In the time of looming gas prices and blah-blah-blah, consumers turn away from big SUVs and to smaller cars to zip around town. The same do most car makers, especially here in Europe where 95-grade unleaded gasoline sells close to $9 per gallon. No wonder that Peugeot keeps introducing special editions of its smallest cars. The new Peugeot 107 Street Racing edition is just another example of this policy.

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The 2009 Nissan Maxima family sedan will start at a price of $29,290 for the Maxima 3.5 S base model. Two years ago, the 2007 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE was available at a mere $28,050. The Maxima 3.5 SV with a sports package will be even more expensive starting at $31,990.

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Already having a 722hp engine upgrade kit for the Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren 722 in its shop, the American super-tuner eventually came with another, even more extreme, tuning program.

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Luxury car maker Lamborghini and the Versace fashion brand offer you an exclusive opportunity of personalizing your precious Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640 Roadster. Although it's sometimes hard to understand why one would want to personalize his or her car, that already bears a price stick looking like an international phone number and has a production limit of one or two units per day.

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The 2009 Maserati Quattroporte is just a minor facelift of the famous Italian luxury sport sedan. First revealed in the year 2003, the Quattroporte V still looks young, fresh and desirable like Angelina Jolie. However, next year the car will have to stand its ground against such respectable competitors as the upcoming Aston Martin Rapide and the Porsche Panamera four-door coupes, so it definitely needs a little facial surgery.

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If you feel that 480hp Porsche 911 Turbo with its 3.8 seconds of 0 to 100 km/h acceleration time is somewhat not adequate to your driver's needs, then German tuning specialist Hamann does have a good news for you. Called Hamann Stallion, the car is based on current Porsche 911 Turbo offering 630hp of maximum power output, 359 km/h top speed and shaving exactly 0.5 seconds off time needed to reach that sacred 100km/h mark.

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Looks like Alfa Romeo is getting serious about its legendary Cloverleaf badge. First, Alfa's racing team's good luck charm was resurrected to sell a bunch of limited edition Alfa Romeo 147 Sport Q2 hatchback and now it is turn of the more expensive Alfa GT to wear the badge.

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The new body kit created for the Audi Q7 crossover SUV by the guys from JE Design looks much better than their first effort -- the ugly, Panzer-like widebody styling kit revealed almost two years ago. This time the German tuning specialist employed much more subtle and elegant means of personalizing your gas-guzzling baby.

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The sporty Alfa Romeo 159 JTS has finally received a tuning kit from British tuner Autodelta. Consisting of a new body kit and a supercharger, the Autodelta 159 J4 2.2 C gives the 159 even starker appearance and much better dynamics.

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Toyota unleashes yet another limited edition HiLux pickup truck to the U.K. market. Equipped with a powerful 3.0-liter D-4D diesel engine, the Toyota HiLux Invincible 200 Double Cab also features a Toyota Motor Sport engine tuning kit increasing the oil-burner's maximum power output from 169 bhp and 343 Nm to more impressive 194 bhp and 430 Nm (317 lb-ft) of torque.

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Volkswagen's British customers are now able to secure their copies of the 2009 VW Scirocco warmed up hatchback. Currently available only as a GT model equipped with a 200PS, 207 lb-ft (280 Nm) 2.0-liter TSI engine, the vehicle will start from £20,940 on the road.

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It looks like the year 2010 will indeed be groundbreaking for the automotive industry as major players -Volkswagen, Chevrolet and BMW among them- are going to introduce their first mass-market electric-powered vehicles. Citing Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper, Reuters says that in 2010 German Daimler plans to start selling an EV version of a Mercedes-Benz and an electric-powered Smart supermini.

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Looks like Volkswagen will finally start selling its fuel-efficient diesel-powered VW Jetta TDI sedan and VW Jetta TDI SportWagen station wagon in the North American market. Although almost $3000 more expensive than the gasoline powered model, the Jetta TDI will be a better choice for those who travel tens of thousands of miles per year.

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Citing growing inflation and weaker dollar, Porsche's decided to increase prices on its 2009 MY Cayenne family of SUVs. Although the very basic 2009 year model will be about 2 per cent more expensive than the 2008 Cayenne, with annual inflation rate between 3.5 and 4 per cent its starting price of $45,495 will be $300 to $350 lower in real dollars. Okay, never mind.

