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20 Years of Infiniti

Nov 10

Posted by Insider in Makers

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Nissan’s luxury division celebrates today 20 years since the opening of the first 51 retailers in the US and the arrival States side of the first two Infiniti models, the Q45 performance luxury sedan and the M30 performance luxury coupe.

“A dream that started 20 years ago in the United States is now the blueprint for a global luxury automotive brand,” Toru Saito, Global Infiniti
Business Unit vice president said in a release.

“In the beginning, Infiniti was an innovator in design, performance, technology and in taking care of our customers throughout the entire ownership experience - just as it is today.”

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Brabus E V12 Black Baron

Sep 14

Posted by Insider in Mercedes-Benz

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Among the more intricate of Brabus’ creations is this, the E V12 “Black Baron.” Based on the latest E-Class, the dark lord is refitted with a twin turbo, 6.3-liter V12 with 800 hp and an electronically-limited 811 lb-ft (even though the engine actually produces 1,047 lb-ft), a ram-air system and a tuned ECU.

Underneath is a fully-adjustable suspension and much bigger brakes and tires. To reach the car’s electronically-limited 217 mph top speed, the car’s aerodynamics have been improved at the obvious expense of the car’s looks. Unless, of course, you think those wheel spats look good. We don’t. If you need to go faster, the car is estimated to be able to hit 230 mph sans the electro-nanny. And it still gets 15 mpg.

There will only be ten of them made, and a single example will require you to hand over €600,000 ($875,000 USD). You can read about it in the presser after the jump, and check it out in the gallery of high-res photos below.

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Video: Rolls Royce Ghost

Aug 13

Posted by Fatty in Rolls-Royce, Video

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Rolls Royce’s latest model, the Ghost, will be officially unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show next month. But before the first public appearance, the British manufacturer wanted to teas us once again and rolled out a video showing the car interacting with the real world. Dan Balmer, Rolls Royce Ghost product manager, took the car out for a ride and presented some of its most important features.

As we told you before, power will come from a 6.6-liter turbocharged V12 engine that releases a maximum power of 570 hp and 575 lb-ft of torque at 1,500 rpm. Paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission, the Ghost achieves some impressive figures to say the least: 0-60 in 4.7 seconds and tops at 155 mph (250 km/h).

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2010 Lexus ES 350 facelift spied in Japanese dealership

Aug 12

Posted by Fatty in Lexus

These photos were taken in a Lexus dealer showroom and sent to WCF by an anonymous tipster.

The Lexus ES 350 is expecting a facelift sometime in 2010, although it seems it will be a rather modest one. There are some changes to the front bumper and grill, and the addition of LED lights in the side mirrors. The rear end looks pretty much the same.

There may be a reason this model has made its way to a Japanese dealership so soon, maybe Lexus wanted to leak the news and get some promotional buzz going with some spy photos making the rounds out there in the online world.

The ES is the only Lexus which isn’t sold in Japan. So this “leakage” may very well be for the benefit of other markets, particularly the U.S. where Lexus does quite well.

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Aston Martin Rapide image leaked

Aug 11

Posted by Fatty in Aston Martin

Aston Martin’s Rapide sedan is roughly half a year away from hitting showrooms but the automaker has already released official images and details for the car, which is tipped to be unveiled for the first time at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

First seen at the 2006 Detroit Auto Show in concept form, the production Rapide is nearly identical to the original show car however there are a few subtle differences. The production model loses the tiny side air intakes on the front bumper, while the sides pick up a new shunt line that runs almost the entire length of the body.

The signature elements of Aston Martin’s design language translate well to the four-door format, with key features such as the ’swan wing’ doors - rising upwards and outwards as they swing open - being applied to both the front and rear apertures. Up back the car features LED tail lights, dual exhaust tips and a boat-tail style rear decklid spoiler.

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