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Schnell! Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

Click above for a high-res gallery of the SL65 AMG Black Series. After months of spy shots and speculation, the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series is finally out in the open. And with a $320,000 price tag, a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12 and only 200 units on their way to the U.S., it's a serious stopgap between the deceased SLR and Mercedes' 2011 SLC gullwing supercar. Mercedes' in-house tuners applied their tried and true philosophy to the SL65 AMG Black Series, beginning with a carbon fiber hood, fenders and trunk, along with nixing the ... Read more →

Pics Aplenty: New official shots of the BMW 135i Dan Roth

click above for more high-res pics of the BMW 135i If you're still frothing at the mouth for anything having to do with the new BMW 1-Series coupe, some new photos have found their way onto the ...

Like father like sons: Mansell boys sign for Champ Car Atlantic series Noah Joseph

History, they say, has a habit of repeating itself. That's certainly the way things have been looking in recent years as some of the greatest racing names in motorsport history have been making a ...

Ferrari negotiating engine deal with A1GP Noah Joseph

Ferrari is apparently running out of F1 teams to supply with engines, so it's looking to other racing series altogether for new customers. For the current season, the Maranello-based team had to have ...

Happy 30th, 7-Series! Noah Joseph

It's been thirty years since BMW introduced the first incarnation of its flagship luxury sedan. The original 7-Series (codenamed E23) made its market debut in 1977 to replace the four-door version of ...

BMW 1-Series Trio ready to tackle Dakar 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view in high-resolution While Bimmerphiles are still unwinding from the excitement of the launch of the 1-Series coupe, and the spy shots of the upcoming 1-Series convertible, a team in France has been hard at work building a 1-Series-based Dakar racetruck. The monster ...

Coming soon to a TV near you: Click and Clack 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/television/Coming_soon_to_a_TV_near_you_Click_and_Clack'; Tom and Ray Magliozzi might be the first to admit that most people on the radio have faces that suit the medium, to put it delicately. There's no place to hide when you make the jump to television, but the ...

Villeneuve down but not out - still hopeful for hometown NASCAR debut 2 years ago on Autoblog

Poor Jacques is all washed up. Where this writer was born and raised, JV was a homegrown hero who lived up to his family name by taking the checkered flag at the Indy 500 (and the CART championship) and going on to win the Formula One title only two years later. But when you've reached the top, ...

Red Flag: NASCAR goes to China 2 years ago on Autoblog

NASCAR has a solid reputation as a race series firmly entrenched in the southern United States, but has been fighting hard to defeat that image and branch out of Old Dixie. With races lined up in such northern locations as Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, New Hampshire and Wisconsin, NASCAR has long since ...

Report: Toro Rosso gives Bourdais wings! 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's a sad state of affairs when the pure talent of a racing driver isn't enough to advance his career. In the case of Sebastien Bourdais, the top teams on the F1 grid have apparently been blind to his domination in Champ Cars, as our favorite Frenchman (okay, second favorite, after Talladega Nights ...

Save Top Gear from its own success 2 years ago on Autoblog

Clarkson's at it again, casting shadows of doubt on the future of Top Gear. The celebrity automotive journalist (perhaps the most well-known, period) claims that while the BBC program ranks among the most watched television shows on the air, and that its audience continues to climb "like an F-15 ...

BMW might enter the hybrid pool with next-gen 5-series 2 years ago on Autoblog

Motor Authority reports that a senior engineer has said that if a hybrid proves to be more economical in the real world than its diesel counterpart, then BMW will build one. Speculation is that such a car would be the next-generation 5-series, and then a hybrid X5 in 2010, both of which would ...

Vertu rides the Prancing Horse 2 years ago on Autoblog

Vertu has long been cultivating an image of association with the pinnacle of automotive excellence through their branding, use of materials and special editions. The latest effort is a collaboration with Ferrari, that Italian stallion that seemingly manages to get its name on everything these ...

Jean Alesi fronts new Asian stock-car series 2 years ago on Autoblog

Who ever would have thought a Will Ferrell movie would ever be considered "prophetic," even jokingly? The absurd story of a French racing driver switching over from F1 to stock cars as the last remaining challenge is coming to life again and again. But unlike Jacques Villeneuve (or Colombian driver ...

