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Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW dealer auctions new M3 for $60K on eBay, doesn't want to honor the deal var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Dealer_auctions_new_M3_for_60K_on_eBay_doesn_t_honor_deal'; Apparently all is not kosher in corn country. BMW of Lincoln, Nebraska posted an auction on eBay for a brand new M3 Sedan for $60,000. Perhaps they were hoping for the kind of eBay madness that would push the price to six figures something other dealers are doing right on the show floor. If that's what they were after, well, they didn't get it. The car was won by a gentleman in California for the listed... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-24 07:43:26 Article Views Rating: 212 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW 520d beats Prius in gas mileage Readers of London's Sunday Times kept telling the auto reporters that the official mileage numbers for the Prius were overstated by about 15 imperial mpg. Intrigued, the Times decided to test things out by running a Prius against a BMW 520d with regenerative braking from London to Geneva, a 460-mile trip. Then they added 100 miles of urban running to give the Prius a chance to recover ground on its proper turf. The verdict: the conventional diesel with Efficient Dynamics beat the full hybrid by 2.2... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-24 07:43:26 Article Views Rating: 200 Main > Car Makers News > Bentley > Swanky Sled: Bentley S3 E design concept Click image for a high-res galleryThere's badass, there's relentlessly badass, and then there's this. This is what happens when you dream up an idea that combines a vintage Bentley S3's coachwork and chassis with a 300-horsepower BMW 4.4L V8, a ZF 5-speed auto, a custom dual exhaust, and a deluxe interior with all the modern amenities. Tweak the look to give it the feel of a late-model Bentley, add 20-inch forged wheels, slam it to the ground and you have Arturo Alonso's Bentley S3 E design concept... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-24 07:43:26 Article Views Rating: 202 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Bringing up the rear: Ford to revive rear-wheel drive in U.S. Ford Motor Co. is bringing rear-wheel-drive development back to the United States from Australia. The automaker also has green-lighted a vehicle platform that will provide the basis for a new generation of rear-wheel-drive cars, according to sources familiar with Ford's plans. Australia, where such vehicles remain popular, had emerged as Ford's center for rear-wheel-drive development. But changing economics have convinced the company to bring the program back to Dearborn. Sources said the new... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-24 07:43:25 Article Views Rating: 188 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler seeks your feedback Nitpickers, armchair engineers and crabby car buyers, Chrysler LLC is looking for you. The automaker today starts recruiting members for its Customer Advisory Board, an online forum where Chrysler staffers solicit direct feedback from car buyers. The idea for such a network is taken from consumer giants such as Nike and Apple, but will be a first for the auto industry, said Debra Meyer, Chrysler's chief marketing offer. "We want to harness insights and customer dreams into things we can use concretely... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-24 07:43:25 Article Views Rating: 228 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Low dollar forces Audi to cancel U.S. Q7 hybrid plans The low U.S. dollar has caused a number of carmakers to readjust their strategies, including canceling models and moving production. The latest vehicle to fall victim to the falling dollar is Audi’s upcoming Q7 hybrid, which will no longer be offered in the U.S. The green SUV was originally meant to reach the U.S. early next year but its launch in the world’s biggest car market has been ruled out indefinitely because there was no business case for it given the state of the dollar. The information... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-24 07:43:24 Article Views Rating: 203 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Volvo C30 R-Design priced from $26,445 Click above to view high-res gallery of the Volvo C30 R-Design Following up on our story about the Volvo C30 R-Design at the New York Auto Show, Volvo announced pricing today for its sporty hatchback tunerish trim level. MSRP will be $25,700, plus destination charges of $745. Doing simple math, you can put one of these hot turbocharged Swedes in your garage at a base price of $26,445. Of course, most of you will want to add available goodies such as the DVD-based navigation, bi-xenon headlights, or the... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:42 Article Views Rating: 204 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > New York 2008: Audi Forum hosts debut of Hunt Slomen custom-painted A5 Click above to view more high-res shotsThis past Wedneday evening, the Audi Forum in New York City hosted a gala party attended by celebrities and the weary automotive press in town to cover the New York Auto Show. The beautiful people on hand included Tom Brady celebrity status: A, Tyson Beckford celebrity status: B, Will Arnett celebrity status: A-, Denise Rich celebrity status: ? and members of the Gossip Girl cast according to my fiance, celebrity status: better than Tom Brady. Though Autoblog was... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:42 Article Views Rating: 225 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy OUR SAFETY REGULATIONS ARE A CHARADEWhen I was growing up as a kid, cars didn't have a whiff of safety equipment. No seatbelts. No headrests. No collapsible steering columns. No nothing. On long trips my dad would even let me or one of my brothers lie on the package shelf behind the back seat. And we weren't the only ones. That was a pretty common practice back then.Even so, up through the 1960s, the United States had the best traffic safety record in the world. But as the population continued to grow... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:41 Article Views Rating: 209 Main > Car Makers News > Infiniti > Infiniti announces the FX35... still not the FX37 Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Infiniti FXIt is official. The all-new 2009 FX50 will not share the showroom floor with a rumored "FX37." Instead, Infiniti has chosen to keep the less-powerful sibling designated as the "FX35." That means the engine is the award-winning VQ35HR right out of the Infiniti G35 sedan -- not the sweet 3.7-liter 330-hp gem from the G37 Coupe. Under the hood of the FX, the slightly smaller six-cylinder is rated at 303 hp down just a few horses from the sedan's... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:41 Article Views Rating: 611 |
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