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James Bond’s 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Sells for More Than $6.3 Million RM Sotheby's did well by adding a third night to its 2019 Monterey auction roster, featuring Aston Martins exclusively. The star of the evening, a  1965 DB5  that was one of three existing screen cars from the popular 007 franchise movie,  Goldfinger , sold for a huge $6,385,000 to plenty of applause from the auction room. Applause came first when the ex-Bond DB5 rolled onto the block in the Portola Plaza Hotel event space after a short teaser video played, showing the car screeching around twisting roads with appropriately Bond-esque music and cinematography. Bidding started quick and steady, with six bidders vying for the car both in the room and on the telephone, though once bids crested $4.5 million, then $5 million, the remaining bids were given more thoughtfully. In all, it took nearly five minutes before the car was hammered sold to a bidder in the room. As what may be the most famous

1939 Porsche Type 64 Fails to Sell After Bidding Mix-Up The 1939  Porsche  Type 64 was one of Dr. Ferdinand Porsche's early experimental vehicles, and yesterday, it was one of the star auction cars during  2019 Monterey Car Week . Projected to sell in the neighborhood of $20 million by auction house RM Sotheby's, the one-off prototype was the victim of mistaken bids during the third and final evening of the sale, ultimately failing to sell at a high bid of $17 million. The Porsche Type 64 entered the auction room at Portola Hotel and Spa in Monterey, California, in mid-evening following a video presentation of the car amidst much anticipation. The auctioneer, Dutch born Maarten ten Holder, seemed to open bidding at $30 million dollars and that's when things got strange. Quickly, $30 million appeared as the current bid on the large information screens at the sale and it began climbing from there. Bids came in rapidly, the screen showing $40 million, then $50 million in

Classic Corvettes Abound at the 2019 Woodward Dream Cruise It's the year of Corvette.  With the unveiling of the long-awaited mid-enigne 2020 Stingray , 'Vette fever is peaking. So it's no surprise that the 2019 Woodward Dream Cruise is packed with the first seven generations of the sports car. Every day last week leading up to the actual cruise on Saturday, the lanes of Woodward have been an homage to classic Corvettes; with the debut of the Corvette C8, everything with an engine in front of the driver will soon be considered legacy. Since the mid-engine car does not go on sale until early next year, anyone hoping to see production models on the road cruising was disappointed. But the  Chevy  area along Woodward had a preproduction model on display on Saturday. Lines formed early for a look, and they never let up. The eighth-generation car has the updated pushrod 6.2-liter small-block V-8 engine known as LT2, which makes 490 horsepower and 465

Find Out What the 2019 Porsche 911 Carrera S 992 Makes on the Dyno We all know  Porsche  is capable of building powerful, naturally aspirated screamers like the 520-hp engine in the  GT3 RS . And Porsche engineers have demonstrated plenty of forced-induction proficiency with the twin-turbo flat-six in the  690-hp GT2 RS . Our question has to do with the turbocharged, water-cooled lump sitting over the rear axle of the new 992-generation 911 Carrera S; how much power is it really making? We took a Racing Yellow 2020 911 Carrera S to a dyno to find out. Porsche claims 443 hp and 390 lb-ft of torque from the twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter flat-six, but keep in mind, those numbers are rated at the crank. Those specs won't directly translate to the numbers this Porsche will put down on the dyno. A dynamometer measures how much power and torque make it to the ground, or in this case, the cylindrical drums on which the car is driving during dyno testing. Some of the po

Tesla-Fighting Porsche Taycan Goes the Distance in Endurance Test We've already received an  in-depth, passenger-seat preview  of the all-electric  Porsche  Taycan—and its performance earns the red-and-gold crest on its hood. But what about its daily usability? Battery range and charge times are barriers against electric vehicle adoption; "refueling" an electric car still just isn't as convenient. However, Porsche has been working to develop quick-recharge technology apace with its upcoming sports sedan EV, which was demonstrated in a 24-hour endurance test at Italy's famed Nardo high-speed test track. In a full day, the Taycan prototype covered a distance of 2,128.1 miles, with cruising speeds kept between 121 and 133 mph. Stops were only made for necessary recharging and driver changes. Porsche didn't elucidate on the number of stops needed or its charging strategy for the test, but suffice to say the car was kept off the cable and on the t

Best Classic Car Patina Seen at the 2019 Woodward Dream Cruise Although the dictionary describes patina as "a green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by oxidation over a long period," MotorTrend sees it differently. Every August, during the annual Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise north of Detroit, MotorTrend describes patina as an awesome ode to  au naturel  classic cars and trucks and the people who appreciate them. Anyone who has worked on a car knows the paint job is painstaking and expensive. Some cars might not be worth it. In Michigan it's not hard to find early-model vehicles where oxidation has robbed them of color and left them basking in a form of their birthday suit. A good sealer can preserve that. But rust takes its toll on a lot of Midwest vehicles. One trend today is to take a vehicle with a body still in good shape and add a little faux patina using a chemical spray or maybe just a vinyl wrap depicting p

Isuzu D-Max V-Cross 1.9 diesel-automatic launched, priced at Rs 19.99 lakh Isuzu has launched the  D-Max V-Cross  with a diesel-automatic combination in India. The new configuration comes with a 1.9-litre diesel engine linked to a 6-speed automatic gearbox, in 'Prestige' grade. It is priced at 19.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The Isuzu V-Cross Z-Prestige's new 1.9 litre diesel engine develops 150 PS of maximum power and 350 Nm of peak torque. Its maximum power is 16 PS higher than that of the old, 2.5-litre diesel unit. At present, the new 1.9-litre diesel engine is BS-IV complaint but it will understandably be updated to the higher, BS-VI standards before the 1 April 2020 deadline. In addition to the more powerful engine and an automatic transmission, the Z-Prestige variant flaunts a bigger safety kit which includes six airbags and a brake override system (BOS). In terms of interiors, it gets a dual-tone brown-black interior with perforated leather upholstery,

