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Video: Toyota's Jim Lentz confirms FT-86 (not Supra) coming to America

We're used to seeing Digg boosting our stories, but once in a while the popular user-voted news site generates some original content of its own. This time, a Digg correspondent got 30 minutes of camera time with Jim Lentz, who, as President and COO of Toyota Motor Sales USA, very well might be the busiest man in America right now. Lentz fielded a series of questions – mostly related to the recall – submitted by users and voted (or Dugg) into the list. But one of them had little to do with the recall at all; it had to do with ... Read more →

Chicago Preview: Scion tC Release Series 6.0 Frank Filipponio

Scion has chosen Speedway Blue for its latest Release Series special, the 2010 tC Release Series 6.0 (tC RS 6.0), that should start speeding into dealerships in March. Gotta say, we're digging the ...

More details about rumored hotted-up BMW 1 Series surface Jonathon Ramsey

Technical details of BMW's coming M1 have leaked before and the important bits are these: Aluminum, twin-turbo six-cylinder, 350 horsepower, 310-plus pound-feet of torque, six-speed dual-clutch ...

Video: 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 plays its new aluminum soundtrack John Neff

You've no doubt read by now everything we've had to say about the 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 with its new aluminum engine. But what does it sound like? Glad you asked. We've got two clips of B-roll ...

Spy Shots: Ferrari 599 GTO, is that you? Noah Joseph

Few letters hold the same lore for Ferrari fans as G-T-O. Pontiac muscle-cars aside, the letters were first used on the iconic '60s-era 250 GTO. The 288 GTO followed two decades later and laid the ...

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Video: New Matech Ford GT for GT1 racing looks and sounds gloriously evil 1 day ago on Autoblog

It wasn't that long ago that Ford was selling a genuine supercar, one that made no excuses as it took on the world's best. The Ford GT had one foot in the past and one foot in the present, with its '60s GT40 good looks and somewhat more modern 5.4-liter supercharged V8. Altogether, some 4,000 or ...

Dodge celebrates 40 years of performance with Furious Fuchsia Challengers 1 day ago on Autoblog

For the record, the Dodge Challengers you see above are not pink. Despite a Pepto-ish hue, they're actually Furious Fuchsia. It would seem that Chrysler is choosing not to remember that it offered a similar shade back in 1970 and 1971 known as Panther Pink. This despite the fact that Dodge ...

2011 Ford Shelby GT500 finally gets aluminum engine, loses 120 pounds 1 day ago on Autoblog

Ever since Ford introduced the modern Shelby GT500 four years ago, almost no one has complained about the prodigious power levels produced by its supercharged 5.4-liter V8. With as much as 540 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque in the 2010 model, there was no shortage of grunt. No, the ...

**Video: Motor Trend pits the Nissan GT-R against the Scion TC RWD drifters** 1 day ago on Autoblog

Motor Trend hosted a summit of monsters that could be called "Where the Wild Things Are," gathering a Nissan GT-R and two back-wheel-driven Scion TC drift cars. The question asked of the GT-R could have come from Autocar magazine's Ken Sutcliffe: "Will it drift?" After running through some ...

Porsche 911 Turbo S unveiled with 530 HP of goodness 1 day ago on Autoblog

The wunderkinds in Wiessach have wrought a new head of the family in the form of the 2011 911 Turbo S, the first 911 S model in five years and the first for the 997. In Porsche parlance, the S suffix generally means more power and better handling, and this car appears ready to live up to the ...

Geneva Preview: Europe gets its own 40th anniversary Nissan 370Z Black Edition 1 day ago on Autoblog

It's been a couple of months since Nissan first announced a special 40th anniversary model of its svelte 370Z, and, following a batch of spy shots confirming the car's arrival, we're about to get our first up-close-and-personal look at the upcoming Chicago Auto Show. But Nissan isn't about to ...

Spy Shots: Audi A1 about as naked as its gonna get 4 days ago on Autoblog

Audi has gone the typical swirly exterior applique route with its upcoming new Mini-fighting A1 hatchback, but our intrepid spy photographers still managed to snap off a series of shots that show the premium little city car out and about undergoing shake-down testing. Judging from these ...

