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Aston Martin V8 for £60,000 on CompuCars

Jan 27th

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Video of the Day: Hyundai Veloster Goes Golfing, Hole in About Forty-Six

Jan 27th

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Written by: Matthew Askari

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January 27 2012 6:00 AM

Today’s video of the day comes from the fairway, where a Hyundai Veloster Rally Car subs in for a traditional golf cart, and ace driver Rhys Millen does some expected drifting (shocker), and even a doughnut or two. But the payday comes at the end of the short video.

Set to some tranquil springtime-has-arrived-and-we’re-golfing-in-idyllic-New-Zealand music, the video sets up with Millen’s buddy taking a swing, and the two hop in the car as Millen races off to catch up with the ball.

Millen and his golf buddy cruise off the green and into the woods, onto an unpaved pebble road, while meanwhile the ball is supposedly gliding above at slow speed, and as Millen does a doughnut around the hole and stops, the ball pops off the front of the car, onto the green, and…hole in one. What actually makes the video though, is a little blooper sequence afterward that’s pretty darn funny. You’ll just have to watch, and trust us:

Source: Hyundai

Aston Martin V8 for £58,990 on CompuCars

Jan 26th

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Full Service History, Financing Available, One Owner, Delivery Available
Limited Edition, Satellite Navigation, Ipod Connection, CD Player, Climate Control, Silver Stitching, Stitched Nurburgring Track on Centre Arm Rest. Number 009 of 240.

Spied! 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Unwrapped Before New York

Jan 26th

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Written by: Matthew Askari

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January 26 2012 6:00 PM

We’re only three months away from the New York Auto Show, site of the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe debut, but as you well know, the inter-webs don’t much like that waiting stuff. Thanks to the enthusiastic folks at the Hyundai Blog, we’ve got a sneak peek at Hyundai’s redesigned crossover.

One of the biggest knocks on the current generation Santa Fe is that its styling is lackluster. Clearly, Hyundai took that to heart. From these spy shots we can see a much bolder, three-bar chrome grille: larger, shinier, and in a more aggressive trapezoidal form. Gone are the little round fog-lights, replaced with sleeker and bigger ones. While the headlights aren’t on in this photo, they appear modern and fresh, and may receive some of the LED treatment that Hyundai successfully applied to its Genesis 5.0 R-Spec. The mirrors appear to have turn-signal light-strips on them.

The sides and rear have adopted some of Hyundai’s newer fluidic sculpture. The 2013 Santa Fe may be a little bigger as well. Hyundai hasn’t released details of what may power its newest crossover, but the new 293-hp 3.3-liter V-6 recently unveiled in the Hyundai Azera might be an engine option, as well as the 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo that will power the 2013 Hyundai Veloster.

While these shots show an improved version of the current generation Santa Fe, we’re not sure this is of a U.S.-spec crossover, and what, if anything, may be different on the one we see in New York in April.

Source: Hyundai Blog, Joke For Blog

Aston Martin DBS for £137,000 on CompuCars

Jan 26th

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That’ll Wipe Off: Rolls-Royce Convertible Left Top-Down In The Rain

Jan 26th

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Written by: Blake Z. Rong

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January 26 2012 6:00 AM

The rich have less to worry about than us. Who knows what the intrepid owner of this Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe (starting price: $407,000) was up to, but whatever it was seemed more important than letting his droptop get soaked in an Australian rainstorm. Consider it a free car wash, complete with complementary paper tree air freshener (seriously, was the smell of full-grain leather too overwhelming?). Is the mighty Roller soaking its lambswool floor mats a big middle finger to the poor, huddled masses, or just an example of overindulgent forgetfulness?

Hurts to watch, doesn’t it? Look, I’m a convertible owner too—and I’ve certainly left my top down in the rain as well. But my car is a rattly Miata with squeaking brakes, not a six-figure bespoke-tailored convertible with more teak decking than Ron Burgundy’s mahogany-walled apartment. If my car gets drizzled by LA’s acid rain, I simply wipe off the vinyl seats with a Shamwow and yell at myself for leaving the top down during the one day a decade it actually precipitates. If I had a Drophead Coupe, I would be obliged to treat things a little differently—maybe use a turn signal from time to time, not cut off church vans full of orphans on the 405-Sepulveda on-ramp, and maybe be sure to take more care of my expensive automobile in a country that’s prone to flooding. Not that I’m one to hold judgement, but if I had a Drophead Coupe I’d treat it all special-like, ya know? Just like if I dated Scarlett Johansson I wouldn’t take her to Applebee’s. TGI Fridays, at least.