Another racing legend shuffled off this mortal coil: Benny Parsons dead at 65 2 years ago on Autoblog

Former NASCAR champion and current commentator Benny Parsons succumbed to the ravages of lung cancer this week at the age of 65. Like so many other stock car stars of his era, he was born and raised in North Carolina, but instead of learning how to drive while running moonshine, he instead polished ...

Spy Shots: BMW M3 Cabrio 2 years ago on Autoblog

Those Bavarian wunderkind over at BMW just took the wraps off the latest 3-Series convertible, complete with folding hard-top. But even as impressive as the range-topping 335i is, what with its twin-turbo inline-six hitting the 300 mark in both horsepower and torque, there's yet more power underway: ...

Detroit Auto Show: Chevrolet Volt Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

click on the image above to view AutoblogGreen's high-resolution gallery var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/hardware/Short_commute_You_ll_never_gas_up_with_GM_s_plug_in_hybrid_the_Chevy_Volt'; GM's much-rumored electric vehicle introduction for the North American International Auto Show has ...

Spy Shots: facelifted BMW 5-Series 2 years ago on Autoblog

While we're always keen to give you the latest sneak peek at upcoming models and revisions to existing ones, BMW's 5-Series carries a little more weight than most. The 5 has long been the benchmark sports-luxury sedan against which all others, from Cadillacs and Lexus to Audis and Alfas, are ...

Update: Villeneuve's NASCAR deal 2 years ago on Autoblog

We just can't seem to get enough of Jacques Villeneuve's impending switch to NASCAR. Maybe it's the converging of the two worlds of motorsports, the tragic failure of a one-time king, his heroic stature in this writer's home town, the legendary association of the name.... The latest news on JV's ...

SPY SHOTS: BMW 1-Series facelift 2 years ago on Autoblog

The BMW 1-Series hatchback has been met with mixed reviews. Yes, it's a BMW for less than the price of the 3-Series, but the hatchback market is crowded and the 1-Series doesn't always stack up to the competition. But the Bavarians are giving it another go with a new version, set to debut at Geneva ...

Not coming for you, Ricky Bobby: NASCAR sans Villeneuve in 07 2 years ago on Autoblog

The latest reports in the saga of Jacques Villeneuve's impending switch to stock cars say it won't be happening just yet. As we reported earlier, the former world champion was talking with Roush Racing, one of the biggest outfits in stock cars, to race in the second-tier Busch series for 2007 in ...

Drive: new Fox drama premiers next spring 3 years ago on Autoblog

Fox is going from reality TV to rally TV with a new series called Drive. The dramatic show focuses on a fictional cross-country rally of outlaws racing across the countryside in what the show's executive producer says is a mix of the classic "Cannonball Run and Magnolia on wheels", with elements of ...

Villeneuve headed for the Busch leagues 3 years ago on Autoblog

Rumors and speculation have been circulating (partially self-fueled) of Jacques Villeneuve moving to NASCAR since the former world champion lost his race seat with BMW-Sauber that put the final nail in the proverbial coffin of his atrophying F1 career. The latest reports place Villeneuve in a stock ...

VIDEO: BMW 3-Series ad 3 years ago on Autoblog

Women just can't resist a man in a 3-Series cabrio...or so BMW would have you believe. This ad is sure to put a smirk on your face, especially if you're a guy who drives a Bimmer, but not so much if you're his fiancé. The ad follows a groom on his way to the church fighting off ...

Sheikh-up in A1 GP ownership 3 years ago on Autoblog

The A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport is in the process of being sold to a consortium of investment firms. Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum, literally the biggest name in racing and the founder of the series, is selling all his stock in A1GP for an as-yet undisclosed cash (yes, we said ...

UK MINI Challenge Series coming to U.S. via MavTV 3 years ago on Autoblog

For fans of the North American MINI Cooper Championship, get ready for the original to arrive in the states via the telle. Auto Racing Daily reports that the 2005 and 2006 U.K.-based MINI Challenge Series will be shown on boob tubes across this continent sometime later in the year. The series will ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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