This picture was posted on Ryan Dunn’s Tumblr a few hours before the accident took place. According to April Margera, who call into the Preston and Steve show in Phily, Dunn was killed in a car accident. Dunn was driving his Porsche on Route 322 in West Godhen, PA when he slammed into a tree and burst into flames around 2:30am Monday morning. Hit the jump to see a pic of the wrecked frame that was taken at the scene of the sccident.

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Tilt shift lenses are perfect for car videos. It makes it look like little matchbox cars flying around the track, perfect for a gymkhana video. Hit the jump to watch Ken tear it up, tilt shift style.

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Bye bye V10. Hello twin-turbo V8! The 2012 M5 is here with a slew of official photos. It still has the same classic M styling, with the quad exhaust, big air intakes on the front fascia, and M louvers on the side. But more then  just how it looks, lets talk about the heart of the car, a 552 Hp twin-turbo V8.

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The Honda CR-Z is a pretty unique car. It’s a hybrid. It’s a hot hatch. It’s something in the middle. So the tuners at Mugen decided to make it more of a hot hatch then a hybrid grocery getter. From what I hear, the Mugen CR-Z will put out 200 HP due to an upgraded exhaust system and supercharger. Oh, and it will also be 110 pounds lighter.

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Bye Bye Lotus brothers. 2011 ends the production line for the Elise and Exige for the US market. Lotus says that August will be the last month that they are produced. In late 2010, Lotus introduced the 2011 Elise and Exige. The Exige was pretty much unchanged from the previous model year. While the Elise had some exterior bits changed around and some new wheels put on.
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Word on the street is that Hyundai is going to show the two door Elantra at the Los Angels Auto Show. This new addition puts Hyundai in a good position to compete with the Civic on every model and body style. Every 2011 Elantra comes with the 1.8-liter 4 cylinder putting out 148 HP and 131 Lb Ft of torque.

Word is that Hyundai is also in the works to put out an R-Spec Elantra in 2012, bringing the 208 HP turbo 4 cylinder out of the Veloster. Check back in November for the official LA Auto Show Coverage.

[Source: Inside Line]

VW is going nuts these days. First the 35th anniversary GTI now the GTI Cabriloet. Who would have thought a hatch would make such a good looking Cabrio? Those crazy Germans, that’s who. VW is saying that the Cabrio will have the same 207 HP engine as the regular GTI. The show car has a dropped suspension with 19 inch wheels.  For now, this is just a show car, but it would be awesome if they actually put this into production.

[Source: Volkswagen]

The provisional 2012 F1 calendar is as follows:

Round 1 Bahrain, Sakhir – 11 March
Round 2 Australia, Melbourne – 18 March
Round 3 Malaysia, Sepang – 1 April
Round 4 China, Shanghai – 8 April
Round 5 Korea, Yeongam – 22 April
Round 6 Turkey, Istanbul – 6 May *
Round 7 Spain, Barcelona – 20 May
Round 8 Monaco, Monte Carlo – 27 May
Round 9 Canada, Montreal – 10 June
Round 10 United States, Austin – 17 June
Round 11 Europe, Valencia – 1 July
Round 12 Great Britain, Silverstone – 15 July
Round 13 Germany, Hockenheim – 29 July
Round 14 Hungary, Budapest – 5 August
Round 15 Belgium, Spa – 2 September
Round 16 Italy, Monza – 9 September
Round 17 Singapore – 30 September
Round 18 Japan, Suzuka – 14 October
Round 19 India, Greater Noida – 28 October
Round 20 Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina – 11 November
Round 21 Brazil, São Paulo – 25 November

Audi has been teasing us since April about the R8 GT Spyder. Today they release the official specs. Mechanically, the Spyder is the same as the Coupe. It still has the 5.2-liter V10 putting out 560 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque. The main focus, like on the Coupe, was to reduce weight. Audi has managed to remove 85 kilograms off the car by using an assortment of lightweight materials, like carbon fiber reinforced plastic. The biggest weight-savers are the seats. Combined they shed nearly 70 pounds.

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Volkswagen is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the GTI with a special edition, bad for us, its only in Europe. There is hope, though. VW says that they are going to bring that special edition to the States, under a new name of course. The GTI wasn’t released here until 1983, so if VW is thinking about this as a 30th anniversary, we are going to have to wait until the 2013 model year.

[Source: Car and Driver]