Complaining that you had to fix your Rolls-Royce after leaving the top down in the rain could be the triumphant zenith of the “First World Problems” meme. Car interior professionals estimate the damage—to air out the carpet and recondition the leather, to say nothing of the drenched electrics and navigation screen—to be almost $100,000. It’s tempting to suggest that to the wealthy this is chump change, but such are the perils of convertible ownership, and forgetfulness. Next time, may I suggest a 1991 Mercury Capri and a bottle of ginkgo biloba?

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Aston Martin Vantage for £104,995 on CompuCars

Jan 25th

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Kia’s Stop/Start Technology Neither Stopped Nor Started

Jan 25th

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January 25 2012 5:00 PM

The little Korean automaker that could, Kia, is delaying stop/start technology in its 2012 Kia Rio after several unfavorable media reviews. The stop/start function—which Kia calls ISG for Idle, Stop and Go—will remain idle until engineers can “tweak” the system.

Several members of the media who reviewed the 2012 Kia Rio found the system to be more jarring and rougher than expected. In a Wards Auto report, Michael Sprague, vice-president for Kia marketing said, “it is a new technology, (and) we want to make sure it’s giving consumers the experience they would expect.” Stop/start systems shut the engine off when idling, and then restart the engine when the gas pedal is pressed, saving fuel that would otherwise be burned off at a stoplight. The technology was originally featured in many hybrids, and has become increasingly popular with automakers in the U.S. after much fanfare in Europe, where gas prices are two to three times the average price in America. Kia’s delay will also affect the 2012 Soul, which uses the same ISG as the Kia Rio.

As we reported a few months back, Kia announced that it would focus on the quality of its existing lineup rather than push for greater output. Lee Sam-Ung, co-CEO of Kia Motors, said “quantitative growth is important, but qualitative growth is also important. We plan to focus on improving product quality and our brand.” It appears the Korea’s number two automaker is staying true to this proclamation; listening to feedback, and “tweaking” its stop/stop system is a step in the right direction.

Source: Wards Auto

Aston Martin DB9 for £43,995 on CompuCars

Jan 25th

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Chrysler Planning New 200, Dodge Avenger, Jeep Compass and Liberty Based On 2013 Dodge Dart

Jan 25th

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January 24 2012 6:00 PM

With the recently introduced 2013 Dodge Dart bowing at the North American International Auto Show Chrysler is riding a rising wave of momentum, and the Dart is at its core. Today, the Detroit-based auto announced it will introduce a new mid-size sedan to replace the unloved Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger, along with new versions of the Jeep Compass and Liberty for 2013. All of the new replacements will share the same underpinnings of the Dart and will be built at Chrysler’s Toledo facility.

Basing a Jeep off from car underpinnings isn’t unheard of, and Jeep says it will be modified to meet the demand of the off-road icon’s consumer’s needs. “It’s gonna be a trail-rated, full-blooded Jeep that has its origins in the architecture of a sports car,” Chrysler and Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said in an interview with USA Today.

Also being considered is a compact hatchback—dubbed the “Chrysler 100″ by Marchionne—that would be exported as a Lancia as well; Lancia is Fiat’s European luxury brand. In exchange, Alfa Romeo is expected to make its return Stateside, though no one can really say for sure when. Marchionne is adamant the U.S. will have Alfa Romeo vehicles on its roads by 2013 but the delivery date has been readjusted multiple times. If Alfa does ever make the jump stateside we expect to see a midsize sport sedan and wagon.

“We had to make sure they were lightweight, fast cars with Alfa powertrains,” Marchionne said to USA Today in reference to an upcoming 1.8-liter engine that produces an unheard of 300 horsepower.

“There will be plants making Alfas in the United States and Europe,” Marchionne said. “I need to export to Europe from the U.S. The volumes I get here are how I reintroduce Alfa to Europe,” which is playing catch-up with the likes of BMW and Audi.

Are you interested in the direction Chrysler is headed in with the redesign of older models and the introduction of newer ones? Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

Source: USA Today