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Lexus LFA Pitch Commercial
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Lexus LFA engine note commercial

You may remember the announcement made yesterday that made it clear that Toyota have sold out all 500 units of the Lexus LFA. This hasn't stopped them from releasing a commercial they must have been preparing for some time and I have to say I'm glad they didn't decide to drop it. While I'm not a fan of the LFA,...

McLaren MP4-12C
McLaren

McLaren’s MP4-12C may be going 2+2

German magazine AutoBild recently stated that the infamous British automotive performance company, McLaren, is considering a 2+2 setup for it's upcoming supercar. In keeping with their philosophy such a decision would have to go through some consideration, engineering and reengineering before a final decision would be made on such a possibility. Most likely McLaren will be considering two main sides...

Martin Winterkorn shaking hands with founder Giorgetto Giugiaro
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Rumor no more, VW buys Italdesign Giugiaro

You may remember the reports of a possible buying of Italdesign Giugiaro by Volkswagen AG and I am pleased to see some confirmation on the situation as the German group announced the future purchase a controlling stake today. The official figure desired by VW is a whopping 90.1% of the Italian design and engineering company. Volkswagen Group have will be...

Xenatec Maybach 57S
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Xenatec’s Maybach Coupe 57S

Remember the Maybach? Well it's the sort of car that fades out of the public eye as let's face it, it's a car that's not destined to make a great poster but the sort of car that makes the owners feel like they're in the poster themselves. Well that's about to change as Daimler gave their blessing to German-based engineering...

Italdesign Giugiaro Quaranta Concept
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Volkswagen out to buy Italdesign Giugiaro?

Some reports would lead you to believe just that despite any sort of confirmation from either of the involved parties. While most of you may know about Volkswagen Italdesign Giugiaro isn't that popular a name as you might imagine but it's a very successful company that has come up with some of the most stunning concepts ever made. Previous work...