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Maserati was already late in the sporty SUV game when it first debuted the Kubang Concept back in 2003, and now the Italian luxury car maker is hoping we forget about the eight year long hiatus their SUV has taken to reintroduce the Kubang at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Tsk, tsk, Maserati. It’s one thing to bring about a second concept of the same vehicle (look at Toyota’s FT-86), but it is quite another to ignore the laid back attitude taken in developing it.

Regardless of the misguided marketing ploys, the new Kubang Concept is here again with a more modern interpretation and a promise that, this time, the concept previews a new sport luxury SUV that will be used to enlarge Maserati’s product range and strengthen its presence in the sport luxury market. The new Kubang was created by the Maserati Style Center headed by Lorenzo Ramaciotti and despite its Jeep platform, is supposed to be all Maserati. Everything from the style, engine, suspension, brakes, handling, and performance is said to be in continuity with the brand?s core values of sportiness, style, elegance, luxury, performance and craftsmanship.

Maserati has also promised that the production version will be powered by a new-generation high-tech Maserati proprietary engine designed in Modena by Paolo Martinelli and produced in Maranello by Ferrari. The SUV will also receive a new AT 8 speed automatic transmission and specific performance settings set to the configurations of the suspension, brakes, and steering exclusively developed in Modena by the Maserati Product Development Department.

gallery: 2003 Maserati Kubang

Maserati Kubang originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 13 September 2011 16:00 EST.

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Chuck Arnold Rene Arnoux Peter Arundell

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I was brain storming last night, and for this project to work I need to know if there is a model kit or even a body of a 1/25 1968 Mustang convertible.

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Carlo Abate George Abecassis Kenny Acheson Andrea de Adamich

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Edgar Barth Giorgio Bassi Erwin Bauer Zsolt Baumgartner

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The Q3 session at Monza ended with Sebastian Vettel taking pole position again as the battle with the McLarens fizzled out as both Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button aborted their final runs. Fernando Alonso was fourth for Ferrari with Mark Webber fifth, Felipe Massa sixth, Vitaly Petrov was seventh followed by the two Mercedes, Michael [...]

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Clemente Biondetti Pablo Birger Art Bisch Harry Blanchard

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Formula One should look at abolishing the controversial ban on team orders after Ferrari escaped further punishment for their manipulation of the German Grand Prix result. That is the view of the Daily Telegraph?s Tom Cary, who is of the opinion that the team orders rule now needs to be seriously looked at because of its obvious shortcomings.

?Whether you are for or against team orders, if the FIA could not back up its own rules and nail a competitor in a blatant case such as this the rule really does need reviewing. Perhaps Ferrari?s thinly-veiled threat to take the matter to the civil courts if they were punished too harshly scared the governing body, who as much as admitted the flimsiness of its rule."

Paul Weaver, reporting for the Guardian in Monza, was in favour of the ruling which keeps alive Ferrari?s slim chances in an enthralling championship.

?The World Motor Sport Council was right not to ruin a compelling Formula One season by taking away the 25 points Alonso collected in Germany. That would have put him out of the five-man title race. But the council was widely expected to increase the fine and possibly deduct points from the team, as opposed to the individual. In the end, it could be argued that common sense prevailed. But the decision will dismay those who were upset by the way Ferrari handled the situation as much as anything else.?

The Daily Mail's Jonathan McEvoy expressed outrage at the FIA tearing up its own rule book by allowing Ferrari to escape unpunished.

"Although the race stewards fined them �65,000 for giving team orders in July, the FIA World Motor Sport Council, to whom the matter was referred, decided not to impose any further punishment. It leaves the sport's rulers open to derision. It was, after all, their rule they undermined. In a statement, the WMSC said the regulation banning team orders 'should be reviewed'."

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/09/team_order_rule_needs_a_rethin_1.php

Carlo Abate George Abecassis Kenny Acheson Andrea de Adamich

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Just starting this kit and I think successfully removed the heavy plastic support and extra plastic tabs around the hood and hood opening. Also need to remove the mold parting line on the rear of the quarter panel extending through the top and down the A pillar.

My fingernail sander finally gave out on me after about 20 years of service (great tool). Unfortunately, I can't find another like it anywhere. I prefer an oscillating sander to a dremel tool because I have never been able to control a dremel tool well. It has a tendency to skip or walk due to the rotory action and often leaves gouges when i try to use one. So I found a new oscillating sander at MicroMark and although it was a bit pricey, $80 with shipping, it works great and I have already used it on the 65 Pontiac build.