Officially Official: Renault drops the top on Megane at Geneva 4 days ago on Autoblog

For 2011, Renault is launching an all-new version of its Megane coupe-convertible. Like the last generation model and most of its European market competitors, the Megane gets a folding hardtop, but somewhat like its competitor the Volkswagen Eos, this one lets the sun shine in even when closed. ...

Report: Next Chevy Camaro to use Cadillac ATS platform? 4 days ago on Autoblog

The fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro has been on the road for less than a year in production form, but, according to Motor Trend, General Motors is already considering a followup act. The current model is based on GM's Zeta rear-wheel drive platform that was developed by Holden in Australia. ...

Sneak Peek: 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 w/ SVT Performance Package [w/video] 4 days ago on Autoblog

The latest Ford Racing email newsletter contains some juicy stuff for Mustang fans. It confirms that the 2011 Shelby GT500 will be revealed this coming Monday, February 8, at 1:30 PM Eastern time via a live webcast, during which FoMoCo VP for global product development, Derrick Kuzak will also ...

Ferrari 599XX makes track debut at Valencia with Massa at the wheel [w/ video] 6 days ago on Autoblog

It's been almost a year since the Ferrari 599XX made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, and we've seen the factory-fettled racer quite a few times since. Each of those times has been either in a dealership or on a show floor, though, and the 599XX has yet to be seen running in anger. Until now. ...

McLaren MP4-12C GTR rendered 6 days ago on Autoblog

When McLaren first announced its all-new road car, the MP4-12C, no mention was made about a race version. That's not to say one won't be eventually built. After all, the McLaren F1 was intended to be purely a road car, but we all know how that story ends. As of right now, though, the MP4-12C is ...

Rumormill: Forthcoming Cadillac ATS to breed sedan, wagon, coupe, convertible 7 days ago on Autoblog

Cadillac is in the midst of a renaissance. Again. Still. The 2008 CTS paved the way, the Converj is set to follow, and the XTS is set to put the stodgy old Seville and Deville to rest. But Caddy's also preparing to launch an attack on the entry-level end of the luxury market. And according to ...

RCA design students collaborate with Bentley on the Flying B of the future 7 days ago on Autoblog

Seems like everybody and their cousin wants to design cars. But even with the right training, it can still be tough for an aspiring auto stylist to break into the field. Bentley, however, is giving a handful of transportation design students a crack at working in its design department. The ...

Spy Shots: First Pagani C9 prototype snaps look decidedly familiar 7 days ago on Autoblog

In a Q&A with Argentina Auto Blog, Horacio Pagani said the upcoming C9 is "a brand new car from concept, weight distribution, materials and dynamics: it has 3,770 new parts." What he didn't say, at any time, was that it would look any different than a Zonda. And that could explain why spy shots ...

Bertone teases Geneva-bound Alfa Romeo concept 7 days ago on Autoblog

Two down, one to go. Well...not quite. Three of Italy's most venerable design houses are set to unveil concept cars at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show that will at once both celebrate Alfa Romeo's centenary (and, by extension, their historic collaborations with each of the studios) while bidding ...

Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Coupe 8 days ago on Autoblog

It's been nearly four years since the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class underwent a major overhaul, so M-B is planning a few subtle improvements to the third-generation W216 model before an all-new S-Class coupe arrives on the scene in late 2014. The new coupe will continue to be available in a variety ...

**Video: Motor Trend gets first ride in 2011 Ford Mustang V6, Camaro and Challenger compared** 8 days ago on Autoblog

The 2010 Ford Mustang was by all accounts a pretty significant refresh compared to the 2009 model, with a vastly superior interior, better ride and handling and, some would say, improved outward aesthetics. But there was still something missing. The Blue Oval used carry-over powertrains, and in ...

Report: BMW to launch two cars below 1 Series by 2014 8 days ago on Autoblog

According to Auto Motor und Sport, BMW will add two new small cars to slot below the current 1 Series by 2014. One of those vehicles has already been publicly confirmed by the automaker, the Megacity, an urban commuter BMW is developing as a dedicated electric car. The powertrain technology will be ...

