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Main > Car Makers News > Other > What Jerry Seinfeld was really driving when he "flipped" it What the heck is a Fiat BTM? That was the question on everybody's lips – ours included – when the news broke of comedian Jerry Seinfeld flipping a 1967 Fiat last week. The car was reported as a Fiat BTM, but nobody had any idea what a Fiat BTM is. Which makes sense, because such a car never existed. A note from Jean Jennings, editor of Automobile magazine, clears up the confusion. The car in question was actually an original 1967 Fiat 500 – the inspiration on which outgoing Alfa Romeo... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-08 05:00:54 Article Views Rating: 83 Main > Car Manufactures > Audi > Audi RS8 to debut in 2009 A while ago we were telling you about Spider version of the R8 supercar. In the same article we were also telling you that the starting next year R8 will be offered in two different body version: coupe and spider, both offered with a choice of three engines.One of them, the RS8 is set to be unveiled next year. Last year Audi denied the existence of a future V10 engine in a R8 supercar only because the company could not provide enough cooling for the... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-03 04:43:42 Article Views Rating: 8680 Main > Car Makers News > Fiat > I'm looking at you, Clubman: Fiat preparing 500 wagon Click above to view Castagna's Fiat 500 wagon in hi-res Unrelenting. That's the only way we could describe the Fiat group's assault on the MINI with more models than a Victoria's Secret photoshoot. While its sister brands Alfa Romeo and Lancia prepare their new retro-hatches to out-flank their Anglo-Saxon opponent, the Fiat division itself is branching out the 500 like a willow. Following the original hatch came the Abarth sport model, which will be followed by the cabrio, and then, as sources indicate... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-03 04:43:36 Article Views Rating: 220 Main > Car Makers News > Ferrari > Spy Shots: baby Ferrari at it again At last month's Geneva Motor Show, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo surprised the industry by revealing that his company would be coming to the Paris Motor Show in October with a new model. Widely anticipated to be the oft-refuted new "entry-level" Ferrari, dubbed tentatively as the Dino or 430 GT California, the test mule has been spotted repeatedly making its way around any of the three circuits that the company owns in Italy. These new spy shots reveal a nose as long as the 599 GTB Fiorano's or... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-03 04:43:36 Article Views Rating: 199 Main > Car Makers News > Lancia > Recreation Vehicle: Zagato recreates 1938 Lancia roadster from faded photos Click above to view more of the Zagato Lancia Aprilia Sport Zagato is an ambitious carrozzeria, venturing to reinterpret Ferraris, Maseratis and most recently a Bentley Continental GT Speed with its own unique bodywork. Its latest unveiling, however, eclipses the ambition of them all. Based only on a couple of faded photographs, current director Andrea Zagato set out to recreate the 1938 coachbuilt roadster that his grandfather Ugo crafted based on the versatile 1938 Lancia Aprilia chassis. Only three... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-03 04:43:33 Article Views Rating: 271 Main > Car Makers News > Peugeot > Peugeot rolls out millionth new 207 Click above to view the 1,000,000th Peugeot 207 in high resolution It has only been two years since Peugeot introduced the 207, and already the French automaker has produced over 1 million examples of the new car. The car hit the market in April 2006 with the three- and five-door hatchbacks, and has since rolled out in convertible, wagon and several sport models. Last year alone Peugeot sold half a million new 207s, which are manufactured at three plants across Europe – in France, Slovakia and... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-02 06:32:25 Article Views Rating: 284 Main > Car Makers News > Alfa Romeo > Alfa Romeo design chief resigns Along with Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati, Alfa Romeos personify the image of Italian motoring with their sporty overtones and curvaceous lines, however some of the brand’s most admired models were in fact created by an American designer. Now, less than a year out from Alfa Romeo’s official return to the U.S., American Frank Stephenson, has quit his role as chief designer. Cars developed under his guidance include the first Alfa Romeo in years to be headed for the U.S., the new 8C Competizione... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-02 05:23:19 Article Views Rating: 3172 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Alfa may buy closed factory from Big 3 for U.S. production The Italians are coming, the Italians are coming! And when they get here in the guise of Alfa Romeo, they will be looking for a factory where the 8C and other cars wearing the cross and serpent can be built. Alfa is looking at two options regarding a U.S.-based factory: buy one of GM, Ford, or Chrysler's closed factories, or expand a Case New Holland factory.Case New Holland, which is actually owned by Alfa, makes agricultural machinery and construction equipment. It already has 11 plants in the U.S.... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-01 05:38:29 Article Views Rating: 125 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Chery in Australia After 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show the biggest Australian auto distributor, Ateco Automotive is going to sell Chinese cars in the country. Right now they plan to take only three different models: two cars and an SUV. According to the experts one of the cars is not manufactured yet and will be a brand new model in 2009, the other two vehicles are already popular in China. The SUV is going to be Tiggo 3, which is produced in China with different gasoline engines, while in Europe it has a Fiat... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-01 05:38:28 Article Views Rating: 192 Main > Car Makers News > Lancia > Lancia to target MINI with all-new 2009 Ypsilon We're a peace-lovin' bunch here at Autoblog, but truth be told, we love it when the British and the Italians fight. Conflict between these two automaking nations has produced such rivalries as Ferrari vs. McLaren, Aston Martin vs. Maserati and Alfa Romeo vs. Jaguar. Lately the duel has been downsized considerably, but got ever more ferocious when the Fiat Group decided that it wouldn't let the MINI have the retro-hatch niche all to itself anymore. And so we got the Fiat 500, followed by the... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-01 05:38:28 Article Views Rating: 313 |
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