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REPORT: BAIC/Koenigsegg may produce Saab 9-5 in China
Filed under: China, Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing, Saab Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC), announced as a minority partner in Koenigsegg's deal to purchase Saab from General Motors two months ago, plans to produce the Saab 9-5 on Chinese soil next year. The involvement of BA …
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Triumph and TAG Heuer honor Steve McQueen with special Bonneville
Filed under: Motorcycle, Celebrities Triumph Bonneville Heuer - Click above for high-res image gallery Triumph and TAG Heuer have joined forces to create a one-of-a-kind Bonneville Heuer motorcycle. Inspired by Steve McQueen and the Porsche 917 K that the famous actor, racer and motorcycle rider …
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SEMA 2009: Gran Turismo Best in Show is the Trans-Cammer Mustang
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Coupe, Performance, Ford Philip Koenen's "Trans-Cammer" 1970 Ford Mustang. Click above for high-res image gallery Phillip Koenen brought a really gorgeous, miles-deep-black, 1970 Mustang to SEMA and came away with another fine piece of hardware:The Gran T …
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Laptop steering wheel desk is real. And real funny.
Filed under: Aftermarket, Etc., HumorYou know, when we're driving along, eating buffalo wings and trying to manage a Super Slurpee while playing Cooking Dash on the iPhone, it sure would be helpful to have a place to keep all that stuff organized. Thankfully, there's the Laptop Steering Wheel Desk, …
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SEMA 2009: Booth Professionals are anything but stock
Filed under: SEMA Show, Etc. Lisa Angeline, aka Catwoman - Click above for high-res image gallery This year's SEMA show in Las Vegas didn't have quite the gravitas of years past, as the state of the economy and the automotive industry in particular seemed to be a wet blanket over the whole pro …
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SEMA 2009: What we didn't get to cover
Filed under: Concept Cars, Motorsports, SEMA Show, Classics, Performance, Etc., Motorcycle, Humor, Specialty, Design/Style, Off-Road 2009 SEMA Show Las Vegas - Click above for high-res image gallery Every year at SEMA, we fill the week with posts featuring special vehicles and products that we f …
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 11.06.09
First Drive: 2011 Kia Sorento finally crosses over 2011 Kia Sorento - Click above for high-res image gallery Sometimes it's hard to remember what you did just yesterday, but think back to 2003 when Kia first introduced the Sorento mid-size... SEMA Sweeps: Win one of five Sony PSP/Gran Turismo …
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Quieter Spirit: Rolls reportedly planning hybrid Ghost for 15% better economy
Filed under: Hybrid, Technology, Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce Ghost - Click above for high-res image gallery If you've been pondering getting on the list for a Rolls-Royce Ghost but you're hesitant because of the negative environmental impact (and social standing) of the big, beautiful boat's V12 engin …
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Funny Car Commercial of the Day: Ready for winter?
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Humor Ready for Winter? Click above to watch the video after the break As someone who happened to have grown up in snowy climes of the Great Lakes States for the first 25 years of life, this author knows exactly how nasty it can be in the morning to wa …
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SEMA 2009: Chevy Graphics Camaro not bashful about changing in public
Filed under: SEMA Show, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Chevrolet 2010 Chevrolet Camaro graphics options - Click above for high-res image gallery Chevrolet decided that it might be fun to have a contest to pick out a new decal pack for its hot new Camaro. They posted six different possible decal sets o …
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SEMA 2009: Galpin builds custom '69 Mustang right on the show floor
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Classics, Performance, Ford Galpin Auto Sports '69 Mustang build - Click above for high-res image gallery While those of us in the media walked around the show floor at SEMA looking for the cool, the crazy, and the just plain awesome, there were people doing ac …
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SEMA 2009: Knee-high tri-axle pickup by Air-Zenith is down and (not so) dirty
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Convertible, Truck, Specialty Air-Zenith custom pickup - Click above for high-res image gallery We're not exactly sure what this used to be in its former life, but it all kinds of cool in its current iteration. Just knee-high to a Hobbit, this six-wheel conver …
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SEMA 2009: 1951 Henry J gasser is a 7-second blast from the past
Filed under: Aftermarket, Motorsports, SEMA Show, Coupe, Performance 1951 Kaiser Henry J - Click above for high-res image gallery Here's another black beauty that caught our attention in the halls of SEMA 2009. It's a 1951 Kaiser Henry J owned and raced by Chris Beanes of California. Running …
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VIDEO: With F1 program scrapped, where will Toyota Motorsports land next?
Filed under: Motorsports, Toyota, Earnings/Financials Toyota GT-One - Click above for high-res image gallery As Toyota president Akio Toyoda announced the withdrawal of his company from the Formula One World Championship, he reiterated Toyota's commitment to motorsport competition. But while this …
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SEMA 2009: The rest of the best at the Ford display
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Ford The rest of the Ford display - Click above for high-res image gallery SEMA is an interesting show. We go in knowing full well that 60-75% of the cars we'll be walking past and/or covering are just trash. Sorry if this bombshell offends anyone, but your C …
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SEMA Sweeps: Win one of five Sony PSP/Gran Turismo bundles - Day 5
We've made it to the last day of our SEMA Sweeps! We've given away four limited-edition PSP/Gran Turismo bundles, but we've got one left. Yesterday's winner has been randomly selected and contacted, so here's how you can win today. We're doing this in honor of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and wit …
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SEMA 2009: The Chevrolet Camaro 'splosion!!!
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Coupe, Performance, Chevrolet Every 2010 Chevrolet Camaro we could find at SEMA - Click above for high-res image gallery In past years at SEMA, there has always been a single vehicle that seems to be the most popular at the show. Last year, it was the Dodge C …
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Introduction to Karting - Part 6
Filed under: Motorsports, Etc.RACE DAY It's taken a long time to get here, many months accelerated through the magic of the internet, but now it's finally time to hit the track in anger, to fight for position, to make some daring passes - or at least to try and avoid getting lapped m …
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BMW unleashes 2010 R 1200 GS with DOHC boxer engine
Filed under: BMW, Motorcycle 2010 BMW R 1200 GS - Click above for high-res image gallery Anyone who follows motorcycling would likely tell you that BMW's R 1200 GS sets the standard when it comes to building a proper adventure touring motorcycle - and with good reason. As we found out when we th …
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SEMA 2009: Pinkee's ignites lust for a Pontiac Firebird
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Classics, Coupe, Performance, Pontiac 1977 Pontiac FireBird by Pinkee's Rod Shop - Click above for high-res image gallery This year's SEMA show might have been a bit smaller than in years past, but there were certainly some heavy hitters in the crowd that p …
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