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Today news emerged from internet that Aston Martin is filing petition that to exempt its Vantage and DB9 models from the new NHTSA side crash safety standards. Its reasons are in two aspects: 1. the company does not have money to make modifications to those two models; 2. very few of those models will be sold in US in the next several years.

In the documents Aston Martin submitted to the government, which can be publicly viewed online, I have the following interesting findings.

1. For 2012, Aston Martin’s gross profit margin is 32.12% (148,138/461,237). This ratio measures the profit margin that without considering the selling/distribution/administrative/R&D expenses.

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Three weeks ago we told you the news that you can rent a Jaguar XF for $69.99/day from Enterprise. As shown in the posting of a southern California local Enterprise branch.

Today I dropped by the branch and saw a Jaguar XJ 3.0 parking outside, and I chatted to the staff there. They said I can drive that Jaguar XJ away for the same rate. So if you are lucky…

You can also see this is a 3.0 trim of the XJ.

Apr.1, 2014 update: Cadillac has extended the deadline for this promotion, now it ends on 04/30/2014. This is not an April fool’s joke.

Apr.18, 2014 update: Today I received the email notice from Cadillac telling me the $100 gift card is coming.

YouWheel.com editor attended the Cadillac $100 test drive event last week, and here is a brief process description.

1. Go to Cadillac’s website, click at the “Take A Test Drive” button;

2. In the “request a test drive” page, fill in all necessary information (I did try multiple times, select different dealership and different car models combinations), then click the “Send Request” button;

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First, I guess 2014 Challenger SRT8 will not be happy now. Because for the 2015 model year, non-SRT models of the Challenger also get the same 6.4L V8 engine, with even more hp and torque (485hp vs. 2014 SRT’s 470hp, 475 lb-ft torque vs 2014 SRT’s 470 lb-ft); which makes the 2014 SRT8 owner regret not waiting for one more year is, the 2015 Challenger will get the ZF sourced 8-speed transmission across the whole product line (2014 Challenger SRT8 only has the ). It is sure that the 485hp V8 engine paired with the 8-speed shift box, will has a much better accelerating performance than the 2014 Challenger SRT8.

The 2015 Challenger will has similar mechanical, electronic devi...

On last Monday, we are the first media to report the output of the Lexus’ new 2.0L turbo engine used in the NX model, to be around 240hp.

Today this is again confirmed to be true: another report from the Lexus Enthusiast website indicates that, the actual output for the Lexus NX200t will be 237hp.

Also the news reveals that the next Lexus model to receive this new engine will be the IS250 (we guess it will be called IS200t when that day comes). Since it is extremely easy to boost the output of a turbo engine, the version that used on the IS may reach the 250hp mark.

Once the IS receives the turbo engine, the trend will obviously affect the GS and RX models...