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- Australian Police Warns About Apple iOS 6 Maps After App Directs Drivers to the Desert
- Lamborghini Tells us the End is Approaching for the Gallardo with a Video
- A Brief Look at BMW's All-Electric Cars from the 1970s to Today
- Check Out the New Audi RS6 Avant in the First Official Trailer
- EPA to Review Ford Fusion and C-MAX Hybrids After Consumer Reports’ MPG Findings
- Playing Real Life Bumper Cars isn't in the Least Amusing
- Fisker CEO Says Carmaker is Looking for Partners, Shopping Out its Hybrid Technology
- Mad Max's Ford Falcon Coupe Pursuit Special Replica Could be Yours for AU$105k
- MT Pits Mercedes S65 AMG Against Bentley Mulsanne, Finds Out How The 1% Live
- GM to Reveal 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra this Thursday, Dec. 13
- New Fiat 500L Small MPV Lands in the UK Priced from £14,990 [78 Photos]
- Dedicated Traffic Officer Hit by a Truck gets on his Feet and Goes Back to Work!
- New Gallery and Driving Footage of 2013 Audi RS5 Cabriolet
- 2014 Ford Transit to Feature a New 3.2-liter Five-Cylinder Turbo Diesel
- Panda Monster Truck was Built by Fiat on a Jeep Floor to Star in a New TV Spot [w/Video]
- Subaru Releases New Pleo Plus Mini in Japan, Returns 3.3lt/100km
- Quick, to the Popemobile: Mercedes-Benz Delivers New Ride to the Leader of the Catholic Church
- Teen Girl Messes Up BMW Z4 Roadster while Trying to Exit Parking [NSFW]
- Audi Surpasses Last Year's Sales Numbers After 11 Months, up 12.7 Percent
- VW's Polo R WRC is a 220HP, €33,900 Celebration of its Entry into World Rallying [106 Photos]
| Australian Police Warns About Apple iOS 6 Maps After App Directs Drivers to the Desert Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:22 PM PST  In September, Apple decided to ditch Google Maps from its iOS 6 iPhone operating system in favor of its own navigation app. From a commercial point of view, it surely makes sense to promote your own products instead of those of your rivals. Obviously, the folks at Cupertino should have ensured that their map app was accurate before making it the sole option for iOS6 users. In Australia, police have gone as far as to warn drivers of using Apple's map app. Read more »       |
| Lamborghini Tells us the End is Approaching for the Gallardo with a Video Posted: 10 Dec 2012 03:57 PM PST  In a few weeks from now, the most commercially successful Lamborghini model of all times with more than 10,000 worldwide sales, will enter its 10th year of production, which the Italian carmaker says will be the last for the current Gallardo. Lamborghini made the announcement through a two minute-long film that takes us for a short trip to the Gallardo's birthplace, while also releasing a special webpage where customers can place their orders for the revamped 2013MY LP 560-4 models and which contains the following statement: Read more »   |
| A Brief Look at BMW's All-Electric Cars from the 1970s to Today Posted: 10 Dec 2012 03:28 PM PST  On July 25, BMW's first dedicated i Store opened its doors at London's Park Lane, right next to the BMW and Mini dealerships, a year and a half before the i3 premium city car rolls off the production line at the company's Leipzig plant. The i3 was previewed by a concept study at last year's Frankfurt Motor Show. The prototype is powered by a 170HP electric motor, although BMW has revealed that the production model will also feature a range-extending gasoline engine that will work as a battery generator. That much you may know as the Munich-based automaker has been promoting its i sub-brand heavily, the most recent example being the i3 Coupe, a three-door version of the 2011 study. Read more »   |
| Check Out the New Audi RS6 Avant in the First Official Trailer Posted: 10 Dec 2012 02:46 PM PST  There seems to be some "RS" love in the air today over at Audi's Ingolstadt headquarters, as following the release of a fresh gallery of pictures and a video of the upcoming RS5 Cabriolet, the brand with the four rings also tossed a new trailer for the RS6 Avant towards our way. Read more »    |
| EPA to Review Ford Fusion and C-MAX Hybrids After Consumer Reports’ MPG Findings Posted: 10 Dec 2012 02:05 PM PST  Ford has been making a lot of noise about the mileage of its Fusion and C-MAX hybrids, claiming that their 47 mpg city/highway/combined mileage easily beat rival Toyota Camry and Prius models. When tested by Consumer Reports (CR) though, both Ford hybrids' MPGs were found overstated. Actually, that's an understatement: the publication bashed the two Blue Oval hybrids saying that "these two vehicles have the largest discrepancy between our overall-mpg results and the estimates published by the EPA that we've seen among any current models." Ouch! That must have hurt… Read more »   |
