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By Thomas Bey – AskMen.com Automotive Correspondent A palatable sense of gloom hung over the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Conspicuously absent were Ferrari, Land Rover, Porsche, and Rolls-Royce. Even Mitsubishi, Nissan and Suzuki made like the Detroit Lions and failed to perform. However, was the glass of Stroh’s half empty or half [...]
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By Thomas Bey – AskMen.com Automotive Correspondent As long you’ve been going to the movies, you’ve seen gratuitous shots of these badass movie cars. You know they’re fake, but you still want to get your hands on them. Better still, the thought of you and your girlfriend getting your hands on them would be a helluva [...]
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By Thomas Bey – AskMen.com Automotive Correspondent Like any good Italian opera, the Italian auto industry is distinguished by its passion, triumph and tragedy. The players’ performances frequently leave aficionados in tears — often out of joy, but not always. On the more positive side, here’s a look at the top 10 all-time Italian cars. Like similar [...]
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December of this year holds in store the 10th annual Middle East International Motor Show, which is currently called the Dubai International Motor Show. This is the one largest automotive event in the Middle East, and has been put on once every two years since 2007 brought in over 100,000 visitors from all over the [...]
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The newest and hottest of one of the top luxury car manufacturers is the Aston Martin One-77. As its name clearly states, this car is scheduled to produce only 77 units, and starts at a fair price of $1 million EU. This car is the first Aston Martin in many years that is a truly [...]
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According to technicality, the fastest driver in the world is the one who currently holds the land speed record. This is the fastest speed achieved by any wheeled vehicle on land. The holder of this record is the ThrustSCC, a twin turbo-fan powered car that went more than 763 mph, driven by Andy Green. Therefore, [...]
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Mercedes-Benz is actually started as two separate companies in 1883 and 1890. First, Karl Benz founded Benz & Cie., and then Gottlieb Daimler followed suit with Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft or DMG. Each company at entity called their own trademark for publicity and distinctive purposes. Starting out, Benz and Daimler used their own names to develop some credibility, [...]
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Lamborghini, more formally known as Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., is an Italian auto manufacturer that prides itself in top-rate sports cars and only the best designs and styles. It was founded in 1963 by one Ferruccio Lamborghini, who started out owning a tractor factory. He had always manufactured tractors, but enjoyed driving sports cars and had [...]
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, better known as BMW, is a German automobile manufacturer that was created in 1916. The BMW brand is well known for performance and luxury vehicles of all kinds. It also owns and produces the MINI brand and is the parent company to Rolls-Royce. The company originally worked with aircraft engine production, [...]
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Ferrari was founded in 1947 by Enzo Ferrari, and remains a leader in the sports car industry to this day. Ferrari started off with the 125 Sport, which had a 1.5 liter V-12 engine. The founder, while pleased with his creations, was less than pleased with his original customer base, most of whom were buying [...]
