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Contemporary furniture designer Thonet takes on Volvo C70 gearshift duties ?? AutoMK

Thonet shift knobs for Volvo C70 – Click above for high-res image gallery

We’ll be honest – when we heard that a European contemporary furniture designer would be creating something specifically for Volvo, our first thought was, well, IKEA. (Very funny, we know.) However, the folks at Thonet (based in Germany, not Sweden) have created special [...]

Mazda MX-5 Matte and Black Special Edition is darkened hotness ?? AutoMK

Mazda MX-5 Matte and Black Special Edition – Click above for high-res image gallery

We make no effort to hide the fact that we love the Mazda Miata just the way it is. In fact, it’s always been just about perfect in our eyes, as evidenced by our most recent road test of the sporty little [...]

In The Pink: Fiat releases special edition droptop 500C ?? AutoMK

Fiat 500C Pink Limited Edition – Click above for high-res image

When we saw the Abarth version of the 500C in Geneva, we were suitably impressed at how beefy Fiat’s performance division could make one of its most dainty (yes, dainty) products. But like there is no light without darkness and no heat without cold, here [...]

Mini’s future is smaller engines, DCT, and challenging the Mazda Miata? ?? AutoMK

MINI Roadster Concept – Click above for a high-res image gallery

Just because a company starts out Mini it doesn’t necessarily mean it can’t get even smaller. That seems to be the case with BMW’s more affordable UK outpost. Mini USA vice president Jim McDowell spoke at the recent Geneva Motor Show about some of [...]

Video: DTM champion Mattias Ekstr?m plays renegade valet in an Audi R8 Spyder ?? AutoMK

Nobody knows Audis like Mattias Ekstr?m. The Swedish driver has been campaigning four-ringed racing machines in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series (DTM, Germany’s touring car championship) for the past nine years, and has taken the title twice. Who better, then, to put the latest performance Audi through its paces?
Having come up through the touring car [...]

All Bentley Continental models going flex-fuel in June ?? AutoMK

2010 Bentley Continental Supersports – Click above for high-res image gallery

It may not be the most interesting news you read all week, but we now have a date at which all Bentley Continentals will be able to gulp down whiskey with the best of ‘em: June.( Well, not exactly whiskey, but ethanol’s pretty close.) Bentley [...]

Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster final form revealed in patent drawings? ?? AutoMK

Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster patent images – Click above for image gallery

Not that there’s anything new to report from last week, when we saw a prototype Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster at the factory in Affalterbach, but if you’re the type that gets giddy over sketches then these are for you.
As sussed out by Auto [...]

Infiniti celebrates 20 years with limited edition Gs ?? AutoMK

20th Anniversary Edition 2010 Infiniti G37 – Click above for high-res image gallery

Has it really been 20 years? As a matter of fact, yes. Infiniti has been selling its upmarket wares in the U.S. for two decades and to commemorate the occasion its releasing three special edition G37 coupes, sedans and convertibles.
Limited to 200 variants [...]

First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet a smooth Spanish Fly(er) ?? AutoMK

2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet – Click above for high-res image gallery

Convertibles have long been something of an acquired taste. Devotees steadfastly defend the unique sensation of elemental motoring that can only come when plugged in to one’s surrounding breezes, noises and smells. Conversely, detractors have traditionally lambasted droptops for their lackluster foul weather performance, added [...]

Report: GM scouring the globe for next Corvette design, first time looking beyond U.S. ?? AutoMK

Chevrolet 50th Anniversary Corvette Stingray Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
The Chevrolet Corvette is a uniquely American invention. It’s the quintessential sportscar from the land that brought us baseball and apple pie. Interesting, then, that General Motors would choose to seek out design studies from its various styling studios from all around [...]

Lexus announces IS350C F-Sport Special Edition, priced from $58,375* ?? AutoMK

Lexus IS C F-Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery

As much as we’d love to see a convertible version of the pulse-quickening Lexus IS F, it doesn’t appear to be in the cards. Instead, Lexus is offering up plenty of F-Sport accessories for the IS C, including the new IS350C F-Sport Special Edition which [...]

Geneva 2010: Renault Megane Coupe-Cabriolet lets the light shine in ?? AutoMK

Renault Megane Coupe-Cabriolet – Click above for high-res image gallery

In addition to the smaller Wind roadster, Renault is showing off another droptop at this year’s Geneva Motor Show – the Megane Coupe-Cabriolet. Much larger than the Wind, the Megane CC is poised to compete with the likes of the Volkswagen Eos or Audi A5 convertibles. [...]

Video: Porsche casts father Ferdinand in 918 Spyder concept video ?? AutoMK

Porsche 918 Spyder – Click above to watch the video after the jump

Porsche just released a video showing the new 918 Spyder concept – setting the stage by taking a look back at the very first car designed by a Porsche way back in 1900. The Porsche 918 was a bit of a surprise leaking [...]

Geneva 2010: Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible is a belated holiday treat ?? AutoMK

2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible – Click above for high-res image gallery
Although Christmas was many months ago, we’re guessing that the fine folks at Bentley specified the paint on their Bentley Continental Sports Convertible show car some months ago. How else to explain the scrumptious eggnog metallic finish and interior piping? Perhaps [...]

Geneva 2010: Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary Edition blows out its candles in Europe ?? AutoMK

Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary Edition – Click above for high-res gallery

It’s hard to imagine that the MX-5 (Miata) has been around for 20 years, but time flies when you’re carving up canyon roads in a nimble two-door sports car. Mazda has made quite a hoopla about the car’s 20th anniversary, bringing out some of the [...]

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