The color will be MCW yellow gold which won't look like the yellow on the kit box art but the color of the car in the magazine, a creamy, light yellow. Black hood decal , black interior and tight black bumble bee stripe on the rear of the car. Should be a much quicker build than the 65 Pontiac. Thanks for looking!

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Jean Alesi Jaime Alguersuari Philippe Alliot Cliff Allison

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Fourth annual collector-car event highlighted by array of Corvettes, Fantasy Bidding and other special features.

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Francois Cevert Eugene Chaboud Jay Chamberlain Karun Chandhok

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Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel has headed off for his summer holidays with a healthy championship lead but the world champion is still being criticised because he has only won once in four races.

Is Vettel cracking or is it just a blip; can his rivals at McLaren and Ferrari catch him and is Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone unfairly treated?

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Peter Collins Bernard Collomb Alberto Colombo Erik Comas

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UPDATE ON KUBICA’s CONDITION: �http://wp.me/p3uiu-11K Renault Lotus F1 driver Robert Kubica has been airlifted to hospital following a car accident while competing on a rally. The incident, described as a high speed accident, left the Pole injured and he had to be airlifted to hospital. �His co-driver Jakub Gerber was uninjured in the incident. While [...]

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Pablo Birger Carlo Abate George Abecassis Kenny Acheson

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Vitantonio Liuzzi wore a special helmet for his 75th race but it only lasted a few hundred metres.

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Franco Comotti George Connor George Constantine John Cordts

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Our spies have managed to catch a facelifted BMW X6 in Europe. It has a revised front fascia, new headlights and restyled taillights.

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Bob Anderson Conny Andersson Mario Andretti Michael Andretti

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Just starting this kit and I think successfully removed the heavy plastic support and extra plastic tabs around the hood and hood opening. Also need to remove the mold parting line on the rear of the quarter panel extending through the top and down the A pillar.

My fingernail sander finally gave out on me after about 20 years of service (great tool). Unfortunately, I can't find another like it anywhere. I prefer an oscillating sander to a dremel tool because I have never been able to control a dremel tool well. It has a tendency to skip or walk due to the rotory action and often leaves gouges when i try to use one. So I found a new oscillating sander at MicroMark and although it was a bit pricey, $80 with shipping, it works great and I have already used it on the 65 Pontiac build.

The color will be MCW yellow gold which won't look like the yellow on the kit box art but the color of the car in the magazine, a creamy, light yellow. Black hood decal , black interior and tight black bumble bee stripe on the rear of the car. Should be a much quicker build than the 65 Pontiac. Thanks for looking!

Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/973153.aspx

Harry Blanchard Michael Bleekemolen Alex Blignaut Trevor Blokdyk

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Gianmaria Bruni Jimmy Bryan Clemar Bucci Ronnie Bucknum

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Narain Karthikeyan has made a surprise return to Formula One after being announced as one of Hispania HRT’s drivers for the 2011 season. The Indian driver was unveiled as the first racer to be working with the Spanish based squad, who look likely to enter into a second season of racing despite on-going financial concerns. [...]

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Ray Crawford Alberto Crespo Antonio Creus Larry Crockett

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Michael Andretti Keith Andrews Elio de Angelis Marco Apicella

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David Coulthard Piers Courage Chris Craft Jim Crawford

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I am taking an old 67 GTX and converting it to a 66 Satelite........................

Hope to have more soon.....................................

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Fabrizio Barbazza John Barber Skip Barber Paolo Barilla

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Don Beauman Karl Gunther Bechem Jean Behra Derek Bell

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The 2011 Formula 1 drivers are currently fighting it out at Monza for Italian Grand Prix qualifying. What happened during qualifying in 1997 though? We have delved into the archives to show you…enjoy! [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] [There is a [...]

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Ettore Chimeri Louis Chiron Joie Chitwood Bob Christie

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Erwin Bauer Zsolt Baumgartner Elie Bayol Don Beauman

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If there is something the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show won’t be short on, it’s tuning packages. TechArt, Hamann, Brabus, and Alpina, among others, will all be there, and now we’re hearing that AC Schnitzer will actually be bringing two vehicles to the show. The first tuning package sitting in the tuner’s booth will be the 1-Series M Coupe, and the second one will be based on the new BMW 6-Series Convertible.

