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007’s Lotus Esprit Submarine Car for sale at auction

As we reported last month, the Lotus Esprit Submarine Car from the James Bond 007 film The Spy Who Loved Me is coming up for auction for the first time in its history. Now, accompanied by some beautiful photography, lots more detail has emerged. Join us as we dive into the backstory of this amazing machine – one of the most famous movie cars to ever grace the silver screen.

Maserati Makeover: Italian luxury maker plans for dramatic growth

Maserati announced ambitious growth plans on Thursday to dramatically increase global production to 50,000 units by 2015. By comparison, Maserati delivered 6,159 units in 2011, an increase of 8.5 percent compared with the previous year. More than 2,700 of those were versions of the GranTurismo.

Mini and Miles Ahead team up for teen driving school at Indy

Mini has teamed up with new teen driving school Miles Ahead to bring licensed youth to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and train them to drive properly. Indy 500 veteran Stephan Gregoire founded the effort to combat the high number of crashes, injuries and deaths involving teenage drivers. The chance of a teen crashing in the first three years of driving is 82.9 percent, according to Mini, and a 16-year-old is 20 times more likely to be killed in a crash than an adult.