Confession time: I have never, ever been behind the wheel of an air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle. Not even once

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Galpin Auto Sports (the second shop from MTV’s Pimp My Ride) revealed what they can do with a Mustang chassis and a little extra time. They call it the the Scythe Concept, and it will be making its full premiere at the SEMA show in Las Vegas.

GAS powered this beast with a twin Magnuson supercharged [...]

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Roadster and Volante - these are the usual names for the open-top models from Aston Martin. But the topless version of the DBS may not follow the same rule.

An Aston Martin spokesman said that the company is still looking for a name suitable for the sports-car and that it “is not sure this will be [...]

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David Beckham, ya know the soccer star, is selling his fully equipped and customized Bentley Arnage T. The car was specially built for Beckman, and it’s the car he used to get knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.

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Now that car keys have going electric (like having proximity sensors) have you ever wondered what else it may be able to do? How about a credit card? BMW announced that it is working on what it calls a “multi-functional” key. Developed in cooperation with NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, the [...]

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As you may know, Hamann represents a well-known German tuner specialized in tuning high-end supercars. The latest creation of the tuner is the Hamann Volcano based on the Mercedes SLR supercar. In order to offer a little preview of the vehicle the tuner released a video which presents the new vehicle. The new kit for [...]

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Hey, this is pretty cool, seems that the VW Jetta TDi Cup, where they take diesels and actually race them, will be on TV. On the Speed Channel no less (ah, the need for off-season programming). The coverage starts Sunday, October 26, 2008, and is actually on at a decent hour.

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Hyundai may be taking a page from the Germans. This spy shot shows the Korean company is working on a four-door coupe in the same vein as the CLS and Passat CC. It will be built on the same platform as the new Sonata and most likely will share engine with it. If anything materializes, [...]

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Hummer is preparing three H3 Concepts for the future SEMA Show: H3T Weekend Warrior Concept, Four Wheeler Magazine Project Trailhugger and H3x Concept.

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Mercedes revealed today a new image gallery of the 2009 SLR Roadster 722 S that made its world debut at the Paris Auto Show. The 722 S will be limited to only 150 units and will be available by January 1, 2009.

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