For the 6-Series Convertible, the tuner is offering a performance upgrade that will increase the V8’s engine output from 407 to a whopping 540 HP. With the extra 133 HP, the BMW will sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds, a 0.5 second improvement from the standard 4.9 seconds.

This power increase has been combined with a twin sports rear silencer with chromed "Sport Trim" tailpipe trims, an 8-pot high performance brake system for the front, and an AC Schnitzer suspension spring kit.

For the exterior, the tuner is offering a new front spoiler, a chromed front grille and chrome decor strips, a rear skirt insert, and loading lip protection film. Then there’s the new set of 21" Type VIII forged alloy wheel in BiColor to round out the look from the outside. The interior gets covered in a matte space grey, and benefits from a sports airbag steering wheel, an AC Schnitzer "Black Line" aluminum cover for the i-Drive system controller, and AC Schnitzer aluminum foot rests and pedals. And lets not forget about the new set of Type VIII forged alloy wheel in BiColor in 21".

gallery: 2012 BMW 650i Convertible

BMW 650i Convertible by AC Schnitzer originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 9 September 2011 18:00 EST.

Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/ac-schnitzer/2012-bmw-650i-convertible-by-ac-schnitzer-ar115820.html

Clemar Bucci Ronnie Bucknum Ivor Bueb Sebastien Buemi

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New sport suspension system features variable, electronically-controlled damping and 3 drive modes.

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Alex Blignaut Trevor Blokdyk Mark Blundell Raul Boesel

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Eitel Cantoni Bill Cantrell Ivan Capelli Piero Carini

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Welcome to the Formula1Fancast Round-up for 8th September 2011. Yesterday on the site we had the following: The latest in our ‘Who is Eddie Jordan covering up today?’ game – can you tell who it is?� Can anyone remember what happened at the 1988 Italian Grand Prix? No? Well here you go…. Here we have [...]

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Red Amick Chris Amon Bob Anderson Conny Andersson

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Polish racing driver Robert Kubica will spend at least one whole year recovering from a rally crash he suffered this morning, according to his surgeon. Kubica, who races for Renault Lotus crashed the Skoda Fabia rally car this morning and was airlifted to hospital suffering serious injuries. He has spent many hours in surgery, with [...]

Source: http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/robert-kubica-cold-be-ruled-out-for-at-least-a-year-following-accident/

Lorenzo Bandini Henry Banks Fabrizio Barbazza John Barber

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Rendering shows some unique features to the new front fascia that are expected in the next 3er.

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Alex Blignaut Trevor Blokdyk Mark Blundell Raul Boesel

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This week FOM, the Formula One Management company run by Bernie Ecclestone, has announced it will be providing native High Definition Formula One coverage for the very first time. �This heralds the entrance of the sport into the super clear broadcast territory. High Definition television has been available for some time now in the United [...]

Source: http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/formula-one-goes-high-definition/

George Connor George Constantine John Cordts David Coulthard

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I painted a couple of model cas with acrylic and the paint didnt turn out very well i tryed sanding them back then decide i wanted to change the colour some people have told me to use brake fluid which ive tryed and didnt really do much to help remove the paint? any help would be great.

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Eric Bernard Enrique Bernoldi Enrico Bertaggia Tony Bettenhausen

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New folding hard-top 458 is given an introduction in Ferrari's hometown ahead of its official premiere in Frankfurt next week.

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Christian Danner Jorge Daponte Anthony Davidson Jimmy Davies

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Click play. Enjoy. Remarkable footage from pre-war Monza. [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] What is your favourite ever Monza moment? Let us know your thoughts below, or send us a message on�Twitter�or�Facebook. You can also check out our�latest ?Talking a Good [...]

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Sebastien Buemi Luiz Bueno Ian Burgess Luciano Burti

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Melbourne City Council has signed a three-year, $525,000 contract to sponsor the Australian Grand Prix, just nine months after the city’s Lord Mayor Robert Doyle called for the event to be ended. The Council will inject $125,000 each year, with an additional $65,000 in kind for allowing the GP to use public spaces. One can [...]