Bengaluru: Debt-ridden Ola cab driver ends life Bengaluru:  A debt-ridden Ola cab driver allegedly committed suicide by slitting his throat inside his car in Maruthinagar in BDA Layout on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Manjunath (26), a resident of Nagarabhavi. According to police, Manjunath had taken loans of over Rs. 15 lakh from his friends and private lenders. As his earning was not sufficient to repay the loan, he was demanding money from his parents to clear off the loan for the last one year. While his parents had cleared most of his loan amount, Manjunath kept asking for Rs.10 lakh from them. Manjunath and his parents had a fight over the same issue a year ago after which he left his house and started living separately. Since then, he drove a cab for a living and to clear off the debts but he couldn't manage to earn enough money.Manjunath decided to take the extreme step on Monday as he was unable to repay the loan following repeated harassment

Take The Finest Ingredients & Season With SCHROTH Accessories can make or break an outfit, just like how the final finishing touches can make or break your car build. The devil is very much in the detail and a slip at the last hurdle can either make you look like a hero, or a total zero. When it comes to safety equipment, this statement could not be more true. Scrimping in the safety department has never been a smart idea, especially if you have gone all-out elsewhere on the car. It should come as no surprise that I am a total fan of  SCHROTH Racing . I’ve used their harnesses in my personal cars for almost 10 years, and as an appreciator of all things technical and built upon heritage, it doesn’t get much better than the SCHROTH brand. After all, they’ve been producing safety products for top-level motorsport for almost a century. To put the cherry on top, SCHROTH pops up in some incredible archive images from the greatest periods of motorsport in the best cars going. T

Upcoming 300-400 cc motorcycles in India Thanks to the growing popularity of the existing 300-400 cc KTM and Royal Enfield models in India, companies are seeing a lot of potential in this segment now. Here are five upcoming new entry-level performance motorcycles with engines in the displacement range of 300-400 cc: Yes, the KTM 390 Adventure has been a long time coming. Based on the KTM Duke 390, it is expected to be unveiled at EICMA 2019. The bike  will be launched in India first . The KTM 390 Adventure will be suspended over upside-down fork up front sourced from WP and a monoshock in the rear. The former will be spruced up with extra travel. The KTM 390 Adventure will have a 19-inch front wheel and a 17-inch rear wheel. Tyres will be on and off-road biased. Besides that, expect top-level spec features in the KTM 390 Adventure. This will include LED headlamp, coloured TFT display and optional Bluetooth connectivity as seen in the Duke 390. Other features like ride-by-wir

Scoop: Honda Breeze (Honda CR-V twin) exterior leaked The Chinese market is one of the core markets for the automakers considering 25% of the world's new cars are sold in China. In order to make the best out of it, companies often sell the same cars with two different names and styling in order to grow the volumes and maximize profits. In the latest, Honda has created a twin model of the CR-V, called 'Breeze'. Honda has been selling  a number of twin models in China  under two joint ventures, namely GAC-Honda and Dongfeng-Honda. While the original Honda CR-V is sold by Dongfeng Honda, the Honda Breeze will be sold by Guangzhou Honda. The Honda Breeze has more stylish front and rear fascias, but its interior is likely to be almost identical. At the front, it incorporates the latest iteration of the brand's design language, apparently with inspiration from the tenth-gen Honda Accord. With a large chrome bar on the front grille that mates with the “jewel eye” hi

Hyundai rolls out first unit of Grand i10 Nios from Chennai plant Following the Venue and Kona Electric, Hyundai is about to come up with its third all-new model for 2019 in the form of Grand i10 Nios, on 20 August 2019. The company has already started rolling out the car out of its Chennai plant. Hyundai has already commenced the  pre-bookings of the Grand i10 Nios  from 7th of this month for a token amount of INR 11,000. When launched, it will be slotted between the Grand i10 and the Elite i20. The Hyundai Grand i10 Nios measures 3,805 mm in length, 1,680 mm in width and 1,520 mm in height. It is 40 mm longer and 20 mm wider in comparison to the outgoing model but the same in terms of height. Its wheelbase measures 2,450 mm, which is 25 mm longer. The 2019 Hyundai Grand i10 is available in 10 variants, including four engine-gearbox combinations. There are two BS-VI engine options. The first one is a 1.2-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol unit delivering 81 BH

Festive season brings special offers on Okinawa e-scooters Electric two-wheeler brand Okinawa has announced special festive season discounts and offers on its range of products. The new festive season offer will be available between 12 August and 31 October, during which customers can avail special benefits on purchases across Okinawa dealerships in the country. Okinawa Autotech has assured an INR 1,000 discount on the purchase of any Okinawa electric scooter. Apart from the INR 1,000 discount, twenty lucky winners will stand a chance to win electronic items such as Air conditioner, LED Television, Microwave and Mixer Grinder. One lucky customer will also get an opportunity to win a ‘Foreign Trip’. Names of the winners will be announced in November 2019. The special offers are aimed at boosting sales during the festive season. Speaking about the new limited period discount and prizes, Jeetender Sharma, Founder & Managing Director, Okinawa Autotech Pvt. Ltd., said: With