EBAY FIND OF THE DAY: WTF?

It’s not often we’re speechless, but this monstrosity made us choke on our lunch. We’ll just quote the owner/builder and get back to picking the partially digested chicken sandwich from between our keys…

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AUDI THE CLEAR VICTOR AT 7TH INTERNET AUTO AWARDS

INGOLSTADT/MUNICH - October 10, 2008: Five first-place finishes and a special award for Audi at the 7th Internet Auto Awards: a truly impressive achievement for the brand with the four rings. In the automotive industry’s largest online poll, the Audi A3, A4, A6, A8 and R8 models all finished at the top of their respective classes, which earned them “Carolina” awards.

audi r8

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1,000 MILES DOWN…3,800 TO GO. AUDI’S CLEAN DIESEL SUV ROLLS INTO WINDY CITY ON 30 MPG

The city streets of New York and Washington D.C., nor the highways of Ohio and Indiana could keep Audi’s TDI clean diesel vehicles from registering envious fuel efficiency totals over a three day blitz across a quarter of the country. Audi’s TDI vehicles completed the first wave of the Mileage Marathon, a 4,800 mile, coast-to-coast endurance drive showing U.S. drivers up close that Audi has recast diesel into an ultra-low emission and fuel efficient alternative to gas-powered engines.

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KICHERER MERCEDES-BENZ CL 60 COUPE

One thing is for sure, a Mercedes CL is one of the most comfortable and largest coupés on the market. And those who will choose the CL 600 with V12 biturbo will even be able to take pleasure in something like sports car characteristics despite the giant’s opulent weight.

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AUDI VIDEO: MEET THE BECKERS - EPISODE 1

It’s not always easy meeting the new family; it’s especially not easy when meeting the Beckers. Check out episode 1 in a new series following the life of America’s most dysfunctional family during the holidays. Hilarious…

 

VIDEO: BMW M5 PICKUP

Back in 2006 we showed you a butchered BMW M5 e39 that ended up as a pickup. This appears to be the completed article, or at least something extremely similar.

 

OPEL MODEL YEAR 2009: CLEANER, MORE ECONOMICAL AND ATTRACTIVE

RUSSELSHEIM - October 9, 2008: The main attraction in Opel model year 2009 is without question the new Insignia. The notchback and hatchback versions will be introduced in November 2008 and the station wagon variant, the Sports Tourer, will follow a few months later.

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PETE TOWNSHEND CHANGES ICONIC CAMPER VAN INTO A NEW VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER

LONDON/HANOVER - October 9, 2008: Again, a legendary artist is “Going Mobile” with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles: Pete Townshend, Mastermind of The Who, is now driving a Volkswagen Transporter as his private vehicle. He recently swapped his camper van for the latest Volkswagen Transporter Sportline – a stylish, high specification model available in the UK. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has now got Pete Townshend’s old camper van and will be exhibiting it at Oldtimer shows and events.

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AUDI Q7 TAKES TOP RANKING IN 2008 SMARTGREEN INDEX

HERNDON, Va., Oct 9, 2008 - The Audi Q7 luxury sport-utility vehicle earned the highest rating in its category under a new consumer sentiment index aimed at identifying the smartest “green” choices available to U.S. consumers.

audi q7

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SEAT ALTEA XL LAUNCH-CAMPAIGN WINS EURO EFFIE AWARD

The launch campaign for the SEAT Altea XL won a prestigious Euro Effie Award in Bronze. The campaign was created by SEAT’s Barcelona based Lead-Agency Atletico International Advertising.

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AUDI IS PRESENTING SPONSOR OF WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIP IN VAL D’ISERE

INGOLSTADT – October 9, 2008: When the stars compete at the Alpine World Ski Championship from 2 to 15 February 2009 the entire international ski community will focus its attention on Val d’Isère, France, for two weeks. As before in St. Moritz and Bormio, AUDI AG is again the Presenting Sponsor of the season’s most important competitions in alpine skiing.

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A NEW EDITION OF THE SEAT OPEN FREESTYLE CIRCUIT BEGINS

For the second consecutive year, SEAT will be the main sponsor of the Open Freestyle Circuit, one of the most significant winter sport competitions with the highest number of followers that attracts the best riders on the international snowboard scene every year.

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SEAT “THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE DRIVER” IBIZA SC COMMERCIAL

SEAT is this week (10 October) debuting its latest cinema advertising campaign – created to bring a healthy dose of fun to the big screen.

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BMW GROUP REPORTS WORLDWIDE SALES INCREASE FOR YEAR TO SEPTEMBER

Munich. The BMW Group was able to increase its sales volume for the year to the end of September 2008 by 1.7% compared to the previous year. Global deliveries reached a total of 1,113,972 automobiles (prev.yr. 1,094,849). The BMW brand accounted for 928,230 of the vehicles delivered (prev.yr.: 929,379 / -0.1%), while 184,915 were MINI brand vehicles (prev.yr.: 164,891 / +12.1%). From January to September of this year, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars delivered 827 vehicles to customers, thereby achieving a gain of 42.8% (prev.yr.: 579).

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BMW GROUP DESIGNWORKSUSA SINGAPORE STUDIO’S FIRST ASIAN LUXURY EXPERIENCE TAKES OFF

The first project for BMW Group DesignworksUSA Singapore Studio in Asian luxury experience took off this month in the form of design for BJETS, a luxury private jet service and the region’s first dedicated personal aviation provider.

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