Range Rover Turned into Stretch Limousine with a Strange Hump on its Roof

The previous generation Land Rover Range Rover is not exactly a car that lacks interior space or luxury. However, there are people in Dubai that beg to differ, as the following video proves.

The footage shows a very long Range Rover – probably at least 1 meter (39 inches) longer than the standard model – sitting in the parking lot of a hotel in Dubai. The driver of the luxury SUV turned limousine is separated from the passenger area, which is hidden from curious eyes by the darkened windows.

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Spied: BMW's FWD 1-Series Gran Turismo Spotted in Longer 7-Seat Version

The front-wheel drive platform won't be the only significant new feature of the upcoming BMW 1-Series Gran Turismo (GT), as our spies have just captured a longer version of the car sporting a third row of seats increasing its capacity to seven passengers.

BMW had given us our first taste of the five-seat variant of the 1 GT with the Concept Active Hybrid at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, but it hadn't prepared us for a longer model.

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What Were You Doing in High School? Certainly Not Converting a Honda S2000 into a 920 hp EV

The Honda S2000 is one of the last great modern sports cars built. That means it’s a good base to start a project on, however, throwing away the incredibly rev-hungry two-liter engine, which up until the introduction of the Ferrari 458 Italia, had the highest horsepower per liter for a naturally aspirated production unit, is not something we would immediately consider doing.

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Mercedes Uses Fairies and Aliens to Promote the A45 AMG

With 355-horses (360PS) kicking under its hood, the Mercedes A 45 AMG boasts the world’s most powerful 2.0-liter 4-cylinder production engine. That in itself is enough to make drivers enthusiastic about the prospect of getting behind the wheel of the very hot hatch.

So when there are two drivers and only one car, things can get interesting – even more so if the duo are Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, Mercedes AMG Petronas’ Formula 1 drivers.

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Audi Responds to Report About Tesla Model S Beating its A8's Sales

Tesla can add another star to its belt of pride after Audi of America came out with a rather lame press statement concerning a report from CNN Money, which said Tesla sold more Model S sedans in U.S. during the first quarter of the year (4,750 examples) than Mercedes-Benz S-Class (3,077), BMW 7-Series (2,338) and Audi A8 (1,.462) sedans.

Audi took issue with the headline from CNN Money, which said "Tesla sales beating Mercedes, BMW and Audi", and which we will agree with Ingolstadt's people, was misleading, but the chart below and the article itself clearly stated that the numbers concerned the Tesla Model S and the big sedans from the three German premium brands.

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Ford Receives 3,000 Orders for the Fiesta ST, More than Half Are from the UK

Ford announced that it has received 3,000 European orders for the new Fiesta ST since the car reached dealerships in March. The markets where the Fiesta ST was most wanted were the UK, Germany and Switzerland.

More than half of all models sold to date went to the UK, with Germany and Switzerland ranking next. The most popular color chosen by Fiesta ST buyers was the Spirit Blue, requested in 27 percent of orders. Frozen White and Race Red followed next.

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Russian Priest in Mercedes-Benz E-Class Misbehaving

You gotta love the Russian activists who participate in the growing citizens' movement StopHam (locally called СтопХам), whose goal is to shame all those drivers who illegally park or leave their vehicles anywhere on and off the road (think pedestrian crossings, handicap positions, sidewalks etc.), since many police officers either don't care or turn a blind eye – especially when it comes to expensive rides…

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Chrysler Group Announces Production of One Millionth Jeep Wrangler JK

As far as American automotive icons, there’s only a handful of cars which can actually touch the Jeep Wrangler, because most of the world is familiar with its shape from World War II, and they have been smart over the years to really retain the look everybody knows and recognizes.

This coupled with the fact that it has always been one of the more capable off-road machines are now culminating with Chrysler announcing the building of the one millionth Wrangler of the JK generation (2007 – present) through their Facebook page.

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EVO Pits Porsche Cayenne Turbo S Against the…Caterham 7 Supersport

What could a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S possibly have in common with a Caterham 7 Supersport to justify a comparison test? Well, they both have four wheels, a steering wheel and live on gasoline fuel, but other than that, they're completely different animals. And it is their differences, rather than their similarities, that make this test from EVO magazine all the more interesting.

The Porsche Cayenne Turbo S is a big and hefty SUV – it's 4,846mm (about 191 inches) long and weighs 2,215kg (4,883 pounds) with power coming from a bi-turbocharged 4.8-liter V8 churning out 542-horses (550PS) and 750Nm (553 lb-ft) of torque.

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Nürburgring Racetrack Going Under the Hammer for Around $170 Million

The Nürburgring has seen better days, financially-speaking, that is. After having gone under bankruptcy protection in July of 2012, the renowned racetrack is now set to find a new owner who is to take over from the current patrons, the German government. However, the price will be far lower than the $515/€400 -million debt that caused the bankruptcy, according to an AutoWeek report.

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