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LUXGEN UNVEILS NEORA DURING AUTO SHANGHAI 2011

#LUXGEN shines in the Auto Shanghai 2011

BSB STAR JOSH BROOKES TO VISIT LAGUNA PERFORMANCE CENTRE

Relentless Suzuki by TAS rider Josh Brookes will meet fans at Kent's premier Dainese dealer on Sunday 8 May.

Ferrari 348 Challenge Twin Turbo

Posted on 04.26.2011 21:00 by Matt McDonald Filed under: Ferrari | convertible | Ferrari 348 | sports cars | car tuning | cool fast cars | Cars | Car Reviews | Ferrari Any Ferrari is cool, and yes we said any, even the 1980’s 400i sedan. As long as there is a (...)

McLaren planning to build up lineup; toying with battery powered options

Posted on 04.26.2011 20:00 by Alexander Filed under: Mclaren | coupe | sports cars | electric cars | future cars | McLaren MP4-12C | Cars | Car News With a successful Formula One team under their belt, McLaren is taking on a "broader range" for their lineup with the planned addition of a (...)

Video: We're in Rome to drive the Lamborghini Aventador: What do you want to know?

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Lamborghini Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 in Rome - Click above to watch the video after the break Rome is an amazing city. In fact, for some time the city served as the center of the world as the Romans exerted their power across the Earth. And it still sits at the very heart of Italy. Fitting, then, that our European Editor Matt Davis has descended upon the historic Italian city to drive (...)

Aretha Franklin sets DTE date in August

Aretha Franklin will perform a hometown concert at DTE Energy Theater on Aug. 25, the Clarkston venue announced. Tickets go on sale Monday and are $75 and $55 for the pavilion, $15 for lawn. Special lawn ticket four-packs are $44.

Opel previews production Astra GTC ahead of Frankfurt debut

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show, Europe, Hatchback, Opel, Vauxhall 2012 Opel Astra GTC - Click above for high-res renderings A staple product of General Motors' overseas subsidiaries, the Opel Astra has been a long time in the making. The five-door hatchback was revealed back in 2009 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which was then followed by the GTC show car that previewed the three-door version in concept form (along with the production Sport Tourer wagon variant) (...)

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 4.26.11

Quick Spin: 2012 Infiniti M35h Sporty hybrids are quickly becoming a dime-a-dozen, but the Infiniti M35h has the potential to rewrite the book. Autoblog Podcast #227: with Brock Yates, Jr. of One Lap of America, New York recap and more! Brock Yates, Jr. joins Chris Shunk, Dan Roth and Chris Paukert for the 277th installment of the Autoblog Podcast to talk about the 2011 Tire Rack One Lap of America and recap the New York International Auto (...)

Girl, 12, pleads guilty to armed robbery of food market

A 12-year-old girl pleaded guilty today to attempting to rob a Highland Township market at gunpoint. The girl, who is charged as a juvenile, made the plea during a pretrial hearing in Oakland County Circuit court

UAW's King: Hope is to not have contract talks target

United Auto Workers' President Bob King said today he's hoping the union won't have to pick a target in the upcoming round of contract talks with Detroit's Big Three.

Metro Detroit under tornado watch

The Metro Detroit area is under a tornado watch this evening as a line of thunderstorms is expected to move across the region.

Allen Park single dad guilty of killing his two toddlers

A Wayne County judge today declared an Allen Park man guilty of drowning and scalding his two young children. Steven Nicholson, 27, had waived his right to a jury trial. While the defendant shook his head in disagreement, the judge said she is convinced Nicholson held his son's face underwater to stop his crying, and after realizing the act killed the child, he purposefully killed his daughter to establish an alibi.

2012 Hyundai Veloster deliveries will start this week

Video: Today Now! interviews 5-Year-Old Screenwriter Of "Fast Five"

Filed under: Etc., Videos, Humor Today Now! Fast Five screewriter interview - Click above to view video after the jump With the debut of Fast Five just around the corner, The Onion sat down with its lead screenwriter, five-year-old Chris Morgan to get his take on the film. According to Morgan, the story brief for the movie was simple enough: "I wanted the cars to drive fast, and some of them to explode," he said. It may (...)

Ferrari offers scheduled maintenance program for 7 years in Europe, other markets to follow

Filed under: Car Buying, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Europe, Ferrari, Luxury Ferrari has started offering a free, seven-year maintenance plan for customers in Europe. The plan covers all 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia, California Spyder or FF models bought at an authorized Prancing Horse dealership. For now, the program is only available across the pond, but will make it to these shores later in the year. According to Ferrari, the plan is attached to each individual car, which (...)