World Auto News & Reviews

With the Nissan GT-R Spec-V delayed by a couple of months, GT-R enthusiasts will have to ’settle’ for the new NISMO Club Sport Package - the first official tuning package from Nissan itself. Details are still a little sketchy but we tried to do the best we could when translating the Japanese press release.
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Driving through the backroads of semi-upstate New York, you begin to think that Deliverance was not filmed in the forests of Georgia, but instead, right here in an area that is probably two hours outside of New York City. We are cruising along the two-lane highways, past Orange County Choppers of Paul, Paul Jr., and Mikey fame. Past firetraps masquerading as strip joints, to Monticello Motor Club.

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The higher-ups at Toyota may have decided to axe the replacement for the Lexus SC convertible, but don’t get too used to the idea of a world without a wind-in-your-hair Lexus. Word has it they’ve given the green light to a convertible version of the current IS sedan. Of course, lopping off the doors and roof of a four-door is hardly unheard of, as that’s just what Audi did to make the A4 convertible, but while that ‘vert is set to be replaced by the A5 cabrio, Lexus is going the opposite direction.
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Things can’t get better for the 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The Korean luxury-sedan was just awarded National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s five-star crash test rating. The rating is the highest government ranking a car can receive.
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The Daily Telegraph has asked its readers to nominate and then vote for the world’s 100 ugliest cars. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so don’t feel bad if you find the appearance of one or more of the vehicles shown in the list, attractive.
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