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Audi’s future range expansion plans: Shanghai motor show 2013
Future new Audi models could include a shooting brake and an MPV, hints the company's technical chief Wolfgang Durheimer Audi's model expansion looks set to include a shooting brake and an innovative take on an MPV.Rivals BMW and Mercedes have recently shown shooting brake models, and Audi technical chief Wolfgang Durheimer said he could "imagine
Picture special: The history of BMW’s electric concept cars
BMW is set to revolutionise the EV market with the i3 this summer. Here we celebrate the origins and development of electric BMWs The first electric BMW appeared at the 1972 Munich Olympic games. A pair of cars based on the 1602 saloon were used as camera cars and as official vehicles for the Olympic organising committee.Its lead batteries gave a
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As well as stuff by me over 20 people have contributed to Speedmonkey so far. Some have written Living with articles, some have written columns about new cars, some about old cars, some about F1, about MotoGP, about their favourite engine, about getting a Porsche Cayman as a courtesy car. Some people write lots of articles, like Sharon who has rack
2006-2013 Lexus IS Pre-Owned
Model: 2006 to 2013 Lexus IS Vehicle Type: Sport Sedan The Verdict: Though some issues have surfaced, most of them seem minor and low-volume in nature. The model you should most look at in the IS linep is likely an IS 350 with lower mileage that's been subjected to a going-over by a Lexus mechanic, or one bought as part of a certified pre-owned pro
Nico Rosberg Qualifies On Pole At Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix
At the end of yet another very closely contested qualifying, Mercedes-Benz AMG driver Nico Rosberg managed to edge out Red Bull Racing star Sebastian Vettel to secure pole for this weekend’s 2013 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix. Rosberg’s fastest time was a scorching 1:32.330, with Vettel’s fastest only a fraction behind at...
New MG3 Supermini Debuts at Auto China 2013, Will Launch in Europe This Year
The CS Concept is not the MG brand's only new car displayed in Shanghai, as the Chinese-owned British carmaker surprised us with a preview of its new MG3 supermini. Inspired by the MG Zero concept car, which was unveiled at the 2010 Beijing auto show, the MG3 is the work of the design and engineering team at the MG Birmingham site in Longbridg
Jaguar F-Type In Spain, Aventador Anniversario Edition, Mercedes GLA: This Week’s Top Photos
Welcome to our latest Top Photos Of The Week post, which this weekend coincides with the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show taking place in China this very moment. Understandably, most of our photos center on cars present at the show, however, this first one was taken at our recent first drive of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type in Spain. As the photo confirms, the...
Electric Cars Are Fast: First-Ever U.S. Speeding Ticket
Speeding is big business. There's no money to be made from it as an individual of course, unless you subscribe to the theory "time is money". But the U.S. Census Bureau estimates 100,000 Americans are ticketed for speeding every day, at an average cost of $150 per ticket--$5.5 billion a year in revenue. There'll only ever be one "first" speeding..
Watch a C-17 Drop Off a Humvee in the Air, Plus Bonus Clip of IED Training Simulator
You have surely seen cars being parachuted to earth in movies, but we all know about the deceptive digital wonders of the cinematic world, so how about a video of the real thing? Enter the realm of the U.S. army and the paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) of the 25th Infantry Division, who were filmed while dropping palletized