| Playing Real Life Bumper Cars isn't in the Least Amusing Posted: 10 Dec 2012 01:47 PM PST  As scary as this incident may have been for the driver and passengers of the vehicle fitted with the dashboard camera, it could have ended, worse…much, much worse. The passenger car was traveling on the highway when a truck on the opposite side of the road (look at the 15-second mark) suddenly turned or lost control, we cannot be certain from this distance, and crossed through the other lane. Read more »   |
| Fisker CEO Says Carmaker is Looking for Partners, Shopping Out its Hybrid Technology Posted: 10 Dec 2012 01:05 PM PST  Having cars like the Aston Martin DB9 and V8 Vantage and the BMW Z8 in your portfolio is quite an achievement. Building your own car company from scratch beats that – even more so, when you factor in that you haven't celebrated your 50th birthday yet. Henrik Fisker is the man who has done all of the above. Fisker Automotive may have rolled out its Karma luxury plug-in hybrid sedan but is facing some problems, the most pressing of which is the lack of finance. Read more »   |
| Mad Max's Ford Falcon Coupe Pursuit Special Replica Could be Yours for AU$105k Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:42 PM PST  Many things have changed over the 33 years that passed since George Miller's classic dystopian action flick Mad Max hit the big screen, but the blacked out Pursuit Special that served as Max Rockatansky's (played by Mel Gibson) police car remains as cool as ever. The original Pursuit Special was a 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT, one of the most popular sports coupes in Australia at the time. A team led by Murray Smith modified the Aussie coupe into the beast that starred in the movie. Read more »   |
| MT Pits Mercedes S65 AMG Against Bentley Mulsanne, Finds Out How The 1% Live Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:01 PM PST  All those fat cats out there might buying their Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Paganis or whatever they fancy but, let's face it, these supercars are not really that practical to drive day in, day out. In fact, most of the privileged of this world don't even get to drive on a regular basis like the rest of us do: they are chauffeured. Motor Trend's Jonny Lieberman says that the one thing the rich don't have is time – so whatever free time they get, like when being in the back seat of their car, they want it to be special. Read more »   |
| GM to Reveal 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra this Thursday, Dec. 13 Posted: 10 Dec 2012 11:33 AM PST  We already knew that GM plans to launch the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and 2014 GMC Sierra full-size pickups onto the market next year, and today, the carmaker reminded us to mark our calendar for Thursday, December 13, 2012, as it will debut both trucks during a special press conference at the Michigan Motion Pictures Studio in Pontiac, Michigan. Read more »    |
| New Fiat 500L Small MPV Lands in the UK Priced from £14,990 [78 Photos] Posted: 10 Dec 2012 11:02 AM PST  Fiat has confirmed pricing and specification details for the all-new 500L small minivan in Britain, just before the car goes on sale. The 500L starts at £14,990 OTR for the base 1.4-liter petrol Pop Star and tops out at £18,890 OTR for the 1.6-liter diesel Lounge variant. The newest member of Fiat's growing family of 500 models is longer than a Punto supermini and as wide as a Bravo compact hatch offering more interior height than either model. Read more »   |
| Dedicated Traffic Officer Hit by a Truck gets on his Feet and Goes Back to Work! Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:27 AM PST  Talk about impeccable work ethics. A police officer, who according to some online commentators, was directing traffic in Kazakhstan (if the incident occurred in another country, leave us a note below), was knocked down by a careless truck driver. We could be wrong, but from what we can tell, the truck looks like it drove over the cop's foot before it continued on its way. Read more »   |
