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Daihatsu tops German J D Power Ownership Satisfaction Survey.

AllCarZone — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:36:23 +0000

Daihatsu Satisfies Germans

Daihatsu has been named the top manufacturer in this year’s German J D Power Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study. Daihatsu scored 843 points out of a possible 1000 – scoring particularly well for service satisfaction and ownership costs – and beat Alfa Romeo and Mercedes-Benz (835 points each), BMW…

Storming 430bhp modified Audi revealed

AllCarZone — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:02:06 +0000

Is that a V8 under your bonnet or are you just…bonkers?
German tuner MTM has come to Audi’s 100th birthday party sporting the mother of all birthday suits – a rampaging 430bhp modified Audi S4.
Audi celebrates 100 years of car production this week, and it looks like MTM have brought an…

Forbiden Fruit: Audi TT RS – Top Gear

AllCarZone — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:32:46 +0000

Like the smell summer’s first cut grass, a sound can bring you back to an exact point in history with a jolt so startling it staunches the breath in your lungs. Turn the key, blip the throttle, get rolling, find second then third gear. Squeeze a bit of throttle and…

LEAKED: Is this the 2010 Acura RDX?

AllCarZone — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:20:02 +0000

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The first shots of what is allegedly Acura’s pending 2010 RDX have hit the web, and unsurprisingly, the small performance crossover appears to have received the Japanese automaker’s controversial corporate shield-shaped grille. Other changes to the restyled nose include dramatically reshaped fog lights, restyled bumper air inlets with matte black…

CarEnthusiast – First Drive: VW Golf GTD

AllCarZone — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:45:46 +0000

Black magic
Volkswagen puts a 2.0-litre turbodiesel in the GTI to create the GTD. We approve.

The Golf GTD is the automotive equivalent of a mullet: business up front and party at the back. The business part is the sensible inclusion of a turbodiesel engine – it bringing big mile-munching capability and…

Report: Porsche Panamera Turbo lays claim to 7:56 Nurburgring lap time

AllCarZone — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:41:28 +0000

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Porsche’s intense rivalry with Nissan over Nurburgring lap times may have cooled off in recent months, but a new rivalry appears to be in the works, this time with Cadillac and the CTS-V. A report emerging from Germany today has the Panamera Turbo lapping the Nurburgring in 7:56 minutes –…

The Kings Battle! (A8,S,7,LS,XJ,…etc)

AllCarZone — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:51:36 +0000

Jaguar XJ

Mercedes-Benz S-class

Maserati Quattroporte

BMW 7 series

Lexus LS

Porsche Panamera

Audi A8

Jaguar XJ Picture Thread

AllCarZone — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:28:23 +0000

Pagani vs. Lamborghini vs. Mercedes

AllCarZone — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:39:23 +0000

Pagani Zonda Roadster F

7.3L V12
650hp
576lb-ft
3.6s
345kmh | 214mph
1230kg | 2711 lbs
RWD
6-speed Man

Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV

6.5L V12
670hp
487lb-ft
3.2s
342kmh | 212mph
1550Kg | 3444lbs
AWD
E-Gear

Mercedes SLR McLaren 722

5.4L V8 SC
650hp
605lb-ft
3.6s
337kmh | 209mph
1724Kg | 3800lbs
RWD
7-speed Auto

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Is There Another SL Facelift Coming?

AllCarZone — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:24:34 +0000

I found this on one of the Mercedes dealer blogs I check.

Mercedes-Benz has just informed us that there will be no model year 2010 SL550, SL600, SL63 AMG, or SL65 AMG. We will sell the remaining 2009s until the end of the year and then the 2011 SL-Class will…