Find of the Day: Bugatti Veyron with matching transporter 10 days ago on Autoblog

We never thought we'd see the day when someone would have to sweeten the deal to sell a car as eminently desirable as a Bugatti Veyron. But with the economy still putt-putting its way down the road to recovery, there are plenty of wealthy collectors looking to free up some liquid assets. That ...

Report: Toyota 'Gs' performance division in the works 10 days ago on Autoblog

Be still our hearts. A Toyota post that doesn't involve a recall. Instead, we've got an unsurprising report about ToMoCo's plans to start a new, in-house performance division dubbed "Gs" sometime in 2010. Earlier this month, Toyota trotted out three models wearing a new line of performance ...

BMW announces pricing for 2011 range, 3 Series MSRP unchanged 10 days ago on Autoblog

This either proves the point that BMWs are expensive enough for now or the company is trying to aggressively hold the line on pricing for existing models. 2011 pricing and equipment for the complete BMW North American model range has been released, and the company is adding a revised Value ...

Report: 2013 BMW Vision EfficientDynamics supercar moving toward production 10 days ago on Autoblog

According to an unnamed "senior BMW authority out of Munich" speaking with InsideLine, the German automaker will indeed build a production version of the Vision EfficientDynamics concept that debuted last year at the Frankfurt Motor Show. BMW is reportedly planning for a model run of between ...

Report: Cadillac and Corvette to go back on sale in Europe 11 days ago on Autoblog

It's been nearly a year since a large number of Europeans have been able to drive home in a brand new Cadillac or Corvette. Up until March of 2009, Dutch-based firm Kroymans Import Europe was employed by General Motors as a third-party to distribute Caddys and Corvettes in nearly half of the 25 ...

Mercedes-Benz starts production of the SLS AMG at Sindelfingen 11 days ago on Autoblog

Mercedes-Benz kicked off production of the SLS AMG this week in preparation for its March 27 on-sale date in Europe, and unlike the SLR that was built in the UK by McLaren, the gull-wing SLS is rolling out of Mercedes' main Sindelfingen plant in Germany. Sindelfingen is handling the final assembly ...

Geneva Preview: Ferrari to show off 599 Hybrid, production model planned 12 days ago on Autoblog

News of an impending hybrid from Ferrari is nothing new, but now we appear to have an actual date when the Italian supercar manufacturer plans to show such a vehicle in an official setting. And it's coming soon, during the first week of March at the Geneva Motor Show, says Ferrari CEO Luca di ...

First Drive: 2011 BMW 335is - Munich finally builds a special one for U.S. 12 days ago on Autoblog

It's fair to say that few automobiles have ridden atop their segment for as long as the BMW 3 Series has managed. Admittedly, there have been occasional frights from other German automakers or the odd Asian upstart, but it's as if Munich's engineers long ago brokered some sweetheart deal with ...

Video: Remember that Gullwing tunnel trick? Yeah, that was Schumi 12 days ago on Autoblog

Mercedes-Benz looked like it was out to change the laws of physics when it released video footage – whether factual or digitally created – of its new SLS AMG supercar driving upside down in a tunnel. Now it looks like they're out to change history, too. Retroactively. If you ...

Report: Next-gen Volkswagen Jetta could get R variant 12 days ago on Autoblog

According to an unnamed source from Volkswagen, Inside Line is reporting that the German automaker is currently considering whether it should offer a high-performance R version of its next-gen Jetta in America. Says the source,"We don't want to leave the affordable performance sedan market in the ...

Carlsson to premiere freaky-exclusive 753-horsepower C25 Super-GT in Geneva 13 days ago on Autoblog

Another day, another supercar packing a beefed up Mercedes-Benz twin-turbo V12. Meet the Carlsson C25, the latest in a long line of heavily worked over Mercedes products sporting the Carlsson badge. Though in fairness to Carlsson, the C25 seems to take the revision much further than before. ...

2011 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 order guide revealed? 13 days ago on Autoblog

We love enthusiast forums, in part because they're loaded with dealer employees who always manage to get their hands on fun stuff like vehicle ordering guides before the automakers are ready to spill the beans on upcoming changes themselves. The latest? It's the guide for the 2011 Shelby GT500, ...