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Trevor Blokdyk Mark Blundell Raul Boesel Menato Boffa

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Sections of the international media have questioned Red Bull's strategic approach to the world championship. After Sebastian Vettel won the Brazilian Grand Prix from the team's points leader Mark Webber at Interlagos, Der Spiegel noted: "Red Bull gives (Fernando) Alonso wings". Not switching the places means that Spaniard Alonso can take his Ferrari to just second place this weekend in Abu Dhabi and be champion, whereas the alternative strategy would have set up Webber for a straight fight. "It is not easy for Webber to drive in a team that considers him a burden to be up against Vettel," said La Gazzetta dello Sport. Tuttosport noted that it seems "the Austrian team would be happier to lose than to see Webber beat Vettel". "No team orders at Red Bull. Another own goal," headlined La Repubblica. Joan Villadelprat wrote in his El Pais column: "Had Red Bull opted for Webber a few races ago, the Australian would probably now be champion." Red Bull, however, is unrepentant. Team owner Dietrich Mateschitz told Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper that "second under proper conditions can often be more valuable than a first". But there is a feeling that the team is not simply giving up the fight for the drivers' title. One columnist in Brazil's Globo wondered if Vettel's radio message in Abu Dhabi might sound something like 'So ... Mark is faster than you'. "I'm always in favour of leaving the fight on the track with equal chances for both sides," said Rubens Barrichello. "But I wonder if they would do that if the situation was in reverse. ?Mark has done a great job this year and he has been told by his team what position he is in," said Lewis Hamilton. "Against adversity he has kept at it. I want to see Mark win." Webber believes that, if a strategy is deployed, it will only be on the "last lap" of the season this weekend. "Sebastian is part of a team," said Niki Lauda, who believes Webber should be backed fully by Red Bull. "If he does anything it should be helping Webber and not just on the last lap." Webber is quoted by Bild newspaper: "It makes sense. Otherwise it would mean that Ferrari's team orders would have paid off for Fernando." Red Bull team boss Christian Horner hints that sense will ultimately prevail. "We have already given too many presents to Fernando this year," he is quoted by Autosprint.

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/11/red_bull_under_the_spotlight.php

Cliff Allison Fernando Alonso Giovanna Amati George Amick

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This is my model of a Cadillac DeVille built from a Hasegawa kit . It was sprayed with Tamiya gloss black with a grey interior after being inspired from a photo of a real car in a classic car magazine. Any comments or critizisms are welcome.

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Don Beauman Karl Gunther Bechem Jean Behra Derek Bell

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We're having one of the best Formula 1 seasons ever and the final eight races promise to be really exciting, with Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari closely matched. Watch my preview to this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix and the rest of the season.

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Mark Blundell Raul Boesel Menato Boffa Bob Bondurant

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If you have read about Sakon Yamamoto’s exploits as a DJ you might like to see some rare footage of the former HRT, Spyker and Super Aguri driver in action on the decks. Here’s a video from the post race … Continue reading →

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Jo Bonnier Roberto Bonomi Juan Manuel Bordeu Slim Borgudd

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Lotus Renault has announced that it has split with Nick Heidfeld after reaching a settlement. Bruno Senna is now free to finish the 2011 season for the team, LRGP has also confirmed, with Romain Grosjean as third driver. A statement … Continue reading →

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Erwin Bauer Zsolt Baumgartner Elie Bayol Don Beauman

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THIS MY WIFE'S FAVORITE MOPAR. SHE HAS LOVED THEM FROM DAY ONE SHE SAW A1:1.SHE BUILT THIS AND CHOSE THE COLOR OF TESTORS FLAMING ORANGE .INTERIOR IS TESTORS GULL GRAY TESTORS GRAY WITH TESTORS GOMANGO ORANGE ON THE SEATS.ACCENTED WITH TESTERS BOYD CODDINGTON ORANGE PEARL METALLIC.IT SAT ON THE SHELF FOR 3 YEARS WITH JUST THE INTERIOR AND FRAME AND ENGINE DONE.WAS AT AND HOBBIE SHOP AND SHE SPOTTED THE FLAME ORANGE AND FINISHED IT.A FEW MISTAKES BUT SHE DONE GOOD FOR THE FIRST TIME[View:http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/themes/sca/utility/:550:0]E

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David Coulthard Piers Courage Chris Craft Jim Crawford