TOP 10  -  Union/Essex car-theft unit goes prime time

The program, Jacked: Auto Theft Task Force premiers at 10 p.m. on the A&E cable network. It stars the Essex/Union Auto Theft Task Force, nicknamed The Wolf Pack.

[ Source : nj ]

TOP 9  -  Got Wood? The 2009 Ford Flex Does

You waited long enough for the 2009 Ford Flex--and now you want that authentic Country Squire look without having to resort to shelf paper, scissors and a keen eye for straight edges. No need to worry--an aftermarket company's all set to Woody-fy your Flex and make it into something we all predicted would happen (hell, we even ran spy shots of a Flex with some kind of wrapping paper applied to it).Auto Tech Plastics is the maker of the new Flex Woody kit. For $899, they'll give you a set of contact appliques and plastic trim that extend over the tops of the doors and the hatch area for a more seamless Woody look. The simulated grain apes teak and oak for a classic appearance not unlike that seen at this past weekend's Pebble Beach Concours, right alongside several Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang replicas and Colonel Klink's staff car. The Woody kit's guaranteed for three years, so peeling worries should be confined to your pasty skin.

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TOP 8  -  Mini bus set on fire by mob

An angry mob set ablaze a passenger bus that killed a seven-year-old boy within the jurisdiction of Shah Faisal Colony on Wednesday. Deceased Haris Moin, a resident of Sector 24, Shah Faisal Colony was passing on his cycle from Shah Faisal Colony number 4, when a speeding passenger bus of route number Y-2, bearing registration number JE-5080, hit him, resulting in his instant death.

[ Source : dailytimes ]

TOP 7  -  Mercedes-Benz Unleashes a Powerful and Fashionable Style

These two latest offerings from Mercedes-Benz both feature stylish and elegant exteriors that cut powerful, sleek silhouettes. The fashion-forward nature of the SL and SLK was also the perfect foil for international fashion designer, Barney Cheng, to create a couture collection inspired by the SL and SLK.

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TOP 6  -  Kia Motors Releases New Forte Compact Sedan

Kia Motors Corp, South Korea's No. 2 carmaker, unveiled its new Forte compact sedan Thursday, hoping that the fuel-efficient car will help boost sales amid higher fuel prices.

[ Source : asia.news ]

TOP 5  -  Ford workers catch glimpse of future cars

As Ford Motor Co. faces perhaps the most difficult period in its 105-year history, the company is trying to boost employee confidence by showing them — and letting them drive — the vehicles it hopes will pull the storied automaker out of the financial basementLast week, Ford started pulling around 4,000 workers from their desks at sites near the Dearborn headquarters and onto a test track for a few hours of driving and learning about how Ford hopes to set its vehicles apart from other automakers.

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TOP 4  -  Fiat agrees to build $263 mln China engine plant

Fiat SpA (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has agreed to build a 1.8 billion yuan ($263 million) engine plant in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality with annual capacity of 100,000 units, Chongqing's economic planning agency said.A memorandum of understanding signed by the Italian carmaker called for 70 percent of the light diesel engines made at the facility to be exported, the Chongqing Development and Reform Commission said in a statement on its website It did not say when the plant would start operation.

[ Source : reuters ]

TOP 3  -  Ferrari: 2009 development entering delicate phase

With over 50 championship campaigns under their belts, Ferrari are well-versed in balancing the demands of two seasons - maximising current results while simultaneously carrying out adequate preparations for the future. But with far-reaching changes to the regulations coming into effect in 2009, the Italian team have admitted the process this year is presenting more of a test than usual.

[ Source : formula1 ]

TOP 2  -  BMW X6 xDrive35i available in Malaysia

Many considered the BMW X6 to be quite bizarre when it first came out. Its top half was of a coupe but with a bottom half of an SUV. Kind of like the love child of a 6-Series and a BMW X5. To top it all off the sloping roof threatened to destroy rear headroom in the way the GEN2’s roofline did, and it only sat 4 instead of 5.

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TOP 1  -  2010 Audi R8 Spyder Speculatively Drops Its Rendered Top

Given the R8's brother-from-another-mother, the Lamborghini Gallardo, has been in drop-top form since 2006 it should come as no surprise we'd be seeing an Audi R8 Spyder at some point. Contrary to earlier reports, the R8 will not be a targa with a lift-off roof, but a genuine soft top convertible utilizing a similar, if not the same, stowage and roof design as the Gallardo Spyder. Hit the jump for our rendering of what the new 2010 Audi R8 Spyder may look like.

[ Source : jalopnik ]