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0Video: Lamborghini Miura SV burns to the ground in London [w/video] 1365436800
If there's one thing Italian supercars seemingly love more than moving quickly, it's being on fire. That even applies to iconic machinery like the Lamborghini Miura SV, one of our personal favourite exotics of all time. One such Lamborghini owner just witness their machine go all flambé ...
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Report: London firm hiring professional double-parkers to avoid fines 1364856300
Autoblog sister site AOL UK reports that a company in London is hiring young drivers to sit double parked in the businesses vans, in an effort to avoid parking fines. As a traffic officer approaches, the drivers simply start up the van and drive away. Aspect.co.uk (a property management firm, as ...
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Video: Watch an Ariel Atom receive a pit stop in the middle of London traffic 1363015800
Just how quickly can a pit crew from the Ariel AtomCup swap out a set of tires? Quicker than the span of your standard stop light. One crew set out to prove just that by serving up a full changeover at a downtown London intersection. The team not only manages a complete pit stop (minus fuel, ...
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Report: London Black Taxi manufacturer sold to China's Geely 1359985500
Geely, the Chinese company that also owns Volvo, now owns Manganese Bronze Holdings (MBH), makers of London's Black Cab. MBH went into administration late last year, and some had looked to Geely to rescue the company in which it had a 19.7-per cent equity stake. Although it's taken three months ...
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Video: UK documentary examines Middle East exotic car culture in London 1359248400
We've done our share of posting on the powerslides and street racing that's part of Middle Eastern hooning in high-dollar exotics, but almost all of the antics noted have taken place in the Middle East... as you'd expect. The UK's Channel 4 has produced a documentary that goes deep into exotic ...
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Video: London helicopter crash debris hits busy streets during rush hour 1358353800
London commuters were shocked during rush hour this morning, as dangerous debris fell onto crowded streets after a terrible helicopter crash took place. Flames and black smoke created a chaotic scene for drivers and pedestrians on the ground, as emergency services responded to the scene. The ...
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Official: Eterniti Artemis "super SUV" officially bows, yours for $333K 1352816100
As of November 9, 2012 Eterniti Motors, makers of the Artemis (nee Hemera), has a home in Park Royal, London. The company produces its "super SUV" at a facility in London and has opened the 10,000-square-foot atelier, design studio and showroom nearby. Revealed on the night was the production ...
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Video: Axe-wielding biker gang robs London mall on motorcycles 1352422800
It looks like a scene straight from a Hollywood movie, as these masked motorcycle villains knew precisely what to do and where to go, as they stole fists full of expensive Cartier and Rolex watches. This gutsy biker gang roared through a busy indoor London mall armed with bats and axes to rob an ...
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Report: London Black Cab maker struggling for survival 1351107180
The roots of London's Black Cab dig all the way back to the Austin FX3 of 1948, the current overall shape recognized by any modern visitor to London showing up in 1958 on the Austin FX4. Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc has been the company behind the Black Cab since 1984, but failing to invest in ...
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Featured: Watch the star-studded London rollout of Land Rover's 2013 Range Rover [w/video] 1347307140
The opportunity to succeed an icon doesn't come along all that often for automakers, and when it does, you'd best make a big fuss about it. That marketing message was well received by team Land Rover, who hosted a gala shindig for their 2013 Range Rover reveal in London on Friday night. A brace ...