| New Gallery and Driving Footage of 2013 Audi RS5 Cabriolet Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:29 AM PST  Following up on the world premiere of the handsome looking RS5 Cabriolet at the Paris Motor Show and in advance of the beginning of sales early next year on both sides of the Atlantic, Audi has dropped a sea of images together with a new video showing its fastest four-seater convertible on the road. Read more »    |
| 2014 Ford Transit to Feature a New 3.2-liter Five-Cylinder Turbo Diesel Posted: 10 Dec 2012 08:38 AM PST  The upcoming 2014 Ford Transit full-size van will be offered with a new 3.2-liter Power Stroke five-cylinder turbo diesel engine when it goes on sale late next year, the Blue Oval announced on Monday. The 3.2-liter unit will be Ford's second diesel unit in North America after the larger 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 offered in the F-Series Super Duty trucks. Read more »   |
| Panda Monster Truck was Built by Fiat on a Jeep Floor to Star in a New TV Spot [w/Video] Posted: 10 Dec 2012 08:02 AM PST  Earlier this month, CarScoop reader Tommaso A. shared with us a handful of pictures and a video of a monster truck version of the latest Fiat Panda 4x4 that he spotted in Italy. At the time, we had no information regarding the build, but Fiat has now shed some light to the project. As it turns out, the monster Panda prototype was created by Fiat itself in collaboration with Mercurio Cinematografica, set designer Andrea Faini and the Fabio Gementi Workshop, for an upcoming television spot that will air in Europe in the beginning of 2013. Read more »   |
| Subaru Releases New Pleo Plus Mini in Japan, Returns 3.3lt/100km Posted: 10 Dec 2012 07:31 AM PST  Since early 2010, the second generation of Subaru's Japanese domestic market (JDM) Pleo kei-car type hatch is based on the Daihatsu Mira as part of an OEM agreement with Toyota's subsidiary. Following the release of the newer Mira e:S last September, Subaru has now rebadged the more fuel efficient version of the Daihatsu mini as the new Pleo Plus, with sales to start in Japan on December 21. Read more »   |
| Quick, to the Popemobile: Mercedes-Benz Delivers New Ride to the Leader of the Catholic Church Posted: 10 Dec 2012 06:55 AM PST  Pope Benedict XVI, the head of the Catholic Church, has received an early Christmas present in the guise of a new and specially modified Mercedes-Benz ML, which will be used for his public appearances both at home and abroad Read more »    |
| Teen Girl Messes Up BMW Z4 Roadster while Trying to Exit Parking [NSFW] Posted: 10 Dec 2012 06:22 AM PST  We've all had our moments when it comes to parking and/or driving our cars, but since we doubt that anyone can be as bad as this driver - a teenage girl, according to the person filming the incident, we're going to say that she probably had one too many drinks… The teen girl in the BMW Z4 roadster first hits the pavement and the wall of a building in front, then puts the vehicle in reverse smashing into the car parked on the right side, before she goes forward and trashes it again! Read more »   |
| Audi Surpasses Last Year's Sales Numbers After 11 Months, up 12.7 Percent Posted: 10 Dec 2012 05:38 AM PST  The Volkswagen Group's luxury division Audi announced on Monday that its worldwide deliveries from January through November were up 12.7 percent at 1,344,750 cars and thus has already exceeded last year's record sales after 11 months of the current year. In November, the brand with the four rings continued to grow at a double-digit rate with sales up 10.9 percent on the same month last year to around 123,600 automobiles. Read more »   |
| VW's Polo R WRC is a 220HP, €33,900 Celebration of its Entry into World Rallying [106 Photos] Posted: 10 Dec 2012 05:10 AM PST  Like every year, the 2013 World Rally Championship's first race will be the Monte Carlo Rally. Even though the event won't start until January 15, VW chose the Principality to host the launch of both its 2013 WRC racer and the road-going version that will make its motor show debut at next year's Geneva Salon. The Polo R WRC, which was displayed last March as a concept during the Wörthersee Tour festival, is a limited edition based on VW's supermini that will be produced in just 2,500 units priced at US$33,900 (US$43,800) a pop. The order books open on Tuesday, December 11, though the first customers won't receive their cars until September 2013.
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