http://bookcarvalues.com Auto Blog Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:45:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Germany based LUMMA Design and russian tuner TOPCAR Moscow are working on a new model based on the BMW X6 M. Dubbed CLR X 650 M, the new LUMMA model takes the level of aggressiveness found in the X6 M to a whole new level. The CLR X 650 ... http://bookcarvalues.com/lumma-clr-x-650-m-to-debut-in-geneva/ BMW diesel engines have always been sort of our favorites here at BMWBLOG and after we posted the 2011 BMW 530d test drive , we realized what a great combination it actually brings: the luxury and sportiness of the new 5, associated with a powerful, competitive but still efficient ... http://bookcarvalues.com/photo-gallery-2011-bmw-530d-in-portugal/ By now, you’ve probably heard that, following years of careless stewardship at the hands of a neglectful American foster family, the quirky Saab brand has been adopted by Dutch supercar builder Spyker . But if trouble-prone Saab is to be healthy, its future offerings need to quickly get competitive ... http://bookcarvalues.com/saab-product-plans-for-2010-and-beyond-ae%e2%80%9c-car-news/ The quick-to-the-shutter KGP photogs caught the Chevy Camaro Convertible very close to production. A drop-top Camaro could solve some visibility issues but please, for the love of all that’s holy and mulleted, don’t give it this beige-on-silver color combo. Ghastly. Of course maybe this is some sort of new ... http://bookcarvalues.com/camaro-convertible-spotted-sporting-horrific-color-combo-spy-photos/ Because I’m a yuppie, I tend to live near gourmet upscale grocery stores. I mean places that make Whole Foods look like a Piggly Wiggly and are always the combination of two names: Billingham & Jeeves, Lord & Nice, Imbred & Haughty. You can’t get ground chuck, you can ... http://bookcarvalues.com/commenter-of-the-day-gourmet-grocery-stores-commenter-of-the-day/ Saab fans should be ecstatic that their favorite brand didn’t just go flatline for eternity. With Spyker taking control of the brand, there’s a whole new future for Saab and we can all just hope they don’t mess things up. Saab Spyker will be launching an all-new 9-3 in ... http://bookcarvalues.com/new-saab-9-3-by-2012/ So Fiat CEO Segio Marchionne has announced that a merger between brands is the most likely way to go for several of its marquees. Reports from a couple of weeks ago had it thatAlfa, Abarth and Maserati might be merged into one brand. Fans of each of the marquees ... http://bookcarvalues.com/fiat-should-merge-its-brands/ This is purportedly a real image, but it’s just too ridiculous to believe. Come on, a hearse being hoisted onto a flatbesd for illegal parking as the funeral procession emerges from the church? If it’s real, we’ll feel bad. (Hat tip to Jon!) [ Tweetphoto ] View original post ... http://bookcarvalues.com/this-has-to-be-fake-hearse-towed-during-funeral-lolcars/ Wednesdays suck. 1960s American muscle does not suck. Road racing does not suck. YouTube also does not suck. Can you see where we’re going with this? In-car video of a 7500-rpm AMC Javelin and loud noises below. Eat me, Wednesday. My dad is a funny guy. Because he and ... http://bookcarvalues.com/welcome-to-the-thunder-this-is-your-hump-day-trans-am-racing/ Since we’ve decided to fast forward from the calm recall stage all the way to the panic in the disco phase of the Toyota mess it’s about time for The Daily Show to weigh in on the madness. Wait until they find out the Woz maybe doesn’t get how ... http://bookcarvalues.com/the-daily-show-skewers-toyota-with-toyotathon-of-death-toyota-recall/