer Alfonso Albaisa as its executive design director, reports Automotive News. The global design role is new [...]

  
  

   

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  Skoda Rapid Sport concept unveiled at Wörthersee

  9 May 2013 / 8 comments

  The Skoda Rapid Sport concept has made its world premiere at the ongoing GTI Meeting at Wörthersee. As previewed earlier, the sporty Rapid gets Corrida Red and Steel Gray livery, flared wheelarches accommodating some snazzy 19-inch [...]

  
  

   

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  Princess Diana’s 1994 Audi Quattro to go for sale

  9 May 2013 / 5 comments

  A 1994 Audi Quattro 2.5 convertible once owned by Diana, Princess of Wales is to be auctioned by Coys at Blenheim Palace in June. Currently on display at the Grange St. Paul’s Hotel in London, this Audi [...]

  
  

   

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  Audi Q6 could surface in 2016, to rival BMW X6

  8 May 2013 / 2 comments

  We’ve reported of Audi’s plans to take on BMW in the fast-paced high-rider game – now we have a speculative rendering of the Audi Q6 coupe-SUV, courtesy of our friends at Automedia, to give us [...]

  
  

   

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  Volkswagen Design Vision GTI at Wörthersee: 503 PS!

  8 May 2013 / 16 comments

  You read the headline right – the track-oriented Volkswagen Design Vision GTI that’s making its way to Wörthersee 2013 packs a 3.0 litre twin-turbo V6 that develops 503 PS at 6,500 rpm and 560 Nm of [...]

  
  

   

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  Skoda Rapid Sport concept to surface at Wörthersee

  7 May 2013 / 4 comments

  The legendary Wörthersee event in Austria which celebrates all things Volkswagen, including its stable of many marques, is set to welcome the Skoda Rapid Sport concept. As its name suggests, the car is a Skoda Rapid [...]

  
  

   

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