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Jaguar prices 75th-anniversary XKR

Jaguar is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a limited-edition XKR that will sticker for $104,500, including destination. It's called the 2011 XKR175 Anniversary Coupe, and as the name implies, it's a nod to the brand's landmark birthday. The Jag was shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

Video: Living room gets a Cobra makeover

Has someone been watching too many home-renovation TV shows? We're not sure how else to explain this YouTube video from Germany. In it, the driver takes a Cobra or a Cobra replica that has found its way into an empty living room and proceeds to paint the wood floor with rubber in a nice circular pattern.

Limited Edition Skoda Octavia vRS launched

Skoda has packaged up a limited edition of the Octavia vRS to tempt buyers to buy, and to be honest it’s not a bad deal. But then, nor is the regular vRS. The older you are, the harder it is to get over the ‘Skoda Skips’ of the past.