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Ford launches naming contest for V6 Mustang, winner gets free two-year lease
Filed under: LA Auto Show , Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Ford Ford plans to rename the Performance Package for the Mustang V6, and it’s giving Facebook fans and LA Auto Show visitors the chance to decide what moniker it will carry.
Pagani, Mercedes say V12 bound for C9 isn't shared
Filed under: Mercedes-Benz Pagani C9 spy pics – Click above for high-res image gallery For reasons unclear, Mercedes and Pagani both felt the need to quash increasing speculation that the V12 in the coming Pagani C9 has anything to do with the V12 in the SL65 AMG Black Series. AMG is developing the motor for Pagani’s next supercar, and Road & Track and Autocar had both said the Pagani engine was an evolution of a mill from Mercedes. The twin-turbo V12 in the Black Series was rated at 670 horsepower and 730 pound-feet – itself a massaged and tuned version of the motor in the standard SL65 AMG.
Video: Rhys Millen releases Climb Attack Brazil teaser
Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Hyundai , South America , Racing Rhys Millen and his Time Attack Hyundai Genesis Coupe tear up Brazil – Click above to watch video after the jump Rhys Millen has packed up his passport, many sets of tires, a camera crew and his RMR-prepped Hyundai Genesis Coupe . Destination: Brazil
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 11.22.10
First Drive: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon We’ve found the best way for the Griswold clan to smoke Christy Brinkley’s Ferrari 308 GTSi. Review: Top Gear USA – the first episode [w/poll] Despite the hue and cry of the Twitterverse, the first episode of Top Gear USA wasn’t horrible. It wasn’t great, either
Report: Toyota plans to add turbo, direct-injection to most of lineup
Filed under: Etc. , Toyota Toyota has big plans for its model lineup, as the automaker intends to introduce 11 new or redesigned vehicles by 2012
Video: Italy stars in live-action Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit vid
Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Lamborghini , Toys/Games Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit – Click above to watch video after the jump Electronic Arts isn’t pulling any punches in the run-up to the release of Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit . The studio sent two of the world’s most lust-worthy Italilan exotics to go frolic through the countryside in a live-action interpretation of the game’s premise.
AutoblogGreen for 11.23.10
LA 2010: Coda says all-electric production delay is a good thing for the final product Here’s how you spin. Nissan Leaf snags 99 mpg rating on official EPA sticker How’s that for best in class
Coulomb installs first PayPass-capable charger in San Francisco
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , USA Early last week, Coulomb Technologies unveiled its first installation of an electric-vehicle charging station in the Washington, D.C area. This unit, located at the Franklin D. Reeves Center in the northwest section of the city, is one of many that Coulomb plans to install in the nation’s capital.
Nissan Leaf named Green Car Reports' "Best Car to Buy 2011"
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan 2011 Nissan Leaf – Click above for high-res image gallery The 2011 Chevrolet Volt was recently named Motor Trend ‘s Car of the Year , Automobile Magazine’s Automobile of the Year and even captured the 2011 Green Car of the Year Award, beating out the electric Nissan Leaf . However, MT , Automobile and Green Car Journal are not the only ones who hand out awards. The Leaf did manage to win the Green Car of the Year title from TheGreenCarWebsite over in the UK and has now been selected by Green Car Reports as the 2011 ” Best Car to Buy .” GCR’s list of nominees included the Chevrolet Volt, Honda CR-Z , Hyundai Sonata Hybrid , Lexus CT 200h and the Nissan Leaf.
Nissan Leaf snags 99 mpg rating on official EPA sticker
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , Legislation and Policy , USA As far as we know, the first production Chevrolet Volt models are still awaiting their official EPA stickers . Nissan , though, has received the details on what the government agency has rated its all-electric Leaf at, and it looks good: a combined rating of 99 miles per gallon (equivalent) which breaks down into 106 city/92 highway. The official EPA range for the car is 73 miles, which Nissan admits is a variable (we know it can be beaten ), and the annual electric cost is estimated at $561.