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The Detroit News is reporting that the top of the range Chevrolet Camaro SS muscle car will be motivated by GM's supercharged 6.2-liter LS8 small block V8 engine with an intercooler integrated into the intake manifold.

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Set to be officially unveiled this weekend at the National Mustang Show in Dublin, OH, the new Roush RTC Mustang package will feature a special red and black two-tone paint scheme, a 4-piece body kit, upgraded suspension, lowered ground clearance, 20-inch wheels and numerous Roush plaques, banners and badges.

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Learning on GM's mistakes, Chrysler is putting a much more humble price stick on its upcoming 2009 Dodge Durango HEMI Hybrid SUV. According to the company's press release, the vehicle will start at a pretty much affordable $45,340, which is about $5000 less expensive than GM's Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and GMC Yukon Hybrid SUVs.

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We have already reported on the upcoming Chevrolet Corvette ZR1's official power rating. Now GM reveals some more info on the super car's performance and price.

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Honda has officially commenced assembly of its long-awaited FCX Clarity green vehicle. Powered by an advanced hydrogen fuel cell system, the car's production will be limited to just a few dozens of units per year. Only 200 cars will be built within the next three years.

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It looks like the German premium SUV will actually be available with a diesel powerplant. Adopting a version of Audi's V6 turbodiesel, the Porsche Cayenne with an oil-burner will reach showrooms by March 2009.

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The 2010 Rolls Royce RR4 will be a trifle smaller than the normal Phantom and will thus feature a smaller version of its 6.7-liter V12 engine with a possibility of introducing a diesel motor later on.

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Although Smart ForTwo is not the first car that comes to mind when talking about tuning, wide body kits and this sort of stuff, the Austrian tuning specialist Königseder has nevertheless created a nice looking body kit for the tiny city car.

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The Florida-based Renntech tuning specialist has revealed its new program for the Mercedes Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series super coupe. With its 6.2-liter AMG engine's maximum power increased from 507hp to 550hp, the engine's peak torque skyrockets to 700Nm (516 lb-ft).

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Peugeot is readying to bring to market its Peugeot 207 Le Mans special edition vehicle. Commemorating brand's recent triple-win at the 24 hours of Le Mans endurance race, the car will be built in only 2000 units.

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The new Volkswagen Touareg tuning kit from Hofele will suit both new and older model of the popular SUV. Although it's definitely a right time to start offering body kits made of lighter materials to help the heavy SUV shed some dead weight, it looks like Hofele's body kit actually adds extra pounds increasing the vehicle's fuel consumption.

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Mitsubishi will use the upcoming motor show in Paris to officially unveil its Lancer Sportback. The hatchback version of the affordable and sporty car will have to fight its way to consumers' wallets against Subaru Impreza, Ford Focus, Mazda3 and other serious rivals just to name a few.

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German tuner VÄTH has revealed its tuning package for the already tuned almost to its limit Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG luxury sport sedan. Sporting new body kit and a reprogrammed ECU, the VATH V63RS Clubsport will cost you €125,000. Well, that's kind of affordable, darling.

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Japanese tuning specialist Wald International has revealed its personalization program for the new Lexus IS-F sport sedan.

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The gas is getting more expensive and the SUV era is finally drawing to a close, although not for everyone. The segment of luxury SUVs where the price of fuel is not that important seems to be growing day by day. For example, Arden's new Range Rover AR7 Highlander now features a high-performance twin-screw supercharger helping the vehicle's V8 engine pump out even more power.

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Although the 2008 BMW X6 SAC has only just arrived to most markets, some tuners are already offering body kits and modest tuning programs for a trifle overhyped vehicle. German super-tuner Hamann is among those few.

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Japanese tuning specialist ASI has revealed its outrageous tuning program for the Bentley Continental GT super coupe.

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Trying to save its Cadillac Escalade premium SUV from rising gasoline prices, GM is going to introduce a flex-fuel version of the vehicle. Together with Hummer H2 and H2 SUT, Buick Lucerne and other cars, the 2009 Escalade will extend GM's E85-capable model lineup to "more than 15 ... models," said GM Vice President of Environment, Energy and Safety Policy Beth Lowery.

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Although sporting some minor tweaks to its telematics and available engines, the 2009 Mercedes-Benz G-Class aka Geländewagen is basically the same military-style luxury off-roader some of us have been dreaming of for the last 29 years.

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