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The Detroit Auto Show has started, Audi had a great start on the first day with the 2 cars launched, the Audi A7 and the all new Audi R8 V10. First we have to talk about the A7, or how they like to call it, the Sportback Concept. This is Audi’s answer to all those four door coupes out there. Some people tend to compare it with the Porsche Panamera, but that’s just silly, this Audi looks good while the Panamera is just a ugly 911 look alike.
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Maybe it doesn’t make sense at first, but think about it. It doesn’t look like a stereotypical french car, at least not so much as Citroen makes their cars look like, and even the French said they wanted to make a car that even the Germans would like to buy. It looks great, but more important, it even drives great too. When I first saw this car I said it will be a hit, and I’m pretty much sure it will be a hit because it has all the right components: french design, air suspension, all the technical mambo jambo and a interior that the Germans wished they’ve made.

If you don’t believe me, check out this drive test:
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These are the spy pictures of the new 2010 BMW 5 Series touring. I got a few months ago some pictures of the new 5 Series sedan and the new M5, it seems that the touring model was up next. The new 5 Series sedan will be available sometime late this year, while the touring model will only be available in 2010.

It sounds like BMW want to equip the top of the range 5 Series touring with the same V8 4.4 L engine that the X6 has. That will be almost as fast as the M5 touring. BMW will also introduce some new diesel and gas engines. And that’s not all, the new 5 Series will also have an optional 8 speed transmission.

Check out the spy pictures below:
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A few days ago I found a video that presented the new, or should I say the future BMW X5 M. We didn’t learn nothing from it, really it was simply pointless. I already knew that BMW was going to make a X5 M, all I wanted was to get some stats, but that didn’t happen. I guess BMW figured that out because they made a new video with the X6 M. The most powerful X6 yet. It will have a bi-turbo V8 M engine.

The biggest engine a X6 has until now is a 4.4 L V8 that produces 400 hp. The new engine will have somewhere close to 500 hp. To make things safe, the X6 will have all wheel drive, that will actually act like rear drive traction.

Check out the video below:
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This is how the new generation Polo will look like. Starting from this, Volkswagen will develop a GTI version that is supposed to blow every GTI’s fan mind. I like those letters, GTI has such a nice ring to it doesn’t it? Well Volkswagen thought that a Polo is a pretty unattractive car for those who really want some power from a small car. The Gti version will get a 1.4 TSI engine that will produce a little over 170 bhp. It will get from 0- 60 mph in 7 seconds with a top speed of 140 mph. That not bad for a little car isn’t it?

Call me a sceptic, but won’t people want a Scirocco instead of a GTI Polo?

We all know that the French are pretty weird right? They even like flambe’s, they like it so much that they flambe cars as a habit. They fired up 1130 cars on the new year’s eve alone. It seems that the youth are responsible. The weird part is that the French are afraid to say that those guys burning cars are actually muslims. President Sarkozy said to show no mercy, because they’re really dangerous.

Although those attacks are pretty violent, it seems that 20% of the cars burned were burned by their owners to get the insurance money.Bad bad frenchies.

Interesting traditions right? Well it seems that in 2007 43,000 cars were burned, and in 2008 they burned 36,000 cars until november.

Top Gear gets crazier each episode. The new season is really one of the best. The new episode is really nice. Clarkson lost his voice, Hammond drives a Caterham and a Veritas, Jeremy and May drive communist cars and the mayor of London sucks at driving. I can’t forget the Ford Fiesta drive test, Jeremy Clarkson drove the new Fiesta in a mall, being chased by “baddies”.

Check out the full episode below:
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