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Jaguar Land Rover Has Exceeded Last Year's Sales Already This Year

Jaguar Land Rover Has Exceeded Last Year's Sales Already This Year

Chinese sales are growing extremely quickly

Jaguar Land Rover is continuing what will likely be a record year with sales up 17% in September to 43,181 cars. It was the brand’s best September in its history, and it has already exceeded 2012 sales in the first nine months of the year wi...
10.10.2013 | 1521 views | 0 comments
Alpina D3 Takes Title as World's Fastest Diesel Production Car

Alpina D3 Takes Title as World's Fastest Diesel Production Car

It will hit 100km/h in 4.6 seconds and emits 139g/km of CO2.

Alpina is one of the top names in BMW tuning and has been making them faster since 1961. Its latest creation, the D3 Bi-Turbo is the world’s fastest production diesel car with a top speed of 173mph and acceleration to 100km/h in 4.6 seconds....
10.10.2013 | 5770 views | 0 comments
The Tesla Model S is the Bestselling Car in Norway in September

The Tesla Model S is the Bestselling Car in Norway in September

Used cars are going for a premium because demand is so high

Norway loves electric cars. The Nissan Leaf is regularly on the bestseller list, and the Tesla Model S has become the country’s bestselling car in September while being on sale there for just a few months. Tesla sold 616 Model S cars in ...
09.10.2013 | 2211 views | 0 comments
Callaway Offering Shooting Brake Conversion for C7 Corvette

Callaway Offering Shooting Brake Conversion for C7 Corvette

The top is made from carbon fiber to keep weight down

The guys are Callaway Cars are quite busy. Not only is it creating the GT3-spec version of the seventh-generation Corvette, but it has also created a carbon fiber wagon conversion for the C7 Corvette called the AeroWagon that can be completed for ...
09.10.2013 | 4476 views | 0 comments
Porsche on Track to Have Record Sales for 2013 and 2014

Porsche on Track to Have Record Sales for 2013 and 2014

The Macan is expected to boost sales even farther next year

Porsche is on track to have a record year for 2013. From January to September, sales are up 14.7% to 119,747 cars, and for September alone sales were up 9.1% to 12,970 cars. Furthermore, Porsche is predicting an even stronger year in 2014 with the...
09.10.2013 | 1577 views | 0 comments
Opel Meriva Getting Refreshed in January with New Style and New Diesel

Opel Meriva Getting Refreshed in January with New Style and New Diesel

It also gets a new infotainment system

The Opel Meriva is getting a refresh with a new 1.6 CDTI engine with 134hp and 10% better fuel economy than its predecessor. It is also available with three gasoline engines. The exterior of the Meriva gets a chrome grill and LED running light...
09.10.2013 | 4920 views | 0 comments
Nissan Rents Entire Nürburgring to Test Nismo GT-R

Nissan Rents Entire Nürburgring to Test Nismo GT-R

The Nismo GT-R is due to be revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show

The Nissan GT-R came at a rough time for Nissan. The company was enduring losses and had just been bought by Renault. CEO Carlos Ghosn said that the only way the GT-R could be made is if each car posted a profit, however small. Now, Nissan is heal...
09.10.2013 | 4047 views | 0 comments
Buy a Car Owned by Fangio for Far Less Than $29.6 Million

Buy a Car Owned by Fangio for Far Less Than $29.6 Million

It is a 1970 IKA Torino 380S

Earlier this summer, Juan Manuel Fangio’s Mercedes grand prix racer sold for $29.6 million at auction, the highest auction price ever for a car. Most people do not have that much money to spend on a car, but Silverstone Auctions in the UK is...
09.10.2013 | 2449 views | 0 comments
BMW Has Had Its Best Three Quarters Ever in 2013

BMW Has Had Its Best Three Quarters Ever in 2013

Its sales are up around the world

BMW Group is having its best year ever through the third quarter, and its best September sales ever. It moved 189,675 cars in the ninth month of the year, up 6.7% from last year. From January to September of this year, BMW has sold 1,436,178 cars,...
09.10.2013 | 4893 views | 0 comments
Bonhams Auctioning Ringo Starr's Facel Vega Facel II

Bonhams Auctioning Ringo Starr's Facel Vega Facel II

It is one of only two cars of its type made

It seems even cars attached to the Beatles sell well. John Lennon’s Ferrari 330GT sold for $540,000 in July, nearly double its estimated sale price prior to the auction. On December 1, Bonham’s will sell Ringo Starr’s 1964 Facel ...
08.10.2013 | 2454 views | 0 comments

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