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Hyundai is a haunted company. It is trying to shake to ghosts of crappy cars. It is saddled with the image of former offerings like the Excel that, well, didn’t. This has been a great motivator for the South Korean company. It has been substantially raising the level of build quality since its introduction to the U.S. in 1986 because Hyundai doesn’t want to jinx its name, again.

The last few Hyundais we’ve has in the TopSpeed test fleet have been truly impressive. It fells like a Japanese car at a lower price. This is exactly what Hyundai wants because it is taking dead aim at Toyota and Honda.

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Posted Aug 31st 2008 5:33PM by Noah JosephFiled under: Sports/GTs, Supercars, Spyker, Special/Limited Editions Take your exotic sports car and put it in a room with its racing counterpart. Put on some R&B, dim the lights and wait nine months. It’s a winning formula that has worked for some of the world’s best automakers and resulted in such stunning performance vehicles as the Ferrari 430 Scuderia, Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, Aston Martin DBS and Porsche 911 GT3 RS, to name just a few. Now Spyker is getting ready to cue up the Barry White with the upcoming LM 85. Named for the starting position of the Spyker C8 GTR2 racer at Le Mans, the LM 85 will be the latest race-derived, hardcore exotic sportscar. (Read the full post about ‘Spyker to build lightweight race-derived C8 LM 85′…)

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Posted Aug 31st 2008 10:26AM by Alex NunezFiled under: Etc., VideosFollow the jump to watch “One Cab’s Family”Judging by your comments, watching “Susie the Little Blue Coupe” yesterday brought back memories for many of you. Another thing that became very apparent is that you also hold Tex Avery’s 1952 short, “One Cab’s Family” in extremely high regard, and commenter “raf 280z” stuck a link to it in the thread. Like Susie, the Cab family’s story is an endlessly re-watchable classic. Mom and Dad taxi welcome their adorable little boy into the family garage (note the wallpaper border inside — one of many great touches), but as junior gets older, he gets a little rebellious, and trouble follows — big trouble. (Read the full post about ‘Weekend Entertainment: “One Cab’s Family”’…)

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Posted Aug 31st 2008 3:47PM by Jonathon Ramsey
Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, Geneva Motor Show, Rolls-RoyceThe RR4 — the Rolls-Royce that asks that you “don’t call me ‘baby’” — is slowly undressing, striptease-like, before its final reveal at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Previous spy shots hinted at rear suicide doors, or coach doors as Rolls-Royce refers to them, and now it is official: the hinges on the rear door are on the rear of the door. The car has plenty of Phatom-esque cues, and although it doesn’t look anything like the initial sketch, it looks like it could be a very attractive proposition when it shows up for the big dance. (Read the full post about ‘Spy shots: RR4 wearing even less camouflage’…)

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Posted Aug 31st 2008 9:02AM by Sam AbuelsamidFiled under: Motorsports, Acura, Aston Martin, Audi, ChevroletClick the C6.R for a high-res gallery from the raceAs part of the revival of the Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle last year, the Detroit Sports Car Challenge was added as the highlight of Saturday’s activities. The sports car race is back this year as the ninth round of the American Le Mans Series. For those who have never checked out an ALMS race, it’s one of the best and most exciting forms of motorsport anywhere. Highcroft Racing’s Acura ARX-01B captured the pole and led much of the first half of the race ahead of the De Ferran Racing Acura. (Read the full post about ‘Detroit Grand Prix 08: The Detroit Sports Car Challenge (Spoiler Alert)’…)

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SEE ALSO: Never Mind WHO Sarah Palin Is, WHAT Kind of Car Does She Drive?

John Adams, America’s first Vice President. We’ve come a long way, baby.
AUTO CENTRAL - August 31, 2008: More information was received yesterday about Sarah Palin’s choice of automobiles.

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SEE ALSO: Never Mind WHO Sarah Palin Is, WHAT Kind of Car Does She Drive?

John Adams, America’s first Vice President. We’ve come a long way, baby.
AUTO CENTRAL - August 31, 2008: More information was received yesterday about Sarah Palin’s choice of automobiles.

(Read the full post about ‘Sarah Palin’s Choice of Vehicles Revealed’…)

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Since is nice to keep tabs on carmakers even if you can’t but their products in the U.S., it’s also good to see how they are being modified. RDX Racedesign has a new body kit for the Seat Leon 1P. The new kit consists in a new front bumper, with integrated daytime running LEDs just like the Audi S6, new turbo-look side skirts and a re-designed rear bumper with integrated rear air diffuser and central exhaust system. Price of the kit: 790 euros or $1,167. And of course, all the parts come with TUV approval.

Press release after the jump.

Tags: Chrysler, cool cars, ford, toyota

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Posted Aug 30th 2008 7:01PM by Jeremy Korzeniewski
Filed under: Time Warp
Click the 1948 Tucker above for more from the San Diego Auto Museum

While on a recent trip to San Diego to ride some dirtbikes, we decided to check out some the sights that the city had to offer. Of course, being the car-obsessed nerds individuals that we are, it didn’t take too long for us to end up at the San Diego Automobile Museum. Tomorrow, we’ll bring you the best of what we saw on two wheels, but today is devoted to the cars. From some of the earliest four-wheelers (and three-wheelers) right on through to some Italian exotics from the ’60s, ’70s and ’90s, there was plenty there to keep our interest. (Read the full post about ‘Autoblog visits the San Diego Auto Museum, Part I - The Cars’…)

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Posted Aug 30th 2008 7:01PM by Jeremy Korzeniewski
Filed under: Time Warp
Click the 1948 Tucker above for more from the San Diego Auto Museum

While on a recent trip to San Diego to ride some dirtbikes, we decided to check out some the sights that the city had to offer. Of course, being the car-obsessed nerds individuals that we are, it didn’t take too long for us to end up at the San Diego Automobile Museum. Tomorrow, we’ll bring you the best of what we saw on two wheels, but today is devoted to the cars. From some of the earliest four-wheelers (and three-wheelers) right on through to some Italian exotics from the ’60s, ’70s and ’90s, there was plenty there to keep our interest. (Read the full post about ‘Autoblog visits the San Diego Auto Museum, Part I - The Cars’…)

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