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Hey Craig Jackson, how did the auction go?

Plenty of people were surprised this week that the original Batmobile sold for $4.6 million* at Barrett-Jackson. And few were more surprised than Craig Jackson, the ringleader behind the mega-million-dollar auction in Scottsdale. The last time we spoke to him, he had estimated the original Batmobile to be worth somewhere around $2 million (later $3-4 million, as he now said).

New 2012 Volvo V40: Photo leaks ahead of Geneva debut

The new Volvo V40 leaks ahead of a Geneva debut We have the first photo of the new Volvo V40 – leaked from a Swedish Car Magazine –  ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. We had a tease for the all new Volvo V40 back in December (actually, there has been another since, but it was nothing but a black shape so we ignored it) and we’ve had spy video of the V40 too (although we still thought it would be the V30 then). And now we get what is almost certainly the first photos of the Volvo V40 that will debut at Geneva.

Porsche: Plans for new small Roadster dropped

Porsche boss confirms no 21st century Porsche 550 will be built Porsche has finally dropped plans for a new small roadster to sit below the Boxster and based on VW’s BlueSport. The idea of a smaller Porsche to sit below the Boxster has been floating around for what seems like forever. But it seems like the idea has finally been put out to grass by Porsche boss Matthias Mueller.